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The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

Wood has been selling in 81. Joseph
at s. per cord. all on count of the
Lad roads. and i;uch"n"n is said to be
one of the banner counties of The
state.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

The Paris Figaro that the
microbe of cancer has been isloated
and cultivated by Dr.. Bra. of Paris.
The microbe is an inferior fungus
growth OF the family OF .AscOmycetes.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

The president has selected Bart
Sctt Trip, of South Dakota. formerly
minister to Austria, as the United
States representative on the Samoan
joint commission.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

In St. Louis Mrs. Katherine NenS-
laff. two months Il wildly and the
mother of 4 2H months-oId baby, took
her third husband.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

y dispatch from Manila published in
Madrid says: "A%uinaldo has issued
a decree directing that Spanish shall
be the official language throughout the
archipelago. and protesting against
the American prctension 10 force the
use of English on the natives, who do
not know it."
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
Made n Rig Haul.

Burglars entered the store of W. III.
He;S>crer. in Benton. and blew open
thu safe. 1t is thought they secured
between $1,000 and $500.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

Your reputation is above reproach
II those who see you on the streets after
midnight wonder what sick man you
have been sitting up with.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
Serves Her Right.

A Joplin milliner displayed q $50
hat in her window. and now there
isn't a married man in town who viii
apeak to her.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
Not Long Separated.

Herman McDOrman died at Brown.
ing. recently. of brain fever. His wife
died Il week before. Thu, had been
married less than one year.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15

Joseph Byhia. So years old, was as
saulted and seriously injured by his
young and vigorous son, in St. Louis,
4 few nights ago.
The Cape Girardeau Democrat. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1876-1909, 1899-04-15
Died Suddenly.

Washington, April 11.-Mr. Godfrey
Bland. first secretary of the British
emf assy OF Washington. died sudden.
~ at the embassy last night of heart
failure.
The times., 1899-04-16

ladies day, and says that unless the pres
ent order is revoked neither he Dor
his friends will again attend the ball
games.
This is not only evidence of a bad spirit,
but is an injustice to Mr.. Wagner. Free
admission to the games to ladies, upon
certain days has been his hobby, and he
has extended this courtesy every season
since he has been connected with the club,
and often against the wishes of other clubs
who are largely interested in the gate re-
ceipts. There is not another club in the
League that has ever issued annual pass
es to ladies for two days, or any day in
a week.
The privilege here was being abused.
Visiting clubs would come here and see
$500 people in attendance 000 of whom
were ladies, who came in on passes. This,
of course. caused dissatisfaction and in
compliance with their requests Mr.. Wag-
ner has discontinued the issuing of annu-
al passes. and will hereafter issue to prop
er parties upon application pass good for
one attendance. which will be taken up at
the gate, as are other passes issued. These
complimentary passes will be good only
on Tuesdays and Fridays.
The times., 1899-04-16
VICTORY FOR BALTIMORE.
Two Errors Save New York From
Being shut Out.

Baltimore, April 15.-About four thousand
people saw the first game of the season to-
day and incidentally witnessed the in
ital defeat of the New Yorks. Neither
team covered itself with glory. the play
ing on both sides being stupid at times.
1t was a pitchers battle in which Kitson
had much the best of it. He appeared TO
be in much better form than Doheny, who
was effective enough when he got the ball
over, but as a rule found it extremely diff
fiucult to get it near the plate.
He gave six men their bases, struck two
others, and was guilty of wild pitch
kitson. on the other hand, gave only two
passes and allowed only three hits all of
which were scratches. But for errors by
McGraw and Magoon the New Yorks would
have been shut out. Gleason seemed TO be
the only player who showed any life. The
visitors. on the whole, appeared TO be stale
and were far from being in FORM The
score:
The times., 1899-04-16
PIRATES DRuB THE REDS.
Cincinnat's Mayor Pitched Out the
First Rail-

Cincinnati, April 15.--In spite of cloudy
and chilly weather about II. 600 persons saw
the opening game of the season today be-
tween Cincinnati and Pittsburg. Mayor
Tafel pitched the first ball from the grand
stand after making a speech extolling the
great American game. Before the game
there was procession led by band and
the players in trolley cars The visitors
punched their hits, which the Reds were
unable to do. The fielding on each side
was good. Mccarthy made the catch of
the day, and also performed the rare feat
of home run over the centre field fence.
Sr0ra-
The times., 1899-04-16
BOSTON WON ON ONE RUN.
A Sensational EIeyen-Inning Game
AT Brooklyn

New York, April 15.-The League cham
pionship season was opened at Washington
Park, Brooklyn. today, with a sensational
game played in the presence of nearly
22.vo0 people According to the officials of
the Brooklyn club the paid attendance was
z0.l l07. Both Nichols and Kennedy were in
fine trim, and received beautiful fupport.
especially from Kelley. Dahlen, Collins,
and Tenney.
The Bostons won the game In the elev-
enth inning. when Jennings gave life 10
Bergen on a low throw, and the
latter hustled in on Tenney's triple. Hun
dreds OF former Polo Ground rooters swore
allegiance to Hanlons new team. and
helped the big crowd TO give a memorable
welcome TO the two teams. The usual
parade took place before the game, and
there was intense enthusiasm throughout
The weather was perfect. The score:
The times., 1899-04-16
A Little Mistake.
E. Kay Robinson. in Literatme. J

Z. Ray Robinson, in Literatme)
/ wrote TO Kipling telling him that a man
who could write as he could should go home
TO England TO London. where fame could be
won; but he replied. in a characteristic letter
which may be published day
''You ought to know better at your time
o. life than to knock Il youDgster off his legs
in this way How do you expect anyone will
be able TO hold me after your letter.
''Would you be astonshed il | told YOU that
| look forward TO nothing but Indian Jour
nalists's career? Why should l? My homes
here; my people are out here; all the friends
know out here; and all the interests |
have out here. Why should / go home?
Any fool can put up rhymes. and the market
Is full OF boys who could undersell me as soon
as ] put my foot in it,
The times., 1899-04-16
PITISRI-R(

stolen base-McPhee. Two-base hits-McCreery,
2; Schriver. !. Home Mccarthy. Struck
out-By Hawley, 2; by Tannehill. /. Bases on
bslls-of Hawley. 3; OF Tsnnehill. /. Hit by
pitched ball-Schtiyer. Sacrifice hits-Schriver,
Clark Passed balls-schriyer Double plays
Rietz TO Clark; McPhec TO CorcOtan; Rietz to
Clark Left on bases Cincinnati. 8; Pittsburg,
= Uinpires-swsrtwood and Warner. Time of
game hour and 80 minutes.
The times., 1899-04-16
THE PIGEON SHOOTERS.
Some Good Records Mnde at EIkwoo,
Park, n, J,

Park, n. J.
Elkwood Park, NJ J., April 15.-The first
match decided today was for purse of
slG0, twenty-five birds, between H. ].
Lyons, of Lowell. and Mr.. Bennett, of
Memphis. Lyons killed "A to Banne.ts
10.
The second event was ten birds. thirty
yards with $40 entrance, miss and out.
Twenty-four contestants entered. Eight
men finished with clean scores, receiving
$50 each. They are Parmalee, Ellison, H
Money, Latin, Kirkover, Morley, Martin,
and Gottlieb.
The third event was 100 birds at thirty
yards, purse $500, between Captain Money
and Ellison, of Nashville. Money won
with So kills to Ellisons SO.
The times., 1899-04-16

EaFned runs-thicago j. First base on errors
Chicago, 3. Left bases-C Chicago, S; Louis
vile, 49, First base balls-By Bowling, .: by
Callahan, 3. Struck out-By Dowling 4; by
Callahan, 4. Three-bsse hit-Chance. Two-base
hits-Green Wagner Hoy. Double plays-Dow-
ling, Wagner. and Decker; Wagner, Richie, and
Decker. Stolen bases Hoy Wagner, Chance, De
Montreville. Hit by pitcher-Wagner, Decker.
Passed ball-Chanee. Umpires-Burns and Smith.
Time Of game hours and 10 minutes.
The times., 1899-04-16

Earned druns-Philadelphia. 2: Washing
ton / Two-base hits-Deiehanty and
Gettman. Three-base hits-Cross and
Mercer. Sacrifice hit-Padden Left on
bases-Phiiadelphia, 8; Washington. ).
Stolen bases-Thomas, Gettman. and Mer
Ger Double play-Lauder Lajoie. and
Thomas. First base on errors-Philadel-
phia. 3; Washington, 3 First base ON
balls-on Mercer. 2. Hit by pitcher-By
Donahue. 2. Passed baiI-McGuire. UNI
pires-Hunt and Connolly Time-l hour
and 81 minutes.
The times., 1899-04-16

chances TO tie the score and win. Louisville
could not hit Callahan today. and lost the
second game of the season to Chicago. The
game belonged to anybody until the last
man was out and was characterized by
scientific playing, widely at variance with
the loose opening day contest Score:
The times., 1899-04-16
BALTIMORE

Earned runs Baltimore, ?. Two-base hit
Brodie Stolen bases-Baltimore. 4. Double play
Davis and Wilson. First base on errors-Bslti.
more, l. New York, 3. First on bslls-By Doheny,
o; by kitson, .. Hit by pitcher--Doheny. =.
Struck out-By Doheny, Z; by kitson, l. Wild
pitch-Doheny. Umpires-Emslie and Betz.
Time Of game-l hour and i5 minutes.
The times., 1899-04-16
LADIES' DAY PASSES.

Plan for the Free Admission of the
Fair Sex.
gentleman writes to the sporting edit
or of The Times vehemently protesting
against the abolition of annual passes on
The times., 1899-04-16
ST. LOUIS A WINNER.
The New Cleveland Club Defeated
by the Indiuus.

St. Louis. April 15.-Fifteen thousand
persons witnessed the old Cleveland club
wipe up the new one today Sudhoff was
no mystery to St. Louis, while the visitors
found Young puzzle. Score:
The times., 1899-04-16

Collins, Tenney. and Lowe. Wild pitellKen-
nedy. Umpire -Gaffney. Assistant-Andrews.
Time Of gsme-2 hours and Is minutes.
The times., 1899-04-16
Toials ......~....,........ ss 10
'Batted for kenncdy in the eleventh.
Boston ....... o o 90 o 900 o IL
Brooklyn ...-s o o 0 o 0 o o o 90

Gee hits MeGann. Smith. First base errors
Boston. ]. Firsi base baIs-of Nichols, q;
on Kennedy. J. Struck out-By Kennedy. l. Hit
3; Brooklyn. ;. Double plays-kelle, and Smith /;
by piteiier-By Nichols. ?. Lett ON bases-Bosion,
The times., 1899-04-16

Two-base hits-Bur1ett, Wallace, Tebeau, o'Con-
nor. Young Three base hit-wallace> Double
play-Childs, Mexican, and Tebeau Bases on
balis--of sudhon =; on Young !. Wild pitches
-Sudhof. l. Struck out-By Young, 8. Umpires
-0Day and Brennan. Time OF game-l houT and
80 minutes:
The times., 1899-04-16
Uncle Sam Don't Wear

Truss, but ne carries the Air
49, Cushion Truss all over the United
w States. Men, women, and children
wear and like them. The Air Cushion Pad holds
with comfort; nothing else will. Consultation
and two weeks trial free Office, parlors, wait
ing and consultation rooms on the same floor
Catalogues free. THE RoRICK AIR CUSHION
TRUSS. COMPANY, 1924 St NV, I'd foor.
fel2-3mos
The times., 1899-04-16

Philadelphia. / o x-s
Washington. o 200 o O 0-5
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
No. 13

simply the upper and neither millstones
between which he is ground to powderl
Thai so long as he allows himself to be
tied hand and foot to party, and votes
as party bosses dictate; irrespective of
his own interests, 80 long will he be
the hewer Of wood and drawer of
water for horde of cfficeholders and
Office seekers.
1t is claimed that tariff is the
father of trusts. The biggest trust in
world is Standard oil. Yet there is no
tariff on oil. I think that most prac
tical business men will admit that
tariff is good thing to aid an infant
industry in getting on it's feet; but
when it is fairly established why
should that tariff be continued9 l
think every unpre JUDGED farmer who
raises sheep is satisfied that tariff on
wool is helpful to him; but can any
fair minded man point out who tariff
on lumber benefit, other than the few.
miIlionaires who control the remain
ing small area of pine forests in this
cOuntry9
Farmers must get rid of this politi-
cal dogmatism-this narrow-minded
partisanship, and shake c IF the shackles
of the "bOsses " So long Rs farmers
allow one sided politicians to dictate
their political action SO long will they
be the mere tools of professional office
holders and offic3 seekers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
The COMING FARMER.

The farmer Of the immediate future
will attend to details much more care
fully than his forerunner did. Some
of the new generation may be found
and each year brings more of them
into line, says an exchange.
The greatest fault with farmers is,
and always has been, in this country
at least, their spirit Of wsstefulness.
They have been above attending to the
petty details, but have lived in the
large spirit of their broad acres, and
by 80 doing have wasted much of their
substance.
They have generously allowed their
manure to lie in piles under the caves
Of the barn until the rains have leached
about all the water soluble constitu-
ents out Of them, and later allowed
the remainder to fire fang until it was
a useless pile Of rubbish not worth the
cost Of hauling to the Fl sd. They have
looked upon the pruning OF the orchard
as a work that could be neglected un.
til the superfuous branches were large
enough to need the services Of an axe
and saw to lop them off. They could
not see the benefit of wasting their
time on a pitiful little berry patch for
the sake of having few quarts of
berries for the use Of the family. Ma
chinery and tools have been left to the
sun and rains and the tooth Of time
has eaten them up faster than continu.
GUS use would have done. The COW or
horse that dies because it was not con.
venient to call in a veterinary surgeon
has been hauled out to rot and pollute
the air for a mile around instead of
being burned or buried in the compost
heap. The little drain has not been
dug and an acre Of land has been lying
waste all these years; the board has
not been nailed on the fence, the loose
shingle on the barn replaced and many
other Of the details have been neglected
all to becc me a source OF positive loss.
This has been the case to such an ex
tent that it may be said to have been
the rule. Bitter things are now to be
observed. Better farming is more at
tention to details. the closing of the
little leaks, the picking up and saving
of the unconsidered triAes. From
these little things comes to the model
farm
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09

cient moisture to germinate them,
crop can be grown after wheat and
oats are harvested. In 1896 the yield
on ground after wheat was eight bush,
els per acre, in 1898 six and one quar-
ter bushels. With linseed meal at
$25 per ton, these crops after wheat
would be worth IS 90 and 81 68 per
acre. When planted earlier in the
season, the yield of Soy beans is from
10 to 30 bushels per acre. The Soy bean
not only furnishes crop rich in pro
tein, but at the same time enriches the
soil. Henry Rogier, one Of our grad
uates, reports an increase in large
fields of five bushels of wheat per acre
On land where Soy beans had previous.
ly been grown, over land that had not
been in Soy beans.
With dairy COVE, Soy bean meal
takes the place of inseed meal, being
somewhat richer in protein, laxative
feed, and sottening the butter fat. Not
over three pounds per day should be
fed to a COW, and the softening effect
on the butter may be overcome by
giving feeds having the opposite ten
dency such as corn, Kafir corn and
cotton seed meal.
We believe the Soy bean is worthy
of trial in all parts of this State, and
that the trial should not be made on
less than an acre; five acres would be
better. Hundreds of people have tried
planting a quart of seed, with the re
suit that grasshoppers and rabbits
harvested these small patches.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09

large commissions and the exchange of
old machinery. The consummation of
,he plan will probably throw out OF
employment a large number of men
who acS as middlemen for the manu-
facturers under the present system.
Dispatches from New York say that
peanut trust also Is about to be
stf cted. The promoters of the con.
soldiation several months ago secured
options from many of the peanut
growers. Some OF the larger ones de.
clined to give options, but it is said
that now since the plan of consolida
zion is known, mcst of them are will
ing to fell and take stock in the com
paDy. The options expire on May Is h
and the promoters express confidence
chat the new company, which is to be
called the American Peanut Company,
will be incorporated before then.
The main { fiji 3ers and warehouses of
the company are to be in Norfolk, Va
and shipments will be made from that
point to the large cities of the country,
instead Of being distributed from New
York, as has been the custom of the
past. The value of she peanut crop of
the United States annually is estimated
at between $6 900 900 and $4,000 900
Ole Of the plans of the consolidation Is
TO Increase the product aud export part
OF it, The peanut crop of the United
States is raised almost entirely in Vtr
ginia. North Carolina and Tennessee
By the way, an interesting article on
Peanut culture" will appear in next
weeks Progressive T Armer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
VALUE OF SOUTHERN SOIL FOR
HEMP CULTURE.

In a letter to the Southern Farm
Magazine Mr. B. Adams writes:
Having seen in your March mum
Der letter by Sydney Smythe Boyce
in regard to the raising of hemp, and
having studied hemp culture in France,
made up my mind that would in
vestiRate the Southern lands and see
If Jbe true hemp could be found there.
have done so, and this letter is to let
the great mass of people who are in.
terested in the South and it's develop.
menG know my opinion Of the matter.
found all along the bottom lands of
the Meherrin river, which runs through
Greeneville county, Virginia, fine
bodies Of 6rst-class hemp land that
would bring from 1900 to 1900 pounds
of hemp per acre This means a net
profit of about SIS per acre. The great
advantages of hemp are that there is
always a good market for it. and that
seeing it only takes ninety days to de
velop the crop for market you soon
nave NOuE h4OnOy OO9 "a Az AO0SS w 10
invested again. 1t will grow any time
from April to December; it helps to
build up the soil; the cost of raising
the crop is about $25 an acre, while a
fair crop will bring from 800 80 1920
an acre. The proper way to start in
the business would be to form a stock
company, buy euitable body of land
and put it into this cultivation. This
would demonstrate the value Of the
lands for the business, and, at the same
time show to the country at large that
a new and paying industry could be
carried on in this section OF the South.
There in no doubt in my mind that
more than 100 per cent. could be made
in this business upon the capital in
vested" It will be remembered that
Prof. Emery wrote The Progressive
Farmer a short time ago that hemp
could be profitsbly grown in this State
if a market could be secured.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
HR QUIT DRINKING LAND.

a farmer interviewed by the Green
Vile q. o. News explained mis- sue
cess by stating that he read the news
papers; that he watched everything
closely, finding that he could do some.
thing on his sixty acres of land every
hour of the year. and by watching
leaks. One statement of his was of
unusual significance. He said:
II like whiskey, but am land hun
CRY; I want more land. figured out
years ago that with very moderate
drinking I'd drink an acre Of good
land every year. So quit. At the
end of , ear tell myself I'm just an
acre ahead at $25 an acre by not drink.
ing. find when put it to my neigh
bors that way it makes them think.
You tell farmers to think about land
every time they start to buy whiskey,
and calculate how much real estate
they are drinking or giving away"
A farmer who is about thirty years
old, with a wife and four children, is
thus described by the News:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

Written for The Progressive Farmer by
the Editors and Prof Guy E. Mitchell
suggestion worthy of being tested
has recently been made by r w.
Clotbier, OF the Kansas State Agricui
tufal College, Manhattan, Kansas,
and il in substance, as follows:
In the middle of the field Of corn
plsut two or three rows with seed corn
n 8 variety different from that planted
n the rest Of the field. Pou out the
assels Of the corn in these VOWS before
Eney develop pollen, so that the ears
will BE- fertnizsd with the pollen Of the
bther corn Select the seed for next
years plsr ting from these rows. It is
claimed that By this method an in
creased yield ct at least ten bushels
PEI acre has been obtained.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09

More than ordinary attention has
been devoted this year to the Year
book OF the Department of Agricul-
ture. The present SecTe ;ery from the
first has impressed upon his employ ees
the importance Of producing simple,
practical articles which every farmer
can understand and profiS by, rather
than abstruse, scientific articles, unin-
relIigible to nine tenths of the popula.
tiOn of the country. One Of the many
popular articles which the Yearbook
will contain is entitled Improvement
of Plants by Sslec:ion." 1t is q lite
simple, yet instructive. 1t shows that
Improvement in this line Is as simple
and important as is improvement in
the dairy herd. For instance, in select
ing Indian corn for seed, it is the COM
mon practice to 2lect the best ears at
the time OF husking, the main object
being to secure ears Of good siz9, shape,
and having large, we'll formed kernels
and a proper proportion Of cob and
kernel This, while good as far as
it goes, does not take the vigor Of the
plant into account, and hence does not
accomplish all that is intended. The
largest ears may grow on comparative
ly unproductive and weak stalks;
therefore to obtain the best results,
seed should be selected in the field.
By patient selection, year by year,
although the improvement each year
may be slight, entirely new varieties
OF plants are evolved. The article con
cludes with Common methods Of
selection are simple and Inexpensive
and should become general practices
in agriculture. Every far mer and hor
ticulturist should devise for each crop
a Systematic method of selection 50
that the general crop may be grown
continually from selected pedigree
stock. The common agricultural crops
respond readily to successive selection
and IN every case valuable results will
doubtless reward the egriculturist's
attention to this principle"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-09

IA 9d farmer no matter how rich his
Lar how large his crops, or how fine
aIs eek. Farmers sons and daugh
ter re not exposed to many of the
ten SItions which beset the paths of
tho who live in the city, but the
tarE nevertheless, sffords splendid
OPP, Inities for strengthening the
NOR Slbre and building strong char
ecFers- This calls to mind an exclama
ton once made by an old farmer:
What a row the farmer would
make II some one planted poison ivy in
his garden. Yet he often puts hired
man with a poisonous mind right in
with his children!