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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09
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Democratic party has carried the State
three times since 1S90-in 1892, in 1895
and in 1900. Each time Mr.. Simmons was
chairman cf the State committee and di-
rected the campaign. When he became
Chairman in 1898, the State was in the
hands of the Fusionists who controlled
the election machinery and the chance
for the Democrats was everywhere re-
garded as exceedingly slender. His con-
duct of that campaign resulted in the re-
demption Of the State from the misrule
of the Fusion party. He added to his lau-
rels by his mastery management Of the
campaign just ended, when the State
purged itself of mass of ignorant and
vicious voters. His great services in that
campaign are fresh within our memories.
Is it to be said that his work was the
work of a politician, and that we must
not reward 'politicians?' Is a man who
leads a forlorn hope for the political sal
vation of a people, and who gives un-
.ceasingly his time and labor to that end,
to be told after the victory has been won
that he cannot be given high political
honors because forsooth he has dabbled
in politics? l do not believe that the
Democrats of North Carolina will render
any such judgment. Are the young men
in the Democratic party to understand
that if they are candidates for office,
their former services to the party are
not to be considered? Is Mr.. Simmons to
be handicapped in this contest by this
fact that he has labored for the party
and led it to victory? Is the declaration
to be made that the rewards of victory
are not to be given to those who bear
the burden of the party's confltcs? The
extent and value of the services render
ed by Mr.. Simmons are of common
knowledge. Are they to be forgotten?
Are the workers in the cause of Dem
ccracy and the people to be set aside
with the statement that they are po-
3litical workers? Is gratitude to become
one of the obsolete virtues in North
Carolina?
''As | have said. l do not think a man
can earn political station by party ser
vice, but l think that it should consti-
tute a potent factor in his favor when he
is candidate, and | believe that the
Democrats of North Carolina agree with
me in this opinion. They will never re-
gard a contest for any office from
purely commercial standpoint.
''The outlook for Mr.. Simmons is all
that could be desired. He VIII obtain a
vote at the primary election larger than
the aggregate vote of all his competi-
tors. The masses of the Democrats of
North Carolina are for him. because they
believe that right is right and justice is
justice, and that the man who has led
them to victory should speak for them in
the Senate of the United States. He will
not be turned down by his party because
the Republicans and Fusionsts will re-
joice at such action. They hate him bit
terly and concentrate against him their
hostility to the Democratic party. To
them he embodies and represents the
party that has beaten them, and from
them mainly comes the cry that Simmons
is a machine politician and not fitted
for Senator" If he is beaten, it will be
to them a day of rejoicing"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09
THEY WILL VOTE FOR BRYAN.
Many Thousands Of Travelling Men Whove
Had Enough Of Mckinley Prosperity"

New York, Sept. Pierre Lorillard,
the tobacco magnate, says:
This is how many commercial travel
ers there are in the United Statcs--S5O,- D.
G00'
Harry Cotton, commercial traveller.
says: This is how many commercial
travellers voted for Mckinley in 1886
346,464"
Charles ]. Spaulding, President Com
mercial Travellers and Anti Trust League
says: This is how many commercial
travellers were Immediately thrown out OF
works., 900"
p. e. Dove, commercial traveller, says:
"This is how many commercial travellers
recognize they bought gold brick-S4l,- -
845"
William Weir, commercial traveller,
says This is how many commercial
travellers voted for Bryan in 1885,
$685."
William Hage, commercial traveller,
Secretary and Treasurer of the League,
says This is how many commercial
travellers are going to vote for Mckinley
this year-4.s1
Anybody who can add and subtract
says This Is how many commercial
travellerswho are going to vote for Bry-
an this year-345 ,381 -
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09
YoUNGsvILLE CARNIVAL PRIZES.
A List of the Successful Contestants in the
Fair Last Week.

YoungsvilIe, N. c., Sept. S.-The sue.
cessful contestants for premiums Offered
by the Carnival Association at this placi
this week were:
Best exhibit of live stock from any farm
DR.. w. w. Staley.
Cow giving the richest milk, w. 7
Blanks.
Cow giving the largest quantity of milk
o. n. Blanks.
Largest agricultural exhibit, R. B. Rob.
erts.
Canned fruits and preserves, Mrs. J. F
Allen.
Ladys hand work, Miss Mamie Spivey
Embroidery and needle work, Mrs. C. C
Winston.
INCEST silk quilt, Mrs. c. e. Timberlake
Quilts, Mrs. George Winston.
Best collection of oil paintings, Miss
Lille Mitchell
Colonial relics, Rev. S. B. Klapp.
Handsomest decorated buggy, Mr. D. w
Spivey.
Handsomest float in trades parade
Franklin Hardware Company.
Handsomest decorated bicycle, Mis-:
Lena Wilson.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09
New Brandy in Wilkes.

CTrap Hill Correspondence Wilkesboro
Chronicle.)
William Lyon, full of new brandy, on
last Sunday morning came home and,
after abusing his family, got upon his
horse, went up to Roaring River Church,
poured a gallon of brandy in and around
the spring, making a large quantity of
toddy. He then, in company with a young
man named Lane, made his way to Basin
Creek Church. walked in and up to the
PULPIT, where the preacher was preaching,
reached out his hand and, with an oath,
asked the preacher how he was. The
disturbance was so great as 10 entirely
break up the meeting. The officer has
been out to his house three times in
search of him, but his whereabouts are
unknown.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09
JOYCE WILL GET THE PARTY VOTE.
Death of Lovely Young Lady Who Has Only
Been Married Short Time
lsnncial 10 News and nhserver !

Especial 70 News and UbServer)
Rcidsvlle, y. c., Sept. 81. r. Joyce,
who received the nomination by the Re-
publcans for Congress last Wednesday
viii doubtless poll the partys full vote.
The honor, however, is an empty one, and
no one knows better than Mr.. Joyce him
self that he is doomed to inevitable de-
feat.
Miss Ulysses Combs, of Reidsyille,
died yesterday at the home of her par
ents in Wentworth. This death is par
ticularly sad, she having been married
only a few months. The burial will occur
tomorrow.
1t has been six weeks since there has
been rain here.
The new steam laundry will begin work
in few days.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09

A cynic is a person who knows the
price Of everything and the value OF
nothing.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09
SECOND OFFENCE IN LAST MONTH.
Fifty Men on Horseback Are Hunting For Ne
gro Rapist.
Especial to News and Observer.) J

Especial TO News and UbserNer,J
Reidsville, N. c., Sept. S.-A young me-
gro man raped a respectable white lady
between Prices Store, N. c.. and Ridge
way, Va, yesterday. When last seen the
brute was coming towards Reidsville. II
caught he will certainly be lynched.
Fifty men on horses have been looking
for him. This is the second offence in
this county in the past month.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09

In Ntbe country they call fun wicked
ness in the city they call wickedness
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09

A great man is seldom taken at his
true value, but lots OF others sell out
for more than they are worth.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09

= The average youth would rather come
into a ready made fortune than to be-
come a self-made man.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09

II a woman is jealous of her husband It
usually ieeps her so busy that She hasn't
mucht limo for anything else
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-09-09

Beware of the bottle-especially if il
is broken and you are bicycle rider.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09

TCoNTINUED ON PAGE 8.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09

tates. Finally, earth may be used to
the depth of two or three inches, to
arrest and absorb the gases. If fer
mentation tends to go on too rapidly,
add quart of salt for each load and
put on more water.
Once during the time it might be
we'll to overhaul the pile, in order to
place the outer edges of it in the mid
die, that the decomposition may be
fairly equal and complete in all parts.
It should have been said in the be-
ginning that the manure should be
piled on ground that has been
tramped, or has been made fairly i'm
pervious to the passage Of water
through it by covering the area to
be occupied by the pile with pounded
puddled clay. Our outdoor rotting
pit is made basin fashion, roughly
grouted and plastered with cement
mortar. At the edge and lowest
point cistern holding three or four
barrels is constructed to receive the
seepage. Here it can be easily dipped
out with pail and returned to the
pile. A common oil barrel might
well serve the purpose, in lieu of the
miniature cistern.
Experiments conducted at Cornell
University similar to the method de-
scribed above, showed that six
months fermentation in the open de-
stroyed the germinative power Of all
weed seeds near the middle of the
pile where a sample Of the manure
was buried in a sack of wire netting
A large kettleful of earth was heated
for nearly day in order to kill the
weed seeds in it. The sample Of
manure was mixed with the earth,
put in a warm place and kept moist.
No weed seeds appeared. Of course,
this is but the one investigation, but
it seems to point to the feasibility Of
killing the terminating power of
weed seeds in the center of the Pile !;
it is probable that they were not all
killed on the outer edges.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09
Raleigh, N. c., October 9, 1900.

phcation of plenty of the right kind
OF food to the soil. and then the cul-
uVatlon Of them sufficiently to keep
the crops in excellent condition.
Soils must be rich to produce good
crops, but waste of fertilizers is not
what is needed. We can apply too
much of these to the land so that the
soil gets clogged, and suffers, as it
were, from indigestion. It is unable
to aSsimilate the fertilizer and turn
it into fit condition for the plants to
use. The wise farmer gives to his
soil only so much manure as it can
readily absorb and then keeps the
soil we'll stirred to enable the rains
and sunlight to touch every part of
of the land and make them ready for
plant use. The cultivation of the
soil is even of more value than the
fertilizing, for in too many cases the
mechanical conditions Of the soil are
such that neither moisture nor food
can penetrate it nor in any way be-
come an integral part of it. Frequent
cultivation of the soil alters all this,
and helps the soil to retain the moist
ure, and in times Of drought enables
the plants to draw up moisture from
the underground reservoirs. Thor
Ough and constant cultivation of
crops this past summer has undoubt-
edly saved millions of dollars to the
farmers of the country.
w. E. EDWARDS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09
WHEAT GROWING.

The results Of trials at the Expert
ment Station at Saltwater, Okla
hOma, and the practical experience
Of wheat growers all over the terri
tory show that early plowing and
early sowing for wheat have given
the highest yields and the best wheat,
says a bulletin from the Oklahoma
Station. At the Experiment. Station,
wheat on ground plowed on July 10
yielded a little more than twice as
much as that plowed on September
II, the seeding in both cases being
done on September Is. The explana-
tion of this is that the early-pIowed
land is in condition to absorb and re-
tain the moisture while that which
has just been plowed is not in good
condition for the termination of the
seed
Wheat seeded September Is 5yielded
81; October Is, 35 and November
Is, % bushels per acre. The early
seeding was much less affected by
rust than the late seeding. These
results agree with those of former
years. Seeding should be completed
before the middle of October and
better results will be obtained from
seeding from the middle to the last
of September.
AS to varieties, the hard wheat as
a rule are preferred in the western
half of the territory and the soft
wheats in the eastern. At the sta
ton, the highest yield, so bushels
per acre, was obtained from Sibley's
New Golden the lowest from Big
English. German Emperor, Turkey,
Pickaway, Red Russian, Early Ripe,
Fulcaster, New Red Wonder, Fultz,
Missouri Blue Stem and Early Red
ClawsOn all gave satisfactory yields.
All of these varieties are medium
early, with but a few days difference
in time Of heading and ripening. The
seed is all kept up to high standard
by careful selection and grading
each year. If more tanning mills
were used in the preparation of seed
wheat, there would be less complaint
of varieties running out" and less
of demand for new varieties.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09
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chant, and it will also result in more
permant benefit to succeeding crops
than when purchased Besides all
these considerations, it is more easily
within the competence of most of
our farmers to get it in this way
than by purchasing it. A word to
the wise should be sufficient. Try
what we advise. Prof. Hunnicutt
said recently:
We once selected one acre in a
twenty-acre field, average spot, and
plowed and narrowed this acre four
teen times right along before we quit.
We then planted and cultivated this
acre just as we did the rest of the
field, running the rows right along
through it.
The yield was much more than
double any other acre. This has
continued to be true for five years in
all kinds of crops. All through the
growing season, this acre can be dis
tinguished as far as you can see the
field. All crops grow off quicker
and yield heavier. Culture is ma
nure" is true.-Southern Planter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09
NORTH CARoLINAs FARM PROSPECTS.
Agricultural and Industrial Development go
Hand in Hand

Hand in Hand.
The rapid increase in number of
cotton mills and development of
mining, lumber and other industries
in North Carolina is creating new
agricultural conditions. Increased
demands are being made upon the
farmer. The market for his produce
is not only widening and changing,
but is coming nearer his door.
A few years ago cotton, tobacco,
and truck for Northern markets, in
the East, and cotton, wheat and corn
in the Piedmont and Western coun-
ties were the farmers cash staples.
Now in addition to these staples, the
rapid growing manufacturing towns
in all parts of the State furnish a re-
liable cash home market for his gar
den produce, fruit, poultry, milk,
butter and all the other so-called by
products, which have so long
brought prosperity and independence
The introduction of roller mills in
the State is another important factor
in agricultural development. It has
caused wonderful increase in acre
age Of wheat, especially in the west
ern counties. In the Piedmont coun-
ties, it is said, fully one hundred
roller mills are now in operation.
These mills have not only driven
western flour out Of the markets in a
large portion Of the State, but, are
exporting large quantities Of flour to
States South. They have created a
local demand for wheat which so far
the farmers have been unable to
meet, and large shipments are made
from the West.
After looking the ground over
carefully we are convinced thatpros-
poets for success in farming at pres
ent are particularly bright in North
Carolina. Opportunities for develop
ment are increasing. If the farmers
are quick to grasp them and make
earnest, intelligent efforts to meet
these new conditions in a spirit of
progress and thrift, agriculture will
advance hand in hand with manu-
featuring and cOmmerce.-Selected.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09
WHEAT SEEDING.

In our last issue, we wrote at some
length on the preparation Of the land
for wheat seeding, and we therein
laid stress upon the Importance of a
fine preparation Of the land as a con-
trolling factor in the production of a
good crop. We think it we'll to say
a few words more upon this subject,
moved thereto by the fact that on
account of the long and serious
drouth through which we have
passed there has been but little if
any opportunity given for the COM
mencement of the work of fallOwing
the land for the wheat crop. This
is going to cause a great pressure of
work to be thrown upon the teams
and hands during this and the fol-
lowing month, and the temptation
will be great to seed without secur-
ing as fine a seed-bed as should be
We want to say, and to say emphat-
ically and advisedly, that it will be
better to seed little later than one
would wish rather than to SOW on a
piece of land not in proper condition.
Usually, we have fine open weather
in the South up to the end of NOvem-
ber, and if wheat is only seeded upon
well-prepared bed before the end
of October, it can make quite as
much growth before winter sets in
as will enable it to go through the
winter in good condition for a vigOr-
Gus growth iQ the spring. If, how
ever, it be seeded on badly prepared
land, even in September or the early
part of October, it will suffer much
more from the effects IF freezes ar
thaws than if seeded later. Few
farmers fully realize how important
is the necessity, not only for fine
deep solid bed, but also how neces-
sary it is that the soil Of the bed
should be thoroughly mixed before
seeding. The question debated
ought not to be is the land fit to SOW,
but whether it can be made more fit
and not unduly delay the sowing.
Ten bushels of wheat extra per acre
can easily be got from a piece of
land by tillage alone, all other con-
ditions being the same. This is not
mere assertion, but has been proved
over and over again by experience.
Every additional working Of the
land, when in a proper condition to
work, will make available plant food
living inert in the land which other
wise will be lost to the crop. This
food can be got in this way at less
cost than from the fertilizer mer-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09
DROUGHT AND CULTURE.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
The comparative success of most
farm crops this year in spite of the
worst drought that the country has
had for many years shows the value
of improved culture over the old sys-
TEN of neglect. In nearly all in
stances where the soil has been we'll
enriched with manures and fertiliz-
ers, and the crop continuously Guilt
waited, the loss has not been sufficient
to discourage farmers, Indeed a
normal crop is reported in most parts
of the country, and a larger crop
than usual in others. This looks
very much as if we had at least
broken the grip and terror. of the
Old-time dry summer, which meant
the loss of millions of dollars and
the ruin of thousands of farmers. It
is the superior methods of culture
that have gradually been adopted in
all parts of this country. 1t is really
the fruit of that campaign of scien-
tific and intensive farming which
has been carried on by the Depart
ment of Agriculture, the State ex-
pertinent stations, and individual
progressive farmers for the past two
decades.
To sum this up briefly, it is the ap-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09

ment stations in the States where
corn is grown. What is true of one
crop is equally true of another. If
the land is kept in good tilth so it
produces choice crops and the farmer
co-operates with his neighbor in sell
ing products, so as to get the best
price, and purchases in such a man
ner as to secure low rates on what
he consumes, the boys will see more
beauties in the fields of agriculture
and stay on the farm.
JOEL SHOEMAKER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-09
THE RIGHT SORT OF MANURE HEAP.

Eds. country GentLen0n:-Should
horse manure be fully exposed, and
if so, for how long? Or should it be
stored under shed open on three
sides? Should the urine from stall
drains discharge on manure heap, or
be kept separate in cistern? If the
latter, how should it be used for fer
tilizing? Fl.
Stockbridge, Mass.
(Answer by Prof. I. P. Roberts.)
Horse manure may be fully ex-
posed for six or eight months, if
piled two to four feet deep, with
edges nearly perpendicular, if prop
erly cared for. It may deteriOrate
as fast or faster during the summer
in a covered shed, if not cared for, as
when fully exposed. Horse manure
by which is understood the solid
and liquid drOppings, mixed with
more or less straw or other similar
absorbents-isq quite porous, contains
considerable quantities Of potential
nitrogen, and hence heats and fer
ments very rapidly. In doing this,
a large portion of the nitrOgenous
compounds may be driven off if no
pains are taken to arrest them.
One of the following methods, or
better, all three Of them, may be
used to arrest the escape of these
compounds while the manure is be-
ing broken down, and it's constitu-
ents made more readily available. If
the manure is solidifed or tramped,
too rapid fermentation may in part
be arrested. Adding water to the
pile also serves to keep the mass cool
and drive out the air, in the absence
of which fermentation goes on slow
lv. And third, absorbents, such as
muck, soil earth or gypsum, may be
used to absorb the escaping gases.
Since horse manure is too dry for
best results, the urine should all be
added, and usually, in addition, water
should be added to the heap until it
begins to ooze out a little around the
small trenches at the base of the
pile. Whatever oozes out, and there
should be some, should be thrown on
top of the pile with scoop shovel.
AS the pile is formed, some earth
should be sprinkled through it, and
water added as the judgment die