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Soft leo Stops Ice-yachting on the shrews-
bury River

RED BANK. Jan. 8.-The soft Toe prevented
the sailing OF the Commodore's race to-day.
The sudden cold snap tonight has put the Ice
IN fine condition again and the race has been
called Tor tomorrow afternoon. About a dozen
boats are expected to start and the winners
Will receive prizes from Commodore Morford.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09

Horses, Harness and Carriages.
No better market Is open to you. providlns
your goods are reliable. than the resdsn q
THE SUN-AdN
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09
kid Mccoy steamed His Feet Before lie
Fought Maher.

Kid Mccoy is known to be full Of tricks In the
ring and his fight with Peter Maher at Coney
Island Is an example Of that fact. When he
haggled over the gloves to be worn. thus
wasting a lot OF time and com Polling the spec
tators to writhe in agony with the cold. he had
a rurposs in view. As a reporter Of The Sun
was informed yesterday, the Kids idea was to
get Maher worried.
Before Mccoy left his dressing room to
enter the ring" said a friend Of the Kid. he
steamed his feet for a half hour. He knew that
the building would DO cold. and he realized
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09
lRacauets.

BosToN. Jan. S.-The racket match which
was to have been played this afternoon at the
Boston A. A.. between Quincy 4. Shaw. Jr..
and Peter Latham againat George Standing
and Thomas Pettitt was postponed until 70.
morrow.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09

The next round will be played at the Rose
willie 4. C., on Jan. 20.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09
Three games were played in the billiard tour.
NOM IN 81.

One OF the smallest crowds Of the season witnessed
the Americ VI Mt onal tournament games Al the
Germania Assembly Rooms alleys last might. As
a number Of contestants will attend the American
Bowling Congress at baltimore, the games scheduled
70 I've played tonight have been postponed. Last
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-01-09

Jake Schaefer said last night that he had
heard from Fred Eames, the New England
cham pion. In relation TO the proposed short
stop" tournament to be held next month.
Eames said he would compete.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
BE INDEPENDENT.

In the approaching campaign n
North Carolina, which, now promise,
to be a bitter one, it is the dutv a
every man who assumes the dutva
citizenship to dispassionateIy dis
charge that duty, and what that
duty is he must determine by a cara
full study himself.
Those who seek to enlighten DR
lie sentiment too often haven Other
purpose than to arouse d preiud@
which destroys even an honest pr.
pose to arrive at a correct conoluSm
Each individual voter is responsible
to himself and his country forbr
vote and such being the case he
ought to exercise his privileges with
an honest discretion. Be not deceived
and led astray by infammatuT
speeches, but act for yourself and
that without excitement.
campaign years are nOJ Favorable
to religious and educational ad.
vancement because unnecessary eE.
element is allowed to obscure these
great objects. This should noth
These objects are the pillars on
which our political prosperity itself
rests, and it is foolish and criminal
to permit ourselves to be diverJ
from our duty along this line. [
each citizen faithfully consider VIII
his duty is, and then have the COu
age to perform it and that without
prejudice toward those who see Their
duty in a different light.-Madism
Enterprise.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
THIS WEEKS PAPER

Prof. F. j. Merriam, who, as has
been told before in these columns,
makes from S. 900 to $40, 900 annu-
ally truck farming and whose Opin-
ions therefore are worth considering,
writes us a valuable and timely paper
On watermelon growing. Every one
that grows watermelOns-and every
farmer should grow them-can study
Prof. Merriam's paper with profit.
Prof. Gerald Mccarthy furnishes
US this week a carefully prepared ar
ticle ON spraying-just what most
farmers wish to know about the sub
iect. Read it.
If it required a whole day to read
Mr.. E. R. Woods article, profitable
or Improbable Cows" on page s of
this issue, and if by reading it he
could be induced to act upon the
sound, sensible, hard money sugges-
tiOns contained in it, the average
farmer could we'll afford to spend a
day on it. Every farmer should give
Mr.. Woods article at least three
readings. Then file it away in your
scrap book, not forgetting to put the
suggestions into practice.
Another article which was not
written for this paper, but to which
we ask your attention is Economy
of Time in Farming" It is full of
truth.
Corn Cracker" writes a most sen
sible letter on good roads. It is wOr-
thy of study.
As promised last week we publish
in this issue two letters from advo-
Gates of the proposed constitutional
amendment. As 50 many able letters
on both sides of the question have
appeared in these COlumnS-and 9TH
ers are yet to appear-we think read
erS of this paper will be better pre-
pared for voting on this mOmentous
question than those of any other pa
per. No other so far as we have
has given 50 fulla discussion Of
both sides of the measure.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

These figures represent the digest
ible matter in each of these food
stuffs. When it is remembered that
the heterogeneous foods are the most
valuable, we see at a glance how
valuable the pea vine hay is, as it is
very rich in protein, with a large
amount of fat. In fact all of the in
gradients of a food that are cOnsid-
cred valuable are abundant in the
pea vines.
Cattle can be kept through the
winter in good condition on nothing
but the vines. [ once saw a pair of
mules worked hard every day and
fed on nothing but pea vines for at
least six weeks. At the end of the
period they looked as we'll or better
than they did to start with.
A good ration could be made up of
corn meal and pea vines for COWS say
six pounds of the meal daily and as
much of the vines as they will eat.
The work horse would require a
broader ration and by giving the
regulation ten ears at a meal and all
the hay that he wants, the ration
will balance up about right.
Remember that peas will make
your poor land rich, your rich land
richer your stock fatter, and best of
all, your bank account larger. That
is what we are all after. More money
with less cost, and the growing of
peas will certainly aid US in this line.
B. I.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

orn middles, and that sowed for hay
can be sowed broadcast. It is much
better to SOW thick in either case, as
the vines will not run SO extensively
and the seed will form more uni
formIy. In the land to be moved, it
is decidedly better to have them
thick. Sow in drills one-half bushel
per r and broadcast two bushels
per acre. AS to the feeding value
of peas, we can safely say that there
is no cheap crop grown on the South
ern farm that furnishes as much
good nutritious food per acre, and it
might be added that but few will
compare with it in digestible matter
per ton. To illustrate compare the
following hays andi it will be seen from
their composition why pea vines are
so valuable
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
ORGANIZE AND EDUCATE

The benefits to be derived from OF.
ganizatiOn and cooperation arenmr
erOus. By organization, we grow to
know our neighbOrs, not to be merely
acquainted, as is Oftentimes foundb
be the case. The pleasure and benefit
gained by knowing people cannotR
Overestimated. Their good qualities
become highly magniied and those
traits which were considered most
d~ispleasing are forgotten. Emerson
says, MAN is a sociable animal
and as organization promotes sooa,
bility, one Of the chief ends OF dad
can be reached in this way.
The exchange of ideas among farm
ers should be one of the most bnr
fetal methods Of education. ASea~
individual manages his work Id
different way, the discussions u'
often to the farmers great adVaE
tage. Farming is one Of the mo'
scientific professions and as no SUI
dent in science or art has found DIE
self proficient, 50 no farmer n'l
hope to find an end to the study "
the composition of soil and mysterS
Of plant life.
The domestic problems are aS coD
plicated and much more exacUDS
and by taking Of these, every houS
keeper may gain knowledge anu y
ceive valuable advice from her Sl''''
workers.
Organization is much needed 0
through it and in no other way DD!
the farmer hope to compete wiz
commercial unions and all monoP
lies, Why is it not possible, II w
work be done with system, thai "
farmer becomes as strong as an!
ISOLATION or organization? BY "
operation much may be gained
buying and selling, prices may D0-
duced and increased to his adTanl"5
The little things of which 50 nn'r
are needed on the farms may pc Pm
chased cheaper in quantities Il
the small lot. Much expense my me
saved in farm machinery, as Sd
piece will do several families Il m Te
will manage his work properly. od1
exchange of labor is of great lnPgr
ance and work which it IS no~~s
impossible for one family to 90, Iba
cooperation be accomPDT Ms
with satisfaction and pleasure
W. c. Petefsh, Cass Co., Ill.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
OUR NEW DRESS.

The Progressive Farmer, follow
ing the time hOnOred custom of the
young ladies of the country, cele-
brates Easter by putting on a brand
new dress-a beautiful one it is, too.
The old one was quite faded and worn
and the comparison is 50 much in IA
vor of our new apparel that we are
naturally feeling a little proud-just
because we believe this feeling OF
pride will be shared by the thousands
who read the paper.
But while indulging a little femi-
nine vanity at our good looks, we are
also cherishing a little Of the natural
masculine concern at the cost of our
new attire. 1t cost hundreds of dol
lars for a large paper like this that
dOesn t use patent outside matter nor
fill up most of its space with big ads
the cost of a new dress is cQnsidera-
ole. So that if you can pay up and
renew-Or at least make a part pay
ment, for we are not opposed to the
installment plan-we shall be glad
and shall try to give you a paper with
contents to equal it's appearance.
Now send in some cash as 500 as
possible, please, and let us pay for
this new dress. You know we
needed it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

"9THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUOATION-
Al INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
MOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
OF STATE Policy, is the motto of The
Progressive Farmer, and upon this
platform it shall rise or fall. Serving
no master, ruled by no faction, cir
transcribed by no selfish or narrow
policy, its aim will be to foster and
promote the best interests of the
whole people of the State. 1t will be
true to the instincts, traditions and
history of the AnglO-SaxOn race. On
all matters relating specially to the
great interests it represents, it will
speak with no uncertain voice, but
will fearlessly the right defend and
~impartially the wrong condemn. =
From Col. Folks ~Salutatory, Feb.
10, 1886.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
FERTILIZER SALES IN NORTH
CAROLINA.

Up to April 9th, since the begin
ming of the current fiscal year, Dec.
1st. 1899, the Department of AgricUl-
ture has turned into the State Treas
urv the sum Of $38, 676.12 on
account of collections for the sale
of tonnage tax tags. This tax being
20 cents per ton on fertilizers sold in
the State, shows sales to the above
date of 1913, $50 tons, and indi-
Gates sales for the year of above $780,
900 tons. Sales for some years back
have been as follows:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
IN THE NAME OF THE CHILDREN

The proposed constitutional amend
ment is naturally a matter of much
concern to most voters of the State.
But mOmentOus as the question is
there are u number of other imDOr-
tant matterS that demand and deserve
the attention of candidates and DIR
ties this year. One of these is our
hobby, four months free schools. We
want every voter to see that his can
didate for the Legislature is pledged
to leave nc stone Unturned to bring
about this reform. Here in the dawn
If the twentieth century it is not
necessary to argue the question of
the necessity for four months
schools. Every one knows that if
North Carolina does not provide four
months schools for the children who
are to grow up with the new
century and compete with children
Of other States who have had ample
educational advantages she is simply
committing political suicide. The
people realize this. The one thing
lacking is to make them prove their
faith by their works.
Two other things we demand in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
The Thinkers.
CONSIDER THE sUBsTRUCTURE

We are u~nalterably opposed to all
schemes, whether political or not,
whether of National, State or County
pOlity, that have for their object the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT of commerce, trade
or speculation at the expense of pro-
ducers, or without proper cOnsidera-
ton for the interests of producers.
Nearly all commercial schemes are
chargeable with this selfish purpose.
Few opponents of commerce, and few
of our public men are broad enough
to consider the great truth that the
glory Of a nation consists, not in
irOnclad vessels of war nor military
shoulder straps nor in railroads and
ocean steamers nor in granite tenn
pies, dedicated to MammOn, but in
the industry, integrity and patriot
ism Of the stalwart sons of toll, whose
labor produces the material wealth
that ladies' the cars and the ships and
that boare5 of trade gamble with
who feed and clothe the nation in
peace, and feed her armies and fight
her battles in time of a
These men, the bone and muscle of
the country the foundation of our
political superstructure, are deserv-
ing Of far consideration than
they receive from those who shape
the public policy and those who specu-
late with the wealth they produce.
Farmers form a class which embraces
the best citizenship of the country.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

They Ire toe. busily engaged !.
production of wealth to give Ce
talent to politics or to the man.; Or
ton of markets. They lack oro, poa,
ton and aggessiveness, ana
therefore, often victimized bv rop r'e
cal and commercial sharps. the i:
of prey that toll not, neither do 81 lS
spin and yet dress gaudiIv and t e.
sumptuously every day off the nr. S's
of other mems labor. Our noFsS
assemblies and commercial bodios,' 'I
watchfu1 and astute in utilizino '
ent opportunities, but shortsigb.'
in provision for the future. If ~"
would build an enduring sunershm
ture of political and economic liz
they must lay the foundation do.
broad and enduring. They must r r
gin with the beginning. WooIs
must be produced before it CAM
made the subject of speculation an5
profit. With the prosperity of M,
ducers assured, the country is ast
in every department Of effort. VIA
producers harried and bounded "
sharks and shirks, there is no ssfarr
politically, and no permanent pr@,
perity.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
have been as follows:

In these seven years the sales have
been 1878, 727 tons, an average per
year of 1872, 675 while sales this year
bid fair to overreach the $50, 900 ton
mark. Bigger cotton crops; bigger
fertilizer sales; bigger prices per ton ;
bigger regrets next fall.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

Thackeray once wrote, Reckon
among the blessings which Heaven
hath bestowed on thee, the love of
faithful women. Purify thine own
heart and try to make it worthy of
theirs. All the prizes of life are
nothing compared to that one. All
the rewards of ambition, wealth.
pleasure, only vanity and disaDpoint-
ment, grasped at greedily, fought
owe ~fiercely, and over and over
again found worthless by the uni
verse; Such were the ideals that
sad hearted but cheerful visaged
Thackeray worshipped. His own ex-
perience with married life was I'M
~utterably sad for though his wife
was living, yet he suffered more than
the pangs Of Il widower for % years.
His wife, after 50 years in an insane
asylum, died only six years ago. The
pathOs of it is very tenderly told by
Clara E. Laughlin in the May issue
of The Delineator. (S1 per year, The
Butterick Co., New York;,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

Why not subscribe for an unmuz-
zled paper like The Progressive
Farmer? One that gives all sides a
fair hearing, amendment men and
anti-amendment men, Democrats,
Populists, and Republicans, and that
gives the unvarnished truth regard
ing public matters regardless of what
party or politician is injured. Our
motto IS, "Hew to the line, let the
chips fall where they may"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17
THE CHEAPEST FERTILIZER is
A BAG OF PEAS.
CONTINUED

That this crop is valuable in T e
storing the land there can be no
doubt, and many T now claiming
for it the first place among u ren-
ovatOrs. The velvet bean will make
more growth; and the SOFA bean, IN
some instances, seems to do better
the red clover require nc cultivation
and gives several cuttings but taken
all around, the pea crop comes nearer
filling the bill than anything else.
There are many lands, however, that
will hardly "sprOut COW peas" as
the saying goes, to say nothing OF
growing them.
If the land will not grow this crop,
then we had just as well stop and
get it into a better condition at once,
as there is no other crop that will
come in to help us out of the diff
Guilty. We can work on the land
mechanically by draining and plow-
inc and then we can add some plant
food as a further encouragement.
1t will in many cases pay to fertil-
ize very poor land, to be put in peas,
with stable manure. But if that is
lacking, then the commercial fertil-
izer will come in.
As was stated in the last article,
this crop has a peculiar faculty of
obtaining nitrogen from the air and
of storing up a large supply in the
different parts Of the plant. But it
cannot make a start and do this Won
derful work without some capital to
start with. Hence, or u poor lands
it is best to add a complete fertilizer
the first year the peasta are grown
one with a formula about as follows :
NV of ammonia, so of phOsphoric
acid and 40 of potash. Later the
nitrogen can be dropped.
To fix up a home mixture to CORE
sDOnd with the above formula we
could use the following ingredients,
to be found on most any market in
North Carolina
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

the name of the children. One is the
abolition of child slavery in our fac
tories. No child under fourteen years
of age should be allowed to work in
our factories. Let the State forbid
what covetOus and careless parents
and factory owners have made pos
sible the employment of children at
combining labor that stunts both
mind and body at a time when God
and nature intended they should be
building up a physical constitution
and developing their mental powers.
The other thing demanded in the
name of the children-but it should
be remembered that the children Of
today will be the voters and citizens
of twenty years hence-is a refOrma-
tory for young criminals. Repeat
edIy have parties in North Carolina
pledged themselves to establish such
an Institution, but just as often have
they broken their pledges. Put
young CRIMINALS Will OhO0O d1uOLNOO
in crime and they become o eX-
pert and law-defying put them in
reform schools and what is the re-
suit? The governmental report says:
"Of those released more than rs
per cent. are se1f-supporting, leading
useful lives, and are honest and re-
spected citizens of the community in
which they live"
Letnot the amendment OvershadOw
these three important questions.
It is rumOred that Hon. E. w.
Pou, of Johnston county, who has
been twelve years Solicitor, is slated
for the Democratic nomination for
Congress in the Fourth district, but
the convention to nominate will not
meet, it is said, till after the August
election. If the nomination could be
made shortly it is possible that Mr..
Atwater could beat Mr.. POu, because
it is thought by those high in Demo-
cratic authority that he could draw
strength from the Populist party for
the amendment. The fate Of Super
intendent Mebane in the Democratic
convention makes Mr.. Atwater's
nomination less probable.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

Cotton seed meal ......... 1853 Id
kalnlt 900 ID
1899 Id
The cotton seed meal is, Of course,
the most expensive ingredient, and
that can be dropped the second year
that peas are planted. After that,
the phOsphoric acid and kainit can
be used, two sacks of the first to one
of the second.
When the land has gotten into a
fairly good state of cultivation, then
the fertilizer bill for other crops a
be reduced by shortening up the
amount of nitrogen generally used,
using phosphOric acid and kainit,
and turning under the vines in the
fall for the nitrogen.
Potash in the form of kainit is
mentioned, not because that is the
cheapest form in which potash a
be bought, but because it is generally
sold on our markets in that form. It
IS much cheaper prOportiOnately in
the form of muriate of potash, 500
to 57%, and as sulphate of potash
500. 1t is being sold now as 3O%
goods. This, of course has twice as
much potash as the kainit, and yet
the freight is no more.
On sandy soil a good dressing of
lime would be very beneficial. The
sulphate of lime will make quite a
showing. Most of our soils, how
ever, contain enough lime, so this
element need not be added in every
case.
Planted for hay the peas should be
sowed broadcast, but when seed are
wanted is far better to SOW in rows
and work two or three times. AS a
general rule enough seed can be
gathered from peas sowed in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-17

March 81, 1900, BALANCED in
Treasury. ....... s -, 665.71
The general fund balance shows a
considerable decrease, from $780,
964.30, to SIG, 454.59, which is $114,-
5O9.71, while the educational fund
shows an increase Of So, 512.15 in the
balance. The Treasurer has had to
stand off the warrants for the school
appropriation for those counties
which have not yet settled their
State taxes. The sheriffs delinquent
this year exceed in number those of
any other recent year. Fifty-three
out of ninety-six, we learn, have not
yet settled. This is embarrassing
the Treasurer.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-07-03
MPTOM.
DEATH-SUMMER INSTITUTE FOR
OES-CELEBRATION
Especial to virginian-Pilot)

NSPtCIdI 10 NITBIIIdII-T IIUt.J
Hampton, Va. July miss Cassie
higgins. aged IS years, and a young
lady of lovely disposition, died at the
home of her parents in Poquoson
Thursday night after a lingering Ill
ness with consumption. The funeral
services occurred from the Poquoson
church yesterday afternoon. and We're
attended by n large concourse of the
friends of the deceased. Miss higgins
was q general favorite in the Poquoson
neighborhood, and her death at such
n tender age has cast COON over
many of the homes in that neighbor-
hood