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The Newtown bee., 1901-06-21
PATRIOTIC LADIES.

At the school meeting held in Dis trict No. 6, lastiweek, the attendance was unprecedented in point of number, being the first district meeting in which ladies have taken part. Charles B. Beers was appointed committee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05
Raleigh, N. c., February 8, 1901.

full VGLue, for all the cotton is worth
and not run the risk of getting five
cents today and tomorrow seven,
next eight, next six and 80 on-that
he will get for his whole crop a uni
form price, not less than ten cents a
pound (this price is conceded by
nearly every one to be d fair one &C
cOrding to the crop raised this year
and the demand for our cotton by
the mills and foreign trade)-when
he can be able to buy more necessar-
les for his family, educate his chill
dren better, improve his houses, his
barns and fences, then you will find
that the farmers will stick together
and make the grandest organization
known for upbuilding country homes,
families, church and State They will
stand solidly together for equal
rights to all and special privileges to
none," for they desire nothing more,
nothing less. w. S. BARNES.
Wake Co, NC.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05

This, of course, is impossible when
we do anything on very small
scale.
The time has come in North Caro-
lima when one man should control
and direct the cultivation of larger
area of land. Economy demands
this. Under this system of farming
the agricultural interest of the State
will more quickly come to the front,
the agricultural wealth will more
rapidly increase, and the condition
of farm laborers will, 1 believe, great
ly improve. J. S. Gates.
Alamance Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05
No 30

basis, several years of selection and
often repeated and various crossings
are required before a new variety OF
unusual merit can be established.
The writer believes that the habit Of
barrenness and its attendant degen-
eracy-laziness, low terminating
power, dry rot, smut, etc., has been
the chief hindrante to signal success
IN corn breeding in past years. i
successful cross is one step in the
direction of eliminating barrenness.
Then if the breeder would establish
a cosmopolitan variety of great pro
ductiveness, which possesses a vigoE-
Gus adaptive character, in the way
of harmonious, flexible organization.
causing it to buoyantly adapt itself
to various soils and climates, he
must annually follow up the initial
advantage of a successful cross by
destroying natures weaklings-bar-
rem, lazy, diseased stalks, before the
demOralizing influence of their pol
len has aided in lowering the yield,
quality, and breeding standard of
every progressively inclined stalk ir
the field. At same time marking the
vigorous, productive, progressively
inclined stalks for ultimate stock
seed, as an annual basis for stin
further Improvement, he will soon
ascertain that his yield and breeding
standard, though progressing very
slowly during the first two or thres
years, will increase in a geometrical
ratio as the succeeding years go by,
and that his new creation will carry
with it prepotency, great produc-
tiveness and high terminating
power to widely distant and various
soils and climates. And that his
variety will be both superior and long
lived. The dawn of the twentieth
century brings with it new era in
corn breeding. Verify, we are yet
but upon the threshold of the great
Improvement yet to come in all of
our farm crops. And the foremost
breeders of today may be reckoned
as little children at play upon the
shore Of a great ocean of undiscov-
cred facts relating to plant breeding,
and which are as yet but very i'm
perfectly understood.
The writer firmly believes that
within the next quarter of a century
intelligent and energetic plant breed
ers will make as great changes for
the better, with all Of our farm crops,
as has the breeders of live stock and
poultry, during the past SO years
In past years the writer has been
greatly aided in his Investigations
and work along this line, through an
extensive correspOndencegwith thou
sands of up to-date. farmers through
out the land. Brother farmers,
kindly write me your personal expe-
rience on this important subject. In
exchange for which will take pleas
ure in giving you any further infor-
nation, if within my knowledge,
which you may desire.
j. G. SUFFERN
VOORHEES,, Ills.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05
VOORHEES,, Ills.
FERTILIZERS FOR POTATOES.
j. c. SUFFBRN

Bulletin 137,. of Geneva, N. Y.
Station, gives an account of some
tests of commercial fertilizers on
Irish potatoes, the results of which
are stated as follows:
In experiments on four farms, In
Guiding eight acres of land and eighty
plats, the production of potatoes
from the application of 500 pounds,
1000 pounds, 1900 pounds and 1900
pounds of commercial fertilizer per
acre was ascertained.
The use of 1000 pounds of fertih-
zer per acre gave the greatest profit
The slightly larger yield caused by
increasing this application to 1900 or
1000 pounds cost in fertilizer consi6.
erably more than the market value
of the potatoes.
The fertilizer cost of the increased
yield of potatoes where 500 or 1,OO0
pounds of fertilizer was used per
acre was 20 cents per bushel in those
experiments that proceeded without
unfortunate conditions.
The proportions of the valuable
plant food compounds found in the
potato tubers were not influenced
by the amount or kind
of fertilizer used.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.
XII


Correspondence Of The Progressive Farmer.
In view of the fact that labor on
the farm is gradually costing more
each year, it is necessary for the
farmer to look for some means to
meet this condition. The best thing
he can do is to use improved ma
chinery. A cutaway harrow will
save the work of two men when you
wish to SOW your crop of oats this
spring. Take three horses or mules
and one driver and put in four acres
per day and do it better than it is
possible to do it with ordinary plows.
The same thing can be said of other
improved farm implements.
Harry Farmer promised to men
ton some of the experiments of the
Western people who have settled in
this county Mr.. O. remarked that
he had calf which he believed he
would make weigh 400 pounds,
dressed, at year old. Several men
offered to take number of pounds
at Is and 20 cents per pound. Mr.. o.
told them that he would have it
ready for them. 1t is not 2coe~:->
to say that he got his - 49,.
they the beef, for it weighed 40
pounds This shows what can be
done in Southeastern Carolina. We
have thousands of acres of land
which only needs brain used more
and muscle less to make it one of
the most prosperous sections in the
Union.
A census enumeratOr said that a
large territory over which he trav-
eled had but few chickens, the
number averaging less than half u
dozen to the farm. He made special
inquiry as to the reason of the scar
city, and was told that hawks de
strOyed them. While other indus
tries are being protected, poultry
raising should be helped enough to
have the hawks destroyed. Harry
Farmer has lost heavily by hawks.
Twenty five cents paid by the county
or State for every one killed would
help greatly to destroy them. Hawks
may be needed to destroy pests in
some places, but you can t make our
wives have any good feelings toward
Mr.. Hawk when he is carrying off
from to biddies u day, when they
are so anxious to get them ready for
the early market or to feed the
preacher when he makes his monthly
rounds.
Get ready to plant your garden
peas if you want them early. Land
for peas should be heavily manured
with potash; hard wood ashes will
help them make a nice crop.
HARRY FARMER.
C-7 T. n
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05
Columbus Co, N. @.

Butter shauId contain about 85
per cent. of fat, 12% per cent. of
water, and the rest nitrogen and
mineral compounds. In salting, we
should use just as much salt as this
percentage of water will dissolve. 1t
is quite essential that there be this
percentage of water in order that the
salt may be dissolved. If it is too
small, we cannol put in salt enough
without having some undissOlved.
We are very particular about brands,
as they differ greatly in strength and
solubility. Find brand that suits
you and stick to-it. We do not buy
in larger sacks than 25 pounds, as it
seems to lose its strength when ex-
posed to air.-A. Rose, Pulaski,
Tenn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05

Whilst we are considering where
to begin it is often too late to act
QuintiIlan.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05

Mention The Progressive Farmer
when writing advertisers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05

4AONASoOS ~" N'-'
State -, do hereby pledge our
selves and sign our names to this
agreement that we will not sell or
permit to be sold u pound of cotton
seed for the next three Cor tive)
years, after organization is com
pleted, except through the regularly
elected Executive Committee Of the
Inter State Association. Provided,
however, that this organization is
extended over the entire cotton belt
Of the United States, and at least
one-half Of the cotton growers sign
this contract. When this is done
this agreement goes into effect;
otherwise it is null and void"
Let ten persons constitute a Sub.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05
Agriculture.
A PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.

Submitted at the Meeting of Cotton Growers
Association, in Raleigh, N. c., January
18th 1Q01
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-05
AGREEMENT.

1--WE, the undersigned members of
the Cotton Growers Association OF
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
SETTLEMENTS RECORDED.
Scranton Fight the Bitterest Known
In Years.

Philadelphia, June 1.-Two settlements
were recorded yesterday by the Inter
national Association Of Machinists in
Philadelphia Shops by which 1856 men
will return to work this morning. They
were by the establishments of the A. H.
Reed Creamery Supply Company and the
National Knitting Machine Company.
The remainder of the machinsts went
out at the Bement & Miles tool works.
Twenty-irst and Twenty-fourth and
Callowhill streets, making $50 of their
employees now On strike. The machinists
at the Newton Machine Works, Twenty
fourth and Vine streets, forty in number,
also quit work.
According to the story told yesterday
at the headquarters of the International
Association of Machinists, 1929 Girard
avenue, the conditions under which ma
chinists We're persuaded to go to Scran-
ton to take the places of the men on
strike in the shops of the Delaware,
Lakawanna and Western Railroad are
about on a level of those of the stockades
in tho South. Joseph II. Hubles, 1882
Vine street, tells the experience of his
son. William W. Hubles, and a friend,
Philip Dickson, Of Ninth street below
Vine. On arriving at Scranton. he says,
they were not permitted any liberty at
ALL but were marched to an office by
three deputies carrying clubs. When
they fatty refused to work they were
released but were obliged to beat their
way back to Philadelphia on freight
trains
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
DELAWARE COLLEGE, Pr ICES.
Students at Newark to Contest for
HOnors.

The list of prizes to he awarded at the
commencement exercises of Delaware
College Oh June 10 is as follows:
Twenty-Five dollars to be awarded to
the members of the graduating class
having in all respects the best standing
in the senior year.
The Alumni prizes of s25. $50 and SIS,
respectively, for the three best declama-
tons at the public contest, on June II,
open to all students below the senior
class.
The Crawford English literature prizes
of $25, s15 and $40. respectively, to the
three students of the sophomore class
who have the best standing in English
literature.
The Lieut.. Clarke Churchman memoir
ial prize of $50, to the student attaining
the highest proficiency in military drill.
This prize is the interest of the Clarke
Churhman memorial fund, and is given
by the Delaware Daughters of the
American Revolution.
A prize of $40 will be awarded to the
cadet of the sophomore or the freshman
class who best executes the manual of
arms, to be decided by competitive
drill
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
MANY PLANTS STOLEN. /.
- 8ar'n
Vandals Visit Bethel Church
Cemetery.
Church Itself Was Robbed Two
Years Ago and a Sofa and
Carpet Taken.

| The residents of Brandywne hundred
are aroused over the fact that vandals
| have visited the Bethel M. Il. Church
cemetery and stripped many graves of
flowers. Several days ago members of
the church discovered that from twenty
! to twenty-five flower stalks had been re-
moved from graves in the cemetery.
They included rose bushes, geranium
| stalks and other kinds of plants.
The church officers have offered re-
| ward of $25 for information leading to
the arrest of the guilty parties. Mem
bers Of the church say they are willing
to add to the reward. Every year about
this time when the graves have been
gotten in order for Memorial Day van
dals visit the cemetery and steal flowers.
Members of the church who are lot
owners give it as their opinion the theft
is committed at night. Until recently
gcranium plants We're not touched by the
thieves.
A woman. who had buried little girl
placed on its grave two small glasses
which it had liked to drink out Of They
were placed there to hold flowers. She
was much affected when she found they
had been stolen.
About two years ago thieves entered
the church itself and carried off sofa
from the pulpit platform, two aisles of
carpet which was comparatively new
and some chairs.
The thieves We're never caught. Mem
bers of the congregation say the robbery
of the flowers from the cemetery is worse
than robbing the church itself.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
FIRST REGIMENT BAND.
Will be Mustered Out on Account O
Lack of Interest.

An order was recently issued by Gov
ernor Hum mastering out the band of
the First Infantry, n. G. ID.
This move is said to be due to-a lack
of interest in the hand and neglect to at
tend rchcarsals. First Lieutenant II. Il.
White has been appointed muster out Of
iiccr. All instruments. sheet music, cloth
ing. equipment, and other State and
United States property will be turned
over to the Assistant Quartermastcr-
General not later than tuesday evening,
June Il, 1901, at 10 o'clock.
In accordance with special orders No.
IA, the board of examiners will meet at
the armory next Friday evening at S
O'Clock for the purpose of examining Sec
ond Lieutenant ]. j. Foulk and First
Sergeant Leon :. Pitcher, Co. b. for
commissions as first lieutenant and see
ond- lieutenant. respectively. and such
others as may be properly brought be
fore it.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03

CTATE OF DEIAWAkE-OFFiGE Oh
- secret ry Of State. 0 all to whom ttsesa
presents may come, gresting.
Whereas, 1t appear, 10 my satisfaction ~
duly authenticated record Of the preceedinll
for the voluntary dissolution thereof, by ~
unanimous consent OF all the stockholders ~
posted in my office. the Howard w. MiddAst
tor. Jr., Incorporated q corporation Of tisia
state. whose prin cipai Office is situa ted ut MOI
902 Market street. in the city OF Wilmngtond
county Of New Castle, State of Delaware mo
Delaware Trust Company being agent thefssn
and in charge thereof. upon whom proc01U
may be served). has complied with the fes
quirements of An Act Providing a General
Corporation Law amended and approvsd
March i, A. D. 1901, preliminary to the issuiuE
of this certificate Of dissolution
Now, therefore, !, Caleb R. layton, Sesfo-
tary of State Of the State of Delaware q
hereby certify that the said corporation a "a
on the eighteenth day Of May, A. D. 1901, Ats
in my office duly executed and attestsA
consent. in writing, to the dissolution Of said
corporation, executed by all OF the stockholm
ers thereof, viii CHI SAID consent aud the REQ
ords OF the proceedings aforesaid, are now on
file in my said Office, as provided by Jaw.
III testimony whereof have hero
sr.r unto set my hand and Official SEA-,
| at Dover this Gig hteenth day Of Msy,
~ in the wear of our Lord one thousAAd
nine hundred and one.
so CALEB r. LAYTON,
ms21t aw 4w Secretary Of state.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
ALLIED TRADES WILL
BE URGED TO 60 QUIT

Chicago, June president Mcllran
and Business Agent Roberick, of Dis
trict No. s, International Association of
Machinists, left tonight for T).onto to
confer with President O'Ccnupll, of the
international organization. relative. to
the strike of machinists now in progress
in Chicago. 1t is believed sympathetic
action on the part Of the Allied Trades
will be urged.
Before noon 200 machiuists employed at
the South Chicago Shipyar's won't ont,
and with others who quit in small shops,
increased the total number of striking
machnistS to over 1860.
About 400 machinists of the New York
Central Railroad, at buffalo, N. r., and
their helpers, numbering about 80, struck
today for 10 per ceht. increase in
wages.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
BANQUET TO OLD EMPLOYEES.
Former Delaware Railroad Men
Dine at Clayton House.
Addresses Were Made by Governor
Hum. Judge Gray, John Biggs and
Others.

Many attended the banquet given at
the Clayton House on Saturday night in
honor of the old employees Of the Della
ware Railroad who have been retired
from active service on account OF old
age. The honOred employees were John
Mahoney, j. G. Morgan, A. Mcguire, j.
II. Barley, G. Evans, G. +. Sherbournc,
II II. Hawkins, J. Bacon, ]. b. Hawkins,
J. Bacon and j. h. Conner. The com
mite in charge was Il. X. Supplee, G. G.
Clifton and W. W. Redmile.
Letters of regret were received from
Chief Justice G. h. Lore, Superintend-
cnt w. N. Barnard, r. l.. Holiday, J.
q. Rogers, l.. w. Allabone, A. Hlney,
John G. Mahoney, Stephen d. duncan,
John Ryan.
Among those present were Governor
Hum, Judge George Gray, Attorney
General Ward, John Biggs, George V.
Massey, :. G. Long, A. G. Gray, j.
Barley. j. S. Elliott, ]. r. McGraw. j.
G. Smith, George w. Roberts, G. G. Ma
honey, j. A. Hoffecker, J. Il. Hoffecker,
&. r. Denney j. Book, Il. r. Simple, W.
II. Il. Smith, Il. ID. Strickland, w. A.
Tlellllllp- u. IL. donovan. w. .. JOlplllS,
Il. q. Metz, J. g. Longfellow. G. C..
Clifton. l.. u. Tots. W. II. Redmile. ].
II. Kaiser, c. Stewart. J. A. Melvin, b.
Murphy. Samuel Rogers, Il. L. Wilson.
A. b. Conner. II. f. White. d. s. Col
pitts W. $. Davis, G. NJ. d. Hart, Il.
Fleming, +. CorliSs. A. j. Hyland. w.
:. Reynolds, J. w. Lawson, c. II. Cant
well, j. l.. Casperson, J. II. Price, Il. De
Haven, c. &. Turner. John Brear. II. b.
Brison. j. l.. Smith. John Hates. II. Nc
Clintock. J. Gilmore, b. r. Fluharty,
John Aydon.
w. II. Rcdmile was toastmaster and
Governor Hum was the first speaker.
Governor Hum made an appropriate adj
dress in which he said that the dinner
was fitting tribute to loyal service 10y
sally rendered.
Judge Gray. John Riggs and others
paid tribute to the veterans. Some of
the old employees 4eplied.
Others who made addresses were At
torney-General II. II. Ward. George =.
Massey. James Morgan and the Rev.
A. n. kcigwin.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
POLICE BUSINESS POOR
There Was But One Prisoner TOR
Court SUNDAY Morning,

There was but one prisoner at City
Court Sunday morning. This is sur
prisingly small number, and it is said
to be many years since there was but
one prisoner for conrt on a Sunday morn
ing. There are usually many arrests on
a Saturday night and as result many
prisoners for court Sunday morning. The
saloons being closed Saturday may have
had some effect on police business.
The lone prisoner for court yesterday
was Chas A. Lee. colorcd. who was ar
rested by Special Officer Gordy for tres
pass on the property of the p, W. &
B. Railroad Company.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
SOUTHERN RAILWAYS rLTf-
MATTTJ

Washington. June 2.--The first general
order issued to the striking machinists
on the Southern Railroad was promul-
gated today by Vice President and Cen
cral Manager Cannon. 1t is an ultima
tnm. and announces that If the strikers
fail to report for duty at their respective
shops at the regular hour on Mon,lay
morning next it will be considered that
they have quit. and they will be paid at
once and their places filed.
Mr.. Cannon today estimated that the
IlImher o. men out on the whole sys-
ten aggregates between 500 and 600,
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-06-03
s"', ..'tse. *e"''

Schedule in effect May 10, 1901.
:. All trains Illuminated with Pintsci
~ Express trains.
Trains leave Wilmington. Delaware ave
NEW YORK, week days, 500. .sss. .1o.5
U.s. U.s. IL n M oss .s5s. s. us, Roya
Limited), '7.42, .los2 p m.
PHILADELPHIA. week days; sol $50
.lais, :ss, s45 .s.5s, sis Royai LlInlted)
.s.25. .s;27, SIS. .742 .1o52 p. m. Sundays
sol, 72O. $50 1888, 1858, III IS a. m. 2 IS
245, 1853. '5.ls tRoyal Limited; s.s6. '742
Chester. week days, $50, $3.50, 72o. IS 90
s939 slo52 1852 a. m. 2A5 1883. '5,25, s.
T42 sl0.52 p, m Sundays 100 $50. 20 49,
1888. "ll,s5 a. m. 2.45, 'S5s, 6S5 '742, s S.
Atlantic City, week days, $3.50 a. M;
1918. .2.a5 and '5.ls p, m. Sundays, 7.2o a.
Cape May, ocean City, week days, $3.50
a, m; '2.35 p. m. Sundays. 2. 20 a, m
Sea Isle City, week days, $3.50 a. m;
Baltimore and Washington. week days.
ais, 655 'S.04, rl.01 a m; 'l256, 200. $40.
H.57. 1920 Royal Limited, 's04 'lO.16 p.
eos s w. .sao iRoysi All t, NIT g. &
sl016 p. m.
Baltimore and way stations, 655 a. m. {:
3.l9 p. M, daily except Sunday, sos a, N. |;
6.55 p. M, Sunday only.
Newark. week days, '41s, 655, 1904,
'1l,0l a m. '12.56, 3l9, A57. $40. 10 Is
p m. Sundays, AIS, 1904, sos a. M; az, ST.
'457, SIS, 842 '1o.l6 p. m.
Pittsburg week days. 1904 a. m; '457,
40 16 p. m. Sundays, 'sO4 a. m: = 81. '10.1s
p. m.
Chicago daily, 1904 a. M; .4.57 p. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis, AIS a. m.:
s1256 and "1016 p. M daily.
Gino lot IL lo,, e
a. M; 319, $40 p m. Sundays, sos a. M;
655 S.42 p. m.
I.andenberg accommodation, week days,
$40 p, m. Sundays, 655 p. m.
LEAVE MARKET ST. STATION FOR
Baltimore. week days. 245 p m.
Landenberg-, week days, $40 a. M; 245,
$50 p m. Sundays, $40 a. m ; 656 p m.
LEAVE PHILADELPHIA for Will
mington, week days, 1856, $50 y 80. '1026,
ii 90 a. IN :*12 20 H. 1907. +420430. Is 80,
Is 48 (Royal Limited, BIS. 6.36, '7.30. $40,
I'll IS p. m. Sundays. '3.35. 40. 800 and
HOO a. M; 1920, '137 1.45, APO. "54s
(Royal IIlmited), 5.55, '7.30, 7.4O, $40. 1879
p III.
Delmarvia Telephone No. 1873
Rates to Western points lower than via
any other line.
f. A, MILLER. Passenger Agent Will
tnlngfon, Del. .-------~----..-.--.----..-
d. B, MARTIN,
Mana 1f aaSeNcar n ro III,