davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11
DYSON s SALOON
24O6 Washington Avenue.

Is bon-ton place. NOT a mere bar
room. The best Of everything is none
too good for its patrons.
Solacc Baltimore Rye, Ra-
leigh Pure Rye. Deep Run Hunt Club,
CARROTS Private Stock, Pride Of Vir-
E.nia Pure Rye, Chase's Old Glenvicw,
and t. r. Ripy's Sour Mash are always
Kept on hand, together with well Sc
lcctcd stock Of imported Wines, Tobac-
GO and Cigars.
Hot ten cent lunch counter ana well
equipped Pool Room attached to the
saloon.
T. W. DYSON. Proprietor.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11
Notice to the Public.

The Golden Gate Loan Company has
removed temporarily to No. 22O6 JEFF
fcrson avenue between Twenty second
and Twenty-third streets.
9-2l-1mo J. BANKS. Manager.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11
WANTS.

ED-EOARDERS BEST Ac-
Communications Room and board tol.
81 per week at 1l9 Twcntyrinth
street. l0-l1 At
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11
Secretary Root n.ck i. washington

G3y Telegraph
WASHINGTON. Oct 10 Secretary
Root returned here last evening from
Chicago and today resumed his duties
1T the War Department.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11

NANTED-TO BUY OR SELL ALI.
kinds of furniture and household
goods. Repairing and uphosterIng
at short notice. a. Rybner 226 o5rIl
street. 4-SO-6nO
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11
High Collar
GOn1fOrF

Is all in the laundering. We ircn the
edges so they will not scratch no matter
now high the collar may be. We g We
Domestic Finish or high gloss as YOU;
prefer. Only one kind OF work, The
Best"
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11

Is the name Of that beautiful Residence
plateau overlooking Hampton Roads,
between chestnut and Oak avenues.
We are selling THREE lots there for
lfe the same price that you pay for
one lot above Dry Dock, or in the heart
OF city.
Our carriage is always at the door
ana we take pleasure in showing any
one the beauties Of
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11

SAFlIS-H IRT,ING, HALL, MARVIN
4 Co. safes. equal to any safe on ths.
market. All styles and sizes. Sold on
easy terms. ). ID. Godsey. 80 2Sth
street 1O-5-1mO
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11

W \ n T T, DELIVERY SUFFERER
from the headache to try our Head
ache Powders. rrice 10 cents for
three. Sold only by Bilsoly & Biisoly.
500 Washington avenue. 10-Atf
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11

WANTED WHITE SERVANT To
40 hnusework, Apply 126 Thirty-sec-
nna street. 1O-l0-3t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11
MISCELLANEOUS.

MARK DAVIS. MANAGER OF tt. i.
Davis House, will in Il few days re-
model and refErnish the house. max
ing it the equal of any in the city.
10 lost
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11

TFlD-ptCUrAE'l1S Fol: TWO
very desirable rooms. each suilah>
for two gentlemen. With good board.
~ Mrs. poSW ELLIS. 100 Twenty
seventh street. lO-S-::t
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11

WANTED-FOR CASH. OLD POST
age and revenue stamps; valua BILE
stamps found on backs Of old photo
graphs. Send for buying list. F. S.
Cook. Box 500. Hampton. Va 5-3-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11

STOP THAT COUGH. HOW? BILL
Soly Compound Cough Syrup does it
every time. Price % cents per bottle
at Bilisoly & Eilisoly's, 1910 Washing
ION avenue. 10-4-tt
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1899-10-11
$1,000 Each,

Address, BARGAIN, Press office.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21
MONEY IN ONIONS.

A fine crop Of onions can be grown
on any soil which will produce a good
crop of corn, unless it be a stiff clay,
very light sand or gravel, or certain
varieties of muck or swamp lands, in
which they invariably grow necky
and cannot be made to ripen down
we'll, while other muck soils give i'm.
mense crops of the finest quality. The
difference is generally, though not al
ways, due to drainage. Muck lands
must be weet and well drained in Or
der to raise good onions. Ordinary
swampy land will not do, and even in
the best of muck the first crop is apt
to be soft and necky. I always prefer
rich, sandy loan, with light mix
ture of clay. This is much better if it
has been cultivated with hoed crops,
kept clean of weeds and we'll manured
for several years previous, because if a
sufficient quantity Of manure to raise
an ordinary soil to proper degree of
fertility is applied at once, it is likely
to make the onions soft.
There is no crop where liberal use
of manure is more essential than in
this. Even on the deep, black muck
lands of the Great West, manure is
essential to a good crop, and not only
is the quantity, but the quality OF the
manure used of the greatest import
ance. It it is too rank, it is sure to
make soft onions with many scallions.
1t should be we'll termented and SHOW
eled over, at least twice during the
previous summer to kill weed seeds
OF course when it is not possible to
secure manure, one must resort to
commercial fertilizers-I prefer the
ground bone to any other-but large
crops are raised by the use Of super
phosphates.
Preparation of the soil is one Of the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21
AGRICULTURE.
The FERTILIZER QUEs rION.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
The last few issues of The Progress
i've Farmer have contained much that
is of practical value to the farmers of
our State. There is no question in
which we should be more interested
than that of fertility-how to secure it
at least cost, and how to retain it.
TIE letter of Mr.. Kivett, in a recent
issue of your paper, was very interest
ing and should be laid away and re
read until the farmers realize the great
saving by adopting the plan suggested
that of buying chemicals instead Of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

Iufornation received at the Fruit Di
vision OF the Agricultural Department
shows, in common with other general
reports that the entire fruit industry
o. the country received a severe blow
with the recent bIizz srd Elk Governor
Hale, of Connecticut, who is the fore
most peach grower in the country,
passed through Washington the other
day on his way South. Mr.. Hale, in
addition to owning peach orchards In
Connecticut, operates immense acre
ages IN Georgia, and he was travelling
Soush to personally investigate condi
ti0ns there. Reports received from
his s u hern superintendent indicated
that while the peach buds were all
killed, it was thought that the trees
themselves were not badly injured.
What alarmed Mr.. Hale most, how
ever, was the report that the hardy
aad semi hardy ornamental trees about
the house, which had never previously
been affected by the freezes, were
dead. Advices from all over the coun
try indicate that the peach crop Is
Practically killed. Mr.. Hale reports
all peach trees in Connecticut prob
ably killed. with the exception Of Hills
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21
Poultry and Bees,
BEES AGAIN.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Your letter answering a correspond
ent who desired to know when and
how to transfer bees from box gums to
the movable frame hives, got mixed
up somewhat. 1t reads as though the
artificial combs were to be put in the
box hive to be transferred. If artificial
formation is to be used at all in such
case, it must be wired in the frames Of
the new hive. Again: it 10 not one
time in a thousand, that the movable
fame hive will closely when set on the
upturned mouth Of the box gum. So
we use a box made as near the same
siz3 OF the box gum as possible with a
few cross sticks across the inside Of
this box for the bees TO cling TO. We
drum the bees up into this small box
and set it near the mouth Of the box
gum when it is laid down ready to be
cut open, taking care that the c0mbs
are standing edgewise, for if the box
gum is laid so that the combs will be
fat side down, the combs will sag and
break. Having cut through the combs
at the head Of the box gum, we re-
move the top, and then cut the nails
of the gum so as to get to the combs
handily by removing the upper side.
We have a board little larger than
the frames, on which we ley paper
tWine cut the proper lengths, one stran
long enough to go all round the frame
length wise and two to reach round the
frames short way lay these down on
the plank or board and lay a frame on
these strans; cut out of the gum card
of comb, lag it on the frame, taking
care that the same edge is up, just as
it was in the gum. The same eide up
in the gum must be the upper edge
when fastened in the fame, Now cut
it so as it will settle in the frame, draw
the twine tightly and tie the ends,
Box gums are often so tall and small
that it may require two cards Of its
comb to Gil frame; but be careful to
see that what was the upper side of
SDO GSAA4 " ALA VA4O gun AZ eLAC NpPCA GAAO
in the frame, else the bees will cut it
out.
Having transferred the combs in this
way and hung the frames in the new
hive, leaving a bee space betw9 cen the
combs of about three-eighths Of an
inch. set the new hive in its place, or
on the ground near where it is to re-
main, then take the box of bees and
hive them in the new hive as we would
a swarm of bees. They will fasten the
combs tnd cut the paper twine out
without getting tangled and killed in
the fiber as they would with cotton
twine. Some use wire for fastening
the c0mbs in the frames, but after try
ing, the tins, the wires, the cotton
twine, we prefer the paper twine. Bees
will cut it out, and save the trouble of
having to open the hive in order to re-
move the fastening by the apiarian.
No rule can be laid down to cover the
whole ground of manipulation; the
bee keeper must exercise some judg-
ment himself.
Since my last article published in
TCONTTNUED ON PAGES7
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21
No. s
FERTILIZERS REQUIRED BY
DIFFERENT SOILS.

Regarding classes of soils in a gen
eraI way, it may be said that potash is
a very essential constituent Of manures
for sandy soils, not only because all
crops require potash, but because they
require it in relatively large amounts,
and because in sandy soils it is liable
to exist in minimum amounts. On the
other hand, in clay soils, potash is
liable to exist in considerable amounts,
and the deficient element is more likely
to be phoephoric acid, and this applied
in abundance may enable the plant to
secure the necessary potash. In lime
stone soile, the lime and phosphoric
acid and perhaps the potash, may be
in sufficient abundance to cause a nor
NAL growth of plant, yet the nitrogen
be so insufficient as to prevent a full
development. These points should
guide in preparing and adapting our
fertilizers to our conditions, particu-
larly in the absence of specific expert
ments touching these points.-Prof.
Voorhees,, in Americal Agriculturist
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

Lime furnishes to the land compare
lively little plant food directly, but
acts rather as libeTator, unlocking
the latent fertility of the soil; hence
for best results there must be some
thing in the soil for it to work on !;
hence it is, also, that too much depend
ence in lime finally impoverishes the
ground. It has a tendency to make
heavy clays more light and triable.-
Epitomist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

Tha- it is much easier to cut trees
dom than it is to grow them is shown
by exp sriments made by the Forestry
D-7I-.gl. Three hundred spruce trees
o. marketable siz3 were measured
and observed during q period Of
growth and it was ascertained thai
the mean annual growth IS only about
eleven EuDdredths of an inch or on an
average that about nine years are re
Ql.-ai 90 add one inch to the diameter
Of a soru3e tree after it has attained
marketable size. We are glad to note
that the legislature authorized the
State Agricultural Department to
adopt me asures for the protection Of
our forests.
Tle forests are considered one OF the
mosr v.IuaoIe national possessions in
the oh countries. In Bavaris the for
est CT q is about one third OF the total
area o. the kingdom. One third OF
this area Is owned by the government
Whiez has spent since 1880, sCOut eight
million dollars IN acquiring forest land.
A regular system OF forest culture is
employed. The yield per ecre is gen
orally large, valued at ABOUT 81 90 and
the net income of the s ate amounting
to about 81 900 600 for year.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

Written for The Progressive Farmer by
the Z ditors and Hoa. Guy z. Mitchell
The industry OF paper manutactur,
ing ia doing it's share to deplete Ameri
can forests. The recent discussion be
fore the Canadian join High Commits
sion called attention to the Importance
of wood as a paper stock. a late re
port o. the D vision of Forestry OF the
Agricultural Department shows that q
great variety Of woods is used fo- this
purpose. Spruce, poplar, pine, hem
I0ck, basswOod. balsRm, cypress, birch,
mapla, beech, horse chestnut end gum
are all used in paper manufacturing.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21
VALUATION OF FERTILIZERS.

The commercial value Of fertilizer
is regulated by the prices demanded
in commerce for the different forms of
the three ingredients, nitrogen lam
monia), phosphoric acid and potash,
says the Southern CultIvator
The louisiana Experiment. Station says
that these prices fuctuate according to
the demand and supply. In some parts
Of the North nitrogen is assigned a
separate valuation for each of its forms
that in nitrates and ammonia salts
receiving the highest figure, and in
leather and peat the lowest.
In Connecticut or Massachusetts, a
determination of the forms in which
this Ingredient occurs must be made
before it's commercial value can be cal
culated. All the ferns of nitrogen
have heretofore been considered of
equal money value in the South, and
but one price assigned. This, OF course,
precludes the existence of nitrogen in
form of leather dust, or powdered horn,
forms rega dedars unavailable and Of
little money or agricultural value.
The soluble and reverted forms of
phosphoric acid have together been
styled as available" and assigned
one value. The insoIuble phosphoric
acid has received no valuation. All
forms of potash soluble in water have
been regarded as equal value.
The following tariff of prices have
been adopted for the past and coming
season:
Nitrogen, II cents per pound, which
makes ammonia 9 9 cents per pound.
Soluble phosphoric acid, 5 cents per
pound.
Reverted phosph oric acid, 5 cents
per pound.
Potash, cents per pound.
The above prices may be used to
j'lustrate the method by which the
Numerical value of a fertilizer may
be approximately estimated, e. g.: A
fertilizer containing by analysis the
following:
Nitrogen, 3 per cent. soluble phos
phoric acid, per cent reverted, 4
per cent; potash, 2 per cent. What
ia it's approximate commercial value
per ton7
A ton will con tain:
60 pounds nitrogen, IL cents. IS Z 30
12O pounds soluble phosphoric
ecit, 5 cents ........... ..... 90
so pounds reverted pkosphoric
acid, 5 cents ................. 90
40 pounds potash, cents. ...... 2 90
Value per ton. n................S1 S19 70
In this way the approximate com
mercial value OF any fertilizer can be
estimated. These prices are by no
means fixed. They fuctuate almost
daily in the markets of the world in
accor dance with the law of supply and
demand. But the tariff given is be
lieved to be nearly representative of
the average of prices during the past
year, and hence are adopted for the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

Chicken feed Is going up. The war
or the fellows who corner the grain
market have brought prices way up.
Fowls and eggs should also advance in
price.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

a. lr1 stGndGng nOtO Just behind the
srtasu, and ip TtILI gLOtO Of the coming
,,lrsst. Behind me are the shGdOfCs on
he trGcH, before me lies the dGrb UGLEey
and the riUer. When I n5iHgLe ICtth tts
s1rk ,gafers I tCdrt to cast one LtTGger-
igo look upon q country IChOSe goUeT7l-
sent IS Of the people, for the people,
srd 6g the people. III. L. Folk. JUtJ
lgk, 1890
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21
Has the L argest

Has the L argest
Circulation al d is
the Oldest, LRTg-
est. and only all
= ONE rint Farm
paper in that Rich
arm q e and
TruCkiI G section
Rerw we e n Rich
nond, Va and
Savannah, Ga
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

The secret in applying WhiteWash so
as to get the most benefit from it is to
put it on as hot as you can use it and
spread it on rather thickly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

Has the largest
circulation Of any
family Rgricultu-
raj OF political
paper published
between Eeic b.
mond &1G Atlanta
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-21

CONTINUED on PAGE 8
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
HEARING POSTPONED.
Taxpayers of st. Jnhnsbury Have Some
thing to say About n Proposed pverpass.

The meeting of the board of railroad
commissioners, which was to be held at
St Johnsbury on Friday, for the purpose
OF giving Il hearing in the matter OF the
petition of Capt +. j.. HoVey and 100 other
citizens of ST. Johnsbury for an overpass
at the Portland street crossing IN that
tow.l has been postponed. Chairman fos
ter received yesterday morning "A COM
munication from l.. +. Slack, the town
agent, stating that the town authorities
did not know until day or two before
that any such petition had been laid be-
fore the board; that the change asked for
by the petition would involve aa oXprndi-
ture Of $50 600 to $1,000: that the town
wished to be heard before any portion of
that sum WAS laid upon the taxpayers, and
that no mad not had sufficient time since
hearing of the proposed meeting to pro-
pare for ii, AS it Is quite probable that
in case the board should recommend the
OVerpass some portion of the expense W'l
De placed upon the town, every taxpayer
Is entitled to be heard upon the question
of necessity or advisability of the over
pass and the board wishes to give ample
opportunity to all such to be heard. The
date of the hearing will probably be fixed
tomorrow, when there will be a meeting
OF the board in this city to consider some
matters In the mileage book cases
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
THE PROCLAMATION.

Washington April 11.-After <he ccrN-
monY connected with the exchange or tie
ratification of the peace treaty President
Mckinley issued the following proclama-
ton:
Whereas. a treaty of peace between the
United States of America ard Her Ma
iesty the Queeu Regent of Spain. in the
name Of her son, pon-Alphouso NH, was
concluded and signed by their respective
plenipotentiaries AT Paris on the 10th day
of December lNN. the original of which
convention being i'm the English and Span
ish language, is word for word As follows.
NIere fun text of treaty is iHcludcdl
And whereas. the said convention has
been duly ratified on both parts and tho
ratifcations of the two governments we're
the 1lth day OF April, one thousand eight
hundred and ninety nine:
Now. therefore, it known that l. Will
Ian. Mckinley, President of the United
States of America, have caused the said
convention to be made public, TO the end
that the same ana every article aIld
clause thereof may be obstVNed and full
filled with good faith by the United
States and the citz,rs thereof, in wit
ness whereof | have here set nay hand
and caused the seal of the United states
to be affixed.
Done At the city Of WASHINGTON this
18th day of April in the year Of our Lord
one thousand eight hundred and ninety
ninc and of the Independence of the Uni
ted States the one hundred and twenty
thdd
WILLIAM MKlNLEY.
BY the President;
JOHN HAY, Secretary of state,
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
MANNING ON The STAND.
aimed the First Shot at the Ground to
scaro Ledoux Thought the Man
Erunk or Crazy.

St Adams, April 12.-The case of State
vs.. George Manning, charged with the
murder of one LcdouX at Georgia. rrarh-
ed its most ntCresting period To-day rho
State II sted its case ;.nd after cyaminiu.r =
few witnesses the defence placed me
respondent on the stand who gave hi,
version of the crime.
The prisoner stated that he WAS horn
in bradford - years ago. He Ief, mat
town when six years old when ne went
to Montreal, where he STAYED nino ycas.s
Ihcn went to BURLINGTON. where he WAS
employed by G. l.. Nelson. father of II
j. Nelson He remained i'm burlington
three years ana then went to kcesavillp
where he worked at the cabinet trade for
three years, when he returned to Bu4ling-
ton, where he was employed Nv H. J. Mel
son ia the neighborhood of twenty vc.,fs.
the cabinet business fo.c hiros,if IIs
stayed i'm \Iillist,n t>yo voars .,ftrr u,bicb
he went 10 Cady's FAILS for three wears
when he returned to Burlington. He was
married to a girl by the name of Fisher.
who lived in sharrineton. p q lie had
two children only ono living. After the
marriage he worked for the BALDWIN Itc-
friger.tor company for five al, six wears
in Burlington.
He became acquainted with the Nluckay
family while living at Williston lud since
that time he has lived ut thn AInci,.N
place off ana on considerably He kent
his stock th,re and did work for the FAM
lily when ne stayed there. He became uc-
quuintcd with Buzczll Iedoux ahout -
yc rs ago, having net him while staying
one time at the Muckay place. iIe said
he was not sure Just what time he went
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1899-04-13
STEW ARDS.

STEWARDS.
T. A. Bgelow, y. NJ. Schell. T.. l.. Fer
ris T.. J. Guernsey, c. A. S. Heath.
FINANCE.
]. II. Clark, Thomas Munro. II. l..
Grant, W. j. Chapman, j. W. Schwartz
man.
EDUCATION.
W. II. Hughes. II. j. Banker. c. y. Cur
It's, $. Mclaughlin, G. W. Brown.
MISSIONS.
j. +. Clymer, G. l.. II All G. +. Ga cen,
Nj. NJ. Curry, II. q. Thompson
FREEDMEN's AID AND SOUTHERN
EDUCATION SOCIETY.
NJ ]. osteyoe, G. H. Richmond, ]. L.
Atwell, j, e. Mead. A. NJ Woodruff.
TEACT CAUSE.
w. D. Spencer G. NJ, Moody, L. E.
Marsh. A. B. Potter, j. p. Crane
SUNDAY-sCHOoLs.
\. T.. Clappcr, j. L+nidsy. w W Foster,
Jr., l.. l. Blckus, G. f. Cady.
BIBLE CLASS.
NJ. d. Jump. George A. Kerr. s Nc
Kean, II. y. Spencer, r. o. GTicvcs.
CHURCH EXTENSION,
c. f. Wilcox. j. q. Falon, j. II. Robin
son, l.. l.. Arnold, A. +, Plue.
TEMPERANCE.
r. W. c. Ziehmn, 5. d. Elkins, G. II.
Robbins, y. b, Gardner, a, D. HeaNt.
WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY.
q. G. Morehouse. G. II. Van Dusen, a.
H. Eaton, f.. o. Winans, S Rouse.
WOMAN's HOME MISSIONARY sOCIE-
TY,
j. b. Horton, b. NJ. Kent, T.. Wiseman,
W. r. Lewis, H. l.. lieton.
PUBLISHING INTERESTS.
Charles Edwards, Charles Wowick, G.
W. Love, c. II, Dunton, j. c. Booth.
MPlS OPAL FUND,
f.. G. Rainey, NJ, Hitchcock. S. IL. Gregg,
c. Miller NJ. II. Smith.
SABBATH OBSERVANCE.
j. II. c. Cooper l., Sauerbrei. II. A.
Duafee. A. ), clark. Z. j. Mckernan.
NOMINATIONS.
II. w. Gates, Il. II. Brown, Il. u. White,
j. A. Hamilton. H. Graham.
BROOKLYN HOSPITAL.
}. ~ Goodrich, r. Fl. Washburne, C. p.
Anibal, j, =. Russum S. j. Robinson.
YOUNG PEOPLES SOCIETIES.
John Landry, L, NJ. Ten Brock. r. T.
Love j. H. Fort, j. Van Arnaus
POSTOFFICES
". H. Edwards, -. .. Ayies, S. Il. iIur-