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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08

STOPS THE COUGH
AND WORKS OFF THE COLD,
Laxative Bromo- Quinine Tablets cure
cold in one day. No Cure, no Pay
Price Is cents. r. A. Shurtlef & Co.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08
No. 2ss-pouble Dia.o..,.

muslin.
z. One of the II signs Of the Zodiac.
8. Can hold no more.
No. 2S9.-Double Diagonal
All the words described contain the
same number Of letters. When rightly
guessed and placed one below another. IN
the order here given. the diagonal be
ginning at the upper left hand letter and
ending with the lower right hand letter
will spell Cuban seaport, the diagonal
beginning at the upper right hand letter
and ending with the lower left hand let
ter will spell another Cuban seaport.
Crosswords: /. The man for whom the
first mausoleum was built. z. Pertain
ing to the art of navigation. 3. Pertain
ing to a nation. 4. Swimming. 8. Wom-
anly. Q. Fully understands. z. Pertain
ing to fields or lands. 8. Without scent.
No. 28O-Triangle.
1. To feel earnest desire. 2. Freedom
from pain. 8. To make request. 4. One
half Of reap. 8. A letter.
No. 291.-Two Charades.
l. !.
A fisherman renowned Tor lies
Boasts of famous cast;
When ON my FIRST he lands his prize.
He finds Il Is my LAST.
His friends the tale with laughter greet
And mirth beyond control;
His words they vow that he shall eas
And ask him to my WHOLE
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08

Have you ever read the article on how
to tell a bad egg? No, haven't; but
my advice would be If you have anything
important to tell bad egg, why, break
| It gently.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08

The best Of ali PILLS is BEpcHAn's.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08

large Boston cracker, IA cup Of mo.
lasses, IA cup of sugar, IA cup vinegar,
IA cup boiling water, IL teaspoon OF
cinnamon, IA teaspoonful of nutmeg,
1-2 teaspoonful salt, 1 tablespoon of but
ter, egg, 1-2 cup Of raisins. This
makes just enough for one pie, and must
be we'll mixed before baking.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08
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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08
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This signature il on every boz Of the genuine
Laxative Bromo.Q uinine Tablet.
tho remedy that cures . GOLD In Ons day
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08

No. 29O-Triangle.
1. To feel earnest desire. 2. Freedom
from pain. 8. To make request. 4. One
half Of reap. B. A letter.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08

cup rolled cracker, cup of sugar,
cup of molasses, cup water, cup vine
gar, 8 tablespoons of butter, teaspoon
full of cinnamon, teaspoonful nutmeg,
/ teaspoonful of salt, cup chopped
raisins. Boil all but the cracker and
butter, pour it on the cracker, add the
butter, and bake between two crusts.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08
RYE MUFEINs.

1 cup white -four, cup rye meal, 2
teaspoonfuls of baking powder, IA cup
sugar, 1-2 teaspoonful of salt, egg,
cup of milk. Put all the dry ingredients
into mixing bowl and mix them thor
oughly. Add part of the milk, then the
egg we'll beaten, and the remainder OF
the milk. Use little more milk If the
batter is too thick to drop easily from
the spoon. Bake in hot well-greased
gem pans about half an hour.
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1901-10-08

214 cups of pastry flour, ~ teaspoon
soda, 1-2 teaspoon salt, / tablespoon OF
ginger, 1-2 cup of molasses, cup sour
milk, 1-2 teaspoon of soda, tablespoon
butter melted, IL cup of sugar. Sift
the soda, salt and ginger into the flour,
add the sugar, and mix thoroughly. Put
the molasses and sour milk into the mix.
ing bowl, sift in the other half teaspoon
soda, stir we'll, and add the dry mixture
quickly, then the melted butter. Beat
thoroughly and bake in muffin pans in a
hot Oyen
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
Farm Miscellany.
THINNING CORN.

There is no occasion for thinning
corn-nO use having it to do at all
OF all farm work thinning corn is per
haps the most tedious and distaSte
full. 1t breaks backs, fatigues the
whole body and makes d farmer sore
on his vocation. Since the Danish
ment of the hand planters (the boys
used to call them { ~jObbers'O and the
introduction Of the horse planters or
check rOwers thinning corn has gone
out of date. The modern planters
drop with remarkable regularity
and uniformity the desired number
of grains per hill, the plates being
so made as to receive one, two, three
or four grains. OF Cource the &C
curacy of the implement will be con-
cerned by the character OF the seed
used; u mixture of little, middle
sized and large grain admits of no
accuracy and the planter will drop
one, tw three, four and occasionally
ten or twelve grains. Uniform seed
will be planted as nearly accurate
by the modern planter as one can ok
pect. Thinning corn adds materially
to the cost of producing the crop
and the work re 2resents al inexcusa
BILE loss of time to the farmer. The
utilization of good machinery will
render it unnecessary.-Farmers'
Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
Live Stock.
RAPE EXPERIENCE.

Repeatedly has The Progressive
Farmer called attention to the value
of rape for stock. Alfred Denny, II
Missouri farmer, in u recent issue OF
Walluce's Farmer, gives his expert
ence with the crop as follows:
In reply to your inquiry concern
ing the production of rape, L would
say that last year was my first expert
ence with rape, butprOhably 1T would
be OF SINE interest to some OF your
many readers. At early oats sowing
time, L sOwed just one half acre OF
vacant lots in rape, sowing at the
rate of four pounds to the acre. In
six weeks it was twenty inches high,
and then l allowed fifteen hogs and
seven tuttenlng sheep free access to
it, after they had become used TO 1T.
The hogs obtained their whole living
in the rape patch for three months,
and L Was we'll pleased with their
growth and healthy condition.
The sheep we're comparatively
poor when they entered the rape
patch, but in six weeks they were
rolling tat
Tie rape grew so rapidly that the
above mentioned stock could not
keep 1t down, and 1 was obliged to
turn N u few calves and the whole
flock of sheep, which consisted of 66
head IL ewes and lambs, but when
the drought set In l took the main
flock of and kept the seven fatten-
ing sheep and the hogs in good con-
ditlOn.
At the last blowing of the corn l
sowed four acres OF 1t in rape, and
when l weaned the lambs, the first
of September, 1 turned them in on
it, anu was we'll pleased with the re-
suit.
In addition to it being a cattle and
sheep food we found it to be Ii great
poultry food. The hens seemed To
lay better and were of a healthier
condition than usual.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
WOLF IN THE COWS BACK"

The following from last weeks
Scotland Neck Commonwealth con-
tains some pointers from Correspond
ing Editor Irby regarding a common
complaint with stOckmen:
"WOlf in the cows back" has at
tracted unusual attention this sea
son.
The editor of The Commonwealth
wrote to Agriculturist B. Irby at the
Department of Agriculture in the A
& M. College at Raleigh. He writes
concerning the best method of get
ting rid of them as follows:
81 have always thought the best
way was to carefully squeeze them
out, and then you get rid of the dead
areas rOtting and being absorbed
by the animal system. For example,
you can wash the cows back with
brine, and this sinks into the holes,
gets into the wahble and kills it. A
drop of turpentine will do the same
thing. Unfortunately, however,
this remedy leaves the worm to be
absorbed by the cows system, and it
Is almost as irritating to the COW
dead as when alive, whereas, if
squeezed out you get rid of the
trouble at once.
sit might be of interest,"" con
tinues Prof. Irby, "t0 you to know
how this insect findal Judgment in the
cows back. They are taken into
the mouth when they are larvae
They work their way through the
a~limentary canal, and work through
the flesh up to the cows back, and
there stop for further development,
gradually cutting through the hide,
later coming out in the form of a
fly"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
IMPROVED FARM TOOLS.
Voice.

Tools that cut wide sweeps across
the field, with three or four horses
to draw them, instead of n man at
each team, are desirable. | have
seen n man riding d roller all day
and another dragging all day in the
same field. Why not put both teams
on the roller and fasten the drag be-
hind? Then n man can do the
work of two and not be tired out
when night comes, from walking all
day over plOwed ground. Fasten
two drags side by side and put teams
enough on to draw them, so that
every time you go round Il field 80
rods long you have more than an
acre done. Thirty to forty bouts
Can be made in Ii day. Thirty bouts
would mean Is miles travel, and 80
ere dragged over. This is better
than two men following round the
same field and accomplishing no
more, writes 1. N. Cowdry.
More teams doubled up mean less
hired help. Arrange it so that the
men ride whenever possible. Then
u bOy-Or an old man with only one
leg, for that matter-can do as much
dragging or rolling AS the best ath
lete, after the team is hitched up
and he Is on the seat. Then in large
fields, that are free from stumps and
~~tones, the riding-plow that turns
two burrows comes in play.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
W MUsKMELONs.

correspondence of The progressive Farmer.
All things considered, there is
probably nothing grown in the gar
den that equals the muskmelon as Ii
delicacy. The fruit has been grown
from u very early date, and is sup
posed to be a native of the hotter
parts of of Asia, whence 1t has been
introduced all over the world. Wri
tiers tell US that in some parts of the
Orient, where the melon grows read
lily in the open air, it forms one Of
chief articles of food. In England
the melon is very highly priced as Il
desert fruit. 1t is, however, com
paratively a luxury, glass houses or
frames with artificial heat being
necessary for success with it. In
this country, owing to our vast range
of climatic conditions, it has become
through continuous breeding, adap-
table to a wide range of territory.
The reasons for failure with musk
melons seems to be insufficient cul-
ture, destructive insects, careless Sc
lection of varieties and lack of ferti
liZAtiOn of the blossoms.
Well-drained soils containing con-
siderable humus or vegetable mat
ter are the best for muskmelOns.
The lighter soils are preferable.
The best fertilizer is one rich in
all the elements of plant food, ex-
cept stimulating nitrogen.
Frequent cultivation and hand
hOeing is of great Importance. The
growth from the first should be con
tinuOus. Once checked, the vines
seldom regain their original vigor
and prOductlveness.
Plant sufficient seed so that from
three to five good plants can be de
pended upon.
For the cucumber or squash beet
les, dust with tobacco; for the COM
mon black squash bug, collect and
destroy the eggs and the insects in
the cooler portion of the day.
j. L. LADD.
BaV CitV. Texas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09

1 am more than pleased to see you
take the stand you do take in this
oleo business. 1 am proud to claim
TO belong to the honest farmer class
and therefore condemn in the strong
est terms that 1 can think of, the at
tempt of THESE cleo people to palm
IF their products for genuine butter.
George P. Wood, New York.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
GROW FRUIT.

There is nc farm in this country
where a suft ciency of delicious fruit
could not be grown, writes E. w.
Kirkpatrick.
The acknowledgements to fruit
growing in the late frosts of spring
may be easily overcome by planting
hardy varieties, or varieties which
bloom late enough to escape frost.
Many varieties of pIums, berries,
and grapes bloom late enough to
escape all frost and guarantee fruit
each year. EARLY blooming varieties
are best planted on elevated or pro
tected situations Effective remedies
against hurtful insects and diseases
of fruit are found in nearly ali
periodicals, and also in many books
of small price.
Fruit on the farm is a profitable
investment in many ways. 1t voices
the rich and valuable elements of the
soil, its foliage cools the summer
air, its perfume sweetens the breeze,
and its health giving food gladdens
and cheers all members of the family
1t breaks tho blasts of winter and de
fleets the glare of summer. 1t in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
Horticulture.
APPLE ORCHARDS FOR HILLsIDEs.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
In order to establish Il good apple
orchard on a hillside where the rains
are AIT to wash the soil away in deep
gullies and ridges, it is necessary
that a good grass sod be established
in some way. The soil that Is left
uncultivated in the spring and sum
mer will be pretty we'll cut mp before
fall and many roots of the trees will
be exposed. Where it is difficult to
get Il good sod COw peas make an eX-
cellent crop for first sowing The
seed should he sOwn literally and
the vines should be turned under if
possible. Sometimes in the TALL this
is not practical on account of the
low-hanging branches laden with
fruit. But after the apples are
gathered it is possible to turn the
vines under to enrich the soil.
Glover and orchard grasses are the
best to SOW after the COW peas, and
the seeds of these will generally get
established after the first season. If
the storms wash guilies down in
spite of this they should be filed in
with fresh soil and then protected by
boards or stones. By collecting the
water to one tide the flow will run
across the grass sod and give the old
gullies a chance to become perma-
nent sod. A little work in this way
will in time cover the worst hillside
with a thick sod.
But cultivation of grass sod is
essential. The trees do not do we'll
if the soil is never stirred. The grass
sod must be broken up and turned
under. This should be done in
patches and not over the whole field
in one year. Run the pillow around
the hillside and not up and down. In
this way sort of ridges can be thrown
up which will help to keep the rains
from pouring down in swift, de
~structive streams. Hillside cultiva-
ton of orchards is one of the most
difficult arts of the modern orchard
ist, but if properly done it will pay
we'll. Many of the hills are good for
little else than orchards, and they
may be abandoned, as many of them
r to-day, if they cannot be Guilt
waited SO that the rich soil is re-
tanned. The roots of the trees and
also of the grass are the binding ma
terial which makes the fre-hets of
spring harmless. The more we can
knit the soil together in this way the
better will the land prove for orch
arding or any other form of agrlcul-
ture. 5. w. CHAMBERS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
Business Notices.
BENEFITS SECURED BY THE USE OF A
DE LAVAL CREAM SEPARATOR.

AS set forth in the initial page of
the new catalogue these benefits are
as follows:
/. Save 1919 to 500 in skimming.
2 Save so to 1919 IN churning.
3. Increase butter value so to 500.
4. Save time and labor.
5. Save ice and water.
6. Insure purity of product.
Z. Remove tuberculosis and dis
ease germs.
s. GIVE d much superior crerm.
9. Give cream of any desired den
sity.
10. Give warm, fresh, sweet skim
milk.
IL. Obviate 'scours" in calves.
II. Give the best aeratiOn.
ID. Do away with talnts and OdOrs.
IA. Enhance keeping qualities.
10. Save women : and house work.
16. Save One-half time in churning.
II. Saves storing and handling Of
ice.
Is. Save milk and ice-hOuses.
10. Save multitude of utensils.
20. Saves washing and care Of
utensils.
In all it would save you $40 per
COW per year.
1t you are interested, drop a pos
tai to the De Laval Separator Co.,
~ Cortlandt St, New York, and "a
catalogue will be mailed you free OF
charge. NJ, ntiOn The Progressive
Farmer when you write.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
NoTE.-tDaily Except Sunday.

LINING Cars between New York and Rich.
NoI ] ana Hamlet and Savannah on Trains
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09

vites sweet choristers in spring and
showers mama in autumn. The
orchard increases the income and
lessons the expense; raises the sell
ing price and lifts the mortgage
adds to the renting price and aids
the renter to pay it. The sale OF the
surplus fruit by the boy may awaken
the latent faculty of a merchant
prince or a horticultural king.
The chief pride of the State is a
we'll equipped farm and the best and
most important part of it's equip
ment is it's sOurce of fruit supply.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09

Observant travellers tell us that
the farmers throughout this section
are preparing to plant u big cotton
crop, and this observation applies
with equal force to our Cleveland
county farmers. Perhaps the cotton
acreage will be the largest we have
had for several years.-Shelby Star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
Grow Grasses and Raise Cali

Examine agricultural statistics and zee
high rank North Carolina takes in yield
acre of grasses and forage crops. q
pare her advantages for stock-raising '
those of other States. Profit by these ia
Grow grasses: raise stock. And whether
have few animals or many, you |cannOtaf
not to read
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09

central Time. a7Eastern Time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
Grasses and Forage Plants d t' Sd
nv J. 8. MLLEBREW,
Of the University Of Tenns,ses.

No work on Southern agricult
has attracted SO much atteDt1
The demand for it has been Ga
nous.
1t is a complete manual of thee
ture Of grasses and forage plants
the South. It contains about
pages, and is written in a style b
understood by everyone.
The book discusses the charact'
istics of the principal praises,
maintenance of pastures and me-.
Ows, leguminous forage plants, v
pastures, etc. It is fully illuStrS'
with original analytical engraVl
by Scribner, our greatest grass
pert, and embellished with a Lay
number of half tone cuts OF y
operations.
KiIJe6reW'8 former WOrk on graz
is nOW entirely ont of print
brings So q copy. This me~ book d
toins all the Information in the
n'eT WOrk, re-Wrjtten, and eD'60'
the results Of to0enty gears additlo
experience of the Writer and al"
Information Ashamed By the eIP'
ment stations and the United D"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09
Cutie t-Ca-D Jag ~

means that you own one more egg. pI1cse you "
yard is fenced with Page Poultry tnnS0Gs." =.
have to go all over the farm 90 hu.SSTlN. NJ
PAGE WOVEN WIRE FENCE co.. AD"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09

Bay City, Texas.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-04-09

More care in the selection of seed
and varieties I believe is needed just
now than anything else. Seedsmen
and consumers of dried peas and
beans are becoming more critical
and exacting. They demand the
best and pay accordingly. In rails
ing crops of this nature it is impOs-
sible to tell beforehand the acreage
or the average size of the crop, con
sequently the producer cannot esti
mate the output or chances of good
prices. In most other farm products
it is easier to fOretell d possible glut
in the market. 1t is we'll to dispose
of the crop as a consequence as early
as possible at a fair price. Plenty
Of dealers and seedsmen will make
offers for the output If the condition
of the seeds is guaranteed to be
prime. This method of selling the
crop in advance is in most cases the
best, and produces more general sat
lsfactiOn IS. w. Chambers.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-05
NEW TROLLEY LINES.
Two of Them Will Enter Connecticut
 From York State.

New York, Aug 5.-The application of the New York and Stamford Rail- way company for the right of way for an electric road service to New York and New Haven, with terminal in Boston, is expected to come up to-day before the railroad commission. Here tofore the proposition has met with strong opposition. There are several companies with acquired rights in Westchester and Connecticut which are to be consolidated. but it is said the New York and Stamford railway, with a capital of $500,00O, will carry on the work. It's lines will include the franchises at Larchmont and Portches- ter and the rights to Greenwich. Stam- ford and Danbury are to be connected with West Chester at Golden's bridge, where routes will be laid out south to Katanah, Pleasantville, White Plains, Chappaqua and other towns, and north to Lake Mahopac. Somers, Carmel and Purdys, thus making another circuit to Danbury.
 There will be, it is said, two distinct routes, one through Larchmont up through Connecticut towns also to New Haven.
Waterbury Democrat., 1901-08-05
THE SLIE CHILDREN.
Humane Agent Gillette Interesting
 Himself in the Case.

Humane Agent Gillette Interesting
 Himself in the Case.
 The Slie family, which was in court this morning will probably be broken up by the interference of the law in the city court tomorrow. 1t may appear strange, yet it is nevertheless a fact that respite the capacity and facilities of the late general assembly for manu- featuring law there is not one on the statute books to provide for child under four years of age. The greatest effort in this respect made by the law is to say that the county home or any other such institution where children are cared for .'may'' take the custody of a child. But it happens that the county home nor any other similar in- stitution in this state cares to be bur dened with children under four years of age, and decidedly not with children such as the Slies. Mrs Slies ten months old baby saved her from jail this morning, or rather the Incompetent cy of the law i'll providing for the child during the mothers incarceration. In view of this condition of affairs, there fore, the case against Mrs Slie will be called again tomorrow morning, and as Humane Agent Gillette, Clerk of the City Court AIcMahon and Judge Peasley were very busy this afternoon preparing papers and otherwise en- gagged on the case, the probability is that the mother will be committed to the almshouse, with her ten months old baby and the rest of the children will be committed to the county home.