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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-28
L'Hb DAIRY
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Some persons, to induce gentleness,
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is not given, even if she g gentle, she
is restless and Disconnected. The very
act of feeding induces moving about
more or less aud prevents standing as
q lietly as she otherwise would. On
tile other hand, if she be fed after
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NATIONAL FARMERS ALI
ANCE AND INDUSTRIAL
UNION.

President-w. A. Gardner, Andrews
Settlement, Va.
Vice President-P. h. Rahilley, Lake
City, MINI.
Secretary Treasurer-W. P. Bricker,
Cogan Station. Pa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-03-28

W. A, Gardner, Chairman, Andrews
Settlement, Pa. A. B. WEIGH, Sec'y,
Victor, N. Y; John Breinig, juno
Point, s. O.; @. A. Barlow, San Luis
Obispo, Cal.
NORTH CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALI
ANOE.
President-John Graham, Warren
ton, N. @.
Vice-President-D. G. Bryan, Jones
boro, N. Q.
Secretary-T reasurer-J.T B. Hoover,
Hillsboro, N. Q.
State Business Agent-T. B. Parker,
aillsboro, N. @.
Lecturer-Dr. V. N. seawell, Villa.
cow, N. Q.
Assistant Lecturer-W. Il. Davis,
WILLIAMSBURG. N. Q.
Chaplain-W. 8. Mercer, Moyock,
Door-keeper-Geo. T. Lane, Greens
Ooro, n. O.
assistant D. or-keeper-Jas. E. Lyon,
D 1rham, N. O.
Sergeant,e t,Arms-D. W. Watson,
haywood, N. Q.
Trustee Business Agency Fund-W.
A. Graham, Machpelah, n. Q.
steward-A. J. Moye, Farmville,
N. Q.
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF THE RORTH
CAROLINA FARMERS STATE ALLIANCE.
J. W. Denmark, Chairman, Raleigh,
N. @.
John Graham, Warrenton, N. Q.
W.. B. Fleming, RidgeWeV. N. q.
DR.. ]. E. Person, Pikeville, N. Q.
Thomas J. Oldham, Teer, N. @.
STATE ALLIANCE JUDICIARY COMMITTED
DIR. J. e. Person, Pikeville, N. @,
W. s. Barnes, Raleigh, N. O.
T. 1vey, Gary, n. O.
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LECTURERS
NATIONAL RxECUTIvR COMMITTEE.

J. P. Sossamon, Charlotte, N. Q.
J. @. Hanley, st. Paul, MINI.
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Mebane, N. @
APPLRs FOR THR SOUTH.

The Alabama Experiment Station
publishes in one of it's bulletins SOM
information about apples that a grea
many farmers will feel grateful tt
know. 1t says:
Notwithstanding the vast planting o.
fruit trees throughout the South dur
ing recent years, very little attention
has been given to the apple. 1t is an
unfortunate fact that Alabama does
not begain to grow apples enough to
supply the home market, and that
those brought in from the North are
usually poor in quality and sold at so
high a price as to prevent their COM
ing into general use as food. 1t isnot
unusual for apples and oranges to sell
at the same price per dozen in our
markets. There seems to be no good
reason why we should not have a much
more abundant home supply of this
most useful fruit. In the laudable
effort to achieve u agricultural indie,
pendence by growing all food supplies
at home, apples are worthy Of atten-
tion as we'll as corn or pork.
An apple orchard of some forty five
varieties, two trees of q kind, was
planted on the station grounds in
March, 1885 The location selected was
rather an unfortunate one, being on a
poor, gravelly knoll. ALI trees thrive
best on q rather moist and stiff soil.
Frequent changes in the management
ment have not led to the carry Jog out
of any continuous system OF orchard
culture, and a email orchard always
seems to suffer more in proportion
than a large one from the depredations
of insects, birds and boys. For these
reasons, although the orchard has
borne some fruit for several years past,
is not yet possible to express any
final opinion az to the value OF the diff.
terent kinds. There is, however, one
result that may be recorded now, and
that is As to the comparative vigor and
hardness Of tie trees. Many kinds of
trees are feeble and short lived
here, and in planting an orchard it is,
Of course, vitality Important 10 select
only such kinds as are likely to make
vigorous, long lived trees. OF the forty
five kinds originally planted in this or
chard, fourteen are now dead, seven
are still alive, but seem feeble and out
Of condition, while the following TWEEN
kinds have proven healthy and
fairly vigorous under the rather severe
of this test:
American Golden Russell, Ben Davis,
Cannon Pearmain, Carter's Blue, Early
Red Margaret, Elgin Pippin, Golden
Habersham, Hames, Hew's
Hley's Eureka, Horn, Kit
tageskee, ~Limbertwig, Rawl's Jennet,
Red Astrashan, Romantic, Shannon
Shockley, Terry's Winter,
rhornton's Seeding, Winesap, Yellow
English, Popp's Favorite.
OF these the largest trees are Red !
and Romantic.
1t must not be understood that this |
list is recommended for general plant
.ng. 1t is only intended to record the
act that these trees have remained
sound and healthy under rather trying
Much more is required
ihan the mere fact of a healthy tree to
make a profitable market apple.
As a provisional list covering a range
If seasons, from early summer to late
the following may be suggested:
Early Harvest, Red June, Red AS
Horse, Carriers Blue, Ben
Limbertwig, Winesap, York
imperial, Yates, Shockley.
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The ANTI-TICK LAWS.

Acts Passed by the Legislature for the
Protection of Cattle.
The legislature enacted several laws
for the protection of cattle from the
ubiquitous COW tick, against which DR..
Cooper Curtice has begun his relent
less war of determination. We give
the acts herewith:
An Act to Protect Cattle From Sple
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WNftn one hundred active energetic
uANIbD young men to do business in
North Carolina. Inclose self addressed
stamped envelope for reply, to s. P.
WoODLEY, Cherry, N. O.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1899-12-04
POLLAK-VIRAG SYSTEM.
Successful Test Between New York
and Chicago.

NEW YORK, Dec. "a successful
test was made tonight for the Pollak-
Virag system of rapid automatic tele-
graphing between this city and Chi
cago. The dispatches were sent from
the ''World" office, via Pittsburg and
Fort Wayne, to the Tribune" office in
Chicago Joseph Virag, one of the in
ventors handled the New York key. AL
though the wires were not in perfect
working order, he managed to send
four messages at the rate of about l.
900 words a minute.
1t took only two seconds to send the
following:
Editorial rooms, World to the "Tri-
bune,' Chicago: We have fine weather
in New York. How is it in Chicago?
WORLD"
The message was repeated back on an
ordinary Morse instrument with the
reply:
Editorial rooms, Tribune Chicago,
to World New York: 1t is showing
in Chicago, but it is pleasant Chicago
snow. TRIBU Me-
L. o. Mcpherson, representing the
Guardian Trust Company OF Chicago,
which is promoting the invention in the
United States, watched the test at this
end A second long distance test will
be made next week when Anton Pollak
arrives from the West
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CHAMBERLAIN's SPEECH.
Continues to Form the Subject of
Extended Comment,

LONDON, Dec. 3.-Mr. Chamberlain S
Leicester speech continues to form the
subject of extended comment here and
abroad.
The New York correspondent of the
DAILY News declares that the speech
has greatly increased the popular dis
like of the Colonial Secretary in the
United States,'' and that instead of be-
ing an aid, Mr.. Chamberlain is an al
most insuperable obstacle to an Anglo
American alliance"
The Times in an editorial which
endeavored to temper the feeling Gre
ated by Chamberlain's speech admit
ted indiscreet enthusiasm says:
Lord Rosebery's criticisms are per-
fectly justified, but it would be I'M
grateful to lose sight of the fact that
it is due very largely to Mr.. Chamber
lain's personal influence that the i'm
proved state of feeling, improperly de-
scribed as alliance and, perhaps, not
altogether properly even as under
standing has been brought between
Great Britain and the United States
and between Great Britain and Ger
many. It is to be regretted that Mr..
Chamberlain's language lent itself to
misconstructiors, provoking acrid re-
marks in German and American news
papers, but in the case of America, the
tendency to union and cooperation is
not likely to be INSTRUCTED by an excess
of sensitive apprehension at a possible
meaning attachable to Mr.. Chamber
lain's words
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FAvoRs ROBERTS.
John @. Abbott Thinks He Should
Have His Seat.

McCONNELLSVILLE (O), Dec, g.
Hon. John Q. Abbott, who represented
this district in the Ohio Senate for
years as a Republican, is home after
spending a year in Utah as member
of the Ute Indian Commission. Mr..
Abbott says:
Il am in favor of giving Congress
man Roberts his seat because 1 know
him to be morally a pure man. Rob-
erts was a member of the Constitu-
tional Convention in Utah which pro-
hibited polygamy in the future. He
was one Of the most active advocates
of the abolition of polygamy. He did
not believe, however, that it would be
right for men who had been led by a
wrong religion to take unto themselves
several wives to cast them all off save
one when polygamy was abolished He
believed that those who had more than
one wife should care for them as be-
fore and sustain them in the relations
of matrimony into which they had en-
tered. Under the circumstances 1 be-
lieve this was right.
Roberts is one of the most able
men in all this country. He is as ell
oquent as Foraker and as clean polit-
ically as any statesman Ohio has ever
brought forth. He arose from the
humble walk of a blacksmith to his
present position. I believe he is en-
titled to his seat and should have it,
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And Says That independence Of Cuba Is
Safe.
Havana Commercial Company
Placing Armed Guards ON It's
Property and Will Apply to
Troops, Fearing the Spreading
of Disaffection.

HAVANA, Dec. 3-The "Patria," dis
GUESSING the references to Cuba in Sec
rotary Roots report, pronounces these
very satisfactory" and says that "in-
dependence is safe
The "Neuvopais'' says: 1.-The Ameri-
cans evidently still believe that the Cu-
bans are not fit to govern themselves.
owing to their lack of education, and
they still intend to educate us until we
are fit for self government. Mr.. Root
does not discuss the question of indie
pendence, leaving it where it was on
January 1st."
The Havana Commercial Company Is
placing armed guards on it's planta-
lions in the province of Pinar del Rio.
and will apply to Governor General
Brooke for an infantry contingent Mr.
Merry -Lees, the manager, says:
THE company would not go to the
expense of arming a number of men
unless this was thought necessary for
the protection of its interests. We do
not believe there is any Immediate
cause for alarm, but we do consider
that the spirit of disaffection is spread
ing and is liable, soon or late, to burst
into flame whenever the United States
Government does or refrains from doing
something which the Cuban leaders OPP
pose or desire
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CRUSADE AGAINST ROBERTS.
Largely Attended Mass Meeting in
Washington.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3.-The crusade
in this city against the seating of Brig
ham H. Roberts as a Representative
from Utah eliminated in a largely at
tended mass meeting in the First Con-
gregational Church this afternoon. AS
many prominent clergymen of Wash
ington as were in position to be pres
ent occupied seats on the platform or
in the audience. DR.. Josiah Strong,
President of the League for Social Ser
vice of New York, under the auspices
of which the meeting was held. pre-
sided Addresses were made by Rev.
Randolph H. McKim, rector of Epiph-
any Church; Rev. DR.. Frank M. Bristol,
pastor of the Metropolitan Church,:
Rev. DR.. S. NJ Newman, First Congre-
gational Church, and NJ F. Schroeder
of Salt Lake City. Several Salt Lake
clergymen were present including DR..
T. c. Tiff, superintendent of the Meth
odist Missions in Utah; Rev. C. l.. Mar
tin, Presbyterian of Salt Lake CITY.
Dr. Sarah ]. Elliott, who has lived in
Utah as a deaconness in the Episcopal
church for seven years. DR.. Tiff. as
President of a. committee in the Metho-
dist Church, was appointed to oppose
the seating of Mr.. Roberts and to dis
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THE KENTUCKY ELECTION.
State Board of Election Commits.
sioners Meets To-Day.

FRANKFORT, Dec. 3.-At noon to-
morrow the State Board of Election
Commissioners of kentucky will meet
to canvass the returns from the last
State election to decide whether GoeDel
or Taylor is entitled to the certificate
of election for Governor. There IS not
much probability that the matter will
be settled tomorrow and it may be q
day or two later before a certificate is
issued. Both sides express themselves
as confident, but no one can predict
with accuracy the decision which will
be arrived at by the board. The certi-
fled returns from the county boards,
now on file with the Secretary of State,
give Taylor a plurality of 2,435, but
the Democrats declare that enough of
these votes will be thrown out and that
oGebel will be awarded a certificate.
The Kentucky election law is capable of
divers construction and the definite
conclusion of the board will rest very
largely upon how it's members decide
to construe certain portions of the
statutes.
Neither Democrats or Republicans
profess to know what the board will do
and all of them decline to discuss the
matter in advance of the meeting Of the
board.
Quite number Of Republicans from
Clay and Laurel Counties arrived to-
day and reported that there would be
others in town in the morning. Men OF
both parties are very quiet and there
has been practically no buster or loud
talking 1t is expected that there Will
be a large crowd in Frankfort to-mor-
row in any event, as it is county court
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an excellent opportunity for studying
the country. On approaching Colenso
the British found on every hand scenes
of devastation that testified to the
thoroughness of Boer looting. The
Williams farm and others had been
ransacked from end to end. In some
cases the contents of every room OF
the farm houses had been destroyed.
The Beers had evidently burned what
they could not carry off. The property
OF the Beers commissariat was testified
to by the corn husks that were to be
seen about the deserted camp fires OF
the enemy.
The wreck of the armored train, still
visible, showed that Boer shell had
broken an axle, which had obviously
caused the accident to one car that lay
on it's side. The other car was up
right, but both were completely riddled
by the enemy's bullets and artillery
fire
Two graves near by bore the inscrip-
ton, "To fallen soldiers"
The main Boer force is now gradually
getting near Chievaly Station.
THE BOERS WE'RE SURROUNDED
AT GRAS PAN.
PRETORIA, Nov. 27.-(Vio Lourenzo
Marques, Dec 3.)-Commandant De-
larey has reported to President Kruger
that the Burghers, in spite of their de-
termined defense at Gras Pan Novem-
Der 18th, were completely surrounded
by the British and were compelled to
retire.
BOERS' LOSS AT BELMONT.
m No.
Boer commander on the western border
reports that twelve Burghers were kilt
ed and forty wounded in the fighting
at Belmont.
BOERS HAVE RECONCENTRATED
NEAR COLENSO.
DURHAM (NataD, Tuesday, Nov. %.
The Natal Mercury" publishes the
following dispatch from it's correspond
ent at Frere:
1.-THE Beers have reconcentrated at
their old positions near Colenso back
of Grobeler's .kloof, and everything
points to a determined attempt to pre-
vent the British crossing Tugela River.
THE reports of wanton destruction of
property by Boer hooters are confirmed -
BRITISH MADE A SORTIE FROM
KIMBERLEY.
PRETORIA, Sunday, Nov. 26.-Com-
mandant Dutmol (probably Dutoity
sends the following report to the Coun-
Gil of War from Kimberley:
Early yesterday the British made a
sortie, supported by cannon and Max
inns. Under cover of darkness they ad-
vanced in the direction of Bioemhof.
Two hundred Burghers encountered
them and I brought up an additional
100 Nine Burghers were killed and
seventeen wounded. The British left
two on the ground, but an ambulance
removed these"
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DEMOCRATS NOT AGREED.
Diverse Opinions as to Policy in
the Roberts Matter.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3-Consder-
able diversity of opinion exists among
the Democratic members of the House
as to the best policy to be followed by
the party tomorrow when the Eepub-
licans object to the administration of
the oath of office to Representative
Roberts from Utah. The Democrats
have not yet conferred on the matter.
but some understanding may be arrived
at tomorrow morning before the House
meets. Some of the leaders believe that
to refuse to permit a rnember-elect to
be sworn in will establish a dangerous
precedent and interfere with his con-
stitutional rights. They think, there
fore, he shoulA be permitted to take
the oath of Office and the matter of
his eligibility then be determined by a
committee of the House.
This is the opinion of Representative
Bailey of Texas, and it is said tonight
that he will ask that Mr. Roberts be
sworn in, but at the same time will de-
clare that this does not commit him to
the right Of Mr.. Roberts to sit as a
member. Other Democrats believe that
as a matter of policy no objection
should be raised to the plan of proceed
ure determined on by the Republicans.
An objection to the Republican plan Of
procedure at this stage, they assert,
will give the impression to many who
do not investigate the question thor
oughly that the Democrats are in favor
of Mr.. Roberts sitting as member of
the House and that no attention will be
paid to the contention that the obiec-
ton was made on constitutional
grounds.
Representative Richardson. the leader
OF the minority, said tonight that no
plan of action on the part of the Dem
ocrats had been determined on. and he
preferred not to be qouted as saying
what in his opinion they should do.
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Iseminate information in various parts
of the country. IL
He has just completed tour which
included most of the States between
Maine and Florida
DR.. Strong briefly outlined the object
of the meeting as follows:
1--WE are here to protest against the
representative of an alien to civilization
taking his seat in our next Congress-
We are met to protest against admit
ting among our lawmakers a man who
is an acknowledged lawbreaker. We
are Democrats, Republicans, Metho-
dists, Presbyterian. Baptists, Episcopal
ians and others, but are not met as
such. We are here to join hands in pro-
tecting the sanctity Of the home and
thus preserving the life Of the nation.
We are not here to oppose the Mormon
religion, only so far as the religion Of
the Mormons affect the political inter-
est in the United States. We believe it
to be necessary to make it a crime
against the United States. In order
to do so we must have an amendment
to the Constitution. This legislation is
in fact the first STEP
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YAQUIS AND MExICANS.
Several Heavy Engagements During
the Past Few Weeks.

AUSTIN (Tex), Dec. 3.-Information
reaching here to-day from Ortiz, State
of Sonora, Mexico, states that Marshall
Terhune, an expert mining engineer,
who has been in the mines in the Yaqui
country for some months past, arrived
at Ortiz yesterday, and announced that
since November 18th the Yaquis and
the Mexican military forces have had
several severe engagements, attended
with loss of life and a number OF
wounded. In the first of their engage
ments there were forty-eight Indians
and fire soldiers killed outright In
addition thereto twenty-three soldiers
were wounded and something over lUU
squaws and Indian children captured
by the military forces. These prisoners
will be sent to Guaymas by the mill
tary authorities to hold as hostages.
The place where this engagement took
place is on the Yaqui River just at the
entrance to the mountains This sec
ton of the country is very heavily
wooded, and hence the engagement was
conducted on the guerrilla warfare
method as had been most of the pre-
vious skirmishes and engagements. The
battle was between the main bodies OF
both factions. The Indians were massed
in force, and the soldiers had a very
large quota of men. Mr.. Terhune states
that at his mining camp, some distance
from the scene of the battle, reports
were meager, but sufficient to show that
the soldiers had come upon the camp
of the Indians in the woods and en-
gagged them. The fighting was very
severe and lasted most of the day. The
Indians were finally put to flight, and
this explains why so many of their wo-
men were captured, as their retreat
was made in dire confusion and the
women became separated from the war
riors. In addition to this engagement
there were several others of minor i'm
portance during the week following
that date. but no information as to the
results of the latter engagement Is
forthcoming
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A MOUNTAIN OF GOLD.
Said to Have Been Discovered in
Illinois. Near Cairo.

CHICAGO, Dec. 3.-What is declared
to be a mountain of gold has been dis
covered in Southern Illinois, right be-
side the great toe of the Egyptian delta
of the Mississippi River near Cairo,
and several Chicago men are develop
ing the immense claim Though it is
nearly a year since the discovery was
made, it's existence has been kept a
secret and has leaked out only through
the organization of a mining company.
The Chicagoans for months have been
hawking little bags of quartz and sand
among the assayers' offices in thisscity
getting tests and analysis. The re-
suits in every case showed large yields
of gold, and the assay in one instance
gave as high as $3.50 to the ton.
1t is limited that the spot is Union
Hill, at Mill Creek.