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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-11-05
is 1T AN EPIDEMIC?
Vital Statistics Show an Alarm.
ing Increase in an Already
Prevailing Disease=--Are
Any Exempt?

AT no time in the history of dis
ease has there been such an alarm
ing increase in the number of cases
OF any particular malady as in that
OF kidney and bladder troubles now
preying upon the people of this
country.
To-day we see a relative, a friend,
or an acquaintance apparently we'll,
and in a few days we may be grieved
to learn of their serious illness or
sudden death, caused by that fatal
type Of kidney trouble-Brtgbt's
disease.
Kidney trouble often becomes ad-
vanced into acute stages before the
afflicted is aware of it's presence ;
that is why we read of so many sud
den deaths of prominent business
and professional men, physicians and
others. They have neglected to
stop the leak in time.
While scientists are puzzling their
brains to find out the cause, each in
dividua can, by a little preoaution,
avoid the chances of contracting
dreaded and dangerous kidney trou
BILE, or eradicate it completely from
their system if already afflicted.
Many precious lives might have been,
and many more can yet be saved, by
paying attention to the kidneys.
It is the mission of HE PROGRESS.
sIvE FARMER to benefit it's readers at
every opportunity and therefore we
advise all who have any symptoms
of kidney or bladder trouble to write
today to DR.. Kilmer & Co., Bing
hamton, N. Y, for a free sample
of Swamp Root, the celebrated spe-
oifc which is having such a great
demand and remarkable success in
the cure of the most distressing kid
ney and bladder troubles. With the
sample bottle of Swamp-Root will
also be sent free a pam phlet and trea-
tise of valuable information.
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XIX

XIX
--~spoudsuce Of The Progressive Farmer.
As we gather oUr crops the short
age shows more serious than expec.
ted. but by good management and
with a very large quantity of hay,
we hope TO pub through. Corn is
IS. cotton So, COW peas 80, sweet po-
tatoes go, sugar cane 80, hay ITO per
cent. o: an average crop. We do
not eel like surrendering yet, but
are planning for a large crop next
wear. When crops are short every
body else feels it as much as the far
mers themselves. The merchant
cannot collect his accounts or sell so
many goods the doctors have less
and, shame TO say it, the preachers
are often paid barely enough to
live on.
But farmers should study their
resources more and by this come out
on top. Not long since, we had not
a hog or pig the first day of
June to make our meat. Some of
friends and neighbors seemed so
think TOR one time we would have TO
buy meat. As for us, we did not
even think about the matter, but
went on with u work and in due
time pigs came and we had all the
meat and lard We needed, and sold
some to our neighbors. In the Ian
guage of Col. L. L. Polk: "Do your
duty faithfully and you need not
fear results. Nearly all the bad fail
ures can be attributed to the neglect
of some little detail in the work at
: the proper time.
AS you SOW your oats and other
small grain be sure to open water
burrows or drains where needed so
that the water cannot injure the
crop.
Where bitches have been cut this
year and the edges are covered with
weeds and grass, let them alone the
weeds and grass will protect them
from freezing and filling the bitches.
This applies TO new bitches. Old
bitches that have their sides covered
with moss can be cleaned off without
injury.
Now is a good time to prepare for
hog killing. Clean the smoke house
thoroughly. All scraps of meat and
grease should be taken out. If there
is no floor, it would be best to scrape
q little of the top of the ground off
and haul in more new soil. By this
means you can get rid of many in
sects and rats. The pepper and sage
can be ground or beaten up 30 that
you can have them ready for the
sausage. The best way to prepare
them is to thoroughly dry them
around the fire for several days
then they are easily powdered up.
1t is a bad practice to make pepper
tea. Early in the season the cold
weather is of short duration and
you should keep the meat as dry as
possible. And when water is used it
often causes the meat to sour.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co., N. G.
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ALLIANCE RESOLUTIONS.

West Raleigh, N O..
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THE NORTH CAROLINA CROP REPORT
ISSUED OCT. 9OTH.

Indicates That Cotton Yield Will be s51. SIS
Bales Against SIS, O51 Last Year-Othei
Features.
The October crop report for North
Carolina was issued from the Agri-
cultural Department last night. A
general estimate of the cotton orop
this year indicates that the Weld in
this State will be about 351, 572 bales.
against a yield of 513, O51 bales last
year.
In speaking of the general CON
dition of the crop Commissioner Pat
terson said last night that the crop
was evidently poorest in the Cape
Fear neck of the State including
Bladen, Columbus, Cumberland, and
others, and the best conditions we're
in a line rather northeast and south
west from Raleigh, including the
whole northeast and southwest SEC
tiOns of the North Carolina cotton
belt. This condition is verified by
both the State and United States
reports.
The report shows the cotton crop
poorest in Bladen, where it is re-
ported as only 81 per cent of an aver
age. And the best report is from
Cabarrus, where the report is 90 per
cent. In Robson, one of the very
best cotton counties usually, the
yield is estimated at 81 per cent.
The general crop report for the
entire State makes the following
showing for all crops:
Condition of cotton compared with
last year. 20
Condition of cotton compared with
an "a
Yield of tobacco compared with
an average. 20
Quality of tobacco. ............ n
Condition of corn. 50
Condition of peanuts. .......... "a
Condition of sweet potatoes. "a
AS an Indication of the probable
correctness or this report 1t IS we'll
to state that is nearly the same as
that issued by the United States
Agricultural Department. for the
same period, the correspondents who
furnished the reports being entirely
different, but the averages being re-
markedly similar.
For instance, the United States
government report gives the aver
age of the cotton crop at 60, against
"a by the State yield of tobacco, 70,
against 20 by the State condition of
corn, SO, against SO by the State, and
the condition of sweet potatoes "a,
against "a by the State.-Raleigh
Post, 31st ult.
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HOW IOgMARKETT THE PRODUCT is an important subject which
is discussed from the stard1OiBt of experience, and raisers are instructed
how to get top prices fOf their product.
PRACTICAL PONTS-yha which characterizes this book and sets it
apart from all others on the same subject it its intensely practical treat
ment of thu poultry business from the standpoint of experience. It con-
tains something valuable FIR everybody interested in poultry, whether
they keep n dozen hens or ne thousand hens.
It contains special chapters on Turkeys, Ducks, Geese, Pigeons, etc.
For the purpose of the general poultry raiser t. is the most complete, most
uptodate and most practical poultry book ever published, giving just the
information every poultry raiser wants.
We are now prepared to make this offer: Send us 81 in new subserip-
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MER one year for only $3.50 First come, first served. Order at once.
Address. THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER,
RALEIGH, n. Q.
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THE BUSINESS AGENCY

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GRADUATED SUGAR,
$5.1Oper 100 pounds.
Write for prices on an anything
you wish to purchase and we Will
try to save money for you.
T. B. PARKER, 8. B. A,
HILLSBORO, N. c
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RERANS
RIPANs ROLLED THE STONE AWAY.

Mrs. E. Pearl Payne, a physicians wife,
aged twenty. four years, whose address is
corner Wood and MelrUSe streets, Chicago,
ILL.,, writes: 81 was troubled with my stOm-
ach. l kept com plaibing to husband, but
he would not pay much attention to me l
got p box of Rfpans Tabules, the five
cent size, aud the first Tabule brOugh re-
lief. after a few days he remarked to me:
What has become of that rock in your
stOmach?' 1 aid that one little Ripans
Tabule rOIIed it away He says he is will
ling t. buy them for me if they will relieve
and keep me quiet SO 1 won't bother him.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-09
Business College in Morristown.

John H. Brockett, who for many years
has been prominent as teacher in sew
eral of the leading business colleges in
the middle west and eastern States has
leased the third floor of the Chronicle
building where he will open on Sept.
8, practical business college, where
stenography and typewriting will be
taught.
Prof Brockett comes highly recon-
mended. We take the liberty of quoting
the following from Prof. James G. Dent,
President of Dents Business College, In
dianapolis, Indiana: "Prof. John II.
Brockett has been an instructor in my
school for the past three years, and l
have seldom known more Industrious
or competent one. He is a gentleman
of unblemished character. and worthy of
the confidence of any firm or individual
1 part with him with feelings of deepest
regret and can only hope that he may
meet with that degree of success which
he so well deserves. and which has
crowned his efforts in the past"
Professor Brockett has superior facili.
ties for placing students in good positions
upon graduation.
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STEAM AND TROLLEY.

In the annual report of the State
Board of Assessors, just submitted,
comparison is drawn between steam
and trolley railroads throughout the
State. The steam roads have 4,785
miles of track in New Jersey, as against
III for the trolley companies. Accord
ing to the returns of the steam COM
panies they earned last year $40, 904,-
213. 80 as against $7,747, 38776 by the
managers of trolley lines. The steam
roads funded debt reaches $175, 062, 105,
or between $36, 900 and $4,000 per
mile. The total bonded indebtedness of
the trolley roads is $3.50, 796, 900, or be-
tween $4,000 and $74 900 per mile. In
the matter of capitalization the steam
roads have total of $153, 024 1858, while
the extent of the trolley roads is $751;
$50, 191.07 This shows that the capital
ization Of the steam roads averages about
$32, 900 mile and the trolley roads
about $102, 900 for the same distance.
An average of about $175, 900 mile is
represented in the combined capital
stock and funded Indebtedness of the
trolley companies, and about sos, 900 or
$50, 600 for the steam roads. 1t is i'm
possible to draw comparison between
the assessed valuations of the steam and
the trolley roads. Next year, though.
it may be done, because, under the
Voorhees, franchise act all the local
assessment upon that part of the prop
erty of trolley companies occupying the
public streets will be certified to the
State Board of Assessors, who will com
pile them in order to determine what
proportion will go to each municipality
of the two per cent. franchise tax. The
steam roads last year paid in taxes 81,
$50 826.07. Out of this amount 81, 107,-
052.3 was turned over to the State and
$413, 1893 n to the various municipalities.
Local assessments upon property owed
by railroad companies, but not used fol-
railroad purposes, are not included In
the figures quoted.
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In the death of the Rt. Rev. Abram
N Littlejohn, bishop of the Diocese of
Long Island, the Protestant Episcopal
Church loses one of its leading prelates.
Bishop Littlejohn was As years old when
he was placed in charge of the Long
Island diocese, after having refused a
similar position in the Central New
York diocese. AT one time he refused
the presidency of Hobart College. In
1874 Bishop Littlejohn took charge of
the American Protestant Episcopal
churches in Europe and while acting in
this capacity consecrated the Church of
ST. Paul Within the Walls in Rome.
He was the author of several works of
a theological character, including "Dis
courses on Individualism, "Christian
Dogma Essential" and the Christian
Ministry at the Close of the Nineteenth
Century"
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NO EXCUSE FOR OCEAN GROVE
AUTHORITIES

A correspondent of the New York
Times asserts that at the entrance to the
Ocean Grove pavilion is soda fountain
where service is refused to persons of
color Two negroes were turned away
from there when they sought to buy
soda water the other day; one of these
men was for 16 years postmaster of
Columbia, South Carolina, and the
other is professor of Greek and Latin
in an Ohio college, the author of Greek
text book and member of half dozen
scientific societies. The Ocean Grove
Camp Meeting association, of course,
cannot escape responsibility for this
prescription of race at professedly
Christian resort, for the association has
absolute control of everything that is
openly done upon it's grounds.
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State Hospital Graduates.

The seventh annual commencement
of the training school for nurses con-
nected with the New Jersey State Hos
pital was held last evening at the Hos
pital.
Folio wing the enjoyable overture, rem
dered by the Hospital orchestra, prayer
was made by Rev. Father A. M. Egan.
In practical and pleasing manner,
Hon. Patrick Farrelly presented the
diplomas with words of commentator
and encouragement, and presented to
Robert D. Owen, Laura Nichols and
Margaret O'Loughlin the medals their
excellent work had won.
DR.. Elliot Gorton gave an able and
interesting address, greatly appreciated
by all present.
In we'll chosen words, DR.. Britton D.
Evans briefly said farewell to the grad
yates and expressed for all the good
wishes which followed them. The
benediction was pronounced by Rev.
Father Egap.
Beside those receiving honors, Clara
E. Greeley, Della Lee Hughson, Harry
N. Dickerman and William Flannery
composed the class of 1901.
Following the exercises most enjoy
able dance was INDUCED in by the gra-
duates, the attendants and their friends
present
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COMMUNICATION.
Morris County Chronicle:

Morris County Chronicle:
Dear Sir-Kindly state in your paper
that the Dreadnaught A. G. of Mt. Hope
are open to play any team in Morris
county, Morristown F. G. preferred,
on our grounds in August and Septem-
Der, after the 10th inst. We are I'M
able to guarantee expenses to visiting
teams, as we have no enclosed grounds.
We give no guarantee, but play return
games. The team is composed of
miners, and has only lost the first game
of the seasonal practice game-win-
ming eight straight games since then.
1t has defeated Rockaway, Franklin
Furnace. Chester, Port Dram. Brook
side, Richard Mine and Hibernia.
Trusting you will favor us with line
in your valuable paper, am
Very truly yours,
RICH. N. HENRY,
Mgr. Dreadnaught A. c..
Mt Hope, N. j.
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New York Cash Store,
D. P. MCCLELLAN,
Telephone Call 1873.
MORRlSTOWN, N. j.
Sports and Pastimes.

The classes and purses for the races
at Port Jervis August 27, % and 30
have been arranged for as follows: 2.35
trot and pace, 5000; $3.50 trot and pace,
$500; 2:22 pace, $500; 2:14 pace, $500;
2:10 pace, $500; 1924 trot, $4OO; ait
trot, $500; 2:14 trot, $500. The entries
will close on August II. For all records
made after August there will be no
bar.
The full program for the week of
trotting to be held at the Brighton
Beach track beginning August 10 and
continuing throughout the week has
been issued. 1t provides for nineteen
races, including the special match race
for $l2. 900 between Cresceus, 200 Ia,
the champion trotter of the world, and
The ABBOTT, the champion trotting geld
ing of the world.
There's new game on the carpet, or
rather the turf. 1t halls from England.
where all the good games come from,
and it is called ''croquet billiards" Its
good points are that it can be "lost and
Won in half an hour or SO, that it gives
opportunities for brilliant play, while at
the same time giving p-or players a
chance. Little else about the game has
yet come to this country, but it has al
ready won high favor in England, and
equal success is predicted for it here.
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The Morris County Chronicle
will be mailed to subscribers
while away from Morristown
without extra charge.
MORE ABOUT MILK SUPPLY.

A costly experience in the past has
caused the health authorities of Plaintield
to make strenuous efforts to have its
milk supply absolutely pure.
We believe that the Morristown Board
of Health, if it has not already done so,
should have personal Investigations made
from time to time of the milk furnished
in the town, also of the manner in
which it is prepared and the care re-
ceived by the cows from which the local
supply is obtained.
That the auth orit~ of the Board is
ample is evident from Section XIV of
the Health Code, which we publish
Sec. XIV. No person shall sell or de-
liver or have in possession for sale in
the town of Morristown, any milk
which has been watered or adulterated,
or which contains any unhealthful in
gredient, constituent or substance, or
which has been transported or stored in
an unclean manner, or which is produced
from cows which are kept or stabbed I'M
der unhealthy conditions or which may
be diseased. Any person or persons or
sions of this section shall forfeit and pay
penalty of ten dollars.
The following editorial from recent
edition of the Plainfiield Courier News
fully covers the ground:
Plainfeld's milk supply has properly
come to be subject of consideration
by the Board of Health, and the ordin-
ance adopted by the Board this year,
when one comes to know the amount of
milk used in this city, will at once seem
to be necessary measure. 1t is doing
the service expected of it by squirting up
careless milkmen to be more clearly
about the handling of milk, and in keep
ing it in as pure a condition as possible
from the effects of changing tempera-
ture.
Few cities of the size of Plainfeld
draw their milk supply from as large a
territory as it does, and the selection of
good wideawake inspector, like Rob-
ert A. Meeker, was wise one ON the
part of the local Board of Health.
Every morning there comes to Plain
field six thousand quarts of milk for the
days use, or almost fifty barrels. There
are over one hundred milkmen furnish
ing the supply, as wholesalers and re-
tailers. The daily average of cream
used in this city is one hundred quarts,
and it takes nine quarts of milk to pro-
duce quart of cream.
Plaipfeld's milk supply comes from
Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Middle
sex and Union counties, and in order to
inspect all the diaries that furnish that
supply, Mr.. Meeker has to travel wide
territory going as far as Budds Lake in
one direction and as far in each other
direction.
Besides inspecting the diaries for
cleanliness, he uses thermometer to
test the temperature of the milk. His
visits are made when he is least expect
ed and this keeps the careless ones, if
there any such, up to their P's and Q's
all the time.
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Little has developed to confirm the
investigation as to inferior food fur
nished at the Trenton State Hospital for
the Insane.
Governor Voorhees, said on Tuesday
after the adjournment he was of the
opinion that the inevitable result of the
numerous investigations of public insti-
buttons in Nsw Jersey would be the
substitution of State Board of Chart
ties and Correction, which would have
control of all the State charitable and
corrective institutions, for the Boards of
Managers which now supervise them.
sSuch board should consist of three
members, doctor, lawyer and bust
ness man." the governor said. "They
should be paid for their services, and be
expected to devote all or the greater
portion of their time to seeing that they
are conducted right. This is the plan in
use ia several other States, and it is pro
duotiye Of excellent results
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Some idea of the size of the White
Star steamer, Celtic, the largest ship
afoat, which has just arrived in New
York, may be CLEANED from the fact
that fifty lines of 800 men each, making
40, 600 in all, could stand on one of her
decks, and as there are nine decks, if
this calculation be correct, no less than
$50, 900 men could find standing room on
the gigantic vessel These figures seem
incredible, but they are vouched for by
those who have made the measurements
and calculations.
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OBITUARY.
MARY ESTHER ROWE .

MARY ESTHER ROWE.
The funeral services of the late Miss
Mary Esther Rowe, who died at her
home on Speedwell avenue Monday,
were held on Wednesday, the Rev. j.
B. Beaumont of Morristown and Rev.
DR.. Atterbury, of the American Bible
Society, officiating. Miss Rowe was a
sister of the late Caleb T. Rowe, mana
ger of the American Bible Society.
MRS. ISAAC BIRD.
Mrs Isaac Bird died at the residence
of her nephew, Isaac R. Pierson, De-
Hart street, Sunday evening, aged nine
ty-three years. Mrs. Bird was born in
Morristown and at the time of her de-
cease was probably the oldest native
resident of the town.
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The Chinese Reform Association of
San Francisco has decided that the
members shall cut off their queues.
There are 5000 members in the organi-
cation, and their action will probably
affect many o her Cinnamon in this
country. 1t is strange that the Chinese
have so long adhered to the use of
queues, for these we're ordained as a
badge of servitude originally, to dis
tinquish the Chinese from their con-
querers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-09

Bernard j. Ford. formerly custodian
of the State house, died at his home in
Newark on Sunday. He was in good
health up to two weeks ago. The de-
ceased was central figure in the Ser
ate investigating committee exposures
in 1885, although it is very generally
believed that he was made a scape goat
for others.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-09

Commenting on the wonderful per-
Torrance of Creceus, who recently low
cred the trotting record to mile in
2.09 Ia the Paterson Call remarks;
Now if horsefesh and other animals
may be improved to such an extent by
careful breeding and training, the ques-
ton arises if similar results, mentally
and physically, could not be attained
with the human race? We are among
those who believe such thing not at all
impossible or improbable"
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-08-09

New York claims to be the sunniest
of the large cities. The United States
weather bureau has charts in light and
shade showing, from 1870 to 1895, how
many days have been sunny in each
part of the country. Although Arizona
has sometimes attained percentage of
so and other parts of the West have
seen very clear skies, New York city
follows closely with a mean percentage
of 20