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The bee., 1901-09-26

Circuit Judge Num- arrived. Request for troops
referred to him. Three hundred union men
camped at Nortonville. Reinecke still forced to
be idle. Judge Num- advised Manager Bailey
to run mime tomorrow, but later urged HIM not to
make the attempt. -. Reinecke men asked the
privilege of arming for self protection and were
denied. :. Business at Madisonville paralyzed ..
More guns distributed at Central City Thursday
to negroes who start for Hopkins county.
Nortonvile camp moved out of jurisdiction Hop
kins county upon advice. Renecke mines idle. .
All others operating and carefully guarded
Leading citizens call on Judge Num- and ask that
union camp be broken up. Mines in adjoining
counties closed for lack of men who have come to
Hopkins. Soldiers held in readiness by the Gov
ernor dispersed.
Reinecke goes to work with short force in face of
hostile fire from union men :. Manager Bailey,
policemen, miners and citizens fired upon. . FL
mer Wltherspoon held up on his fathers farm by
five negroes with Winchesters. Col. Haley leaves
Hopkins. :. Wild shooting in darkness Earl
ington at night. Renecke men threatened with
death if they attempt to work. Oak Hill COM
pany offers reward
Quiet day Reinecke preparing to work Mon
day.. 100 citizens to accompany miners to
work Bakersport camp added to by arrival of
more men, guns and provision. Union men be-
gin to move camp from Burtons grove to John
Knights farm west of Reinecke mine.
Firing Reinecke mine opened at a. m. and
kept up until 4 a. m. Between and 6 a. m.
POO or more shots fired, by union men ambushed
on Witherspoon's farm, at officers and citizens be-
fore miners got on road to work. Judge Num-
wires Governor troops needed. Sheriff Sum-
mons large posse at Madisonville and Earing-
ton. Special train with posse from Darlington,
Morton's Gap and Oak Hill responds quickly
Returned to Darlington to await orders then dis
persed No guns to arm Madisonville posse
State Inspector Hines arrives to investigate stu
alton again.
Reinecke idle. No protection offered miners
Citizens indignation meeting at Madisonville
called off at suggestion of authorities who feared
riot would result. Inspector Hines leaves for
Frankfort.
Reinecke idle. Another call for troops. In
spector Hines reports to Governor situation seri-
Gus and lawless element dangerous. Railroad
officials instructed to be ready to special from
Bowling Green to jacksonville. =. Long range
rifle shooting at men working on Oak Hill tipple,
and spirited duel with deputies Troops from
Bowling Green and Owensboro arrived in the
night. Rabid socialistc speech made by strange
Italian on streets of Madisouville. ~
The bee., 1901-09-26

Monday morning Circuit Judge
Num- telegraphed the Governor
as follows:
The bee., 1901-09-26
SCATTERED.
Union Camp at Madisonvlle Fled tc
-Four Winds Last Night.
HEARD TROOPS WERE COMING.

Union men in camp near Rein
ecke mines at Madisonville left
there last night precipitately
when they received news of the
coming of troops. They were
seen scattering to the woods
about dark, taking their guns
with them, and it was thought
night attack might be
made before the arrival of the
soldiers. But the union fellows
didn't have time. They thought
it time to move and they moved
to get away before the blue coats
came. The trains last night bore
many non-union residents out
of the county.
The bee., 1901-09-26
$500 Reward.

We offer a reward of 5000 for the
arrest and conviction of each and
every one who was engaged in shoot
ing into the Boarding House, the
property of our mines, last Wednes-
day morning at about o'clock, at
which time Perry Graddy was shot
and wounded.
OAK HILL COAL Co.,
J. H. TRATHEN, Pres.
%, Nortonville, Ky.
Sept. 2l, 1901.
The bee., 1901-09-26

MOuudy niOiu ulHS OiiSuit ~ cuuSC
Num- telegraphed the Governor
as follows:
"MADIsoNvILLE, KY.
Sept. %, 1901.
Gov. j. G. w. BECKHAM, Frankfort.
1t is my opinion that troops are
needed here at once to preserve the
peace. t. j. NUM-.
This was just after the whole
sale shooting from ambush upon
officers and citizens in the vicin-
ity of the Reinecke mine.
Later in the day Judge Num-,
Hon. j. F. Dempsey and Mr.. l.
Bailey talked to Governor Beck
ham by telephone and the latter
decided to send State Inspector
Hines on another tour of investi-
cation. Mr.. Hines reached
Madisonville Monday night and
left for Frankfort Tuesday night
after seeing number of officials
and other citizens.
News dispatches say that In
spector Hines reported to the
Governor that the situation at.
Madisonville is grave and the
lawless element dangerous.
Another formal request for
troops went up from Madison
vile yesterday morning. The
railroad officials on this division
received orders about noon to be
ready to handle a special train
from Bowling Green to Madison
vile yesterday afternoon. This
The bee., 1901-09-26
TROOPS HAVE ARRIVED.
Bowling Green Company Passed through Last
Night for MadisonviIe.
OWENSBORO COMPANY COME LATER.
Madsonve Union Camp Scattered Out Last Night Running From
the Troops

was to bring the Bowling Green
company, which passed through
here at 10 80 last night.
The Owensboro company came
by way of Henderson and was
run to Madisonville by special
train, reaching that place at 1 :12
o'clock this morning.
The soldiers were quartered at
the Hotel Lucille last night and
had breakfast there this morning.
The bee., 1901-09-26
DOWN IN The MINES.

to join the camp of the intimidators
at several points in this county. To
them it seems more imp )rtant to
keep others from work than to work
themselves.
Elder E. ]. Willis, who has been
holding protracted meeting at the
Christian church for the past two
weeks, spoke very forcibly on the
rights of citizens and property hold
ers, in a special talk to men last
Sunday, taking the view that the
constitution gave the liberty of
speech when right; that business
men have the right to run their own
business when in conformity with
law. Some severe blows were given
the form of anarchy which now ex-
lists in this county.
We understand that the U. M. w.
organization admit that they have
already spent $4,000 in this county
on an attempt to unionize the miners,
and so far not mine have they Sc
cured control of. Itlooks like bad
investment, indeed.
Over one million dollars in wages
were lost by steel workers during
the late strike that has just been de-
clared off.
Does it look like justice when a
class of miners, many of whom are
from other counties, are allowed to
carry guns and shoot at our home
miners while enroute to work, and
the law won't permit the latter to
carry a gun even for self defense.
Superintendent Harris, of South
Diamond, is well blessed with
miners and others who are willing
and ready to protect home and
property.
1t would appear from careful in
quiry among some of the largest
coal producers in Illinois, that mines
which have little or no shipping
ping business, or, at best, it is not
steady, continuous or permanent, re-
ceive about as much attention and
cars from the railroads upon which
they are located as those mines
which have orders for all the coal
they can get out; that is to say the
big mines have an established trade
which will take all their product.
So that it is these larger plants en-
Toying a steady demand that keep
the rolling stock moving continu-
ouslv; hence, cars can be handled
more promptly and expeditiously
than when they are distributed in
discriminatory to all mines, big and
little. To illustrate, a small pro-
ducing mine sends in requisition
for ten cars a day and can use only
three, four or five, the remainder
stand idle until the following day,
when it receives another lot of
empties for which 1t . has no use,
whereas the large mines, shipping
from 500 to 1000 tons daily, are con-
tinually short anywhere from ten to
twenty cars. This is manifest in
justice and, while we can not point
out the proper remedy, it is clearly
evident that one might and could be
suggested upon consultation between
the shippers and railroad authorities.
BLACK Diamond.
The bee., 1901-09-26

We can tell what makes your eyes
blur and your head swim. You are
bilious and DR.. Caldwell's Syrup
Pepsin will cure you or the manu-
facturers will refund you the pur-
chase price. Sold by Jno. X. Taylor.
The bee., 1901-09-26

Mr.. Patrick Blair removed this
week from Mortons Gap to this city
to make his home. We are glad to
welcome Mr.. Blair and family back
to their first love.
The bee., 1901-09-26

Go to Temple Theatre, Monday
evening, September 30, and see Ed
die Delaney and Marie Estella in
their travesty comedy, "The Mys-
sery of the Yogis.
The bee., 1901-09-26
EVENTS OF A WEEK.
Incidents Of the Mining Situation Condensed in Brief Form

much has happened in Hopkins last issue
that about the only show the various incidents in
tive order is to compile them briefly follows This is perhaps
not all but it enough disgrace the county for week.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
DIED.

ABBoTT-At Hancock, Aug 81 Mrs Cynthia II
Abbott, aged Is years.
BARBOUR-At Deer Isle. Aug %. Benjamin G
Barbour, aged So years, IL months, days.
BOURGETTE-At Winter Harbor. Aug %,
James Bourgette, aged 70 years, months.
BROOKS-At Ellsworth, Sept ., Miss Caro-
Brooks, aged Al years. months.
BICKFORD - At Winter Harbor, Aug Is,
Lafayette Bickford.
BLODGETT-At West Brooksville, Aug %,
Mrs abby WATSON Blodgett, aged " years.
GREENLAW-At Deer Isle, Aug 80. infant son
of MIR and Mrs Willis fl Greenlaw, aged 6
days.
HARVEY-At Mountainville deer Isle) Sept !,
Mrs Mary A Harvey, aged 81 years, months,
p days.
HARRIMAN-At Orland, Sept .. Mrs Abbie
Hartman, aged 66 years, 3 months, 20 days
HAYNES-At Trenton, Sept |, Calvin P
Haynes, aged so years. IL months, days.
JELLISON-At Reading. Mass, Aug 80 at the
home of Bowman, Miss Charlotte A
Jellison, aged So years, IL months.
KING--At fremont, Aug %, Joseph L King.
aged 66 years, lLdays.
LEACH-At Orland, Aug 80, Mrs Ella L Leach,
aged so years, months, 30 days.
NOONAN-At " inter Harbor, Aug IA, Edward
NooDan.
ROBINSON AT fremont, Aug 80, Benjamin
Robinson, aged IS years, months. p days.
SAUNDERS-At North Ellsworth, Sept l, Mrs
Elvira Saunders, aged u years, months,
"a days.
wARE-At Sedgwick, Aug 26, Horace Ware,
aged II years, 3 months, 10 days.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
THE ROOSTER TRIAL.
Ellsworth Men Who VIII Appear In
this Remarkable Case.

The mock court trial to be given under
the auspices of Donaqua lodge, No. los.
X. OF r. in Hancock hall, next wednes-
day evening, Sept. II, promises to be an
event OF unusual interest. IL will be, In
the FIRST place, an exact reproduction OF
a court scene in methods and procedure,
and on this account will be extremely in
ieresting to ladies and others who have
never attended real trial.
Best Of all will be the refined fun OF
the whole affair, for it Is predicted by
those In position TO know, that from the
opening Of the court until the close Of
the case, the audience will be kept keyed
up to the point OF commissions by the
unique proceedings.
Wit, pathos, eloquence, Iaughable local
hits and vagaries will be drawn upon
without stint or bindrance to keep up
the current OF merriment. As an enter
taiument OF innocent fun, conducted
with mock dignity and without the
shade OF offence to refined tastes, the
mock court trial will be an event long to
be remembered with pleasure.
The following il the makeup of the
court and parties to the case: Judge, f.
w. Rollins; clerk. J. f. Knowlton; COM
plainant, G. l.. Morang; defendant, l.. F.
Giles; prosecuting attorney, George B.
Stuart; defendants attorney, Gel. A. v.
Newton, OF Worcester, Mass; court
officer, Tim Donovan; crier, L. r. Hooper
witnesses, DR.. George A. Phillips, DIR.
Lewis Hodgkins, Rev. j. p. Simopton, B.
L. sowle and II. L. Crabtree; jurors, F. B.
Aiken, T.. c. osgood, J. E. Waters, Alec
McNaob, F. G. Burrili, w. f. Aiken,
Charles II. Leland, c. G. Burriil, $. l.. Lord
j. +. Silvey. j. A. Lord. A. X. Cushman.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
H.x Acc Your Kidney.i

DR. Hobbs sparagus pills cure all kidney Ills. Sam.
~e free Add. Sterling Remedy Co., Chicago or N. Y,
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
CHURCH NOTES.
BAPTIST.

Reu. Darid Kerr, pastor.
Friday evening. at 7.30, prayer meeting.
Sunday, Sept. S-Morning service at
1890. Sermon by tbe pastor. Subject :
1.-The Curse and Cure OF Worry" Sunday
school at IL m. Flower service, with SER
mon on the mission OF flowers, at p. m.
All welcome.
UNION coNa'L, ELLSWORTH FALLS.
Reu. G.. III. He6ion, pastor.
Thursday, Sept. 5, 7.s0 p. NC. L.
meeting.
Sunday, Sept. s-Morning service at
1915 Sunday school at 11.45. Evening
service at 7.30.
UNITARIAN.
Rer. A. II. Coar, pastor.
Teachers meeting at home Of Mrs.
Wiggin Saturday evening at 7.30.
Sunday, Sept. S-Morning service at
1890 Sunday school at 11.45.
East Ldmoine - Unitarian preaching
service p. IN. STANDARD time)
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Reu. J. p. !Simonton, pastor.
Friday evening, at 730, prayer meeting.
Sunday, Sept. S-Morning service at
10 80 Sunday school at 1l.45. Epworth
league ~ 80.
Bauside-Service Sunday at 2 80 p. m.
MIR. Simonton.
CONGREGATIONAL.
Rep. j. NJ. adams, pastor.
Friday evening at 7.30, prayer and con-
ference meeting. Subject: "The Prayer
meeting; its Intent and Value"
Sunday, Sept. s-Morning worship at
1890 Sunday school at IL 40.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04

MARINE LIST.
Ellsworth Port.
ARRIVED

Ellsworth Port.
ARRIVED
Thursday, Aug 90
Sch Lulu W Eppes. Jordan. Boston. hard
sch RIenzi, Closson, stonington
Friday. AugSo
Sch caressa, Harvey. Bar Harbor
SAILED
Tuesday. septs
Sch Caressa, Harvey. Bar Harbor, lumber,
Whitcomb, Haynes II Co
Domestic Ports.
Bosros-Ar Aug 30. sch Georgietta, Peter
con, Clinton Point
sid Aug 81, sch d ID Haskell ingram River
Sid Aug 20. sehs Jessie Lena, Akin, A;
G L Morgan. Bangor; c Hunt and Cot
line, Stonington
Ar Sept 2. sch Annie Lewis, Hodgdon. Perth
BnnsswrcK, GA-sId Aug SO, sch Herald.
Simmons. New York
Bangor; + w Fiske, somes sound Lizzie Lee.
Sid sept ., sch Flora Gordon. Bridgeport
FERsAsDfsA-sld Aug 81. sch Helen q Nose
lev. Murch, New York
BasGoR-sld Aug 20. sch iona Cone. New
York
Eiizabethport for Bangor
NEW YoRK-Ar Aug 81, sch II Hedges,
Franklin: 81 Baxter, sullivan
AR Aug %. sch Fibeman, Gross, Stonlngton
AR Aug 90 schs John Douglass, Franklin,
Nellie Morse, swans Island; d Wood, Sui
Ivan
PmILApsLPHiA-Cld Aug 81, sch d Rey
nolds, Staples, Bddetord
Ar Sept ]. sch Hattie Marsh, Saeo
Sid Aug 80. sch Mary G Stuart, for Rockland
PAsCAGouLA sid aux -. sch Annie Rick
ersan, New York
sALEn-Ar Sept /, sch Harvest Home, Bos
ton for MI Desert
RocKLAsp- sid Sept :. sch Florence Leland
NIhalbaven -
vfxEYARp HAvRs-Pa@sed Sept 2, sch T.
Arcuiatius, isiuehiil Tor New YORK
Foreign Ports.
ST JOHN, bar Aug 20, sch Mary Hall.
Newark
AKIN, W G A-Ar nres TO Aug 81. sch Alice
j Crnblree. Crabtree. boston
FoRr SPAIs-Ar Aug 10, bark Arlington,
GrtgEs ternAmbuco for New YORK
HosoLuLU-sld Aug "a, bark ST James, Tap
ley, Puget sound
PAsCAGoULA, Aug Shark Julia, which was
stranded ut Horn Island, Aug 10, has just been
fioated.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
BORN.
BICKFORD-At Winter Harbor, Aug 8, to
and Mrs Edward Bickford, a son.

BICKFORD-At Winter Harbor, Aug 9, to Mr.
and Mrs Edward Bickford a son.
GREENLAW-At Deer Isle, Aug "a, to Mr. and
Mrs Willis VI Greenlaw, a son.
JOY-tt Winter Harbor, Aug 2f, to Mr. and
Mrs Hollis JOY, daughter.
KEITH-At Winter Harbor. Aug s, to Mr. and
Mrs Bradley ID Keith, a son.
PETTINGILL-At Swans Island, Aug 81, to
Mr. and Mrs Hollis Pettingill, a daughter.
PERKINS-At West Brooksville, Sept l, to Mr.
and Mrs Fred Perkins, daughter.
STANLEY-At Cranberry Isles. Aug 49, to Mr.
and Mrs Everett Stanley, daughter.
SPRINGER-At North Sullivan. Sept 2, to Mr.
and Mrs Roscoe ii Springer, daughter.
VENNIE-At Stonington. Sept 2, to Mr. and
Mrs Robert Vennie, twin sons.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04

"a millionaire can have things pretty
much his own way in this world" said
one philosopher. ''He can" answered the
Shelf had known what fool you
were, 1 never should have married you.
He-You might have guessed 1t when I
proposed to you.
Gizzam-Who Is that young millionaire
stopping at the Seaside hotel? Gazzam-
He's no millionaire; he's only dry goods
clerk on a ten days. vacation.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
Amherst Fair.

The date for the ''up-river fair" at Am
herst, Tuesday and Wednesday, Sept. "a
citation has nearly perfected its plans, and
there is every indication that all its sue
cesses OF the past will be cast in the
shade.
The Amherst fair grows in popularity
each year. The exhibits are better. the
crowds are larger. People who go to the
Amherst fair go for a good time, and they
are never disappointed.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
MARRIED..

COOK-CANDAGE-At Surry, Aug ~ by
Surry, to Henry II Candage. of Bluehill
POWERS - DUNHAM - At Sunshine Deer
Isle), Aug 26, by ID Stinson, esq, Miss Vina
ID Powers to Alfred Durham, both of Deer
Isle.
SWEETSER-LOWELL- Searsport, Sept l,
by Rev II w Norton, Miss Clara f Sweetser.
of searsport, to Read w Lowell, of Bucks
port.
TREwoRGY-MOoRE Ellsworth, Sept 2.
by Rev j Simonton, Miss Alma B
Treworgy to Eugene H Moore, both of Ellis
worth.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
Letter to Mrs. VIM. Grant,
EIls,rorfb

Dear Madam There are several ways of cheat.
ing in milk. An old-fashioned way is to water
it. Nobody waters 1t now. A better way is to
take out the cream-rlch milk with the cream
taken out is as good as poor milk with It's cream
all in.
But we needn't go into particulars.
You don't rob your milk and your customers.
Paint is as easy as milk to cheat with. Good
paint is as rare as good milk; for human nature
is much the same in milkmen and paint men.
You are just and true with your milk; so are
we with our paint Devoe lead and zinc is
twice as good as pure white lead; lasts twice as
as long. There's twice as much butter In it.
Yours truly,
AS F. W. DEvoE & Co.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04

A large portion of the foIIoaring births,
marriages and deaths are printed for the
first time in THE AMERICAN. They aD;u
appear neat week, or the week after, in
our contemporaries. THE AMERICAN is
the only paper printed in the county
Which systematically collects the ritot
statistics of the county; the Others sys-
tematicaJly steal tkem.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
sal,sburv Cove Man Injured.

Olin Liscomb, of Salisbury Cove, met
with serious accident on Sunday.
While stopping runaway horse he was
thrown under the carriage, breaking a
leg and an arm. Internal Injuries also are
feared, His condition is critical.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04

"Algernon, swear you'll slways-always
love me; swear and dry these tears.
.,Dam your eyes, darling; IiI love you
forever.
A Georgia man who moved to Kansas
some time ago writes to say: This Is the
best country / ever saw. My wife Is chief
of police, and she has promised me job
on the force.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04

Sundays a tsain leaves Bangor II 10 m, Els
worth IL Al m, for Bar HarDor and Southwest
Harbor.
Daily.
Sundays leave at 25 pm.
Sundays only, from Southwest Harbor.
tStop on signal or noticeto Conductor.
These trains connect at Bangor, with through
trains on Main Line to and from Portland, B0s-
ton and st. John.
Tickets for All Points South and West
on sale at the M. c. r. r. ticket Office,
Ellsworth.
Passengers are requested to procure tickets
before entering the train, and especially ELS.
worth to Falls and Falls to Ellsworth.
GEO. +. EVANS,
vice-Pres and Genl Manager.
e. BOOTHBY. Genr Pass. and Ticket Agt.
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1901-09-04
CITY MEETING.
Aldermen Transact Routine City Bush
ness-Rolls of Accounts.

ness-Rolls of Accounts.
Little outside OF routine business OF
auditing bills came before the board OF
aldermen at their regular meeting. Mayor
Greedy, Aid. Stuart, Jellison, Patten and
Brady were present.
There was some talk of new electric
light contract, but no action was taken.
General Manager West, OF the electric
light company, is expected here some time
this week for consultation with the
aldermen.
The proposed new street between Main
and Union streets, laid out by the city q
short time ago in response to petition,
was again before the aldermen. Though
laid out by the city, the street has not
yet been accepted. The question oftirain-
age without damage to abutting property
owners has arisen, and unless some way
out of the difficulty can be found, the
street will not become a public highway.
The city voted the free use of Hancock
hail to the carnival committee for the
three nights OF the carnival, Oct. /, 2 and
8; also the free use of any city property
consistent with the welfare Of the city.
ROLLS OF ACCOUNTS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17

success as a farmer. Your bottom
land is richer than your upland be-
cause its mechanical condition is
better. Your garden is richer than
your farm because it's mechanical
condition is better.
These are not new discoveries, but
so few farmers are acting upon them,
that they need to be restated.
Where the farmers use two, four
and six horse plows, their soil is deep
and fine and productive. ANY soil
may be made so by proper treat
ment.
Your soil is largely thing of your
own making or unmaking.
The success or failure of your
crops for the next year will depend
very largely upon the cond tion of
your soil when you begin to plant.
JAMES B. HUNNICUT~
Fulton Co., Ga.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
No. IS

farmer has a whole year TO do his
work. Droughts and destructive
storms are unknown. I do not be-
lieve from my observations health
Ter section can be found and noticed
more healthy and active old people
than anywhere else. The people are
intelligent, kind and sOciable. Farms
can be bought at from S5 to SO per
acre. I saw several farms offered as
prices that ! considered t0e build
irgs worth the price asked, for the
farm, and others where the timber
if marketed would pay for the farm.
Some of the land is poor, but il easily
improved. If the land of Pennsyl-
vania was treated the wav some Of
the farmers of North Carolina treat
theirs it would not produce any
thing.
81 enjoyed my visit very much
and like the country"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-17
ANOTHER VIEW OF TERRAC1Na LAND

correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
noticed in your paper of the 3rd
letter from Mr.. 0 w. BaoknalI
of Vance county, telling how TO ter
race land. Now, let me say in jus
.tioe 80 that writer that am not 40.
quainted with the lands of his county
and shat his plan may be all right
for his section, but THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER is read all over the State,
and know that his plan Of laying
off terraces on a level will not do
here.
Our sandy hills are the worst land
in the State to wash, and many
farms were ruined before we began
terracing. Now we have some fine
places without break in them. We
have found out by experience that
we must give our terraces at least
three inches fall in fifty feet and
give the water an outlet at the end.
have seen the level plan tried on
one field and the result was the water
broke the upper terraca and rushed
down the hill to find the next one
full, and one after another was
swept before the current till the
field was ruined.
Terraoing is the first and most i'm
portant thing for man to do if he
wants to improve his land. There
can be no permanent improvement
with our lands here until it is done
and done right. Go look near Gas
tonia at Craig g Wilson's fine lands
and see what it has done for them,
and ask them if they think it is safe
to have big head of water damned
up ready to tear loose st any minutB
and sweep everything before it.
A. F. GOODMAN.
CASTOR Co., N. @.