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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
SPECIAL RATES ANNOUNCED
VIA SOUTHERN RAILWAY.

Greensboro, N. C.-$4.O5 Raleigh to
Greensboro, n. O., and return account
Republican State Convention. Tick
cts on sale Aug. 26, II and %, final
limit Sep. 1.
Greensboro, N. C.-Account meet
ing Synodical Sabbath-school Conven-
ton, Greensboro, N. c., Aug. %, 81,
1902. Tickets will be sold at rate of
one and one-third first class fare for
the round trip on the certificate plan.
Des Moines, Ia.-$31.7O Raleigh to
Des Moines, Ia, and return, account
Annual Session Sovereign Grand
Lodge I. o. o. F. Tickets on sale Sep
TENDER II, u, - and IA, final limit
Sep. 25, except by depositing ticket
with Joint Agent, Des Moines, not
earlier than Sep 10Th, nor later than
Sep. %, and On payment of a fee of
so cents, an extension of the return
limit can. be secured to and including
Oct. 18th.
Omaha, Neb.-$33.OO Raleigh to
Omaha, Neb., and return, account Ma
tional Convention Christian Church.
Tickets on sale Oct. IA, Is and 16,
final limit Oct. %, 1902, except by de-
posting ticket with Joint Agent,
Omaha, and on payment of a fee of
so cents, an extension can be had so
as to 1eaye Omaha not later than
Nov. 80, 1902.
Macon, Ga.-Raleigh to Macon, Ga,
and return at rate of one fare for the
round trip, account Annual Meeting
Farmers National Congress. Tickets
On sale Oct. 5 and 6, limited return
ing Oct. IA, 1902.
Rate from Raleigh via Atlanta
$12.85, via Augusta $12.7O.
Durham, N. C.-$1.15 Raleigh to
Durham, N. c., and return, account
Elks Carnival. Tickets on sale Sep.
g., 9, and 10, final limit Sep. IL, 1902.
For full particulars write or call on
T. @. STURGIS, @. T. A.,
Marlborough House Building, Raleigh,
n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
SILK CULTURE IN CAROLINA.
GrOenvillS Mar is Attempting to Raise
10000 Coooons.

Greenville, S. c., dispatch to the
Baltimore Sun: A practical expert
ment in silkworm culture is being
made here by W. A. Huston. He OBJ
tanned about 10000 eggs from Charles
ton. They have now passed from
worms into cocoons.
Mr.. Houston is convinced from his
experiment that silk culture is a prac-
ticable industry for this section.
The climate is not too cold if proper
precautions are taken to insure an
evenness of temperature at times of
sudden atmospheric changes; the null
berry, on which the worm fattens and
thrives, is indigenous to this soil, and
every condition seems ideal for the
production of silken fabrics as well as
cotton ones.
Fifty years ago cotton manufacture
was almost as much of a dream as sill
making is to-day.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
HOW 70 CULTIVATE rURNrPs.

The success of the turnip crop de-
ponds very largely upon proper Guilt
7ation. They must be worked at the
right time. They will not wait. As
o as they are up and the third leaf
is as large as a dime, they should be
plowed and hoed. The blowing should
be very shallow and the hoeing very
promptly and skillfully done. We pre-
fer to take a number one ~goose-neck
hoe and cut three-quarters of an inch
of of each side. Then with this hoe
to thin the turnips to five or six inch
es apart and leave from n to two
in a hill. IF this wo:x IS well and
promptly done, your turnip crop is
safe and sure. If not, the whole thing.
may be a failure.
As soon as this third leaf has lorm-
ed, the turnip root begins to stretch
upward. If you wait a few days and
then thin out, they will fall down and
in falling will twist or otherwise
bruise this tender root. When this is
done, this ROOT will never make a tur-
nip, for the turnip is the swelling or
full development of this little tap root.
After this a very light scrape with a
dashboard attached should be run
through about once a week until the
turnips are well developed.-Dr. J. B.
Hunnicutt. in Southern CultiVator.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
AN IMPORTANT SUGGESTION TO DAIRY.
MEN.

A Private Letter from Secretary knight rf
the National Dairy Union, Published by
Permission Of the Writer.
Mr.. Clarence II. Poe, Editor of The
Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. @.
Dear Sir: The new cleo law went
into effect July list. Oleomargarine is
now the color of white tallow. A great
deal of farm butter has come to this
market (Chicago) so light in color as
to be mistaken by consumers for cleo
margarine.
Kindly advise your readers that IN
less they want their butter sold as
packing stock it must resemble June
butter. Otherwise consumers in the
cities, becausefof the repeated misrep-
reservations made to them, will believe
it to be oleomargarine, and refuse to
buy it.
IF uncolored or white butter is made
in future it will entirely counterfeit
the effects of the new law, because if
people become accustomed to eating
white butter they Will easily be de-
ceived by oleomargarine swindles. The
salvation of the butter business de-
ponds upon keeping up the standard
color of butter to distinguish it from
oleomargarine.
CHAS. Y. KNIGHT,
Secretary National Dairy Union.
Chicago, Ill.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

Enclosed find two dollars for which
please continue to send me your val
liable paper the remainder of this wear
and also Bailey's "Principles of Agri-
culture" as advertised in your col
umns some time ago.. I beg to apollo
gize for not renting sooner, as you
give so much for so little; for indeed
I can't think of getting along with
out your paper Cor my paper, as I al
ways call it). 1t tones up the care
worn farmer, and gives him a broader
view of his profession; makes him
realize his Importance as a farmer
J. W. Yount, Biltmore Farms, Bit
more, n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
LET Us HAVE

I clip the following from the Breed
ers' Gazette:
"There could be no better evidence
of the prosperity of farmers in gener-
al at the present time than the pers S
tence with which cooperation is max
ing Roadway in many neighborhoods.
A farmer interviewed at length a few
days ago said: My house is Central
for no less than five different rural tel
ephone lines. The farmers N five
neighborhoods bought the poles,
phones and wire, did all the necessary
work, and now almost the entire coun-
ty can talk from house to house. 1t
makes a wonderful difference, and we
also have connections with both the
long distance lines in Iowa. We can
keep well posted, and such things as
fresh meats or the like we can get de-
livered now when so many of us have
a way by which we can order them, the
butchers sending wagons as often as
required to bring us our supplies"
Now, the above is one way of doing
things. Another is for farmers to be-
come subscribers to a line which will
sooner or later fall into the hands of
a trust.
Cooperative lines furnish telephone
service at less than half of the rates
charged by the old line companies. 1
have before me a circular issued by a
newly-formed corporation asking
farmers to subscribe to stock of tho
company at ten dollars per share. That
is about the cash outlay required for
connecting you with your neighbor Or
with a cooperative line.
There is scarcely a farm in this part
of Virginia that has not plenty of ce-
dars from which to make telephone
posts, and there is always a season in
the year when the farmer can SD are
the time to put up the poles. Why not
have cooperative lines instead of pay
ing high rates to old line companies ?
In Illinois and other Western States
the cost to members of cooperative
lines is about fifty cents per month.
1t is possible to maintain a line at that
figure without charging extra tolls for
communications with nearby towns
and cities. Old line companies will
charge you, in addition to the regular
fee, a toll of from ten to twenty-five
cents every time you wish to talk to
your grocer.
By all mean let us have rural tele-
phones, but let the farmers own and
operate them.-F. III. Maggie, Hanover
Co., Va, in August Southern Planter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
BENEFITS OF rH1uN1HG FRUITS.

The benefits derived from thinning
fruits may be briefly summarized as
follows:
First-Thinning preserves the vi
tally of the tree by ~lessening the pro
duction of seed.
Second-Thinning, if systematical-
ly and persistently done, will cause
the tree to bear crops more regularly.
Off years are in most cases due to the
fact that the trees are allowed to
overbear one year, and during that
year few, if any, fruit buds can be
formed. Most kind of fruit trees can
not produce a large crop and mature
fruit buds at the same time.
Third-Thinning lessons the loss
occasioned by rot and other dangerous
diseases of the fruit by eliminating
the danger of infection by contact. It
also in a measure prevents the ap-
pearance and the spread of diseases
by permitting better ventilation and
drying of the fruit inside of the trees.
Fourth-Thinning will produce lar
ger fruit.
Fifth-Thinning will produce a bet
ter colored fruit by admitting more
sunlight into the trees.
Sixth-Thinning tends to ripen the
fr1it more uniformly.
Seventh-Thinning will produce a
more salable and higher-priced fruit
by reason of the increase in size, high
er color and general appearance.
Eighth-Thinning will preserve the
shape of the tree and prevents the
breaking of overloaded branches
Maryland Experiment Station Bulle-
tin No. 80.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
Wake Co.,, n. @.

A Berlin, Germany, dispatch of Au-
gust 14th, says:
"The potash industry is undergoing
a crisis, due to overproduction. The
Prussian treasury mines have dis
charged hundreds of wOrkmen, and
have reduced the wages of others from
10 to 80 per cent. All private mines
and factories took similar steps. Much
bitterness prevails among the work
men against the syndicate for forcing
the production in 1901 beyond the
market demands, thus rendering it i'm
possible to keep the workmen employ
ed this year"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
How to Make Money with the
Corn Stalk Shredder.

FIRST Cut the corn about one week later
than the stages at which farmers usually "puT
fOdder.
SECOND: Place 10 to 300 stalks in a shock
and tie well at the top with 8 st ong cord,
After letting it stand four or five days go back
and retighten the cords on each shock Then
let 1T remain in the Meld until Thoroughly cured,
Now haul to your barn and run the stalks
through a st. Adams" or Leslie" Shredder,
Do this and we will guarantee the shredded
stalks viii pay you s 600 to sl2 90 per ton.
Write for catalogue telling you about shred.
ding and etc.
ST. ALBANS FOUNDRY IMPLEMENT co
I. A. MADDEN, Southern Agent.
I37 WhithaI st, Atlanta, Ga.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
Additional SIeepers
Go into Service From Various Pointa
to Principal Resorts, thus afording
GREATLY IMPROVED FACuI.,
\ TIES

For Reaching Those Points.
Particular attention is directed to the
elegant Dining Car Service on
Principal Through Trains.
The Southern Railway has Just L.
sued its handsome Resort Folder, de-
scriptive of the many delightful re-
sorts along the line of its road. This
folder also gives the names of proprio-
tors of hotels and boarding houses and
number of guests they can accommo-
date. Copy can be had upon applica-
ton to any Southern Railway Ticket
Agent.
For detailed information as to rates,
etc., call on nearest ticket agent OF
address, T. @. STURGIS, @. T. A.
Raleigh, N. @.
W. A. TURK, P. T. NJ,
s. b. HARDWICK, G. p. A,
Washington, d. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

As strong as has been the fight of
dairymen against the coloring of oIeo-
margarine, so persistent are they now
in urging all butter makers to color
their product. This, they insist is
necessary in order to carry on the
fight against oleo. As the law now
provides that oleo generally should be
white, farmers who make white butter
have no protection against the fatty
product and therefore it is urged that
some harmless vegetable coloring sub
stance be used.
GUY E. MITCHELL.
Washington, D. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
SOUTHERN R'W'Y'S CHANGE
IN PULLMAN SERVICE.

The Southern Railway announces
change in their Pullman service eff
fective Sunday, June 18th, Raleigh
and Greensboro car on train Nos. Ill
and 10 will be operated between
Greensboro and Goldsboro. This win
prove a great convenience to the trav-
cling public, especially the Morehead
City travel. No. II leaves Raleigh
l a. M, for Greensboro, and No. Is
leaves 5.25 a. m, for Goldsboro.
Z. @. STURGIS, G. T. A.,
Raleigh, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

The State Farmers Alliance met
last week at Hillsboro. Mr.. W. B.
Fleming of Ridgeway, was chosen
president, Mr.. T. B. Parker secretary
and business agent. The Business
Agency will be moved to Raleigh. The
Alliance ought to be carefully built up
It would be a most useful institution.
Biblical Recorder.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

WANTED.-A TRUSTWORTHY GENTLE
man or lady in each county to manage bust
ness Tor an old established house of solid
nnanclal standing. A straight, bona fde
MegRlE cash salary Of $500 paid by check
SAcn Wednesday with all expenses direct
nOm headquarters. Money advanced for
e0Pehses' Manager, 940 Cax Bid, Chicago.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
Washington, D. @.

We have a good crop of tobacco in
upper Aamance and lower CasweU
with good cures. There is much i'm
provement In corn from recent rains.
We have a fair crop of apples.-B. F.
White, Alamance Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

The crop prospects in this section
is p$t excellent. Cotton is fruiting
well Ind a great deal of corn is al
ready made. A large crop of corn will
be gathered on Deep River. There
has not been a freshet in that stream
this summer.-Sanford Express.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

TS 1akH eSvS Fa3, use SnaVples Cream Separa
tors. Book Cuisines D0drytng" 81 Cat. as free
W. Chester, Pa.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

2H bushel or IOO-pound cotton sacks for clio
yer, timothy and fancy herds grass, 10 cts.
each, eXtra3 prices of other seeds 1nelude
sacks. Prices subject to market fluctuations:
Cabbage, turnip, and all other SEEDS at
market prices. Granulated sugar, $4.65 per
100 lbs. Keg Soda, in liz 10. kegs, II cts. per
70. Best Leaf Lard, in %tetrces, ll1a cts. per d.
other quantities and qualities in proportion
Tobacco, Snuff, etc., at market prices. Load
ed shells, powder and shot at wholesale
prices, by the 1000, keg and sack.
Orders of all Al1iancemen or eX-Allanc6-
men, who contributed to the Business Agency
Fund, solicited. Let me know your wants
and / viii get prices.
Order Cane Mills and EvapOratOrs now
Corn Huskers and Shredders at lowest prices:
Star Pea Huller a speciality. Fruit Trees ~
wholesale prices. Wagons, Carts, BuggIsS,
Harness, etc, etc. Pianos, Organs and Sc"
ing Machines.
Give me a list of your wants and I will ge'
o prices.
T. B. PARKER, S. B. A.,
HILLsBoRo, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02

Be thou familiar, but by no means
vulgar.-Shakspere.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-09-02
Our Five rawer, "DrOp Head"
Machine is a Beauty.
Price, only 817.5 so.

The above are all the Improved
Alliance Machines. We are Offering
no other machines now. Send tfog
descriptive circular.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-31
SCHLEY'S BUSY DAY,
As the Guest Of the Louisville
knights Templars.


LOUISVILLE. Ky. Jan. 3l-Admi-
raj Schley as the guest Of the Louis
vile Knights Templars had little OPP
pOrtulity to rest yesterday. From 10
O'Clock in the morning. when he visited
the Girls High school, until he left the
Knights Tcmplars' ball at midnight
every moment of his time was occu-
pied. The greater portion Of the day
was spent among children. and the adj
miral shook hands with about I 900
boys and girls, who expressed their
pleasure by cheering their visitor and
presenting him with flowers.
The days programme for the enter
tainment Of the admiral consisted of {,
visit to the Girls High school, follow
ed by Il breakfast at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry r. Jefferson, trip to
the tobacco brakes. a luncheon at the
Pendpnns club and in the afternoon Il
visit TO the Masonic home and the In
dustrial School of Reform.
The chief event, however, was the
knights Templars' reception and ball
at the Gait House ut night. Several
hundred uniformed knights and their
ladies We're present, and the ballroom
Of the hotel was deliberately decorated
with electrical designs, potted plants,
flowers and festoons Of evergreen.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-31
Obse rived Mckinley Day

Mckinley Day was appropriately
Observed in the MarshaIiton pubic
schyo's on Wednesday. Much interest
was manifested hy The pupils anl Il
volunteer contribution OF 3d. 80 for
the Wilmington Mckinley nI0numeut
fund vas given. The exercises con.
sisted Of singing, Rotations, select
readings, and notes upon the lie and
character of Mckinley. Visitor,
were present, among whom was Mr.
Frederick Brlnghurst who made an
excellent address. dwelling upon the
boyhood Of Mckinley aud his love
for children cven until his death.
The School Literary Society had con-
troll OF the program and conducted
the exercises. The attendance was
below The average, this being due
probably to the Indictment weather.
There were 1870 pupils present at The
afternoon rol! call.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-31

We would take exec ption to what
Rev. DR.. Ham sard Of cur city:
''ln all my experience aud after
studying the reports Of the opera
tors OF our league feel sure ave
never seen or heard Of a more de-
baaed condition Of affairs any wher
thaa have existed 10 Wilmington,
not only ia relation to the bawdv
houses but also to the illegal sale
OF liquor. No one, except those
who have gone over the ground
can form any idea of the horrible
things that have been done 10 Will
mington. dare say that very few
good citizens OF Wilmington knew
OF these things, for know that if
they did, they would he like good
citizens elsewhere. aud would have
aided the Law and Order Society
to do away with such lawiessness.
only hope that this will awaken
them to certain sense Of duty aud
that they will give their aid aud
support to the society that sis try
ing to rid Wilmington Of evil and
vice.
Wekuow thatthese bawdy houses
exist ID our CITY and in fact have
been in existence for forty five
years. But for city the size Of ours
they are not any more numerous
or verse than can be found in
city the size Of Wilmington. Can
the ev! be stamped out! II so will
not these officers OF the Law and
Order Society tell us how it can be
effectively done. Not by these
spasmodic raids where the NJ adames
are arrested and brought before the
Municipal Court aud tiued and then
turned out to so/back to their
houses and engage in the same
business. Arresting them or driv-
ing them IRON our city ouly to 10.
cate elsewhere. will never bring
about their reformation. Asking
for one hat OF the tiues IMPOSED is
too much like asking for blood
money. We don t think these men
should be given one dollar To
cause the arrest and conviction of
these women in our courts does not
do away with the evil Can they
stamp it out! We don't believe
they can. These houses have no
right to sell liquor, which we be-
l'eNe every one of them serve to
those who frequent these houses.
There are proper officers Of the Jaw
Whe should see that the law is ell.
forced in this respect. But the
gentleman statement that Will
mlngton is such a bad and corrupt
place we do not believe. When the
writer attended the hearings OF
those brought before the Mayor Of
our city more than twenty years
ago, the same state OF affairs eX-
listed only as we stated above, they
like other evils, have Increased
with the population. 1t used to be
the policy of the police department
to arrest these women at least
, twice a year and fine them. Aud
the same state of affairs has been
kept up ever since. Such raids are
simply rot.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-31
1HE DAILY REPUBLICAN.
The Republican Printing
and Publishing Co,
BllSHED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY
>. T.. COR THIRD AND KING STREETS
Entered at the Post Office at Wllsnin gton
Del as Second-ciaS mail matter.
ruBl lshED DAILY. EXCEPT SUNDAY
FRIDAY. JANUARY 81. 1904

THE evils of bad associates are
many. There 10 nothing 10 leading
wicked and vicious life. The boy
who starts out right in the world
and has the proper home training
and a strong viii sufficient to say
to his companions mo and then
stick TO it. will be glad of the reso-
ute step III years to come. There
is Nothing in leading sporty life.
1t is dsbasIng and calculated tohaye
the ghostsof the pastrise and haunt
you. Don't make companions OF
those who spend more than their
income, Tor they are sure to spend
some ones else money. Don't as
sociare with bad boys or girls.
Start right in lite and you won't
have ioretaste OF what the Bible
teaches will be your reward when
you leave this bright and beautiful
world. Advice is cheap, and there
are but few persons who would not
have profited by the advice given
to them BY their parents. Live a
sober aud upright life aud you will
then find lots Of disappoin tments to
veX you.
Rembember that there are more
failures than successes, but strive
to be one OF the successes. Other
men 8 failures will never save YOU,
BE fair and do not grow up with a
narrow opinion OF the word Or
those In it.
You will fad lots OF stumbling
blocks in your path nut do not get
discouraged or dsheartened Re-
mber, where there will, there =
a way.
DO not strive 10 get rich fas: il
the methods are not honest. If
you wish to be happy and content.
don t engage in politics. Politics
may be clean but you find that the
men or their methods are rot above
suspicion.
Take care Of your health, money
Cannot purchase it. And above al.
don t strive to be chief OF police
without vouhave aueasv conscience
and an elastic one. Be lust and
you may be happy.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1902-01-31

Michael Faino, who kert the fruit
stand at Front and Market stree Is.
about s years ago, killed fellow
country man with a date knife. lie
was tried and found guilty and sen
tened to suffer the death penalty.
Governor Robert Reynolds, granted
a reprieve to the condemned man and
made his punishment imprisonment
for life. W. s. Hilles has been se.
cured and will appear before the
Board Of Pardons and ask for par
don for him.
His Italian friends have been ill.,
strume ntaI in raising funds with
which Mr.. lIiles has been obtained
to look after Faino's interest,