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Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
THE STATE GRANGE.
Encouraging Reports From the Secre-
tary.---Gain IN Membership.
(Special to TELEGRAM.)

r. Special to TELEeRAM.)
Randolph, Dec. 5.-The secretary of
the Vermont State Grange, A. A.
Priest of this place, makes the follow
ing interesting statements regarding
the condition Of the Grange in this
state from bis report to be made to
the annual meeting at Brattleboro
next week Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday.
Nine new Oranges have been organ
lied this fall. r. B. Galusha organized
the largest, Cleaner, at West Wind
sor, with 40 charter members. D. H..
Morse organized one at Bridgswater
with Al members. W. L. Dow in.
stituted one at Bloomington with 35
MEMBERS One has also been organ.
lied at Duxbury by H. I. Hill.
The three largest Oranges in the
state September 30th were, Protect
i've at Brattleboro, 37S members; Ran
dolph, 29S members; Springfield, $50
members.
The Grange making the largest
gain in the year ending September 30,
is Randolph, so members.
Ludlow has made the largest gain
in the shortest time, being organized
in February by d. II. Morse with 80
charter members, now numbers S5, a
gain of 40.
Dog River Valley at West Berlin
has tripled it's membership and many
more have made large gains.
The financial condition Of the State
Grange is good, the receipts having
increased over last year and about
s4OO over two years ago.
At the coming State Grange meet
ing next week Wednesday, Thursday
! and Friday at Brattleboro, it is hoped
that every Grange will be represented
The exemplihcation of the degree
will be worth the expense as no better
teams exist than Springfield ano
Protective. This work is given, moi
SO much to amuse, as to instruct the
delegates who represent Oranges
where this work is neglected.
Among the speakers at the banquet
are such noted Changers as N. j
Batchelder, lecturer Of the Nationa
Grange; H. O. Hadley, steward Of th'
New Hampshire State Grange ant
several others.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
Still Using Water Ways.

Burlington, Dec. 5.-The coal
dealers are busy unloading q boats of
coal which arrived in port Saturday.
This is the largest number ever known
to have come in there at one time.
The canals are still open and the coal
rnen have the assurance from the own
er that they will remain so as long as
weather permits. They have usually
been closed December l each year.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
BAD WRECK
Mail ON St. J..&L.C. Runs
Into Open Switch
At GREENSBORO
Mail Clerk and Express Mes
senger Inju ed.
Especial to TELEGRAM

Morrisville, Dec. 5.-The mail train
on the St. JohnSburY and Lake Cham
plain Railroad coming from st. Johns
bury ran into an open switch
near Greensboro this morning about
8. 80 and the engine and express and
baggage cars were badly damaged.
The passengers were severely shook
up but none were seriously injured.
The baggage man and express agent
were injured but how badly cannot be
learned as the wires are all down to
Green borO. The cause Of the acci-
dent is u nknown.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
GREAT GALE
Sweeps Over the Atlantic
Coast
MANY LIVES LOST
Great Damage Done to Ship
ping. Meagre Particulars.

Salem, Dec. 5.:-Three schooners
were driven ashore last night in the
awful storm and many lives lost.
Block Island, R. l., Dec. 5.-The
gale here was the worst ever known
on this coast. The loss to shipping
will be very great.
Beverley, Mass, Dec. 5.-Four
vessels are known to have been driven
ashore in the terrible gale last night
and probably many more. The loss
of life will be large.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
MORRISVILLE.

E. G.. Foss is again proprietor OF
Hotel Lamoille and will be welcomed
by his Old acquaintances of the trav-
elling public. f. ]. Smith who con-
Quoted the hotel under lease from
Mr.. Foss until today, has returned t9
his home IN Cambridge. -
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
AFTER HOTELS.

Boston, Dec. 5.-The hotel propri-
etors were treated to a genuine sur
prise party yesterday when the full
bench of the Supreme Court decided
that they must close their bars be-
tween l p. M, and 6 a. m., or take
the consequences.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
THE CR0WELL CASE.

Boston, Dec. 5.-The only new de-
velopments in the John W. Crowell
murder case was the tioding of bis
purse late yesterday with about "a in
cash in the safe. The police still be-
lieve there is much behind the muir
der case
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
Windsor County Court.

Woodstock, Dec. 5.-The December
term of Windsor county court opened
yesterday.
The officers at this term are presid-
ing Judge, the Hon. Henry R. Start;
assistant Judges, the Hon. Charles H.
Markham and Hon. M. s. Buck.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05

The Barre Candy Kitchen makes
special rates for fairs, parties, socials
Of gatherings Of any kind as they have
the facilities for turning out any
quantity of good candy. Their
candies are always fresh, their select.
ed bon bons are delicious and the
mixtures cannot DO beaten, a
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
Harvey Chosen Clerk.

Montpelier, Dec. 5.-At meeting
of the new board of railroad commits
sioners here Edwin M. Harvey was
chosen clerk. He is the son of Hon.
R. NJ. Harvey, of Topsham. No other
business of Importance was done.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
New Steamer Arrives.

Boston, Dec. 5--The new Metropol-
itan line steamship James S. Whitney,
Capt. John M. Hallett, from New
York to this port on her initial trip,
arrived here late yesterday after
successful trip.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
OLD pEDDlER DEAD.

Sheldon. Dec. 5.-Joseph N. Bates,
who had been a peddler of extracts
and small wares for several years, was
taken ill at the honse Of Moses Lloyd
few days ago with typhoid pneu-
monia. He died Monday night, aged
73 years.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
Vermont Pensions.

Washington, Dec. 5.-The follow
ing Vermont pensions are announced:
Increase, Francis Savage, South
Hero, %.
War with Spain: Widows, Martha
M. Chalmers mother, North Dan
vile, S12.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
BENNINGTON County Court.

Bennington, Dec 5.-The' county
court opened yesterday with Judge
Stafford presiding. The term pro-
misses to be short One.-
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05

Stone cutters left handed gloves for
rs cents each at the Globe Clothing
Company. "a
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1900-12-05
CHRISTMAS
* *

III The Palatial Line Steamer
"NEW YORK" has been spec
tally appointed to sail from New
iii York Dec. 18th to accommodate
those desiring to spend Christ
mas In Europe.
II.' Close connections for all English
and Continental points. Low win
nor rates, For all information and tick
cts apply to M. o.. MOODY,
Transportation Agent,
Waterbury, W.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17
COTTON SEED EXPERIMENT.

An experiment. at the Arkansas
Station to determine the relative
merit of cotton seed grown near the
bottom of the stalks and those grown
near the top is interesting to cotton
planters. Seeds we're taken from
select bOlls near the bottom of the
stalks, and also from bolls near the
top of the stalks. Of the latter,
about one-half did not germinate at
all, and the plants that came from
those that did we're puny and did not
do we'll. The yields we're: From
bottom bolls, 1,O43 pounds seed cot
ton per acre top bOlls, 760 pounds.
The latter was also much later.
There is no staple crop in which so
little care is taken in seed selection
as cotton, and there is no crop, staplo
or special, in which careful selection
of seed is more important. Farmers
should select their seed cotton in the
field. If they would go into the
fields at first picking, and carefully
select the stalks they wish to repro
duce and pick selected bolls until
enough is secured for planting the
following year, and have the same
carefully ginned, separated from
other cotton, great improvement
in both yield and quality could prob
ably be secured in even one year.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17

organization and between the organ
izations. Every member must be
brought in touch with the Order, it's
aims and spirit. A library, COM
mencing with the standard works on
agriculture and allied subjects and
growing as the surplus funds war
rant, must be started in every local
organization. The social features
should promoted, and greater at
tention given to charitable work
among afflicted brethren. Politicians
must be kept under subiection as
they are at this time. But of this
subject, more anon.
I do not think, Mr.. Editor, that
many readers of your paper can
make a better investment than by
sending you $1.25 for copy of Prof.
Bailey's Principles of Agriculture. -
It is the very best work of it's kind I
ever read. The Progressive Farmer
will be of twice as much interest and
value to the average farmer, after he
has read the book. hope a thou
sand farmers will secure copies and
read it during the summer.
In conclusion, let me urge upon
my fellow-farmers to work for the
objects which the editor of The Pro
gressive Farmer has already declared
should be among the paramount
aims Of every farmer or good citi-
zen-good roads everywhere, a good
school in every school district, and
good fair and instructive news
paper in every family. When we
get these, all things shall work to-
gether for good to North Carolina
and North Carolina agriculture.
AGRICOLA
Alamance Co., N. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17
WIDE TIRES; RAISING COLTS.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
was glad to see the letter in your
last issue from a Cleveland county
correspondent commencing the wide
tire. If it could be exclusively used
for all carting, or all heavy loads, in
any single township for a year, the
results would be so gratifying that
their use would Immediately become
quite general. In sections where
roads traverse clay lands and where
they are so often very badly rutted,
the wide, tires would be a benedic-
tion. They would accomplish more
good than the road machines, though
we rate the machines highly. A
road cannot we'll berutted with wide
tire wagons, no matter how heavy
the loads that are put upon them
on the contrary, they will Obliterate
ruts and give a smooth rOad-bed if
nothing else. The best thing we
can do is to work for a general State
law, such as now applies to many
counties, literally reducing the road
tax of those who use wide tires.
have noticed also in your paper
many complaints as to the scarcity
of COWS and sheep in North Carolina.
Horses are also by no means abun-
dant. Start in now with energy to
breed and improve your horses up
to the highest market standard. Get
good draft mares to do the farm
work and breed them to the very
best draft stallion to be had, regard
less of price, for before the colts are
matured, horses will be so high that
service fees will not be considered.
Raise and mature all the good colts
that the farm will accommodate, and
if they are good heavy draft horses
when matured, you can set your own
price. These draft mares make good
farm teams and raise valuable colt
every year. W. E. S.
Pitt Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17
Raleigh, N. G., July II, 1900.

Der nor after the first half of March.
1t wants good soil and will not give
satisfaction on poor or wornout
fields. 1t is nitrogen consumer
and does not add any fertility to the
soil. Its value lays in it's use as a
grazing or soiling crop. 1t is worth
less as a hay or dry fodder plant.
There is a great deal of doubt in re-
gard to its being of any value in
making ensilages for which purpose
we do not advise it's cultivation.
To a. certain extent rape growing
on many farms in the South is ex-
perimental and should be gone into
on a small scale, at least for few
years. It is of greatest value to
sheep, swine and poultry. Geese
and ducks are exceptionally fond of
it. Cattle eat it and seem to thrive
upon it but before any iron-bound
statement can be made as to it's de-
STABILITY for beef and dairy animals
more experiments are necessary.
j. M. JOHNSON,
North Carolina Experiment Farm,
Raleigh, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17
SECOND CROP IRISH POTATOES.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Seeing query in the last issue of
The Progressive Farmer in regard to
the planting of fall or second crop
Of Irish potatoes, I write to give the
practical experience of one who has
helped do the work with his own
hands and done the planning for the
balance and never made failure.
The most important thing is the
seed. To insure success they should
be put in ventilated barrels and set
away in some old out house or barn
where they can have plenty of ven
tilation and should not be planted
earlier here than the goth of August
Thoroughly prepare the land by
proper plowing and narrowing. I
prefer to fiat break the land and lay
off rows 81 feet apart.
Put in a liberal quantity of fertili-
zer, not less than you would for a
spring crop, if you care to raise
paying crop. Bed up the land with
four burrows with a plow that does
not throw too much so as not to have
the row too high, and when ready to
plant run a harrow on top of the
row so as to drag it down some and
put the land in fine condition. Then
open light furrow and drop the cut
potatoes inches apart in the drill
and cover with two light burrows
with truck mould board that comes
with almost any of the improved
turning plows now on the market.
I always wait till l get the
weather to suit me if have to wait
till the 1st of September. want a
cool cloudy day and cut and plant
and cover just as fast as can, not
leaving them cut but few minutes
before they are dropped, or dropped
but a few minutes before I cover
them up. X. h LANE.
Beaufort Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17
SOME CATCH CROPS.
AGRICOLA

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer
Where one is located reasonably
near good town or city markets the
catch crops can often be made to
pay for the whole cost Of planting
and harvesting the main crops. Even
if one cannot sell the catch crops,
part or all of them can be utilized at
home. There is nothing better for
family use than lettuce, radishes,
peas and early onions. Then beside
catch crops can be raised for the
farm animals in such, a way that con
siderable food Of more value can be
saved. It should be understood,
furthermore, that catch crops in
variably help the main crops because
when we weed them out the process
mellows the soil and gives the roots
of the main crops a better chance to
suck up moisture from below. It is
far better to plant catch crops be-
tween the rows Of garden and field
plants than to let the space be taken
up with weeds, which is invariably
the case when farm work is pressing.
Between the rows of strawberries,
lettuce, peas and onions can be drilled
without any injury to the strawberry
plants, and if properly attended to
they help the strawberries in their
70+ IO~
in the soil just as soon as the season
is warm enough, and the crop of let
tuce will be ready for harvesting be-
fore most others have gathered their
green's. Early lettuce is a valuable
crop and brings good profits, and
when drilled in the strawberry rows
the plants grow rapidly because of
the richness of the soil. The plants
need to be thinned out early, and the
very small heads can be marketed
first, and the larger heads be allowed
to develop until strawberry time.
Then they can be cut out and sent to
market with the berries. One simply
kills two birds with one stone in this
way. Dwarf early peas should be
used in between the strawberry
rows, if any they will not shade the
ground too much to affect the ber-
ries. When new strawberry beds
are put out, this method of securing
a catch crop while waiting for the
plants to mature is profitable and
satisfactory. Radishes make another
excellent catch crop and they can be
planted between the rows Of almost
any slow growing crop, and if har-
vested early they will leave the soil
in fine tilth for the main crop. When
sowing onion or turuip seed catch
crop of either radishes or lettuce is
good, and the returns from the plants
should be sufficient to pay for the
time, labor and cost of seed for the
onion or turnip crop. In planting
catch crops the soil should be made
rich and fertile beforehand, and if
this is not done there is not much
danger of the double crop exhaust
ing it in any way. w. E. FARMER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17
No. %
SOME FERTILIZER FACTS.

For several years, The Progressive
Farmer has been regularly preach
ing the doctrine of home-mixed fer
tilizers. Numbers of our readers
have followed. our advice and report
remarkably satisfactory results.
Every experiment station that has
ever investigated the subject and
compared cost of ready-prepared
goods with home-mixed show the
immense advantages and economy of
the latter. We notice that the Yer
mont Experiment Station has just
finished and published it's report on
the yearly inspection of fertilizers.
It has analyzed 132 brands, the out
put of nineteen companies, all drawn
from dealers stocks, all this years
goods.
The average selling price of the
fertilizers apprOximated $2873, and
the average valuation, $18.O8 Two
dollars in every five paid for fertili-
zers met the cost of manufacture and
sale-money that could have been
kept on the farm by intelligent
home-mixing. An amount of plant
food which cost dollar, might have
been bought at retail for cash at the
seaboard for So cents in average low
priced goods, for 63 cents in average
medium grade brands, and for 68
cents in average high-priced goods.
In nearly one-fourth of the entire
number of brands, a dollar was
charged for amounts of plant food
which might have been bought at
retail in the larger markets for 55
cents Or less. "Cbeap fertilizers
are usually the most expensive.
Fertilizer prices have not advanced
in Vermont during the past twelve
months as they have in North Caro-
lima.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17

Farming is like any other bust
ness; it must be conducted upon
business principles and pushed and
worked up the highest point ofprofit.
The up-to-date farmer is more intel
lectual than many men in other pro-
fessions ; he has to be educated and
has to have thinking, active brains
to succeed in these times of close
competition.-A. j. Van Orden.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17

The disappearance of the birds has
become a matter of serious concern
to the farmer The curcuIio and
other destructive insects have their
sweet will in his orchard, and all in
sects detrimental to plant life are in
creasing in number because of this
cruel, wanton and vicious destruc-
ton of bird life.-Amos Cummings.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-17

Have your stable stalls as nearly
on level as possible.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-04
KENTUCKIANs DIVIDED.
Former Party Lines Will Not BE Main
tanned on Election Day.

LOUISVILLE, KY. Nov. 3.-One of the
most memorable political campaigns ever
known in Kentucky came to a remarkably
quiet close tonight with both Democrats
and Republicans claiming to be stronger
than ever before. The lines, however, can
not be said to be drawn between Democrats
and Republicans, for the Goebel assassina-
ton and the last gubernatorial election
are issues which overshadow the present
gubernatorial race and the presidential
contest as well. Beckham. the Democratic
Governor. has made a most vigorous cam
paign and has stumped the State from end
10 end. John w. YerkeS, conceded TO be
the strongest Republican in Kentucky has
done likewise and the leaders on both sides
express the sincerest confidence of success
on Tuesday. The Republicans brought
their campaign to a close in Louisville last
night when Mr.. Yerkes and other Repub-
lican leaders spoke in various parts of the
city, and tonight the Democrats ended
their campaign here with Mr. Beckham
as the principal speaker at four meetings
throughout the city. Both campaigns were
closed amid the greatest enthusiasm and
with more widespread interest, perhaps.
than ever attended any other election in
kentucky. On account of the Goebel as
sassination there have been so many breaks
in the ranks'by both sides that little stress
can be placed on the claims of either and
landslide one way the other would
not be surprising to many. While the cam
unusually bitter, there has been very little
trouble and no more than the ordinary
election-day disorder is anticipated Tues
day.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-04

Republicans Confident of Increasing
Plurality i'm Ohio.

CINCINNATI. Nov. 3.-The campaign in
Chic closed to-day with day and night
meetings everywhere. While there have
been many meetings in Ohio they have not
had many prominent speakers from other
States. IL was reported that the Demo-
cratic managers thought they could use
leading national speakers in more doubtful
States 10 better advantage. and that the
national Republican managers had so much
confidence in Chairman Dick that they left
him without much foreign assistance. Sen
ator Hanna was at the opening at Youngs-
town, but later he devoted his attention to
other States, while Senator Foraker. Gov
ernor Nash. Republican congressional can
didates and others canvassed the counties.
The Democratic state committee had Bryan
in Ohio twice, Hill once, Bourke Cochran
several times and other prominent speak
ers. John K. Mclean. proprietor of the
Cincinnati Enquirer, and the Democratic
candidate for Governor last year, spent the
last week with the state and local commit
tees. The campaign has been animated, but
free from disturbances and such personali-
ties and bitterness as characterized other
campaigns.
The Republicans have been betting even
on carrying Ohio by larger plurality than
four years ago. when Mckinley had 5l.lO9.
but to-day they were betting on 10000. Odds
as high as 10 TO have been given on Nc
KinIey carrying Ohio. Most of the can
vassers anticipate Republican gains in ru-
raj districts and Democratic gains in cities,
and most of the speculation is on the prob
ability of the changes in the cities exceed
ing those in the rural districts or vice
versa.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-11-04
DANGER In DELAWARE.
Legislature, Which Elects Two Sena-
tors, Will Be Close.

WILMINGTON, Del, Nov. 3.-The closing
work of the presidential campaign in Della
ware finds both the chairmen of the DEM
ocratic and the Republican parties claiming
victory for their respective sides. The Re-
publican factions known as the Add;cks
and Dupont wings OF the party, which, at
the last presidential election were united
in their support OF the national ticket, are
again unit IN their support of the Repub-
lican electors. and in addition have on
their respective tickets the same candidate
for the unexpred term of the late Rep
resentative Hoffecker, and also for the
regular term. They are also united on the
same State candidates. but in two or three
counties of the State, Kent and SUSSEX,
they are opposed to each other on the can
didates for the Legislature. This fact, il is
the expressed opinion, gives to the general
result a most doubtful aspect, with the
odds. if any, slightly in favor of the Re-
publicans on the Mckinley electors, and
more strongly in favor of the Democrats
for control of the Legislature, which will
elect two United States senator's The
Democrats present a united front on all
national, State and legislative candidates,
and IL may be said at this time that the
official count alone can determine the re-
suit beyond doubt