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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24
Horticulture.
IMPROVING THE APPLE CROP.

correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
The American apple crop is rapidly
becoming tho leading crop of the
United States as far as actual returns
are concerned, and our exports of
these fruits are growing larger and
more valuable every year. No grain
or other farm product is more gen.
orally or more widely cultivated
than the apple. This fruit is by all
odds our national fruit. 1t is raised
from Maine TO Florida now, and
from the Atlantic to the Pacific. 1t
is eaten in every American home
almost the year round, and England
and Germany are rapidly initiating
us in the matter of consumption.
Our apples sell better in the Euro
pean markets than any of the conti-
mental fruits, and the prices thus
obtained help to swell the returns to
our farmers on lands where wheat
and corn fail through drought, or
where these cereals cannot be raised
successfully.
The question of improving the
quality of our apples, and increasing
the yield, is n that more farmers
are actually interested in than that
of improving corn or wheat. Injury
to the apple crop may not cause such
ruinous disaster to some few States
as corn or wheat, but it will reach a
wider number of farmers in the
whole country. One of the perplex-
ing questions IN apple growing is the
dropping off of fruits when very
small or half grown. The waste of
apples from this cause alone is'enor-
nous. Spraying will not stop the
loss, for the cause seems to be deeper
than the attacks of insects or blights.
There is a theory that the blossoms
are not properly fertilized, and that
the fruit cannot consequently ever
reach maturity. The apples are
doomed TO fall off when half grown
and be wasted. Some experiments
have been made recently that help
to confirm the theory. In a large
orchard where the dropping off was
u serious handicap to successful ap-
pie raising, the attempt was made
to prove or disprove this theory.
Right in the midst of the orchard,
which was of fifty acres, a SCORE of
bee hives we're located. The bees
literally swarmed in the orchard at
blooming time, and the insects buzzed
around tht blossoms in swarms.
There was little more done to the
orchard other than that of ordinary
That year the fruit yield
was from ten to twenty per cent.
than common. The second
and third year the same practice was
kept up, and the increase was ever
more apparent. In that orchard at
least the apple trees were apparently
helped by the presence of the bees.
Whether or not it would prove true
in all ase is quite another question.
1t is a matter, however, that deserves
some more extended experiment., for
if bees in the orchard will perform
such a useful function to our apple
crop they should be raised wherever
commercial apple growing is an i'm
Dortant industry.
S. w. CHAMBERS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24

Many farmers in this section have
stopped pulling fodder. They cut
the corn when the fodder is ripe. The
best farmers and agricultural jour
mails agree that the blades should not
be stripped from the stalk. Every
neighborhood should have a "shred-
der" 1t is as important as the
threshing machine. It is claimed by
the best authorities that much of the
value of the value of the corn crop
is in the stalk. Fodder pulling is a
custom which should be abandoned.
1t is all a habit.-Asheboro IN. Co.
Courier.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24

20 M15e Geu1 Pay, use Sharples Cream Separa-
W IN 69Ok Business Dairying" & Cat. 285 free
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24

Keep a spool of copper wire (wire
the size of a large knitting needle) in
the wagon II buggy, SO that if you
should have a breakdown while on
the road you have the means to
make repairs. A piece of wire two
yards long may be ooiled up about
the size of a watch so as to be carried
in the pocket, the end being wound
around the coil to keep it in place.
This will then always be at hand
ready to mend broken harness,
wagons, tools. In fact, almost every
thing that is subject to breakage
may be stoutly mended with copper
wire, which is flexible and tough
Mrs. Sadie Shroyer, Humboldt, Neb.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24

New York has increased the penal
ties for selling oleomargarine in vic.
lation of law from $25 fine to $50 as a
minimum and 5000 as a maximum
fine for the first offense, while for
the second offense the minimum
penalty is six months imprisonment.
This, it is believed, will go far to en-
force the law in that State.
1 find by experience the most
effective way to kill locust trees is
to deaden when in full bloom by
peeling the bark down to the ground,
commencing three or four feet above
the ground. This done at that time
and in the manner stated will posit-
lively kill the roots as we'll as the
trunk and branohes.-Virginia Yer
bett, Piney Flats, Tenn.
Mr.. T. B. Terry thinks that the
who saves the solid manure
from his animals, and let's the liquid
manure, worth as much more per
pound, run through a leaky floor, to
go to waste, and then buys artificial
fertilizer to get the elements that
were in those liquids. is very much
the same kind of a food that a man
would be who saved his skim milk,
threw away his cream and bought
butter. The comparison is a strong
one, but if farmers had been educated
to know the real value of those
liquids when they are properly alb
sorbed and used on the soil, they
would not often be so foolish
American Cultivator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24
Grasses and Forage Plants Of The ;s'gA'
nv J. 3. MLLBRw,
ct the University Of tennessee.

1t is a complete manual of the cul.
ture of grasses and forage plants Of
the South. 1t contains .about lao
pages, and is written in a style to be
understood by everyone.
The book discusses the character
1stics of the principal PRAISES, tho
maintenance of pastures and mead.
ows, leguminous forage plants, wild
pastures, etc. It is fully illustrated
with original analytical engraving
by Scribner, our greatest grass ez'
pert, and embellished with a large
number of half tone cuts of field
operations.
K5lle6reU's former work on grasses
IS mO10 entirely out of print ana
BRINGS So q copy. This meW book con-
t0ims all the information in the for
meT 10OTk, re-Ortttem, and om6od'S'
the results Of to0enty gears oddjtj0"@
experience Of the oOriter and all the
information attained by the eTp0rSr'.
ment stations and the United St1'S'
Department Of Agriculture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-09-24
Grow Grasses and Raise Cattle

Examine agricultural statistics and see the
high rank North Carolina takes in yield per
acre of grasses and forage crops. Com
pare her advantages for ~stock-raising with
those of other States. Profit by these faCtG,
Grow grasses; raise stock. And whether you
have few animals or many, you cannota afford
not to read
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
PLUCKY GIRL SAVES FRIEND
Miss O'Gorman Rescues Miss
Baldwin in New
York Bay.

Miss May O'Gorman, a young woman
of Upper Bayonne, is a heroine in the
eyes of her friends, and it is owing to
her that her friend, Miss Agnes Baldwin,
seventeen years old, the daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Charles c. Baldwin, of No. 10
East Fifty-fourth street, Bayonne, was
saved from drowning in New York Bay
yesterday.
Miss O'Gorman, who is eighteen years
old and proficient in swimming, was bath
ing in the afternoon with Miss Baldwin
at East Forty-sixth street, Bayonne, near
the Bayswater Hotel. There were many
other bathers in the water, and all were
enjoying the sport. Miss O'Gorman was
standing on a float anchore in deep water
and reached only by swimming and boats.
Miss Baldwin was swimming toward the
float. When near it she suddenly threw
up both hands and screamed to Miss
OGorman.
"Oh. Mayl Quick! I have a cramp!"
Then she sank Miss O'Gorman leaped
into the bay. and caught the unconscious
girl when she came to the surface. She
was able to reach the float with her bur-
den. and John Holden. a young man liv-
ing in East Forty-ninth street, Bayonne.
reached the spot and drew both girls to
safety.
Miss Baldwin was unconscious, and her
rescuer was nearly exhausted Both were
taken in a rowboat to the Bayswater Ho-
tel where Miss Baldwin was revived and
afterward removed to her home.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
LOST THEIR TWO BABES.
Diphtheria Claims the Little
Hunter Children.

In front of No. 252 Van Worst street
this morning there were two smallswhite
hearses. People passing stopped ana
anxieusly asked the meaning of the un-
usual sight.
The hearses bore the bodies of the two
children of William and Ella Hunter.
Diphtheria claimed them yesterday and
the funeral took place this morning.
The children, William, three years old,
and Susie, six, were only sick a few days
with the dread disease. They died with
in an hour of each other. The mother
and father of the two children, who were
great favorites in the neighborhood, are
almost distracted. The children We're
given every possible medical attention,
but it proved useless.
As both the coffins were carried down
and placed one in each hearse, the faces
of the crowd outside the door expressed
their sympathy. The two hearses, ona
Following he ~oxher, proceeded 70 tbs
New York Say Cemetery. All along the
route to the burial place people stopped
to look at this sad procession. The chill
dren were laid side by side in the cene-
terry,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
CAUGHT STEALING SATcHEL

A man who gave his name as Custie Al
fredo and his age as twenty-six years,
was arrested this morning in the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad waiting room after he had
stolen a satchel from Mrs S. c. Wilson,
of Philadelphia, Pa, who was waiting for
a tram. He was caught red handed by
Railroad Detective Ryerson and locked
up at Police Headquarters. He was ar
raigned before Police Justice Hoos this
morning and held for further examina-
ton.
Alfredo was arrested about three weeks
ago for taking a satchel from a seat in a
ferryboat where it had been placed by a
passenged. He was set at liberty be-
cause the women who owned the satchei
would not take the time to come here to
press a charge against him. This morning
Alfredo was seen looking about the de-
pot and he was watched Ryerson saw
MIN take Mrs. Wilson's satchel and start
toward the ferry with it.
Mrs Wilson went to the station house
and identified the satchel as her property,
and Alfredo was held.
Chief Murphy believes Alfredo is pro-
fessional crook, who is wanted in various
cities for similar crimes, and he is now
busy looking up the mans past record.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
WILLIAM H. EATON DEAD
An Operation for Appendicitis at
Astoria Proves Fatal.

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The large circle of friends of William
II Eaton, prominent Republican poll
tician of this city, will learn with regret
thai he died this morning at No. 4l9 Ninth
avenue, Astoria, L. l., at the home of
one of his friends, after undergoing an
operation for appendicitis. Mr. Eaton
lived in this city all his life. He was
fifty-eight years old.
When a young man he enlisted in the
Twenty first Regiment of New Jersey and
served with it during the Civil War.
After nine months of lighting he returned
to this city and received position with
the Jersey City Pottery Company. After
faithful service with that company for
number of years he resigned his position
and became a member of the Jersey city
Police Department. He was appointed in
1871, and served until 1877, when be was
removed. At the time of the strike In
1872 at the Sugar House, foot Of Wash
ington street, while on duty there he was
badly injured one day in fight with the
strikers. He was considered fearless
officer and was often complimented by
his superiors for clever captures of GRIM
inals When he was dismissed from the
department Mr.. f. o. Mathiessen, of the
sugar company, recollected the good work
he performed during the strike and made
a position for him as a private detective
about the plant. He held that position
until the time of his death. He was a
prominent member of the Hudson County
Republican Committee and a warm friend
of Colonel Samuel D. Dickinson.
The funeral arrangements have not yet
been made, but probably the body will be
brought to this city.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25

pension .tem from that of last year. Inc
increase is in the salary item and VIII
enable the department to promote ten
chancemen of the highest grade to the
position of patrolmen, promoting the
same number of each grade higher up
and adding ten new men to the force.
The salaries of sergeants, 1t is said, will
also be increased from $1,000 to $3.50.
The Fire Board got nearly all tnat YVES
coming to it--even according to its own
rotion 1t got within 5000 OF what it
asked for. 1t will get Its new 5000 en-
gine and salaries for a new company and
s., 900 for 125 new fire alarm bells that will
prevent the sounding of false alarms
The new fire house will be located at
Grand street and Manning avenue in the
heart of a section covered with frame
buildings and factories.
The Board of Aldermen gets $500 less
than last year. This is due to the doing
away with spring election expenses. The
Tax Board got what it asked for, the
same as this year, $22 200.
Mayor Hoos is well pleased with the tax
budget adopted yesterday. He sadd this
morning: THE Commissioners have treat
ed every department fairly"
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
c. o. P. ELECTION OFFICERS

The Third Ward Republican League held
a meeting last evening at the clubhouse
of the Samuel D. Dickinson Association
for the purpose of selecting the men to
act as election officers for the Third ward.
Mr.. Samuel D. Dickinson acted as chair
man and Mr. Frank t. Lockwood acted
as secretary of the meeting.
The gentlemen selected were:-First
precinct, John A. Robertson and William
Rugge; Second, James III. Leather and
Stephen Cornell; Third, Charles Mills and
Christopher Kelly; fourth. H. r. Hall
stead and w. Porrett: Fifth, Anthony
Hogan: Sixth, David Jennings and Horace
Benjamin.; Seventh, has not yet been Sc
lected; Eighth, William Dell and Max
Richter; Ninth. Samuel L. Barry and
Frederick Pettigrew.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
King Edwards Note Paper.

King Edward. says the London Free
Lance" has pretty taste in notepaper
The monogram, which appears in the
lefthand corner of the new stationery,
consists of an Old English e. In the
top portion of the E the crown is worked
in and in the lower part are the Roman
figures VII. The e is silver in color
with a black line outside. and both the
crown and the figure VII in black,
'Windsor Castle is stamped in black
at the head of the paper. King Edwards $
favorite paper is handmade azure laid,
post size. with q slight black border
Queen Alexandra, up to the present, has
not selected her official monogram. The
late Queens choice in notepaper, by the
way, was silver gray.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
ARRESTED FOR WORDY WAR
Then Both Women's Fines Are Paid
By Husband of One.

Sadie Moore. of No. S6S York street, and
Mary Murray, of No. 81 Porter street
called each other all the vile names they
could think of last night and this morn
ing in the Oakland avenue police court
they most emphatically denied the police
officers charge. One of the women went
to the others rescue by inducing her hus-
band to pay the fine.
The officer said that he found the pair
at the Five Corners, with a third woman
named Cummings, directing a TRADE
against each other much to the amuse-
ment of large crowd that had gathered.
The Cummings woman escaped before the
officer could lay hands on her.
AS the police know the pair the Justice
gave the officers story the preference and
fined them S. each.
Sadie Moore's husband paid her fine and
as she was leaving the court she whis-
pered to her friend :-'Don't worry,
Mary, my husband will pay your fine"
And he did a few minutes later.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
WARRANTS DRAWN.
Finance Board Passes Reso-
lutions Ordering
Them.

At yesterday afternoons meeting of the
Finance Board resolutions were passed or
dering warrants drawn as follows
Upon City Treasurer in favor of that
officer in the sum of $4,000 to transfer
said amount from Liquor license re-
ceipts," for the year, July l, 1901, to June
80, to the credit of the Board of Street
and Water Commissioners for the pur-
pose of paying salaries of street laborers.
Upon City Treasurer in favor of that
officer, account Liquor License from
July 1, 1901, to June 80, 1902, for sum OF
ss, 600 to transfer said amount to credit
of Supervising Architect Board OF
Education.
Upon city Treasurer, in favor of that
officer. to be deposited to the credit Of
August, 1901, interest as follows:-On gem
eraI account, s50540, on water account
s14,625.
Upon City Treasurer in favor of that
officer ION Bond Account" for the sum
of se1S.So to transfer said amount, Inter
est sundry bonds,'' being one months in
terest on s1S2,OOo public school bonds,
dated May /, 1901, and delivered June l.,
1901.
Upon City Treasurer in favor of that
officer, the sum OF S4ol14 10 transfer Saio
amount from "Liquor License Receipts,
July /, 1901, to June 80, 1902, to the credit
of the Board of Street and Water Com
missioners, to pay retained percentage,
reconstruction of the Eighth street sewer.
Upon the City Treasurer in favor OF
Hugh Dugan, County Collector, Account
county taxes 19OO' for the sum of S5O,OOO.
Upon the City Treasurer in favor of the
Sinking Fund Commission "On bond ac-
count for the sum of sl5747.55, to trans
fer said amount to fund of May 1, 1891
being the amount of premium received
on sale Of $1s2,OOO, A per cent. public school
bonds due May, 1898.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
TOoMEY-FlNN.
Pretty Wedding Yesterday at st
M;chae1's Church.

very pretty wedding was solemnized
Yesterday afternoon at st. Miehaels
c. Church on Ninth street, when Mr..
.John Il. Toomey, a prominent member of
the Second Ward Democratic Club, and
Miss Maggie Finn We're married. The
wedding was performed by the Rev.
Father McDermott. The church was filled
with the friends of the young couple.
The bride was attired in purple silk
she carried a large bouquet Of brides
roses. Miss Katie Lahey was brides
maid. She wore very pretty dress of
blue silk with cream lace Nj. Thomas
Kenny of Brooklyn was best man.
A reception followed at the home of
The brides parents, No. 22S Erie street
The young couple left at midnight for q
wedding trip to Niagara Falls and the
Pan-American Exposition. They will re-
main away for two weeks, and upon their
return to this city they will reside at No
661b Charles street.
Among those present at the reception
were:-NIr and Mrs. Hughes Of Brook
lyn, Mr.. and Mrs. p. Finn, Mr.. and Mrs.
M. j. Curry, Mr.. and Mrs. Farrell, Mr..
and Mrs. Mullane, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Mead. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Sheedy, r..
and Mrs John Murphy, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Benan, Mr.. and Mrs. M. Nc
Nsanus, r. and Mrs. jeremiah McAuliffe,
Mr.. and Mrs M. ]. Reilly, Misses A..
Cunningham, N. Shaughnessey. K. Brown
Mamie, Lille, Lucy and Aggie Toomey,
Maggie Butler, Katie Laheye Nora Lahey.
Mamie Shaffer, Barbara Shaffer. Mamie,
Nellie. Katie and Bridget Finn, Messrs.
Michael Finn, Joseph Toomey, Frederick
Footey James Brophy and John Brophy
of Brooklyn. John Hartnett, John Moore
Thomas Norton, James Moore, James
Reidy and John Leaycroft.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25

DIED.
sdav Inlv q. 1ao1. MichaeI.

EGAN-On Tuesday, July %, 1901, Michael,
beloved husband of Catherine Egan.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from his late residence, No. 156 Bright
street, on Friday, July 26, at A. M;
thence to ST. Bridget's Church, where a
solemn high mass will be offered for the
happy repose of his soul.
aAUGHEY. Wednesday, July "a. 1901,
Cormick Haughey, beloved husband Of
Catherine Haughey.
Relatives and friends are invited to at
tend the funeral from his late residence,
No GO Newark avenue, on Saturday,
July q, at 8 A. NJ.
KELLY. .-On Monday, July %. 1901, at
Sacandaga Park, Fulton county, N. Y,
Ellen A., beloved wife of Patrick
Kelly.
Relatives and friends of the family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
from her residence No 6lS Jersey avenue.
on Friday, July 26, at 8 A. NJ; thence to
ST Mary's Church, where a solemn high
mass of requiem will be offered for the
renose of her soul.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1901-07-25
KELLER TO GET LETTER
Barker Association APP
points Member to
Deliver It.

At meeting last night the Executive
Committee of the Thomas G. Barker De-
Tense Association chose w. X. Smith, a
member, to mail or present to the Rev.
John Keller the associations letter urg-
ing him to bring action for SANDER
against Mrs. Barker The meeting was
held in the home of the secretary of the
association, H. R. Kearns, who lives in
No. 1853 Stewart avenue.
Ten persons were present, including
John Sumner, who presided at the mass
meeting at which the decision to send
the letter was reached. AT that meeting
more than 100 signatures were affixed to
the communication. A few friends of
Barker have signed since, but no special
effort has been made to get additional
names.
Last nights meeting was secret Those
who attended say nothing especial was
done, except to choose Mr.. Smith to for
ward the letter. This he will do within
the next few days.
Much speculation is INDUCED in as to
what Mr.. Keller will do with the COM
munication, and it was said some of his
friends had intimated it would not be al
lowed to go into his hands and would
not even be read to him, as within
few days, it is said, he will undergo
trying operation on his left eye and needs
all his strength, both bodily and mental,
to meet the ordeal.
The statement that Mr.. Keller does not
yet know the contents of the letter,
which was published in all the papers,
is not credited by those who attended
the meeting last night. One said, when
Mr.. Keller was at Sea Girt as chaplain
of the First Regiment, the letter was
read aloud within three feet of him, and
he must have heard every word of it.
Should Mr.. Keller see fit to make no re-
ply to the communication, the Defense
Association, it is said, will take further
action. Just what this action will be
cannot be learned. After the meeting
last night Mr.. Sumner said the associa-
tion had made up its mind as to the
disposition of the fund in its treasury,
but he declined to say what it would be.
The fund amounts to between $500 and
$780,
ssWe have no idea." said ]. A. Stowe,
a member of the Executive Committee,
what Mr.. Keller will do in response to
the letter, or whether he will do any
thing, but we believe most emphatically
1t is incumbent upon him to take some
action to clear his name