davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18
THE SECRET PROCESS FERTILIzRR"
SCHEME.

This letter comes from Union
County:
"There is an agent in this section
selling rights to make guano for
three dollars. He says he can buy
the ingredients to make ton for
four dollars, and he further says it
makes a higher grade of guano than
the standard brands. Please tell the
people through your paper what you
think of this, if you know anything
about it,"
This man is evidently not a reader
of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER, or he
would know that we have warned
our readers against this scheme a
dozen times or more, while State
Chemist Kilgore, both through The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER and through
the Agricultural Bulletin, has told
the farmers OF the State what he
thinks of it-or as nearly what he
thinks of it as parliamentary Ian
SudSO WILL 644O"s Ouo CAO AOOA "a
letters elicited by our articles on the
subject and by DIR. Kilgore's own let
ter of a month ago, have convinced
him that there is need of fuller re-
view of the matter. Accordingly,
he has just prepared an article that
covers the ground thoroughly, giving
the result of the latest Investigations
and summing up the whole matter.
We shall probably publish the article
next week. But the great difficulty
lies in the fact that the intelligent,
newspaper reading farmers are not
the ones who get caught by suoh
schemes. We again appeal to our
readers to let their lights shine
among their non reading neaghbors.
And look for DR.. Kilgore's article
next week.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18
. THE INDUSTRIAL AND EDUCATION

1hE INDUSTRIAL AND hOOOA4AON-
AL INTERESTS OF OUR PEOPLE PARA
MOUNT TO ALL OTHER CONSIDERATIONS
OF STATE POLICY, is the motto of The
Progressive Farmer, and upon this
platform it shall rise or fall. Serving
no master, ruled by no faction, cir
cumscribed by no selfish or narrow
policy, its aim will be TO foster and
promote the best interests of the
whole people of the State. 1t will be
true to the instincts, traditions and
history of the AngIO-Saxon race. On
all matters relating specially to the
great interests it represents, it will
speak with no uncertain voice, but
will fearlessly the right defend and
impartially the wrong condemn. =
From Col. Polk's Salutatory, Feb,
10, 1885
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18
THIS WEEKS PAPER-soME RANDOM
COMMENT.

That is an inspiring story, reported
by our BERTHE correspondent, of how
3 tenant farmer overcame difficulties
and paid for farm. The desire to
own ones own home is praiseworthy,
and every tenant should cherish it
and work with that end in view But
let not other land buyers overlook
the fact that the man whom Mr.
Wilder writes about, did not stint
his land without the increase in fer
tility brought about by intelligent
management and fertilizing, it would
perhaps have gone back to it's origi-
nal owner.
Harry Farmer has something to
say about farmers in politics. THE
PROGRESSIVE FARMER, be it remem-
bered, is not in politics in the COM
monty accepted meaning of that
term, but we wish TO commend
Harry's advice. With the enforce
ment of the Constitutional Amend
ment and the consequent elimination
of the negro question, we look for
evidences of greater independence in
political matters. It is true, as our
correspondents says, that other classes
DO not allow party feeling to blind
them to their own interests the
farmer likewise, taking care TO avoid
visionary and impraotica BILE schemes,
should make his influence felt in the
handling of all questions that affect
his welfare.
Our Georgia friend, Mr.. Calvin,
chronicles the gratifying increase in
she North Carolina corn yield be
tween the years 1892 and 1898. 1t is
possible, however, that this increase
is due quite as largely to better till
age and better use of the sources of
fertility found on the farm, as to the
increased use of commercial fertili-
sers 30 which he attributes it
DR.. Butler emphasizes the faot
that few States of the Union rank
higher in hay production than does
North Carolina. The comparison of
our State with Iowa and Illinois in
this respect is truly a striking evi.
denoe of our advantages as bsef
raising section. Harry Farmer also
presents some interesting facts and
figures about hay making.
On page we give answers to three
or four inquiries by farmer readers !;
Also a statement by DR.. Kilgore en-
bracing all the facts that the Agri-
cultural Department is yet ready to
give out in regard to the growing of
she costlier varieties of tobacco in
North Carolina. Next week we
shall publish an article by the
Director of the Connecticut Expert
ment Station regarding his expert.
ments with tobacco growing under
CO7er.
Our leading fourth page article,
ga Home Reading Course" was
written for a woman's magazine and,
rs will be seen, specially for women
readers but it contains too many
suggestions of value to be passed un-
noticed by either sex. 1t would be
better if our periodicals gave more
space to articles of this character
that direct attention TO the merits
Of the time tested classics, and less
space 20 puffs and reviews of trashy
and ephemeral literature.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND RURAL
FREE DELIVERY.

The rapid extension of the rural
free delivery mail system in North
Carolina is a source of much gratifi-
cation to Us, for, as our readers
know, we regard it as one of the
most effective agents of educational
and agricultural progress. It's growth
is the more gratifying because Of the
fact that THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
was the pioneer advocate Of the
movement in our State and for
months waged the fight practically
singlehanded and alone. Now North
Carolina has five times as many
routes in operation as she had year
ago, and there are pending five times
as many applications for the estab-
ishment of routes as there we're
pending year ago. The letters that
tell of the part THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER has played in this work, give
us much pleasure and we think that
our readers will pardon US for re-
printing two of these. This, which
comes in a private letter to the
editor, tells how Chatham County
route was started:
eve have a rural delivery route
in my old neighborhood now. l
must take this opportunity to tell
you that consider you, through
your editorials in THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER urging the extension of the
system, the prime cause of its being
established was visiting at home
last April and got to talking with
my father on the subject, (and about
all l knew learned from reading
THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER) telling
him of the appropriation that had
been made and that North Carolina
had not applied for anything like her
proportion of the routes. The result
was that he went right to work and
got up a petition and sent it on. It
was not exactly in the right form, 80
the Department. sent him form and
he went to work again and got up
his route after some delay"
And this is from CASTOR County
farmer:
81 wish to thank you especially,
Mr.. Editor, for the interest you have
taken in rural free delivery and
the interest you are still taking
Through the influence of your paper
the people of CASTOR County will
soon have six or eight routes in full
operation. We think rural delivery
of mail one of the grandest ways of
educating the masses, and that hand
in hand with it will go good schools.
We also heartily endorse all that
was done by the Good Roads Con-
gress, and hope the day will soon
come when the Old North State will
oe above the standard 80 far as good
roads 60"
We wish to thank these two friends
for their kind words. Possibly we
are mistaken, but it is our opinion
that the paper that causes the estab.
lishment of a rural free delivery
route or a public school library does
the State greater service than il
would do by any month 3 faithful SER
vice Of It's chosen band of politi-
clans.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18

Intelligent citizens make y
gent voters. Educated motn0''
intelligent citizens. When Wv
money in education you inVe''
ital that will give yoa ever ID"
ing returns and can neither " ,.a
nor squandered. To secure 0Dr tsiS
in our common schools, three !"
are of paramount importance sbs
means with which TO operas sooocbs
educated and consecrated bob bSmb
intelligent and efficient SUPER
ents.-Gov. McSWeeney, sou'D
lima.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18

Commissioner Patterson tells US
that the sale of fertilizer tags to date
indicates a decrease of about one
sixth in the purchases of North
Carolina farmers, compared with
last year. But the season is later,
and Mr.. Patterson thinks that the
larger part of the present shortage
will be overcome by the more rapid
sales that he expects from now on.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18
THE IsTEMIAN CANAL.

The promptness with which the
Senate Committee has acted on the
Isthmian Canal bill is commendable.
1t looks as if something is really to
be done. The great transoontinental
railway systems have been fighting
vigorously-or rather soheming and
intriguing skilfully, instead of fight
ing in the open-against any action
in the matter, and we have feared
that they would succeed. The COM
mittee report, however, brings the
matter before the Senate, and, as
this is the long session, we hope for
definite action.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18

RENEWALS-The date opposite your name
N your paper, or wrapper, shows to what time
FOur subscription is paid. Thus Jan. 700,
hows that payment has been received up to
an. l. 1900; Jan 'Ol, to Jan. l, 1901 and so on.
cWo weeks are required after money is re-
seived before date, which answers tor receipt,
an be changed. If not properly changed within
EWO weeks after money is sent notify us.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

The human race is divided into
two olasses-those who go ahead and
do something, and those who sit still
and say, Why wasn't it done the
other way?-Oiver Wendell Holmes
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18

Be sure to give both old and new addresses in
ordering change of pOstOfdce.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-18
A SIGNIFICANT SLAP AT sECTIONAL1sM

We gave last week brief outline
of the Mckinley Memorial address
delivered by Hon. John Hay, Score,
tary of State. One feature Of that
address, however, deserves more
than a passing notice; for it is sig
nifloant that this Northern man, who
began his public career as Secretary
to Presidents Lincoln and who has
been all his life intimately asso-
oiated with the leaders of the Union
forces, went out of his way to pay
tribute alike to "the blue and the
gray" of the Civil War. In the
course of his speeoh, he said:
SIN coming years when men seek
to draw the moral of our great Civil
War nothing will seem to them so
admirable in all the history of our
two magnificent armies as the way
in which the war came to a close. =
= There is no event, since the
nation was born, which has so proved
it's solid capacity for self, govern
ment. Both sections share eQataLLu
IN that crOa0n Of glory. They had
held a debate Of incompatible i'm
portance and had fought it out with
equal energy"
There are little narrow minded
Northerners who still speak of the
Confederates as "rebels," and there
are Southern fire eaters whose Bit
terness and venom is still with them,
but the thoughtful American of
whatever section sees in the contend
ing legions of our Civil War ''our
two magnificent armies" that
''fought with equal energy and share
equally the crown of glory" God
speed the day when the broad and
tolerant spirit shown by Secretary
Hay shall extinguish the last sfpol-
dering embers of sectional hatredI
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-24
A LEGACY OF THE GRIP.

Is often rundown system. Weak
ness, nervousness, lack of appetite, en-
ergy and ambition. with disordered
liver and kidneys often follow an attack
of this wretched disease. The greatest
need then is Electric Bitters, the splen-
did tonic, blood purifier and regulator
of stomach, liver and kidneys. Thous-
ands have proved that they wonderfully
strengthen the nerves, build up the
system, and restore to health and good
spirits after an attack of grip. If suf-
fering, try them. Only Soc. Perfect
guaranteed by J. w. Legg.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-24

Miss Julia Green will spend a few
days at White Path SOON.
Rev. Al. Mccoy is conducting a pro-
tracted meeting at Shady Grove this
week.
Miss Ruby Clay is on two weeks
visit to relatives at Douglasville and
Powder Springs.
Mr.. J. F. Buckley, of Augusta, Ga
is visiting his friend, Mr.. W.. Frey,
in the country.
Mrs. w. G.. Nash left Tuesday to
spend day or two with relatives at
Nickajack.
Mrs R. H. Field and son returned to
Kansas City, Mo-, last Friday. Her
daughter remained.
DIR. j. d. Prosser and wife, of Atlanta
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. T. w. Read
last Sunday.
The Postal Telegraph office was
draped in black in respect to the death
of President John w. Mackey of the
Postal Telegraph system.
Miss Mamie Berkele and Miss Matte
Boyd, of Atlanta, are guests of Miss Lo.
gan at Mr. @. E. Hedges.
Carrie, the beautiful and interesting
little daughter of Mr. and Mrs Sterling
Phillips has been i'll for some days
threatened with fever.
Mr.. A. H. Burtz, lawyer, contem-
plates locating in Ellijay about the first
of September. There are only two
lawyers at that place.
The rain has given the grass in the
park new life and it is once more as
verdant as ayoung lover on his first
counting expedition.
DIED.-Sweet little Alma, one of the
twins, girl and boy, of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
L. Howard, was taken suddenly sick on
Saturday afternoon and died that night
quarter after II O'Clock. Acute indi.
gestion was the cause. Funeral servi-
ces Sunday afternoon by Rev. D. J.
Maddox and burial at Maloney Springs.
The parents have our sympathy.
Mrs. Wilson, the mother of Mrs.
Irvine Smith, is here visiting at Miss
JAMIE Smiths. Last Saturday afternoon
she fell from couch where she was
resting. She appeared to be seriously
hurt at first but medical attention and
the tender ministrations of devoted
friends brought her out of unconscious.
ness. At present her condition is all
that could be expected.
The following persons were camping
at Factory Shoals, Sweetwater creek
the past few days, breaking camp Tues
day evening and returning home: Mrs
John r. Greer, Mrs. Atkinson, Misses
Ethel Dupontes, Mildred Goodman
Bessie Hughes and Nellie Hughes
Messrs. John Manget, Fred Manget, B.
B Braswell, Walter Miller, Purmedus
Reynolds, Austin Goodman, Harry Du.
ponies and John Goodman.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-24
ADDITIONAL LOCALS.

Mr. Mack Fowler left Sunday on a
two weeks outi,g at White Path.
A copious rain fell here Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. Ellington York, of Atlanta, is
spending few weeks here.
Miss Eileen Gober is visiting friends
in Birmingham, Ala.
Mr.. Pledger has brought lin the larg.
est watermelons we have seen.
Mr.. Frank Lumpkin visited his fam
lily in Rome Sunday.
Mr.. ]. L. CAN'T, ST., OF Delmar, this
county, is on the trip to Virginia with
the Seventh Georgia Veterans.
Mr.. George Griffin, wife and child.
after pleasant visit to his old home.
Easonton. have returned home.
Mr.. George Carnes, of Chattanooga,
is spending two weeks vacation here
with home folks.
Miss Gussie Groves and little Miss
Virginia Cohen, after weeks visit in
Atlanta have returned home.
Mrs. Henry Ward and Miss Effie
Green spent several days in Knoxville
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Miller and child, of
Atlanta, are guests of Hon. S. A. An
derson.
Mrs. John Awtrey and children re-
turned from visit to Acworth Sunday
evening.
Miss Josephine DuBignon, acknowl-
edged to be the most beautiful woman
in South Georgia, is stopping at the
home of Miss Mary Ann Irwin.
Hon. Alex Lawrence, of Savannah,
visited his wife here Sunday, who is
spending the summer here with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. R. D. T. Lawrence.
Editor w. M. Webb, of the sprightly
Acworth Post, WAS in the city Monday
morning. Mr.. Webb is very clever
and genial gentleman.
Mrs. Maggie Bird Os5urn and Miss
Nina Kirkpatrick, of Atlanta, were the
guests of Hon. s. A. Anderson's family
on last Sunday,
We regret to learn of the destruction
by fire Of Mr.. Will Williams home at
Due West, which occurred Sunday while
the family was away from home. Very
few things were saved.
Ralph Austin fell againt a saw at
Brumby's Chair Factory on Wednesday
and the saw split the index finger on
on his left hand and also penetrated
the hand.
Mr.. Homer McClatchey, of Marietta,
is here this week. Wonder if Mr.. Homer
is as good hustler as his brother D. F.?
II SO we will have some news for you in
short time.-Acworth Post
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-24

Rainey's Brass Band had an excursion
to Austell Monday.
Mrs. w. d. Anderson returned Mon.
day from visit to Woodstock.
DIR. J. G.. Patton of Decatur, visited
his brother, DIR. Patton, here Tuesday
Our correspondents must remember
that cards of thanks are charged for
Mr.. H. L. HUTCHINSON was at home
for few days.
Mrs. w. F. Roesel will leave Friday
to spend few weeks at Blue Ridge.
Miss Rachel Broznack is visiting in
Birmingham, Ala.
OF the 1877 ice manufacturing plants
in the United Statae, Georgia has 80
double the number she had in 1890.
Mr.. Elzie Glover and his brother
Jack, of Acworth Post spent Sunday
in Marietta.
Rev. Kenneth Campbell, of Alfalfa,
Ala, is visiting Mr.. j A. Fields FAM
lily.
Mr.. J ack Massey eturned to Wash
ington City Tuesday. His family will
remain here several months.
The new Jail is assuming proportions.
Mr.. @. E. Henderson getting his part
OF the work done very rapidly.
Albany, Ca, received her first bale
of this seasons cotton on last Monday,
brought in by Deal Jackson, negro.
Mr.. w. M. Mckenzie and son, Mar
shall, visited his 300 acre farm and or
chard at Lookout Mountain, near Fort
Payne, Ala, this week
The annual meeting of the Clarke
Library Association will be held at the
library on Tuesday, July Doth, inst, at
80 O'Clock p. m.
w. r. ROVER, Secretary.
Mr.. Samuel Mayes returned Tuesday
from Manassas battlefield. Capt. w.
], Hudson was taken sick and @he ac-
companied him home.
Rev. j. J. Grow has just closed pro-
tracted meeting at Sardis church, six
miles of Marietta, with nineteen addi-
tions, IA by baptism, restored and 3
by letter.
The third quarterly conference of the
Marietta District will be held at the
Methodist church next Sunday. DIR.
5. b. Ledbetter will preach morning
and night.
Messrs. d. Trenholm Baker and Joe
Bruce have bought out the beef mar
ket of Mr.. John D. Northcutt on the
east side of town on the corner of Law
renee street. Mr.. Northcutt still runs
the old Glover market.
Little Emma May Rambo celebrated
her tenth birthday on Tuesday after
noon, from 4 to $3.50 O'Clock, at her
parents home, some forty young friends
being present to enjoy the event.
Games and amusements were INDUCED
in, and nice refreshments were served.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-24

Don't blame the cook when
the steak is raw. Remember a
woman's work is never done.
Life is full of TRIALS and if it
wasn't, tho lawyers would all be.
come Migrants.
Some men spend half their time
In getting ready to waste the
other half.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-24

For the home table Canned
Fruits and Vegetables are about
as economical as anything you
can get, and SO convenient. Now
that the fresh meats are getting
SO high the demand for canned
meat is increasing, and we are
prepared to meet it with Veal
Loaf, Roast Veal, Roast Beef,
Corned Beef, Lunch Tongue, Lob
ster, Shrimp, etc. Fresh Hams
every few days.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-24
MILLIONS PUT TO WORK

The wonderful activity of the new
century is shown by an enormous de-
mand for the worlds best workers.
DIR. Kings New Life Pills. For consti-
patton, sick headache, biliousness, or
any trouble of stomach, liver or kidneys
they're unrivaled. Only 25c at J. W.
Legg's drug store.
The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1902-07-24

The man hunting for trouble
always has an easy job finding it.
Be cheerful. Life is too short
to he harassed with frultless and
useless repining.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26

ordered the boys out of his place and
would not allow them to enter.
In the case against Riepen the boy
is in his twentieth year and might
easily be mistaken for voter.
Mr., Carstens stands in loco PARENTS
to his stepson George Bierbach. He
claims that if young Bierbach was in
the saloon it was only on some errand
or to get paper to read as the family
resides over the saloon.
The REVIEW is not in favor of hav-
ing minors allowed in the saloons to
loaf there and to drink there. The
quicker the saloonmen understand that
this is not to be allowed.the better for
all concerned, but the REVIEW believes
that saloon keepers as we'll as other
men have rights that the people are
bound to respect and that unless it is
proven that they have been guilty of
more than technical violation they
should not be prosecuted. The hear.
ing of these injunction cases was to
have been held before Judge Elwood
at Sac City on yesterday morning. Mr..
Lally who was to appear for the de-
tense, having been called out of the
city by the death of his brother the
hearing has been postponed to a later
date.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
WILL SEEK LEGAL REDRESS.
Imported Men Want Damages From
the Union Pacific.

SmPoFteo Men want Damages From
the Union Pacific.
Omaha, Aug. 26.-Legal prosecution
of officials Of the Union Pacific is
threatened by fourteen men who have
been imported into the city from In.
dianapolis. They claim the com.
pany's agents employed them under
false pretenses and that on their ar.
rival at CouncilBluffs they were locked
in the cars and refused access to the
outside world until landed in the Oma.
ha shops. 1t is on this ground that
the men are thinking OF bringing &C.
ton. Their plan is to swear out a
warrant for the arrest of President
Burt. Thirteen of the men appeared
before County Attorney Shields yes
terday and explained their case.
The men told this story: I'VE were
employed by an agent in indianapolis
to go to work In the Union Paciflc's
shops in Denver and Cheyenne. Agent
Arnett Of the Union Pacific was there
when we hired and he told us there
was no strike out here and that we
would not have to take strikers places.
The first intimation we had of strike
was when when we reached Council
Bluffs and were locked in the cars un.
til we reached the shops. We were
then released"
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
Two Killed in Kentucky Flqht.

London, KY, Aug. ga report
comes from Ousley county Of fight.
in which Jesse Nealy and a man
named Allen were killed and five men
and one woman wounded. There
were no witnesses except those en-.
gagged in the fight, and they refused
to give any details except the fore
going. A man named Sparks was
found dead near Burning Springs,
Clay county, with bullet hole
through his head. A few months ago
Squire Mcdaniel was killed in Clay
county. and Sparks was arrested and
charged with the murder At his trial
he was acquitted. The friends of Nc.
Daniel were displeased with the ver-
dict and the supposition is that the
killing of Sparks was to avenge the
murder of Mcdaniel.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1902-08-26
Farm for Sale.

Eighty-acre farm for sale east of city
limits, containing the following inn.
provemehts: House. new six LARGE
rooms; barn 32x24, Aft posts: cattle
sheds, hen house, silo, windmill, two
good wells. two acres orchard and
small fruit, large lawn and ornamental
trees and shrubs. The farm all till
able,. well fenced and cross fenced.
about q acres fenced hog tight-at
present about 40 in pasture aud hay
land and balance under plow. This
would make a good dairy farm, and
w!ll sell the present milk route con.
Quoted therefrom if wanted. For par
ticulars inquire of
64-4t" Roy MCWLLIAMS.