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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24

Dehorning calves is described as
such a simple operation by the Agri-
cultural Department bulletin on this
subject that it is difficult to explain
why it is is ever postponed until the
horn are fully grown and the neces-
sity arises, if hornIess cattle are
wanted, for saving them off. To
dehorn, secure a pencil of caustic
potash at a drugstore. When the
calf is three or four days old throw
it to the ground, locate the little
knot which indicates the young horn,
wet it we'll and rub it with the pencil,
held in a gloved hand. This is all
there is to the operation. It consti-
tutes but a few minutes work, and
causes no pain to the animal. IF
after a couple of weeks any signs
of growth appear, a second applica-
ton will complete the job.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24

Upon the temperature of milk de-
ponds the rate of growth and propa-
cation of bacteria. When milk is
cooled to so degrees or less growth
is very slow and some bacteria do not
multiply at all.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24
Agriculture at the A. & M. College.

&A6AASA4NhAS at III G1s Va NO44CkGs
During recent sojourn at the
State Capital we spent five hours at
the Agricultural & Mechanical
College, and devoted most of this
time among the boys at the cattle
barn and dairy. To us this was very
interesting. The boys were dressed
in white over-alls. First, they did
the milking of AZ cows, after which
they divided. Some remained in the
stables to do the clearing up while
others took the milk to the dairy
building. This building is equipped
with every modern cOntrivance for
handling the dairy products: cream
watts, for ~ripening the cream, cream
separators, churns, testers, and many
other implements for making butter
and cheese. While we were especial
ly interested in this department, any
farmer, especially that should pass
this way, should not fail to drop in
and see the States greatest institu-
ton of learning. Surely this school
is destined to do more for the up
building of North Carolina than any
other one thing. It is educating
the farmer boys in every branch of
their work, even that of b~utchering
and preparing meats for market.
The morning we visited the Col
lege the dairy department was sup
erintended by Prof. John @. Kendall.
Surely the trustees made no mistake
when they secured the services of
this learned gentleman. He knows
his business; is endowed with great
executive ability. He at once COM
mands your attention and respect,
andpOssesses the power of applica-
ton in strong force. He gave us
much of his valuable time, took
much interest in showing us around
and explaining everything in detail.
During the early days of this
school there was not much interest
taken in the Agricultural Depart
ment. If we mistake not, when our
young countyman, A. E. CohOOn,
graduated in the agricultural course,
he only had one companion in the
graduating class of 1898; in 1900,
the graduating class had II. There
are now 129 in the agricultural
course, 80 of which are short courses
of ten weeks, or what is called winter
students, for those who cannot spare
time to take the long terms of two
and four years. One thing to be
Iamented, our Eastern farmers are
not taking as much interest as the
Central and Western farmers. In
the short course there are thirty-two
students; not one from the Albemarle
sectional. E. COhoon, in Elizabeth
City Tar Heel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24
Good Advice for the South from Prof.
SpiIlman.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

The new Agrostologist of the De
partment of Agriculture, Prof W.
j. Spillman, has a series of maps
from the census office figures show
ing the distribution of hays, %clovers
and green feeding stufs over the
United States. Glover and timothy
are found generally in the east, and
alfalfa in the west, where also con-
siderable barley and wheat are, cut for
hay. The most striking feature of
the exhibit is the small amount of hay
of any kind produced throughout the
entire South. "a tremendous trans
formation must come before the
South will again become agricultural
ly rich," said Professor Spillman.
Cotton was once a profitable crop,
but it has come to the point now
where farmers are losing money on
this crop. No replenishment of soil
fertility is practiced, and even the
cotton-seed is shipped away, and they
are selling their farms with their
crops. The hope of the South lies
in raising live stock and growing
more grasses and cow-peas. The
natural soil conditions throughout
much of the South are excellent, but
the land has been worn to a thread.
Compare Illinois and Georgia. The
census figures show hat on the regU-
lar Georgia farms, not the truck
farms alone, but on the field crops,
commercial fertilizers are used in
enormous quantities-to as great an
extent as in any State, and yet the
general run of farmers are losing
rather than making money. Illinois
on the contrary, uses almost no COM
mercial fertilizer. She raises live
stock and grows grasses and clovers,
and her land is growing so rich that
wheat breaks down."
Professor Spillman succeeds Lamb
son Scribner as Agrostologist of the
Department of Agriculture, who was
sent to the Philippines in charge of
the Government Experiment Station.
Professor Spillman comes from Pull
man, Washington, where he worked
along Government agricultural lines
for some eight years. Pullman is
situated in what is known as the
Palouse country, the great wheat
section of Washington. The best
farmers of the Palouse, Professor
Spillman says, average about forty
bushels of wheat to an acre without
irrigation. In fact this yield is pro-
duced with only twenty Or twenty
two inches of annual rain fall. Pro
fessor Spillman himself raised
81 $40 bushels per acre, land meas
ured and wheat weighed. The Palouse
country, however, has an extremely
fertile soil formed from overflow lava
bed. No soil, it is said, exceeds III
fertility disintegrated lava, and there
is practically no bottom to this soil.
In n place the Snake River has cut
through this lava 5000 feet, forming
a gorge hardly second to the Grand
Canyon of the Colorado.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-24
EASY SCIENCE STUDIES FOR
M
Wbv Do Corn Leaves Curl in Dry
Weather?

rPv Editor II. y. Bereman, Oh COIhdus hu-
raj World. Reprinted in The Progressive
Farmer by permtssion.I
We should like to know how many
Of the Younger generation of farmers
conId explain what causes blades of
corn TO curl or roll in times of great
heat or drouth? Of course, the old
farmers either know or they r sat
isfed TO say it's the "hot dry wealth
or" or else they are as anxious as
+bc Youngsters to learn the reason
for such common everyday af-
fairs.
For those who are not satisfied to
merely say at is the dry weather."
but belong to that inquisitive class
Of beings who go poking their noses
into dark corners with that insati-
able curiosity to "fnd out about"
things. we will say that all plants
breathe as we'll as ~perspire. All green
plants Chose having chlorophyl cells)
breathe through little mouths on
the under side of the leaf. These lit
tie mouths, which are also sweat
pores. are called "stOmata." The
difference in plant and animal breath
Is that animals take oxygen out of
the air and use it in purifying the
blood and mixing it with the carbon
which it GETS i'm fatty Or~starchy food,
and this mixture produces animal
heat. This process Is identical with
that of a stick of wood burning in a
stove. The wood is all carbon ex-
copt the ashes. and when the stove
draft i opened air rushes in and the
oxygen part of the air unites with
the carbon at a certain temperature
and heat is the result. As the ami
NAL takes oxygen from the air it ex-
haIos or brcathes out what is called
carbon dioXidc, or carbOnic acid gas.
This Is fatal to animals, but plants
live ON it. Every green plant takes
tins carbon dioxide through the
>"."aata of its leaves and appropri-
atr> the carbon from it. This car
h.h goes ro make starch fibre and fat
the plant. Thus the circle is COM
lL.t" #n.! our bright young readers
WILL o.'"ady say, "Why, animals and
rI3"r, depend on each other for
air, an so they do.
A"w .an plant breathcs out oxygen
."" Moisture through its pores and
'' ""[ "~"ns or during a rain the
SONATA open wide. and the evapora-
.I from these tiny under-side pores
'.&y Great. This is because there
N9 surplus of moisture in the soil
''' IT," air and nature plans that
.."t '.. plant does not need is pass
" off in this way.
When the supply of moisture RIMS
" anal 'hr ground gets baked and
air Is dry, Natures automatic
r. wee" operates the other way and the
49,; mouths close so that evapora-
49,. '""~.~ and all the moisture the
Nv o-> can send up from the soil is
"\ 'ic plant. And now vo,, coo
r ,n.. "." the leaf rolls together, al
IT, %l~ with the lower surface inside.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22
A Feline Accuaer.

A recent writer on cats tells the fol-
lowing story: "A physician of Lyons,
France, was requested to inquire into
the circumstances of a supposed mur-
der that had been committed of q wo-
man in that city. In consequence of
that request he went to the house OF
the woman, where he found her slain.
A large white cat was seated on the
cornice of cupboard at the far end Of
the apartment, where 1t seemed to have
taken refuge. 1t sat motionless, with
its eyes fixed on the corpse, its attitude
and looks expressing horror and af-
fright. The following morning 1t was
found in the same station and attitude.
and when the room was filed with of
ficers Of justice neither the Gathering
OF the soldiers arms nor the loud con.
versation of the company could in the
least degree divert its attention. AS
soon, however, as the suspected per-
sons were brought in its eyes glared
with increased fury. its hair bristled, 1t
darted into the midst of the apartment,
where 1t stopped for a moment to gaze
at them. and then precipitately retreat
ed under the bed. The countenances Of
the assassins were disconnected, and
they were now for the first time during
the whole course of the horrid business
abandoned by their atrocious audac-
ifv
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22
what He Might save.

Members of the budget committee
have been relating some amusing anec-
dotes at a recent meeting. with a view
to illustrating that economy is not al
ways practiced with as much care as
could be wished 4 former minister Of
war was the hero of one. This officer,
having been asked whether he could
not contrive to cut his estimates down
little. promptly replied that the thing
was impossible Now. tell us frank
ly." continued the politician who was
interro=ating him on the subject. 'if
you were to be condemned to be shot
if you could not Immediately realize
some savings without disorganizing
any of your services. what would you
doT' "Well. in such a case l think
that could dispense with 50.OO0,O00
francs" was the candid answer.-Lon-
don Chronicle.
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TIP Philosophy.

1t was n new philosophy to a waiter
in Broadway restaurant, and he evil
IDENTIFY did not understand it. The Pc
tron had finished his meal, paid his
check and was disposing of the change,
while the waiter fingered near.
Are you waiting for a tip?" asked
the patron.
"Just as you please. sir" answered
the waiter.
'Then l fear that my pleasure will
not be yours" replied the patron. ''The
trouble is that your philosophy is all
wrong. and with wrong philosophy we
are sure to fall into all sorts of errors"
"Yes, SIR" said the waiter, not under
standing a word.
Now" continued the patron. you
have the tip reversed from what 1t
should be. You put 1t wrong end to. /
pay the proprietor for food and service,
and honors are easy between us. Now,
where do you come in? My wants make
you necessary. l really create your en-
ployment.
without a patron to the house you
would be without job. You are under
obligation to me for making your pres
ence here necessary. so il you put tips
on a philosophical basis you should pay
me. am the reason for the proprietor
hiring YOU"
He walked out. and the waiter stood
unmOved.-New York Herald.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22
Snakes as Article. of Diet.

Italians are partial to harmless
snakes and have no objection to eating
them when cooked. A fritura COM
posed Of the common wood serpent's
nesh is even regarded as a dainty by
the lower orders in Rome. Florence
and Naples and is often served up to
them in their dingy restaurants. Pari-
slams Of the inferior classes are also
great eaters Of fried snakes. but unwit-
tingly so. for the reptiles are palmed
OF on them as eels. Thus the appar-
emily appetizing dishes known as mate
lotte d'anguiile and anguille a la tar
tare are often in low eating houses
nothing but harmless snakes caught in
the wilder part of the vincennes wood
and brought up to a special market
near the Place de la Republique. 1t is
probable. however. that even IL the
members Of the poorer classes here
who occasionally indulge in fried or
stewed eels were apprised of the fraud
practiced at their expense they would
evince no loathing nor even lack of
appetite. seeing that they are ready to
devour not only horsefesh, but meat Of
mufe. donkey and dog any day In the
week.-London Telegraph.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22

house, and the officer made straight for
him. 1t was the daughter who caught
sight of him first and gave the alarm,
and the father gained the shelter of the
house before he could be come up with.
The sheriff was warned away, and
when he refused to go he was fired on.
It was the girl who sent two or three
in return he lifted his hat and rode off.
The sheriff didn't return to Clinch-
vile and raise posse to ride back
with him and storm the house. For q
day or two he turned things over In
his mind and said nothing to any one.
The more he thought of the matter the
more interested he became In Miss Fer
guson. She had fired upon him and
driven him away. but at the same time
he remembered that she blushed as he
looked into her eyes. The result of his
cogitations was that when he next rode
toward Plum creek he was alone. As
he drew near the house the girl showed
at the door with q rifle in her hands.
Joe rode forward without drawing rein
and as he dismounted at the door he
carelessly observed:
miss Ferguson. am in trouble, and
I am In hopes you will consent to help
me out"
eff you have come to arrest father let
me tell you that he shan't co." she re-
piled.
1T Is my duty, you see. If don't do
It I shall be guyed out Of the county.
They won't put up with sheriff who
let's girl drive him of. II can make
you realize this perhaps you'll lend me
the aid I went"
what! To arrest my own fatherv'
"NOt exactly that. I'd like him to
take my horse and ride into town and
see Lawyer Boon. Boon Is rather ex-
pecting him, and he'll give him good
legal advice. When he returns I'll ride
on to see Turner. who bought the cow.
I'll mention two or three little matters
to him, and guess he'll be glad to drop
the case. II don't seem to have the
warrant with me today, and of course
I can't arrest a man without a war
rant"
"But you asked for my aid" said the
girl.
"Why-why, I'd like you to sit right
here while your father is gone and talk
to me. AS the sheriff of Brandy coun-
ty it's my duty to arrest your father,
but as Joe Bailey it's my duty to-to"-
ITO what. siry'
ITO fall in love with you and come
courting and marry you whenever you
will do me the great honor. Now, then,
Is 1t shooting or-or whatY'
And there was no shooting.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22
judges and Clerks Of Election
for Worcester County.

In pursuance of the Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided. the
Board of Election Supervisors for Wor.
cester county. Maryland, hereby gives
notice of the names of the persons ap-
pointed Judges and Clerks of Election
for the several Election Districts of said
Worcester county together with their
places of residence as follows:
JUDGES.
District No. ii. Henry Young,
democrat; VIM. s. Schoolfield, republi.
can; Pocomoke City.
District No. 2-Wm. d. Corddry, Jr.
democrat; Stephen H. Wilson, republi.
can; Snow Hill.
District No. 3.-George E. Henry,
democrat; Levin D. Collins. republican;
Berlin.
District No. 4.-Samuel T. Bowen.
democrat; Francis Chatham, republican
Newark.
District No. 5.-Wm. H. Collins, DEM
ocrat; Theodore Kitchen. republican;
Bishopville.
District No. 6-Wm. NJ. Sirman,
democrat; VIM. T. Parsons republican;
Snow Hill.
District No. 7.-Nathaniel Pusey,
democrat. Snow Hill; Elijah J. Powell.
republican. Corbin.
District No. S.-George FL. Sharpley,
democrat; George r. Mar shall, republi-
can; Stockton.
District No. 9.-Henry Davidson. DEM
ocrat; Daniel w. Babcock republican;
Berlin.
District No. 1.-Samuel M. Crockett.
democrat; James B. Hopkins, republi-
oan; Pocomoke City.
District No. 2.-Charles A. Clarke,
democrat; George w. Vincent, republi-
can; Snow Hill.
District No. 3.-Emory E. Bell. Jr.,
democrat; Henry O. Connaway. Jr., re.
publican; Berlin.
District No. 4.-Elijah T. Bowen,
democrat; George J. Powell. Jr.. repub.
lican; Newark.
District No. 5.-Timothy Rayne, Jr..
democrat; John Latchum. republican;
Bishopville.
District No. 6.-Wm. Sidney Jones,
democrat; VIM. K. Truitt. republican;
Wilton.
District No. 7.-Franklin r. Jones,
democrat, Nassawadox; James A. White,
republican. Whitesburg.
District No. 8.-James B. Besson,
democrat; Aaron w. Webb, republican;
Stockton.
District No. 9.-Wm. Thomas. dem.
ocrat. Berlin; Milton Dale, republican.
Whaleyville.
ANY complaints against the fitness or
qualification of the said persons must be
preferred in writing and filed with the
Board Of Supervisors on or before the
I'd day of September 1908. at 1890
o'clock A. NJ. and said complaints will
be promptly examined.
URIAH f. SHOCKLEY, Pres,
EDWARD II. BENSON,
E. S. FURBUSH,
Supervisors of Election for Worcester
County. JOHN L. MOCK. Clerk.
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His Dufy
| ASSber~
n l0HN A AN n = lu G
By JOHN AND RE w S
Copyright, nos. by T. C. Mcclure

The people of Brandy county not
only liked Joe Bailey as a man among
them, but everybody said he was a
sheriff to be proud of. lie showed no
favoritism and was all for duty, and
when warrant was placed in his
hands 1t was sure to be served II the
within named had not left the state
or turned up his toes. Brandy county
was comparatively new, and there
were all sorts of critters to be met with
and all sorts of warrants to be served.
1t thus happened that Joe Bailey one
day found himself riding over the prai-
rie toward Plum creek to bring in one
James Ferguson. charged with the
crime Of stealing a cow. The only
thing he knew about the man was that
he was u widower, lived in a sod house
and had daughter with him.
In due time the sheriff arrived at the
Ferguson claim and dismounted at the
open door. AS he did so a young
woman came out to see who had ar
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22

THERE WILL BE NO WARRANT SERVED
HERE, SAID THE GIRL.
rived. For minute Joe was so taken
aback that he forgot to remove his hat.
She was a young woman of twenty and
the best looking one he could remember
seeing in year. He both admired and
pitied her.
"Welly she queried as he finally
doffed his hat.
II am the sheriff." he replied, "and
am sorry to say that l have a warrant
to arrest James Ferguson. He is your
father. l take it?"
Eyes, he is my father" answered the
girl, but il you have come to arrest
him it is an outrage. Is it about the
cow?".
'It is, miss"
father may have broken the law, he
has been guilty of no crime. He sold
the COW to man who meant to cheat
him out of the price, and discovering
this he took possession and drove her
back home. If the man has sworn out
a warrant it was simply a mean re-
venge."
'.Just so. miss Just so," unused Joe,
'but you see know nothing about the
facts in the case. I am here to serve
the warrant and take your father over
to Clinchville. and I hope that 1t will
turn out as you say and that he will be
back home tomorrow. May ask If he
is around the claimY'
''He got hurt yesterday and can't put
one Of his feet to the ground"
Twisted his ankle. eh? Well, he
shall ride my horse. He'll have to go
back with me-"
"But he didn't steal the cow"
when warrant is placed in my
hands must serve 1t. The rest is for
the lawyers to wrangle over. I'm only
doing my duty. and hope you'll ex-
cuse me-"
The girl looked him straight in the
eyes and saw sympathy there. She
liked his looks, but her face hardened
and there was a glitter in her eyes as
she turned to enter the house and said:
Just give me a minute to talk with
father, will your
The minute had only half expired
when the sheriff found himself COW
cred by a rifle in the hands of the
daughter and heard her quietly say
ing:
'If you try to take my father away
from here on any such warrant as that
I'll put a bullet into your
"Shoo! Shoow exclaimed Joe as he
fell back pace or two. Young wom-
an, do you know you are defying the
law? You can be sent to prison for
couple Of years for holding me up this
way, and 1t will only hurt your ia
ther's case"
Listen to me-" said the girl as she
held her weapon ready. There will
be no warrant served here. You had
best ride away at once"
"I see. don't want no shooting
match with young woman. I'll ride
away, but I'll come back again. It's
my duty to serve this warrant So long
to you, miss"
The sheriff had been bested, but 1t
was by a young and good looking
woman. and he did not feel so very
crestfallen as he rode away. His idea
was to arrest the father outside the
house and avoid all trouble with the
daughter.
The next day he returned to the
claim and lay hidden for several hours.
He caught sight of the girl at the door
several times, but the father did not
appear. He came again next day and
the next. but with the same results. On
the fourth, however. Ferguson was
found at work some distance from the
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22

Newspapers have peculiar names
here and there. One was started in
the village Of WOodbine, Ia. and the
owner called 1t the Woodbine Twineth.
There is the Oakland Acorn in Oak
land. Here are some other bona fide
names Of past and present Organs" :"
Shannon Sod House. Fargo Springs
Prairie Owl. Valley Falls Lucifer, Gar
den City Irrigator. Tombstone Epitaph.
Lake City Prairie Dog, Dodge City
Cowboy, Greenfield Cap Sheaf, South
Center Bazoo. Admission Hot Blast,
Wano Rustler. Kinkaid Knuckle, Lebo
Light. Spearville Blade. Chesterville
Paralyser and Garden City Bundle of
0Aacka
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22

In Finland there is a deep and pre-
vailing respect for law.
"Can | have shot ut an elk?" asked
stranger of peasant who lived on
the fringe of n forest well stocked with
this noble game
'...;o. sir. It's against the law"
What is the penalty?"
''Two hundred Finnish marks"
"All right. VIII you come along
with me If agree to pay the fine?"
mo. won't It's against the law,
and I'm not going to break it!"-"Rus-
sian Characteristics"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1903-08-22
At Close Range.

Mrs. Upperten-I had all the conceft
taken out of me yesterday.
Mrs. Nextdoor-Indeed. And where
did they find room to put nj Of -
Denver News. $AA
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GOHN w. STATION,
y the efficient and pop
ular Deputy Clerk of

~ the efficient and pop
ular Deputy Clerk of
the Circuit Court for
Worcester County, an
nounced this week that
he would not be a con-
testant this year for the
Democratic nomination
for States Attorney. Mr..
Station has rendered his
resignation as Deputy
Clerk to take effect Jan.
1st, next. Clerk Purnell
has appointed Mr.. John
l.. Mock to succeed Mr..
Station when that gen.
tleman retires. Mr.. Sta
ton has been a very COR
rect and obliging official
and has made many
friends in all sections of
the county who will be
pleased to have him
meet with great success
in the practice of his