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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18
|. SCHNITGER DEAD
Long Time Rock Island Resident
Succumbs to General
Debility
AN INVALID FOR SEVERAL MONTHS
Survived by Two children--The
Funeral to be Held To-
morrow.

Rock Island lost another aged citi-
zen in the death of Henry Schnitger,
which occurred at o'clock this morn
ing at st. Anthony's hospital, from
general debility, which had rendered
him an invalid for the past three
months. Deceased was "a years OF
age and was married in this city 80
years ago to Miss Henrietta Kahn, who
died two years ago. OF late Mr..
Schnitger had been making his home
with his son Louis at 715 Fifteenth
street. The only surviving members
of the family are the SON and one
daughter. Mrs. j. w. Lawhead, Jr. i,
of DEBORAH, Iowa. The funeral will
occur from us Fifteenth street at
o'clock tomorrow.
Mrs. SchmIdt's Funeral
The funeral of Mrs. Conrad Schmidt
was held at p. m. yesterday after
noon from the German Methodist
church. the pastor, Rev. F. L. Litz-
rodt, conducting the ceremonies. In
tarment was made at Chippiannock
cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18
River Ripiet..

The stage of water was $50 all day
today. The temperature at noon
was 81.
The E. Rutledge and r. d. Kendall
were down with logs and the Lotus
wentworth. The .WihonaiCandIW. j.
Young were in and out.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18
Bryan's Double.

1t was reported about town that 3
man who stopped on his way south
on the q this morning for 20 minute
at the Harper was Col. W j. Bryan
taken identity, although the party in
question assuredly somewhat resem-
bled the great democrat, and he was
not Charley Laid, either.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18
The Profesaor ID Home.

Grandpa" said Dot, who had been
puzzling her brains over something she
was reading, what is food for
thought?'
''Head cheese, my child" replied the
professor Chicago Tribune.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18
Flies Are Tough.

A fly is almost invincible. 1t will
survive long immersion in water, will
sustain the odors of sulphur and other
disinfectants without apparent injury.
Only turpentine, chlOroform and ammo
mia and washing can get the better Of
q fy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18
Sacred aears Fair

The Sacred Hear faic Is attracting
age crowds nightly Mrs William
McEniry will sing this evening. and a
hort sketch entitled s.Mrs Camps
rea' will be presented by Misses
Mamie Carnes and Anabelle Meenan.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18

Is pounds Granulated Sugar D.. 81 90
Flour, "Our Best. "per sack go. &c
8 pounds Rolled Oats. .. =. 25c
Rio Coffee, per pound. ... 10c
Uncolored Japan Tea, per pound 35c
2-pound can Best Baking Powder 23c
DIR. Prices Baking Powder, per
pound INSTRUMENTATION. SOC
SchePP Cream Fruit Pudding, 3
packages. ....... 25c
Fancy New Citron, per pound. 17!c
10c Sack Salt. sc
Large Dried APricots -.-.... 124c
New Mince Meat, 2 packages. -. 15c
Rock Island and Davenport Corn,
per dozen ..-..... ........ DOC
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18
HERE'S
SOMETHING
GOOD.

You Save Few Dimes Every Day if You Trade
Where Grocery Values High, But
Low in Price.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1901-10-18

Yeast Foam, per package. go. Sc
8 bars Santa Claus Soap ...... Csc
10c Wool Soap. 2 for. 15c
1Oc Ivory Soap, 2 for. 15c
Sapolio, 2 for. .........-..... 15c
Enameline, for. ........... 15c
Gold Dust Washing Powder. -. 174c
Swift Pride Washing Powder 15c
2 packages Washing Powder. &c
Toilet Soap. Csc kind. .... 15c
Pure Borax, per 1 pound pack
age. 124c
Fancy Sweet Potatoes, per peck. 25c
Canned Peas. per dozen. ..... 9Oc
3-Pound can Beets. .......... Toe
1 dozen boxes Parlor Matches. log
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02

Principles of Agriculture. By Prof.
L. II. Bailey, of Cornell University
Handsomely illustrated. 300 pages.
Price, SIPS.
We really do not believe that the
average North Carolina farmer can
anywhere invest 1925 to better ad-
vantage than by sending that
amount to US for a copy of Prof. L.
Fl. Bailey's principles of Agricul-
ture." This is a work which tells
the why's and wherefOres"-the
prinCiples-Of the business Of
farming. 1t is written by a man of
great ability who knows his subject
by long years of actual experience
and scientific study. The farmer
who secures a copy of this work
and studies it during his spare
moments this summer will not only
find much pleasure thereby, but will
find greater interest in his work, a
broader view of his profession and
the probability of making many
more dollars as a result of his study.
There are many books upon the
market, but not for many years, we
firmly believe, has one been issued
which the average reader of this
paper so badly needs. The work is
handsomely bound, we'll illustrated,
clearly printed and contains 300
pages. Send US ST. 5 and get a copy.
We guarantee satisfaction.
A SPECIAL PRICE.
We have now decided to send a
copy of this valuable work and d
years subscription to The Progress
i've Farmer to any address for only
50. This offer is made at a sacrifice
in the hope of placing the work in
tie hands of Of the thousands
who need it.
Fertilizers. By Edward w. Voor-
heoS, Professor of Agriculture in
Rutgers College and Director of
the New Jersey Experiment Sta
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Thousands of dollars are wasted
every year on fertilizers unsuited to
the land to which it is applied, which
money might be saved to the farm
ers by reading this book.
We will also send a copy Of Ger
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We will send
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
Business Notices.
THE STATISTICS OF THE STATE NORMA
COLLEGE.

We have received the c%atalogue'O of
the State Normal and Industrial Col
lege at Greensboro. The statistical
table of the catalogue discloses some
interesting facts in connection with
the institution.
The 4O7 students in the college last
year came from II counties in North
Carolina and from four States. Of
these 100, or nearly one-third, de-
frayed their own expenses, and Sc
had previously taught in public or
private schools; 1868 received their
preparatory training, partially or
entire, in the public shoots, and 242,
or over SO per cent, stated that they
would not have attended any North
Carolina college if they had not be-
come students of the State Normal
and Industrial College. The students
came from all walks of life. The
table shows that their fathers are
divided into the following callings :
Farmers 1877, merchants As, clergy
men II, physicians II, druggists 2,
teachers 3, lawyers 10, lumber deal
ers 5, travelling statesmen 10, manu-
facturers IA, mechanics z, railroad
agents 2, steamboat agents 1, clerks
3, insurance agents 6, postmasters 2,
civil engineers 2, editors 1, tobacco
nists 3, bookkeepers 4, liverymen 2,
tailors 1, government officials 8, mis-
cellaneous 10, retired 5. The faith
ers of 81 students are reported as
dead.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
RURAL FREE DELIVERY OF MAIL.

1t is stirring up the American
farmer as he has never before bean
stirred. He is becoming a business
man as we'll as a soil tiller, and it is
only d question of time, and a very
short time at that, when he will
emancipate himself from the preju-
dices, narrowness and other ''coun-
try peculiarities" which have char
acterized him from time immemo-
rial. He is rising and learning, and
instead of toiling from dawn to dark,
like a beast of burden, following in
the old rut made by his fOrefathers,
he is reading, inquiring, studying,
experimenting and improving his
methods, and it is plainly evident
that he is beginning to make two
blades of grass grow where one grew
before. Furthermore, the "signs of
the times Indicate that he will not
much longer consent to be taxed on
the right hand and on the left for
the benefit of officials who make laws
and methods of procedure as COM
pick as possible in order to mystify
him and compel him to pay them an
exorbttant price for doing what any
intelligent man should be able to do
without assistance. AS I note the
rapid advance of agriculture and the
swift passing of the slave life of the
farmer, l often wish I was again
young, 50 that 1 might enjoy in it's
entirety the great advantages and
broader life that have come to him.
But there is some satisfaction in
knowing that one has lived in the
period of transition from the old to
the new, and done all he could TO
bring it about.-Fred Grundy, in
Farm and Fireside.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02

Well MANFRED and we'll prepared
soil is most important where plants
are set in fall with a view to a crop
the following spring. Good, we'll
rooted plants are no less essential.
The size of the crop the following
spring depends chiefly upon the size
of the plants. AS the growing period
between fall and spring is short, it
is all important to have the best of
plants on good soil to start with.
While large success has been en-
tertained by manuring poor land
just before planting, it is always bet
ter when possible to plant on soil
which was thoroughly MANFRED for
some summer crop. The fertility
will then be we'll incorporated with
the soil and in condition for the i'm
mediate use of the plants.
There is no better manure for fall
set plants than cotton seed meal,
say 500 to 700 pounds an ere in the
drill. This should be followed be-
fore blooming time by a soluble fer
tilizer rich in potash. A good form
ula is, per ere
100 pounds sulphate of potash.
100 pounds nitrate of soda.
300 pounds acid phosphate.
Mix we'll and apply broadcast over
plants when dormant. If in d grow
ing state apply around and between
them.
0. w. BLACKNALL.
Vance Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
FIRE BLIGHT OF APPLE AND PEAR.
Vance Co., N. 9.

correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
The young twigs and even large
branches of apparently healthy ap-
pie and pear trees which may be
loaded with young fruit often turn
black and shrivel up. This disease
is always worse in wet seasons, and
where bees abound. 1t rarely at
tacks young or nOn-bearing trees.
The disease usually begins at the tip
of a Towering twig and progresses
dOwnWards until it has killed the en-
tire branch or even the whole tree.
Fire blight is caused by a species
of microbe, BOciLLuS GmyLOUOruS.
This is very similar to the microbe
which causes typhoid fever and hog
cholera. AS we cannot get medicine
into trees, and sprays or washes on
the outside are of no value in this
case, the only remedy is to out off
and burn the dead twigs and branches
to prevent the disease from spread
ing.
Orchardists should watch care.
fully for the first appearance of the
Enthusiastically blackened twigs
and Immediately cut them off three
to five inches below the lowest dead
wood. 1t is necessary to cut so far
below because the microbes are in
the green wood next to the dead
wood.
Unless prompt cutting out is prao,
ticed this disease is liable to kill an
entire orchard in "a few years.
The Leconte pear is the tree most
frequently attacked by this microbe.
From this pear the disease spreads
to apple and ounce trees. Destroy
all Leconte pears. They are no good
any how.
GERALD MCCARTHY.
N. G. Dept of Agriculture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
TO NON.sUBsCRIBERs.

If the person to whom this copy of
The Progressive Farmer is sent is not
a subscriber, this numberi is sent as a
sample, as an invitation to subscribe.
The small sum of two cents per week
will make it a regular visitor to
your home-three months, % cents !;
six months, so cents; one year, 81.
And any Carolina or Tennessee far
mer subscribing now who feels at
expiration of subscription that he has
not received full value, may have his
money back for the asking.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
AGRICULTURAL GLEAN1NGs.

The oreameries operating in Ne
braska north of the Platte have COM
bined and will build a creamery at
Omaha with a capacity of 5000, OOO
pounds of butter a year. The new
equipments for the creamery will
cost $40, 900. They will rent a build
ing at first and afterwards build upon
their own plans on railroad tracks
so the cream can be handled without
using wagons.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
The Poultry Yard.
LEARNING WHILE INVESTING.

Correspondence of The Progressive Farmer.
Poultry and egg raising is emil
nently adapted to the person with
small capital who is anxious that the
investment pay without too great
risk. One may begin in the most
humble way in poultry raising, and
then gradually increase the size of
the plant as conditions warrant. 1t
is really a case of learning a business
while slowly investing capital in 1T.
And this is really the best and most
sensible way of approaching the
business. To start in with all the
capital invested at first, and then
learn later by bitter experience is
just the way to get discouraged and
find that there is no money in the
business. With the smallest amount
of capital one can go into the bust
ness, especially if there is a suitable
place at hand for the work. One
can rent a small poultry farm, and
then learn by experience, even rails
ing fruits and vegetables the first
few years to help pay the expenses
of living. Ultimately, however, the
ambition should be placed IN chicken
and egg raising for the purpose of
mastering it as a speciality.
Let one begin with fifty hens, and
find out the first season what IA be
done with that number. From this
stock he can prepare his next seasons
increase without further calling
upon his capital. By a method OF
exchange of eggs with neighbors
near or distant new blood can be in
troduced, and there will not be much
danger OF close inbreeding. In many
places there is a regular system of
exchange of eggs in this way, and at
very little expense new breeds r
constantly being added. From the
fifty hens of the first aso the flock
can be increased to 200 for the sec
ond. If you have been successful
with the fifty, you are probably pre-
pared the second year to handle 200,
especially if proper houses and yards
have been prepared in advance. That
is very essential, and throughout the
whole development of the business
never neglect to increase the quar-
tiers of the hens and chickens in pro-
portion to their increase in numbers.
With plenty of accommodations, and
fair success the second year, the be-
ginner might we'll increase his stock
to 500 for the third year. The fourth
year he might go up to 700 or 800,
and the fifth season round out the
business with an eve thousand.
When you have reached that num-
Der the plant is a pretty good sized
n and its further increase must be
made gradually. There are poultry
farms of five and ten thousand hens,
but the owners have learned by care
full experience how to handle such
numbers in the most economical
way. Any beginner of course can
grow up to such proportions if he
has the push and go, and the good
business common sense which enables
him to raise and sell to the best pos
sible advantage.
G. W. JONES
The farmer can make poultry pay
only by giving them the same atten-
L. 49, L. n;-nr hir 60 rnn nrnnS
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
Grasses and T9Fage: PIsats Of The South
RV ]. q. KILLERREW,
OF the University Of Tennessee.

1t is a complete manual of the cul-
ture Of grasses and forage plants of
the South. 1t contains about 14O
pages, and is written in a style to be
understood by everyone.
The book discusses the character
istics Of the principal praises, the
maintenance of pastures and mead
ows, leguminous forage plants, wild
pastures, etc. It is fully illustrated
with original analytical e~ngravings
by Scr1bner, our greatest grass ex-
pert, and embellished with a large
number Of half tone cuts of feld
operations.
KjGIe6reW's former w0rk on grasses
IS or entirely out Of print and
brings s. q copy. This nev book con-
tnjns oil the information IN the for
me- Uorh, re-,srttten, and em60diea
the results Of ta0euty Yeur8' additional
experience Of the qortter and all the
information Ashamed by the erperI-
nle11t stations and the United States
Department Of agriculture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
Grow Grasses and Raise Cattle,

an agricultural statistics and see the
high rank North Carolina takes in yield per
acre OF grasses and forage crops. COn
pare her advantages for stOck-raising With
those of other States. Profit by these facts,
Grow grasses: raise stock. AND whether you
have few animals or many, you cannot afford
not to read
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
G.. w. JONES

The farmer can make poultry pay
only by giving them the same atten-
ton that he gives his farm crops.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02
VALUABLE FARM BOOKS.

Principles of Agriculture. By Prof
L. H. Bailey, of Cornell University
Handsomely illustrated. 300 pages
Price, 81. 5
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-07-02

The agricultural exports of the
United States have increased over
six million dollars the past year and
these exports form $3.50 per cent. of
our total exports. This is an in
crease of "A per cent. in the past
year. Our manufacturing exports
have decreased in about the same
proportion. A comparison of the
figures allows that the products of
agriculture are by far our most i'm
portant articles of export.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-03

LET Us ACT QUICKLY.-Thc farm. e.
crs OF the State in general will do well
to heed the admonitIons contained in
the admirable address recently issued
to the farmers of Newbcrry County, by
Mr.. Milton a. Carlisle, chairman of
the Exposition Commission for New
berry County. He calls upon them 20
a." begin the preparation of farm pro-
ducts for exhibits a. Charleston" and
tells them that it is to I" the interest of
every progressive farmer to make an
exhibit of those crops "--whcat and
oats" which are now being har.
vested"
Mr.. Carlisle says: "Sclcct now from
the best of your wheat and oats i'm ono
or more bushcl lots. Also select 8
dozen sheavcs or bun lies, of the bes
of each, and preserve them In as goot
condition rs you can" The farmer.
are also urged to begin preparation,
for " Exhibits of all other crops espe
cially corn, tobacco, rice and potatoes, ,
and Mr.. Carlisle explains the first step
in preparing exhibits Of these crops
He concludes "Let us all act an,
act quickly and vigorously in gettin
up exhibits"
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-03
RHEUMATISM and CATARRR CURED
JOhnStOn'S
Sarsaparilla
QUART BOTTLES.
IN THE SHADOW OF DEATH.
QUART BOTTLES.
A Whole Family Curea.


Mrs. c. H. Kingsbury, who keeps a
millinery and fancy goods store ut ST.
Louis, Gratiot Co., Mich, and who ia
well known throughout the country,
says:
was badly troubled with rheuma-
tism, catarrh and neuralgia. l had
llver complaint and was very bilious. l
was III bad condition; every day T be-
gan to fear that should never be q
well woman; that 1 should have to
settle down into q chronic invalid, and
live in the shadow o. death. l had
JOHNSTON'S SARSA2ARILLA rec
Commended to me. TOOK FOUR
boIILES AND 1T CURED ME, and
cured my family both. am very glnd
that l heard of it, l would cheerfullv
recommend 1t to every one. | have
taken many other kinds of medicine.
l prefer JOHNSTON'S to all Of them"
MICHIGAN DRUG CO., Detroit, Mioh.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-03
BILL ARP Talks ON SUICIDE
Due 10 Unhealthy Condition of
Mind-Chopping Wood a Sure
Cure
Atlanta Constitution.

Atlanta Constitution:
he lhcrcaslh. prevalence OF suicides
indicates an III healthy condition of
NINA ana body, aud | have lhouuh,
'il't II The man would quit thinklnu
a""ul ms troubles and 20 TO choppipu
""ud or digging IN Tie garden. or even
Z" lluhllhg and get up Il rood rircula.
non he would feel better and rDu.lu,Ic
10 ElVr Oh while longer. The body
affects the mind AID when The blood
III The veins gc;s thick and sl, ri,h
ana tlc SrcrctlonS become slnunanl.
INC iliih" %cis diseased and mulbld
me ch"llunS MU out OF tune and me
man actually believes he would find
rest ANA peace IN death. Ii is slr;u
ihat amy man of education or refine.
mcnl would entertain such AN unrra,uu
able hope. What did lhr schuultr,,rhr,
OF )jihan accomplish bv klliru DR.
Mcneil and himself? Where is in,
sch o!tcachrr now? When tyo ,u-
rnlcS hight duel and both ave Killed
now do their splrila meet in The ether
word? DO they shake hands r renew
tic hgh,, Tor, Of course, they are not
n'' u"HN lht young man
accomplish by killing his sweetheart
and then himself? Are they not then
forever separated? What does any.
body gam by suicide? As Hamlet
says: " Is ii not better TO bear The
ms we nave man ill to others that VT
hn"" hoI orr Why not run away
from S"ui"tl! ltnn To the woods
N'cP ca 'unhlnS Jump the branches
SWIM thc rivers, get wet, get tired
"o'u III lhc garden, dig, hoe, chop
""oN' mount horse and ildc furiousl>
ANY lhihS 10 dlNcrt the diseased mind
''"'i' ''s 'F'Iil oi thought.
My go"I old father was afflicted with
rheumatism and when he felt The acute,
agoniling pains coming ON he would
rouse up and limp away and make for
the farm, and woui,i walk faster and
faster as the pains increased, and
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1901-07-03

Some people are always fussing with
the weather. If ii rains they pine for
dry weather, and if 1t IS dry they quar-
rel with tile dust. If il Is cold they
pine for summer, and when it is hot
they long for winter. What is to be
done with such people?