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The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
Col. NOSE wErMoRE Of Missouri has been

Col. NOSE WETMoRE Of Missouri has been
nominated as tho Democratic candidate for
Vlce-President by some OF his admirers. The
specially OF Col. NOSE is adherence Of Trusts.
He was President Of a large tobacco factory.
Along came the Tobacco Trust. The rest Of
the story is told by the 81. Louis Republic:
His partners wanted to sell out. but the sturdy
Colonel was opposed to Trusts. His company was
making big money and he was making . big salary
in addition. every one was happy and he wanted to
let we'll enough alone. Finally he was forced to sell
by his associates and he made the Trust pay him
$15.ooo.ooo for the property. which sum was sew
eral millions more than 1t was worth. Since then he
has declared war on the Trusts
Col. NOSE stands on his record. He can az
ford to wage war against the Trusts. They
have furnished him with several millions. He
has injured Trusts to that extent. He has
forced the foe to contribute to Its own discom-
future. Col. NOSE would lool; we'll on the ticket
with Col. BRYAN.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
A Card from MIR. Acuna.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir; I beg
to state that my resignation Of the Office OF
Secretary OF State Of Porto Rico was not forced
upon me by Gen Davis. as has been stated. on
account OF the commission intrusted to mo by
the Spanish Bank. which has a large number
of Porto Ricans among its stockholders. / had
made preparations for ii trip abroad on ac-
count OF III health. when / received the afore-
for both these reasons / presented my r%esignn-
ton to Gen. Henry, who granted ms a leave OF
absence, instead OF accepting II. Upon the ar
rival In San Juan of Gen. Davis ! repeated my
plea to him, and ! was asked to give up the
commission from the bank. l informed Gen.
Davis that my principal object in taking the
trip abroad being 10 get a rest and regain my
health. | could not alter my plans. On this ac-
count only Gen. Davis granted me my petition
with no small degree OF regret that he did so.
L YORK, May IL. II. DE +. ACuSA.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
Baseball md Bullets.
From the Chicago Inter Ocean,

Sioux FALLS, 8. D., May 15.-Lovers OF, the
national game will DO interested In the, folloEs
ing reference in a letter from Lieut.. Palmer u.
Sheldon OF the First Regiment. South Dakota
Volunteers. with MaoArthur,s brigade In the
Philippines. to a game OF baseball. played while
bullets from the rifles Of the insurgents were
whistling over and about them-the hrst In.
stance on record where the national game was
played to the accompaniment OF Mauser bull.
let's:
front, but some OF the regiments have had .
little skirmish, now and then. Our orders are
the boys to Keep from starting when they see
s sWs enemy only f eis1s Che Gh nl insu nTantsp ssSsooeoss
very high, which, 10 q good thing for us y
very hard. but enough so as to make walking
difficult. Our company played a game OF ball
tho other day with the company on our right.
Company G. and beat them II tot; This 10
right on the firing line, and ,c could Mba not help
once in a while a bullet could be heard whist
ling over our heads. The Mauser bullet has
very ugly, mean sound-something l Will never
forget II / live to get home"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
A New Prophet of :.,on.

From h' Caic1Go TimrI.H ,rald.
DR.. Hirsch MassliansLy, tho Dwight L. Moo ly Of
'he jewish people OF this country, arrived in Chicago
yesterday fora months stay. during which time he
will talk In favor Of the Zlonis,lc movement TO chi.
cAgo audiences. The jew has been a tramp for
centuries" said DR.. MassliAnsEy yesterday after.
noon - and 1t is within tho reach Of the American
JeWsto win everlasting credit with their race by
buying from the Turk a land where the weary toiler
n n weak ana disconsolAte may rest in peace and
quiet. The new Zion Is certainly In sight. ana II viii
be due to the work and 10 the enterprise OF ths
American Jews that it will be brought about"
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
A Six-NIasted Schooner.

The building ola six-masted schooner Is now
assured. Capt. John g.. Crowley tof Tauntons
Mass. managing owner OF the Crowley feet,
will build this vessel at once. The Crowley fleet
q lve-maBter. the largest schoonerin the worlds
tho great ,3.QOO-ton four-master Henry w:
Cramp and the four-masters Sycamore and
Mount Hope.
The new six-master will be 300 feet on the
keel. $40. feet over all and APO from end Of
carry $500 tons OF coal. and with ordinary for
tune will pay. large dividends.
The cost OF this new marine wonder will DO
about 100000. The shares have oil been subs
%scribed; having beer, taken up, with q rnsh. .
The six-master will be built by H. M. Bean Of
Camden. Ne, who launched the John B.. Pres-
eott last January. She will be completed In
June, 9OO.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19

From the Bdlti more Sun.

Upon q charge Of planting a kiss on the fair
inRton street without first asking the privilege
and against her will. George Lewis; a barber.
Grannon at the Central police station. Miss
Parr said she is IL years Of age and employed
10 a store on North Gay street. Lewis was In
the store Tuesday as O prospective customer,
and while she was showing him articles, on one
OF the upper floors she claimed he put his arms
around her neck and kissed her. Lewis denied
the charge. Mrs: Lewis was very much pros.
trated when the fine was imposed, but paid Il
and left the station house with her husband.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
Sunday Golf.

To THE EDITOR OF THE SuN-Sir: In q re-
Gently published book entitled Landmarks OF
Old Stirling" CScotland). among many other
curiositIes extracted from the records OF that
ancient royal burg the following Ia given Il. g.
II quote exactly as given:
GOLF.
goth January 1908. Tho quhilk day compeirit
Donald Patoun James Yung servlnd to Christopher
Lamb and Audro Neilsone son to Thomas Eeilsone
quha DO THAR Awin confessiuun is fund to have pro-
phaned the sAbboth be playing at the golf and
thAirfor are ordAinit to max public repentance the
mkt SAbhpth.
So after n lapse Of nearly 300 years we find a
similar spirit prevailing here. Why not also
retain the repentance spectacle. which no
doubt would. result in a greater "prophaning
the saobeth" than the sin u! r%spented OF
MoSTclAIR. n. j.. May Is.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
California; Bean King.

Dixie Thompson is the "boan king Of Call.
fornia, and down in Ventura county he has q
ranch OF 1000 acres devoted exclusively to the
planted there last year. which produced 1000
carloads OF beans. Three hundred carloads
product Of about 5000 acres. They tell me
that 1873 distinct varieties Of beans are grown
in Ventura. county. They are sow and culti-
harvested by special machinery. which cuts
the vines close to the roots. The vines are then
raked into windrows. piled into stacks and are
tlirashed by steam-power machines. which are
also specially contrived for the bean business,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19

Mayor SAM JONES OF Toledo says that
political parties are hostile to free instltu-
tions and the liberties Of the people, A few
days ago Mr.. JoNEs's friends made a vain
attempt to have the Republican primaries
name him as the Republican candidate for
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
A Dove Tale.
From Ae baltimore Sun.

ELLIcorT CITY. Md May 15.-Mrs. Haslun
wife OF Mr.. Louis p. Haslup, a former membeS
Of the House OF Delegates. is the owner OF 4
pet pigeon which has developed remarkable
talent. He is specially fond Of the piano and
organ; and never fails when, a lively tune is
hear 1t. More than that. he Invariably bows
and sways hs head like a baton to keep time
to the tune. and uttcrs a regular and well-mod-
entertainment
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
Saw tho Gravity of tho Question.

From ts C1srsland Plain Dealer.
A keen-witted fellow was brought down to
the Court House to receive the rights Of citi2
zenship.
ply" isaid the Judge. "Supposing YOU and
Mr.; Blank walked straight down to tho lak1
and started aeross 1t. going due north. where
"On the bottom" said the candidate
promptly.
He got his papers.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
Good Reason for Breyity.

From The Prison Af.sionorv. Puoii,htd oy Prfionsr
No. sIoa in CsH 1888. Oregon Penisntary.
Do not write long letters. leave out all I'M
necessary words. as the prison ~oflciaIs are
supposed to open all mail matter.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
Old SubAcFibera.

To THE EDIroR OF THE suN-Sp: VIII Buuo ana
WIll MuRg have Just renewed theiy subscriptions "A
the Fresno Republican. CHIsrxn n. oov~.a
FREsNo, Cal, NAY IL
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19

Leak 4 Cork is the name OF a Colby arm. Dun
Repp are In buGine " At Newton
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19

" our rrisndi pho favor ui vfh ndnrterfpts for
publication t1ih 10 hdr, rejected drreles returned hev
WSIt IN oil edisi isnd TdmpiJor hdt purpot.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19

FROM hs AaTsAdH CouHtv NeDs.
Joba Jones OF tho bank Of Bsattis was attending 70
business matters at the county seat Tuesday.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19
Notes from All About.

Some person or persons felonIously entered Ed
EEg's restaurant Friday evening by use Of . key,
with which they unlocked the front door.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19

Hop shivvers OF wlnneld has announced himse
as q candidate for . county once.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19

James A. Death is not writing crop insurance pol
ciSs.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-05-19

Prom III Blu. Rapids Tfp,

Yves Punches has broken the record this week By
shipping 1 200 dozen OF eggs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23
RALEIGH, N. c., MAY %, 1899.

and peace at home and good will to
his neighbors.
The most beautiful place on this
earth is the we'll titled farm with all
it's attachments the flowers by the
walks and waysides. Beautity your
home if you wish the boys to love
the farm. There must be some
inspiration at home. When you
have a general variety of crops and
orchard growing you will get good re,
turns from some of them. The seasons
will be apt to be suitable to some OF
them. And now, with all that is said,
be sure to give your family much read
ing matter on all subjects that they
work at, let them have an article to
read on every crop or vegetable, and
be sure to take The Progressive Farmer
and see that your neighbors take it,
To my observation that paper has done
more from its first issue to get farmers
to read and be well posted than any
other paper. r. R. MOORE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23
TzKCULTIvATION OF T0BAcC

"A Practical Article by an Experienced
Tobacco Grower in Greene Co, N. c.
Iprefer to put in tobacco on lands
that lay out last year, but good tobac
co ie made in the East even after cot
ton. 1 break my land tWiee-frst in
December or early in January; after
wards in March. I use a compost of
stable manure and cotton seed 25 or
80 bushels Of the former and IL TO Is
bushels of the latter, and mix these in
alternate layers about the 1st Of Feb
rusry. l run my rows three and
half feet apart, SOW compost in drill,
and on this put 900 pounds Of guano;
then make ridge by turning two fur
rows together. I think 600 pounds to
be about all that the plant will take up,
even if it takes up that much. An ex
cess Of this amount causes the plant to
grow late Especially if weD. and to
bacco that grows late is apt to grow
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23
DEP VS.. SHALLOW FLOWING

A number of letters on this import
ant subject recently appeared in The
Practical Farmer. Summing up the
matter contained in them and the opin
ions expressed, Prof. W. f. Massey
said:
Our friend who went from the Old
North State to Ohio and tried to teach
the natives, allowed one rash expert
ment to settle the matter of deepplow
ing for him. If, instead of turning all
the black surface down and covering
it with the unaerated clay, he had
simply plowed as his neighbors did
and had run a subsoil ploW in the fur
row made by the shallow turning ploW,
the result would in all probability have
been very different. While wheat and
oats like a we'll compacted soil it by
no means follows that the deep plow
ing for the preceding crop is not just
what they need. Where oats or wheat
follow a crop Of corn on land that was
deeply prepared for the corn crop and
has been shallowly cultivated all sum
mer we have a regular summer fallow,
which gete the wheat land into Ghe'
best possible condition, and only Vdr
face preparation is needed. But where
a clover sod or pea stubble is turned
for wheat, the blowing should be as
thorough as for any other crop, but
should be done as early as possible, so
that the land can have time to settle
and get into the compact condition the
crop demands. 1t is deep, firm seed
bed the wheat wants and not an un.
aerated and unbroken soil. Where
land has been well plowed at midsum
mer for the sowing of the COW pea crop,
it is totally needless and generally in
furious to the success Of the wheat to
replow in the fall. 1t is far better to
merely disc and leave the decaying
pea roots on the surface, 1t is strange
how little our farmers yet know IN re-
gard to the practice of subsoiling. We
are all the time meeting those who con-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23
A WORD OF WARNING.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
FLORENCE, N. O., May 7, 1899
Brother Truckers and Farmers:
As the season is drawing near for
the farmers to commence shipping
their potatoes and other produce to
the Northern markets, and knowing as
1 do that many Of our farmers in past
years have been cheated out Of the
money that their potatoes and other
produce has sold for, by shipping it to
so called commission merchants who
have no place of business, I write a
word of warning.
Last year one of that kind Of com
mission merchants was represented in
this county (Pamlico)-to my certain
knowledge he had no place Of business
I visited the city and place that he
claimed to be last December, and found
that he had no place of business.
/ think that the farmers Of this
county lost last year So, 900 by sending
their potatoes to unreliable men to sell
for them.
There is a man in Boston. Mass.
wHo claims to be a commission mer
chant who has no place of business.
He has a cellar rented, room about
- feet square. went down in it last
December and was informed by a
reliable person that this so called com
mission merchant had judgments hang
ing over him and the officers could
not find any property belonging to him
to attach. And that man had two
agents in this county representing
him last year and will probably have
as many or more to represent him this
year and some of our farmers will
probably ship to him this year to their
sorrow. Watch.
W. r. SAWYER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23
AGRICULTURE.
FARMING HINTS.
rrespondence of the Progressive Farmer.

Correspondence of the Progressive Farmer.
GREENSBORO, N. O., May 16, SO.
Farming without capital is the COM
plant. The best capital on the farm
is the farmer himself Money is no
comparison. Horses, mules, COWS and
hogs-no comparison to farmer in
the full acceptation of the term, If a
man on a good farm cannot make a
success, the real cause may be the very
thing to which his mind has never
given thought. Wisdom is the proper
use of knowledge. To the shame Of
many people called farmers be it said
they have no real knowledge of the
science of farming, and so they go on
much like the horse that pulls the
pIow-by force of habit. The farmer
should be up to the demands of the
locality in which he is placed. A
variety of crops is Of vast Importance
to the farmer. All cotton, all tobacco,
all corn, all wheat or all oats is not
best. Let the children see the acre in
onions, the acre in Irish potatoes, the
acre of sweet potatoes, all the gre s5es
and peas in quantities The first
business of the true farmer is to see
that his wife has no lack Of good vege
tables for twelve months in the year
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

Every now and then some word bobs
up about tea farms in South Carolina
and the question is asked whether tea
can be raised probably in this coun,
try. Secretary Wilson has believed
for some time that we should grow
some OF our own tea in the United
States and he proposes to convince the
people Of the South that they can keep
IN the country, and themselves get a
good share Of the $40, 600, 900 sent
abroad for this article annually. The
Secretary has just returned from a
visit to the tea fal m of DR.. Shepard, at
Summerville, 8. @, where are in cul
tivation about fifty acres of tea. Last
year these yielded about 3, 800 pounds
of superior BLACK tea, which sells read
lily, it is stated, at 81 pound. The
average cost Of tea brough5 from Asia
is about IA cents q pound and it may
thus seem impossible for us to compete
with the cheap labor Of the Orient Mr..
Wilson states that he would not at
tempt to grow teas in competition
with these poor grades, but only fine
teas. Some teas are of such high flavor
that they sell for as much as s. pound,
but these teas are never seen in the
United States, as they lose their aroma
in transit. While the negro labor Of
the South is not of course as cheap as
Eastern labor the Secretary believes
that Yankee ingenuity will invent
special machinery to offset the differ
ence.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

complaint and shall have satisfied q
majority of such board that the per
son, firm or corporation has dealt dis
honestly with said complainant, they
shall take such action regarding such
offense as can be prosecuted in the
courts by said inspectors, or shall, in
case of fl tgrant abuse of position as
receiver of commissioned goods, apply
to the courts to revoke license of such
person, firm or corporation for any
term not to exceed one year."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

Mr.. Sawyer's letter reminds US Of
the Illinois plan to protect shippers, to
which we call the attention Of our
readers. The Legislature Of that State
passed a bill-''an act to regulate
the shipping, consignment and asle of
produce, fruits, vegetables, butter,
eggs. poultry or other products or
property, and to license and regulate
commission merchants and to create a
board of inspectors and to prescribe it's
power and duties The bill provides
that such commission houses shall pay
an annual license fee of $25, the license
to be granted by board Of inspectors,
composed of one member from each
of the following organizations: Illinois
State Horticultural Society, Illinois
State Dairymen's Association, Illinois
State Retail Dealers Association,
Chicago Butter and Egg Board and
Chicago branch of National League OF
Commission Merchants" One feature
which will appeal strongly to country
shippers is the feature providing for
their protection. Section 10 Of the
measure provides as follows when
said board shall have received report
Of any authorized inspector Upon any
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23
PRACTICAL FARM NOTES.

Written for The Progressive Farmer by
the ditors and Prof Guy z. Mitchell
Massachusetts has appropriated this
wear over 5000 600 for fighting the
Qypsy moth. And still the government
neglects the simple and inexpensive
steps necessary to exclude any new
nasts which are liable to secure a foot
hold at any time through the lmpor
tstions of foreign plants or trees.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

Practical toresters in the United
States are scarce. In fact about the
only ones are the lumbermen, and
their forest training is all is one line.
The forester of the Department of Ag.
riculture, Mr.. Clifford Pinchott, is ar
ranging to take a forestry class with
him into the forests Of the far West
Tor the purpose Of studying forest
preservatiou. Their expense will be
paid by the government and they will
&c utilized by him as assistants, at the
same time receiving practical instruc-
ton in lines of work for which there
Ia sure to be a demand in this country
as the question of practical forestry
comes more and more to the front and
the needs Of forest preservation is
realized.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

Reports received from the various
fat pea, a comparatively new legumi
nous plant, is not finding the flavor
which was predicted for it. Although
a plant rich in nitrogen, it does not
especially commend itself as a forage
plant as it appears to be somewhat dis
tasteful to most stock. Testimony re
garding it is quite conflicting; it is eVi
IDENTIFY not an unqualified success, and it
would be we'll for farmers contemplate
ing it's trial to plant experimentally
rather than extensively. The Calitor
MIA Station reports that it maintains a
heavy growth with very little moist
ure, but that while hogs and sheep eat
it green cattle and horses avoid it
green but eat the hay. Our North
Carolina Station says The fat pea we
place next 20 sachaline as the most
loudly trumpeted sWindle perpetrated
upon the long suffering public in re
cent years." The Alabama Station
states that it withstands light trosts
and grows throughout the winter, is
liked by horses and COWS and is as
good soil renovator as COW peas. The
Massachusetts and the Nebraska sta
tions condemn it. The Michigan S!a-
tion reports that it grew fairly we'll
but that sheep confined on the pasture
and that COWS fed in stable lost weight
and diminished in production of milk
and butter fat when fed either green
or ensilaged fat pea fodder as part
of the ration.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

When we consider the high prices
which good mutton and beef command
in our Raleigh market and other mar
kets right here at home" we are at q
Ioss to understand why more or our
farmers do not abandon cotton and to
bacco for stock raising. Let US have
better stock and more stock. Read
again the two articles in our live stock
department. by Mr.. Richards and Mr..
BellWood last week and think the
matter over. It will pay you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

~ a1s standing fEOIG just behind the
uytafT, and i1 ftIH gLOt1 Of the conIsf1g
gnset. Behind me are the shGGOtcS o."
.ss trGcH, before me lies the dGTh UGLley
ssd the TSUer. When I nItTlgLe tC4th tts
iGrk iDdteTs I tUdTt to cast one Et7lgeT-
.So look upon O country t0hoSe govern
gsnt is Of the people, for the people
md bg the people, "-L. L. Polk, J''Lt
fh, 1890.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

The plOw trust has arrived on the
scene. Representatives of mere than
a score Of the leading plow manuisc
turing concerns Of the United States
net N Chicago two weeks ago and vir
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-23

Really fine stock is scarce but the
gentlemen J. & W. 8. Long, Gra-
ham, N. G, have laid part of founda
ton to supply some in future by the
purchase of a twoyeer old registered
5horthorn bull Currituck, from the
Agricultural Experiment Station. The
price is a large one for this part Of the
State, and for a two-year old bull. But
this animal is of the milking strain of
Saorthorns and some fine grade COWS
With large square udders bearing large
and we'll placed teats may be expected
in the herd to which this bull is sent.