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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-04-28

South CaroLlnas Virginia, Maryland,
New jersey, Pennsylvania and Wis
consin have been analysed by these
methods. These types represent all
grades of soil, from the most pro
ductive to those which are quite I'M
productive; soils that are adapted to
truck crops, tobacco, fruit, wheat,
and corn; and soils under a range of
climatic conditions with rainfall
varying from 25 to As inches per an
num-.
SOL COMPOSITION AND MOISTURE
The results of this work have led
us to look upon the soil moisture as
a great nutritive solution existing
over the surface of the earth, the
composition of which is everywhere
approximately the same. The soil is
a Heterogeneous mixture of minerals,
the predominant one being silica,
feldspar, mica, and other like sill
Gates, resulting primarily from the
disintegration and decomposition of
igneous rocks, spread out often
through the action of water over
vast e of land. All these miner
ais are but slightly soluble, and it is
not unreasonable to expect that such
a heterogeneous mixture of silicates
in contact with water should yield a
soil solution having sensibly the
same composition and concentration.
The old experimenters in Germany
found that in making up solutions
for water culture or for sand culture
the concentration and composition
of the nutritive solution must be the
same within relatively narrow limits
for success in plant development.
The results of the past season indi-
cate that the differences in the com
position and concentration of the dis
solved material in the soil moisture
VI various " pcs VI sui VI WIuC1y I'LL
ferent localities and of different
agricultural values are little if any
greater than the differences to be
found in one and the same type of
soil under good and under poor farm
management.
ABOUT DROUGHTs
The "early truck" soil of the At
lantic coast may be deficient in plant
food and may require fertilizers for
the best development of the crop, but
even with such an application as
would make these soils as rich in
plant food as the prairie soils of the
Middle West, these light truck soils
could not economically be made to
produce as large corn crops as the
prairie soils. The difference in the
agricultural value of these different
types appears to depend not so much
upon the chemical composition as
11DOo the DhvSica1 DrODerties of the
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
WATKINS WITHDRAWAL.

Judge j. T. Watkins has with
drawn from the race for COVER
norship. he having reached such
a conclusion Tuesday. His
statement appears in the news
columns of this paper.
There are many of the Judges S
friends who are sorry to see him
withdraw, but there are others
who realize that it is the only
wise thing to do since some of his
public utterances have been so
severely criticised and his plat
form. or portion of it at least.
refused by the leaders of the
state. 1t was useless for the
Jadge to make the race with the
odds against him. He did the
wise act by withdrawing.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
THE PRIMARY.

Louisiana is to have a primary
election for the nomination of a
state ticket. The Sentinel favors
the convention method, but the
Democracy has decided for a
primary and we accept the de-
cision and will watch the expert
ment with interest. 1t is our
hope that the plan will be a sue
cess and that it will result in
good to the party.
The State Central Committee
decided for primary for the
nomination of everything from
constable up to United States
Senator. 4 committee was ap-
pointed to formulate rules to
govern the primary, and to settle
on date for holding it. This
committee will report on October
Is when the State Central Com
mittee meets again.
A number of prominent DEM
ocrats did not favor the primary
method. but all have acquiesced
in the matter and everything now
looks lovely.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
OUR YOUNG MEN.

The persence of young men in
the councils of the nation has be-
come so noticeable in the past de-
cade that the veriest quid nunce
can not fail to observe it. At the
head of great corporations are
found men who are yet in their
twenties. Many of the brightest
Statesman are comparatively
young and every day witnesses
the rise of some. new man who
has not past the S0th mile post.
1t is not that the young men
are being pushed forward wheth-
er they desire it or not. that the
positions of financial and political
responsibility are given them, but
it is thro' the sheer force of their
worth that they have secured a
footing at the top, and it is on
account of their fitness that they
are keeping their places.
1t is not every age that gives to
the young man an equal chance
with men of older years, nor does
every community extend the
helping and appreciative hand to
young men trying to make their
way in the world, but the centers
of progress and civilization have
in the last few years taken the
initiative in placing response
billties on the shoulders of sturdy
youth and have found that they
have gained by it. The rural
districts are following and soon a
man will not have to show an age
certificate of forty years before
the doors Of opportunity will be
open unto him.
1t is trite saying "that this is a
fast age but nevertheless it is
none the less true because of its
triteness; and to move the vast
restless machinery of twentieth
century industry requires that
there must needs be strong young
hands and active brains.
1t is not our intention to argue
that men of mature years are
being forced to the wall by their
younger brothers, but only that
in the. democracy of today, where
neither age Of family nor age Of
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
BUY AT HOME,

This is the season of the year
when the housewife begins to
overhaul the winter clothing of
the family and make plans for
replenishments, says an exchange.
Having decided what she will
need to complete the wardrobe OF
her family. she will, if she is wise,
watch the advertising columns OF
this papei. and buy where the
best bargains can be obtained.
But if she is member of that
class who believe the home mer-
chants have no Inducement to
offer she will buy a ticket for the
nearest city, spend time and
money in travel. rush from store
to store, hurry in her selection OF
goods for fear of missing the
train, and come home tired, dirty
and loaded down with awkward
bundles and a light pocketbook.
On examining her purchases,
She will find that she has bought
nothing that she could not have
got right at home and taken her
time to make the selection.
She will also find, after COM
pairing prices and adding the cost
to her railroad fare and other
expenses to her purchases in the
city, that she would have had
money ahead if she had done her
buying at home.
We have some fine stores and
progressive merchants here.
They are here all the year
round and can he depended
upon.
They never hesitate when their
assistance is asked in any enter
prise that is for the Improvement
of the city and they are entitled
to the patronage of every loyal
citizen.
The people who make their
money in this place and spend it
somewhere else are detriment to
the city.
They add nothing to its pros
perity but, on the contrary, they
take from it.
just remember this when you
are tempted by the will-o-the-wisp
idea that you can do better by
trading elsewhere than you can
by patronizing your home mer-
chants.
You will be money ahead at the
end of the year if you do.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

the individual are considered, the
battle is to the strong and the
race is to the swift.
The young man therefore, may
rejoice in the strength and activity
of youth and may work with the
conscientiousness that he is need
ed i'm the world i'm the measure OF
his worth Sentry.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
Buckien'S Arnica Salve.

Has worldwide fame for
marvellous cures. 1t surpasses
any other salve, lotion, ointment
or balm for Cuts, Corns. Burns.
Bolls, Sores, Falons, Ulcers, let
ter, Salt Rheum. Fever Sores.
Chapped Hands, Skin Eruptions;
infalIible for Piles. Cure Guar
anteed. Only 25c. at Grisbam
Drug Co.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

A catalogue of the Louisiana
Industrial Institute, located at
Ruston, has been received BY The
Sentinel. It contains announce
ments for the session of 1903 1904
and is : fine piece Of typograph-
sical art. Il was printed By the
students ~ the printing deplrirI
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
!. NOTE AND COMMENT.
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Lake Charles Enterprise.

1t has been discovered that
common swamp mud, when pro-
perly dried, makes an excellent
fuel, and a mud trust Is now being
talked of by certain enterprising
promoters.-Lake Charles Press.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
Where They Come In.

The Crowley Signal says no one
ever wrote an immortal poem
about an assessor. Maybe not;
but we have heard pine timber
and land owners cuss 'em music.
Shreveport Journal.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
THE TAX ROLLS.

Assessor J. A. Crawford COM
pleted and filed the tax rolls for
Wlnn parish for this year Tues
day of this week. The rolls are
very complete and show much
work and painstaking effort on
the part of Mr.. Crawford and his
corps of assistants.
The rolls, besides containing a
list Of all taxable property in the
parish, also contain some inter-
esting agricultural statistics.
These statistics have been hard
to collect and the assessor de-
serves credit fOr the manner in
which he has labored to make
neat rolls and make them'a val
liable record of our parish. He
has succeeded in producing the
neatest rolls the parish has had in
many years. The rolls show the
following totals:
Total assessment, SO, 763, $500:
State tax, $l6,579.91; Parish tax,
$27.631.92; Poll taxes, S26S6.O0
Railroad tax, s14,395.70; Special
school tax, s777O.99. The parish
has 54,073 acres /of open land,
with an average value of s1.60
per acre; 479,223 acres of tim
bered land. average value 1896
per acre: 52, ,113 acres cultivated:
total acreage. 534.296.
Last year there was cultivated
in sugar cane 161 acres, which
made Ga barrels of molases: IT,
361 acres in cotton, which made
6015 bales; 26,135 acres in corn.
which made 1851 bushels: 1925
acres in oats, which made 5.OS9
bushels; 450 acres in potatoes,
which made $4,000 bushels.
There were $50 acres planted in
Sorgum and 1851 acres in pas
ture. The parish has BOIL head
of horses and mules valued at
$50 per head, 92O7 cattle, includ-
ing HOO mich cows and AL
oxen, valued at an average of
$7.72 per head: 1898 sheep, val
ued at $1.00 per head; 4475 hogs,
valued at $1.OO per head.
Special taxes in the different
school districts are as follows:
Carthage, s233.34; Corihth.
$S4.06;s Couley, $256.7S; Eden,
s25o.27; Hermony, $27O.27; Hob!
son, $21S.76; Mill Village. $155. .96;
Pleasant Hill, $2S2.O0; Shady
Grove, sS9s.5a; West Union,
Ward 4, $1S5O.1O:
Wheeling, $172.47: Wattsville,
t177.62; Ward s, $l44s.o3;
Winfield, $l7is. a..
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

Judge A. D. Land. of Shrcve-
port. is an aspirant for Judge
Blanchard's seat on the Supreme
bench which will be made vacant
By = lge Blanchara's resignation
within the next few days. Judge
Land is the only candidate in the
field so far.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

One Of the Hammond (La.)
rapers says. work on the oil we'll
there has stopped and the we'll
abandoned. while the other says
work is going on in dead earnest
and the promoters areD confident
they will strike oil. And there
you are.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

If Jastremski will turn loose
another yolley of views maybe
another gubernatorial boom
would be pocketed.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

Yes, we are satisfied with a
primary and hope that it will
prove alright in every particular,
however. we have our doubts and
will watch the result with
interest.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

The Sentinel's first love"
having withdrawn, we are now in
the harness for Judge Blanchard.
Shreveport Journal please let up.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

The Pollock Demands was
printed up-side-down last week,
prabably to show how the conven-
tionites felt after the meeting of
the State Central Committee.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

The Dodson Times promises to
give US another instalIment of the
police jury proceedings if it can
ever get a copy of it. That's
cheering to a waiting public.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
Make 1t Blanchard.

Jastremski's supporters cam t
holler hurrah for him. Hardly
one man in hundred can pro-
nounce his name. In politics
there seems to be something in a
name after all.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

All the candidates are satisfied
with a primary now and, as the
Monroe Star remarks, ''every-
thing is just lovely
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

They call it a Blanchard
victory, but Gen. Jastremski was
the first candidate to turn loose a
charge of primary views.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
a Storm Expected.

There is a lull in politics just
now, but it is only the lull before
the storm.-Lake Charles Press.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

If the other candidates don't
Ike it because we are supporting
Blanchard, we'll let them apollo
gize.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

The Sentinel has no views on
nominating methods. but later on
il can tell how primary worked.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

The Sentinel did not try to
control the state central COM
mittee, therefore it shouldn't be
charged up to US.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

The Sentinel is not nominating
any more gubernatorial candi-
dates.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

Gen. Jastremski was apparently
lost in the shuttle.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

The Blanchard bandwagon will
Lave to be enlarged.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

An exchange, noting the fact
that almost every evil has some
redeeming feature, says:
The devil sends the wicked wind
That blows our skirts knee high;
But God is Just
And sends the dust
That blows in the bad mans eye.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
FRIDAY, SEPT. ii, 1908.
1t 5 Blanchard now.

Now if some more of them
would withdraw.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

The Comrade is swunk up now
and may be more swunker.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

John L. Michel swallowed his
subernatorial ambition.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
What's the OddsS

The Mistress-Why, Nora. hos
you wear a hat Just Ike mine.
The Maid-Oh, amt pertlcsiet
wear any old thing.-San f
Examiner.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
Important Notice.

The subscription price OF THE SENTINEL is
81 per wear, so cents for six months, 25 cents
or three months. and must be paid for the
time the paper is wanted before the name will
be enrolled on the list. Money can be sent by
express or postal money order, by check or
registered letter. Make all checks and orders
psyable 70 THE SOUTHERN SENTINEL
THE SENTINEL covers the entire parish and
where stock is lost or strayed the owner should
Immediately send description of same, with
81 20 pay for two insertions, to us. This Will
often save much time in hunting for lost stock
The editor of THE SENTINEL Is in no way
responsible for the views of correspondents as
expressed through the columns OF the paper
Address all letters to
THE SOUTHERN SENTINEL,
Box a. WINFIELD, La.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11

Bl6nch1fd Ris 'eii on the run.
The southern sentinel., 1903-09-11
As Others See U..

Blinks-Old Graball tells me be began
life by running away with circus.
Jinks-I don't doubt it. He would
run away with anything that wasn't
nailed down.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04

In calling the attention OF our
readers to the appeal, which appears
in this issue of the paper, of the
ladies of the Confederate Bazaar,
which begins in Richmond on the
10Th of April, we cannot too strongly
commend the objects for which it is
TO be held, or too earnestly urge our
readers to assist in erecting monu-
ment to our first, our last, our only
President. This loving tribute, "to
the head of our civil government" is
not only due to him but we owe it to
ourselves and our children TO thus
assist in perpetuatiDg the glorious
record which, under his leadership,
was made for them in history. The
whole South unites in this loving
tribute and to no section Of it surely
are the memories of the lost cause"
dearer than to the people OF the
Eastern Shore. Virginia must lead
the States in her contributions to the
noble object, and the Eastern Shore,
it is to be hoped, will lead the coun-
ties in the aid which it will give for
the completion of the work.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04
Thanks for Kindness.

The following letter in response to
a telegram from Mr.. ID. j. Wheaton,
announcing the sad news of the death
of our mother in Philadelphia, last
week, is given to the public as evil
dence of his great kindness to us in
our great distress and our apprecia-
ton Of same.
Mr. D. j. Whealton:-Dear Friend,
Your letter conveying to us the sad
intelligence of mothers death, while
shocking to us, was but another
mark of your continued kindness to
us in our awful bereavement. We
wis b to sincerely thank you for your
sympathy to our poor father when
in a place of strangers, he was called
to the sad service of arranging to
send the remains of our beloved
mother to us. Father tells us that he
can never forget the way you re-
lieved him, and the many kind words
you said. We are under lasting OBJ
legations to you. Our prayer is that
when you are called to pass through
the dark waters, that our mothers
God will sustain you and yours.
Yours Respectfully,
Mrs. Mary E. Cherricks,
Mrs. Rebecca j. Davis,
Mr. Howard F. Jones,
Mr.. Grover G. Jones.
Chincoteague, March 8, 1908.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04
Senator Barksdale has introduc.

Senator Barksdale has introduced
another bill in the Legislature at
fecting the matter of elections. He
believes, and rightly, that corpora
tions doing business in the State
should be prohibited from in any
way making an appropriation, loan,
gift or donation to any party mana
ger, candidate or other person to be
used directly or indirectly in the
election or defeat of any candidate.
The necessity for the passage of such
a measure is apparent, In the light of
the power heretofore used by corpo.
rations in controlling the elections
in the State, and surely if there was
reason for restraining individuals in
this respect, as has been done by a
bill passed this session, corporations
should have restrictions thrown
around them, which will prevent
them from debauching the voters OF
the State. The refusal of the Legis
lature to pass the bill would look as
if we were in the market for the
brides they have to offer us.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04
Confederate Bazaar.

All over the South we have placed
monuments to our private soiulers
and sailors and their great COM
manders. -, -
II now remains for the Capitol OF
the Confederacy to crown the whole
by raising one to our first, our last,
our only President, the head OF our
civil governmental government as
wonderful as it was brief.
We owe this duty to ourselves, ana
to our children, that they may real
ize what sublime record was mace
for them in history. The whole South
unites in this loving tribute to the
men who died to uphold that govern
ment. and to, those who, with no less
devotion steered the Ship of State.
What have you done to help US
What will you do to complete the
work. We ask both your influence
and your sympathy, that we may
build a monument worthy OF oul
people and their deathless past.
This movement is endorsed by the
United Confederate Veterans and the
Daughters of the Confederacy.
Mrs. N. V. Randolph,
Mrs. Joseph Bryan, Committee
Mrs. Stephen Putney,
| All parcels of not over over ~
pounds, addressed to Mrs. Stepher
Putney, President Confederate
Bazaar, Richmond, Va, will be de-
llivered free by the express com
panies.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04
Spelling Contest.

Mr.. Editor:-In reply to an article
nurported to be written by A. q.
Smith l wish to say that it would
have been far more creditaoie LOT
him to have acknowledged that he
did use dishonorable measures 10 &C
complish his purpose than simply
deny charges brought against MIN,
backed by seven witnesses.
wish further to state that In or
der to get possession of the papers
taken from my school that l had TO
write for them several times and at
last had to notify him that demand
ed their return. His policy for not
returning them until forced to was
that he had tempered with words
spelt correctly the most notlceaole
being the word "Zuyder Zee" OF
which he partly erased zee" ana
inserted "Ci.n In correcting the
words he used a railroad pencil
which gives a different gloss from
those in common use. l have shown
the papers to a number of prominent
citizens of this place and shall also
show them to our county superlnteh-
dent in order that should there oe
any doubt that thereafter 1t would
be dispelled. OF course, one can
Judge now with accuracy OF what
element he represents without
further lineage. In this connection,
I with to state that l have in my
possession recommendations relative
TO nv social standing and character
from the most prominent men OF
Williamsburg, my native home, and
if the occasion demanded it l woulo
have them published, but there are
quite a number in circulation on the
Eastern Shore as we'll as other sec
tions of the State where have
taught school. The insinuation made
in defense of his rascality is only
characteristic feature OF the lowes'
element of society.
In conclusion l wish to state that
not only brand the would-be autho
of the article in the Enterprise"
malicious, licentious prevarlcator
but also an Infamous, trsacherou
minds OF ali the people of this vicini
ty of his base and heinous scheme.
w. W. Bryan,
Greenbackville, Va.
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04

The House of D Delegates passed the
jamestown Exposition bill on Wed
pesday by a vote of SO to 30. The
interest manifested in the bill, by
the presence of many prominent VII
einians from all parts of the State
indicated that result, and causes no
surprise to anyone al all posted as 10
the efforts in its behalf throughout
the State for several days past. Such
result was not only expected but VII
be approved generally by the peopi'
of the State. The impetus 1t Will give
to the material development OF tue
State demanded it and viewed In thai
light, despite the protests OF those
who believed we could not afford u
make the appropriation, a large ma
iority of our representatives yotsC
for it.
1.-The bill gives $50, 900 year forfoul
years, or 100000 in the aggregate
out of the State treasury to the capi
tai stock of the exposition, and thi
Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-04
SATURDAY, APRIL 4, 1908.

Senator Daniel need not reply 10
the charge "of inactivity in the SEN
ate" recently made against him py
two leading newspapers in Virginia.
He need not accept the challenge 10
tell what he has done in the past
or is doing now in behalf Of Virginia.
His record in the past speaks for IT.
self and is too great part OF the MS
tory of Virginia for thirty years or
more. of the battles fought and vic
tories won for her by him, to leave
anv doubts in the minds of all Viz
giniaus, with few exceptions VINO
have at heart the best interests OF
the State, that he is still the loyal
son and as ready to serve her as OF
wore. Nor will the fact, that he has
done no more than to vote with his
partv in the last two sessions of Con-
gress make the people distrust him
or be less loyal to him. That he Is
not so practical, as some WIZ l"ls III
serve us in the Senate, will not even
ALLEVIATE their affections from him.
Whatever mistakes he may have
made, they still recognize in him too
much of that love of honor and
loyalty to the State, sacred to them
to believe that anyone can I'LL his
place so acceptably to them. THESE
things being true, there can be DC
fight on him when the time comes u
choose his successor. There coulc
not be any which would defeat him
if the people of the State have th'
opportunity to be heard when INT
choice is made.