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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

Jimtown has been a sleepy place
but it is beginning to feel the awak-
ening influence of capital and before
long it will become an important
town. 1t won't be many years I'M
til it will be reached by the trolley
and brought into close touch with
Morgantown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

Mr.. Howell, one of the oldest and
most honored residents of Clinton
district died Sunday, May oath
He was the father OF DR.. FiemiL Q
Howell OF Clarksburg and of l.. J
Howell, merchant and postmaster
at R,dgedale. Mrs. Fl. N. W Chips
Of Laurel Point is daughter. His
wife also survives him.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

EXCURSIONS will be rue into town
from the railroads and on the river
Saturday. The attendance is expect
ed TO be record breaking. The list of
speakers was never made up of bet
ter array of orators and they viii add
much to the pleasure of the day.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27
nlruHiNG GROUND.
In South Aorgantewn for May Both
Cemetery Grounds Open to Public.

The Oak Grove Cemetery Asso-
citation extends an invitation, to all
citizens of this county, to use their
ground on May 30lh. just below
the grounds is ten acre lot, owned
by the b. & 0. 1t will he an excel
lent place FOR the people to hitch
their horses.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

THE year which has just closed for
the public schools OF town was one Of
the most successful 10 its history.
The best work was done although
there were a number of things to in
terfere with it.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

No REPRESENTATIVES of the Vars
ity were sent to Washington, Pa. 4,
through strenuous objections having
been raised by Coach hutchinson to
them taking part in the recent field
meet.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

THE concert this evening at Com
mencement hall will be heard by
many people. The Misses Winans
will give recital that will be well
worth hearing. 1t is for the benefit
Of the Athletic Association.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27
MORE DRESSES SPOILED.
Miss Julia McGrew and Miss Bessie
Hartigau Latest Victims Of Miscreant
Who Throws Ink.

Miss Bessie Hartigan and Miss Ju-
liza McGrew are the latest victims Of
the misereant who throws Ink and
spits upon fine dresses. They were re-
turning from the dance at the Armory
Saturday night, and came down Will
ley street, passing the place where all
the trouble has occurred. Some sort
OF yellowish fluid was thrown on their
dresses. Both discovered the fact at
ter they had reached home.
< There is growing impression that
these acts OF vandalism are commit,
ted BY some one sugeripg from 4 pc
eqlleF EsR|iI
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

Now that the streets are washed
to some extent why wouldn't it be a
good idea to complete the job with
some workmen employed by the
city2
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

People out about Masontown have
evidently concluded that they will
follow Elkin's lead. The lot sale on
Saturday had tendency to look
that WAY.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27
STRUCK BY LIGHTNING.
Mrs. W. q. Donaldson Of Cheat Neck
Has Marrow Escape.

mas MARROW Escape.
Lightning struck the house of w.
G. Donaldson in Cheat neck Friday
evening. Mrs. Donaldson had a
narrow escape from being killed by
It.
The chimney acted as conductor
from the roof. and from it the cleo
tricity jumped to an iron pump and
went into the cistern. Mrs. Donald
son was standing within very few
feet Of where the current wen: down
and she was the only person in the
house, She was severely shocked,
but not hurt, and 10 injury was
done 70 the heAse,
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

West Virginia was to we had in
hospitable ito win the contest over
her visitors. The latter were given
the best of every respect.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

We shall probably have clean
streets for Decoration day and our
visitors will be shown our best in
this respect rs in all others.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

THERE was nothing doing in police
court this morning. The tipplers
are probably holding back for one
glorious celebration at the end of the
week
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27
SALE A RECORD-BREAKER.
People Bought all Lots at Mas
ontown Saturday and Beg
ged for More.
1873 Lots Sold in Two and Half Hours
for SIO,5OO-Property WAS Bought
for 81, 900 by DIR. CObun and Hartley
lkrai hars-A Enmnlafn Suaaasa

The Masontown lot sale Saturday
was a record breaker in several re
spects. 1t only lasted abort two
hours and half and 1873 lots we're
sold in that time for about $40 500.
The property was owned by Dr. Co.
bun and the Hartley brothers. The sale
was managed by the Morga 1town
Real Estate Company.
About 500 people were In attendance
including about 200 from Morgan
town.
The property was purchased short
time OYo for about $4,000. Only
about one third of the tract was dis
posed Of Senator Elkins has contract
ed for the building OF SO houses for
the workmen employed there.
The Real Estate company considers
this sale their greatest achievement.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

The New Dominion may be
found by those who want to buy
il, at the Acme and ut Dawson's
News Stand.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

Although we speak of dampened
enthusiasm there was no feeling OF
depression on account of the rain in
the rural districts.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27
BATTERY sELECTkD.
Men who will try TO Down the Bleoncr
tirls-same Decoration nas.

The battery for the Morgantawn
A. c. which plays the Bloomer Girls
here ON Decoration day has heen
selected. Ii viii be Roseumerkel
ana Martin Of the Seneca Team.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27
FINISHED GRADING.
Keck and Smyth have Completed their
Contracts in ZInn and kidgeway AID.
litiOn.

-Four streets have bee, graded fol
Finn and Ridgeway in their addition
to Morgautown, They were under
contract by Kcck aud Smvth. The
job was satisfactory in every way.
The irm is prepared 10 d. ill kinds
of grading aud heavy fanIing.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27
New Arrivals This Week

In Ladies and Misses Shirt Waist Suits,
Wash wasts,wash skirts and silk dresses
Now showing the new falI patterns in
Brussels, Moquette and Wilton Velvet
Carpets. No charge for sewing these;
also new room rugs, art squares, hearth
and door rugs.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-27

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28

always been one of the staple crops
of the entire area and occupies a
prominent place in the various crop
rotations used in the different sec
tions of the area. Cotton is also one
of the important crops grown, and
the Weld per acre shows the beneficial
results of improved methods of Gull
ture and of the attention given to
fertilizers. The effort is being made
to manufacture the crop where it is
grown, and in this way an important
industry is being developed which
has a far-reaching influence on the
economic development of the State.
Since the introduction of bright
tobacco in the eastern part of the
State it has achieved remarkable sue
cess, and large districts of the area
surveyed produce a fine type of
lemon-yellow tobacco. In addition
to the crops grown the development
of the truck industry in the eastern
portion of the area has made valu-
able large tracts of land which were
formerly not desirable for. agricul-
tural purposes. Nearly all classes
of early truck and early fruits are
grown, and handsome profits are re-
allied by successful farmers. The
largest shipments of truck are from
Goldsboro, Newbern, Kinston, and
LaGrange.-William G. Smith, in
Official Report on the Soil Survey,
by United States Department of
Agriculture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28

The Commonwealth has pleaded
many times for the poor, specifies
horse or OK that is ofttimes worked
too hard on too scant feed and then
left to stand sometimes for hours in
the hot, blistering sun. At this sea-
SON of the year the heat of the sun
is peculiarly exhausting both to man
and beast. It is inexcusable cruelty
OF leave stock standing in the sun
any length of time. One who is care
full for the comfort of his beasts can
almost always find a shade or a stall
for them.
There is a good law on the statute
books against cruelty to animals and
it ought to be enforced-Scotland
Neck Commonwealth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28
Suggestions to Horse Breeders.
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:

Editor OF The Progressive Farmer:
Prof. W. J. Kennedy, of the Chair
of Animal Husbandry Iowa Agri-
cultural College, contributes an ar
ticle to the forthcoming agricultural
Year Book, entitled Selecting and
Judging Horses for Market and
Breeding Purposes" which seems to
contain sound practical advice to
every farmer who raises horses. In
no other line, he say has there been
such a lack of systematic study
among all farmers as in horse breed
ing. They have practiced ~haphazard
methods for many years, rearing
horses without any regard to the de-
mands of the consumer. During the
period of 1898 to 1896 nearly every
farmer owned unstable horses
horses that while sound, useful ami
mails for certain purposes, belonged
to no class and could not be sold at
even low figures. Farmers came to
the conclusion that the horse market
was gone forever and employed va
rious drastic methods to get rid of
their surplus animals. In a few
years these same men were in the
horse market as buyers and now a
reaction has taken place and the
farmers are once more breeding
horses, but the majority of them in
the same old way. They should profit
by past mistakes and aim to produce
horses for a definite purpose. There
never was a time, even when the de-
preston vas at it's worst, when a
good individual of any of the recog-
nized classes would not command a
fair price. The greatest danger in
the business is that at the present
time the market is strong and the
horse of no particular breeding or
type is bringing a fair price. Such
horses should not be bred because
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28

even when breeding for definite pur-
poses there will always be a large
number of insists"
A man, to be a successful breeder,
should be familiar with the horse
markets and he should have a clear
and weII-defned ideal of the type of
horse he is going to breed, and then
set out to produce the same, yet with
out expecting too much. He will be
a fortunate man if so per cent ap'
proach his ideal.
Under existing conditions, Profess
sor Kennedy says in the Year Book.
there are at least four distinct classes
of horses that farmers can proftably
raise. The first and most important
is the heavy draft horse, next the
carriage or coach horse, then the
roadster horse and the saddle horse.
Professor Kennedy's article goes
into considerable detail as to the
breeding and raising of the above
mentioned four classes of horses, in
dicating by diagram, as well as de-
scription the point to be observed by
the breeder. The summary of his
conclusions is:
That the heavy draft horse is prob
ably the most profitable for the farm
er to breed. He requires less educa-
ton than the coach or saddle horse,
and is always in good demand.
Next in Importance to the draft
horse for the farmer breeder is the
carriage or coach horse, and men who
are naturally adapted to educating or
training horses can produce nothing
so profitable as carriage or coach
horses. Most farmers, have been fol
lowing wrong methods in trying to
breed such horses.
The roadster horse or g~entleman's
driving horse is in good demand at
the present time. Special attention
should be given to size and bone, as
they are very essential in the makeup
of the high-class roadster.
The market for a good sized saddle
horse is and always has been an ex
cellent one. Most saddle horses are
understood. The heavyweight sad
die horse, capable of carrying 900
pounds and over is a rare animal and
always commands a very high price.
There is always a good demand for
the lighter-weight saddle horse, but
he does not command such a good
price. The BREEDING of the saddle
horse is a matter of care and intel
ligence. He must have good man
ners, with a mouth that responds
readily to the hand of his rider, and
must also possess graceful and elias
tic action in all PAGES.
CITY T. MTTNHFTT
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28
AGRICULTURAL CONDITIONS IN
EASTERN CAROLINA.
Notes on the Soil Survey from Raleigh
to Newbern, N. C.

-AO
our party extends from Raleigh to
New Bern, along the line of the
Southern and the Atlantic and North
Carolina Railways, a distance of los
miles, about 9 miles wide, and con-
tains approximately 1000 square
miles, or $4,000 acres.
From Raleigh eastward to New
Bern there is a gradual increase in
the size of the farms. In the billy
regions east of Raleigh the farms
contain about 40 acres; in the mid
die portion of the. area surveyed the
farms contain on an average about
40 acres, while in the level country
about New Bern there are many
large plantations of more than 1000
acres, and the average farm contains
225 acres.
The improvements on these farms
vary greatly in the different sections
of the area. Usually they possess a
dwelling house, barns for stable pur-
poses, and wagon sheds, and in the
tobacco area curing sheds are always
found. The tenant houses for the
colored laborers form a part of the
farm equipment, especially on the
larger plantations. Fences are main
tanned at a minimum expense, for the
stock laws in most Of the counties
are such that protection against
stray cattle. and other stock is unnec-
essary.
There are several systems of cult
waiting the farms. Where the farms
are small they are usually farmed by
their owners, but where they are
larger the owners may manage the
entire farm and employ labor neces-
sary to carry on the operation.
Again, portions of the farm may be
rented for a cash rent or on the share
system. A favorite system is to rent
portions of a large farm to a tenant
on shares provided he buys his provi-
sions, etc., from the plantation own
er, who conducts a large general
store. In the entire area the labor
is both white and colored, and fire.
quently both kinds are employed on
the larger farms. For such crops as
cotton and tobacco, Re negro labor
is as capable as white labor.
AS the area surveyed follows so
closly the railroad throughout the
entire distance, transportation by
rail is very good, and some of the in
dustries, as, for example, the truck
ing industry, have been made posi-
bic by the advantage which comes
from rapid transportation. In the
eastern part of the area water trans
portation is available and has been
utilized to a considerable extent in
developing the resources of the coun-
try. The wagon roads of the area
are not good. While some of the
roads have been constructed at con
siderable expense and can be easily
travelled, by far the larger number
of roads have received no attention
whatever, and are consequently il
poor condition for either light OF
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-07-28
EASY SCIENCE STUDIES mo
M
XVQ1.-Availabilitv

pElCe
per ton, from which the son Of A.
soil manufactures a finished nrodrot
worth several dollars a ton. So norr
that we have led nicely up to the sinh.
ject, let us consider a few interas+;n.
facts with relation to this raw mo+o
rial.
Nine inches depth of arabic loan,
will weigh, when perfectly dry. abont
100000 pounds to the acre. At S5O
per acre this top layer of soil Is
worth a trife over three cents per
ton. That seems to be a very reason
able price when one considers the
cost of commercial fertilizers, or
even the cost of hauling and scatter
ing barnyard manure. But a great
part of this weight is sand and earthv
matter serving chiefly as a support
and as a sponge to hold water.
A good arabic loan may contain
Is per cent of nitrogen, Is per cent
of phosphoric acid, and 3 per cent
of potash. Therefore there may be
$500 pounds each of nitrogen and
phosphoric acid and 5000 pounds of
potash on an acre of good loam. If
you bought this plant food in the
market in the shape of bone meal,
super phosphates, dried blood, cotton
seed meal, etc., you would pay (ac-
cording to Professor Sanborn's let
ter next week. 18 cents a pound for
the nitrogen and AZ cents a pound
each for the other ingredients. That
gives you 1910 worth of nitrogen,
$202.5O worth of phosphoric acid and
$270 worth of potash, or $1,282.5O
worth of plant food on an acre Of
good land.
It loks like a pretty comfortable
bank account. But, hold! This fund
is not all negotiable. There is that
word "available" surrounding most
of these chemical stores Ikea barb
wire fence that is horse high, bull
strong and rabbit tight. A large part
of the elements of plant food con-
tanned in soils is present in such a
condition that plants are unable to
make use of it. An acre Of soil
may contain many thousand pounds
of phosphoric acid or Of nitrogen
and yet be in a poor condition; while
a dressing supplying 80 pounds OF
readily available phosphoric acid or
nitrogen in the form of superphos-
plate or sodium nitrate, may greatly
increase it's productiveness.
The "available condition" OF the
| plant food depends much on inc
character of the soil. A much small
err proportion of plant food will ren-
der a sand fertile than would be IT,
ouired in the case of a clay. This IS
partly from the far greater develop,
ment of the roots in a sandy soil, anu
partly from the different condition
in which the mineral food is helu:
The presence of lime in a soil (of
which there may be naturally as
much as five to ten tOns), especl"DI
when associated with humuS mu'n
;no.oonon tho availability both OF POl-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-04
A Bio Stone.

The COURIER was in error IN last week &
issue when it stated that the large stone
was ready for shipment at the station
I Thursday. The work of hauling from
the quarries to the station developed
serious difficulties and it was not until
Saturday evening that it was at the
freight depot. This stone was by all odds
the largest ever quarried from Bethel
and was cut from the quarry of the
Woodbury. Granite Co. for a base for a
monument in New York. 1t measured
eleven and one-half feet by one and one
half feet by seven and one-half feet and
contained about 129 1-3 cubic feet. 1t is
not known exactly what Bethel granite
weighs per cubic foot, but it is one of
the most porous GRANTEES known and ii
is stated by John Haley, superintendent
OF the Ellis quarry, that it will weigh
about 165 pounds to the cubic foot.
Quincy granite, which is exceedingly
compact. weighs $50 pounds and Barre
granite 10 pounds. At 165 pounds, this
stone would weigh somewhat over ten
tons. The team work was done by San
ders and Cowdrey on the wagon they
recently bought from Barre This wagon
weighed three tons and was built for
drawing heavy stones in all except one
particular and that a very important
one; viz. width of tire. Its tire width
was only four inches and for a great
portion OF the distance he wagon sunk
10 the hubs, especially in the long pull
through the farm of Rev. +. +. FELTON,,
where at one time it was necessary to
use eight spans of horses to make any
Roadway. The stone started from the
quarry Wednesday and ii must have cost
about $500 to deliver it to the railroad
station.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-04
WEST BRooKFIELD.

Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Wakefield visited
at Mr.. Ladd's in Roxbury the first OF the
week.
Wednesday, as B. A. Flint was hitching
horse into a cart, preparatory to driving
him, the animal jumped and got away,
running as far as q. p. Fuller's, where
Mr.. Fuller stopped him. Will Durfee,
hired man, then attempted to drive him
home, but he got away the second time.
throwing Mr.. Durfee out and tanning
him somewhat. The horse went on
home and brought up in the barn with
out doing any very serious damage.
c. f. Powers met with what might
have proved a very serious accident last
Thursday night. He was driving down
the hill past G. p. Fuller's after deliver
ing mail at West Brookfield, when the
shaekle that holds the pole to the axle
broke and both horses commenced to
run. The stage was carried out of the
road and one wheel caught in the guard
rail a short distance below Mr.. Fuller's
house and overturned, throwing Mr..
Powers and Lulu Flint, 1.-THE only occu-
pants of the vehicle) out, bruising them
both severely, but breaking no bones.
The horses cleared themselves and ran
on towards home. As they came ionto
the bridge, near Mr.. Powers home,
one horse failed to stop itself and went
off the lower side of the bridge. which
is about 10 feet high. 1t is remarkable
that the animal was not killed outright,
but it was not and will probably be ali
right in a few days. The runaway ended
very fortunately for all. though the
stage was pretty badly demolished.
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-04
Another Victory FOR WIS

On Decoration day the High school base
ball team met the team from the Spauld-
ing High school of Barre on the home
grounds and defeated them by a score OF
10 70 ). This is rather remarkable consid-
ering the fact that the visitors had God
dard Seminary battery, but this did not
seem TO phaze the Bethel boys much, as
they jumped on Wishart to the tune OF Ia
hits, with total of 10 bases, and with the
exception OF time OF trying to see who
could throw the ball the farthest. PLAYED
a splendid game. This little diversion
gave the visitors three of their runs.
klmball pitched his usual fine game.
striking out eight men and allowing only
eight hits, which were well scattered. His
support was perhaps not so good in the
last two games, but the errors were not all
very costly. Burrell misjudged two flies
m left, Cleveland threw high over third.
Shaw's two errors were excusa BILE owing to
the roughness Of the ground.
Whitaker led at the bat with three hits.
with total of five bases. Wishart had the
same record for the visitors. For the visit
ors Buchanan caught a fine game. Nc
Donald played well at second. Stoughton
marred fine record by bad throw over
nrst, letting in three runs, Shaw making
the entire circuit.
The rOoters were out IN force and made
things lively.
Score f.s-
Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1903-06-04
EAST RRooKFlELp.

II you go to ride you surely need a
duster these days. Call and see our line.
perhaps We have some that would take
your eye. Perhaps you prefer to lie in
comfortable hammock-we have those
too. Strawberries Friday night.
{. II. BIGELoW * Son.
w. W. Sprague and wife OF Randolph
were at Geo. X. Sprague's Decoration
day.
Judge G. II. Bigelow and Deputy
Sheriff w. II. Sprague left for Chelsea
Tuesday morning to attend the June term
of Orange county court. +. T.. Holmes
went to Chelsea also as a iuryman.
The school on East hill observed pre-
Memorial day with appropriate exercises.
consisting of Rotations, readings, dia-
logues, drills and singing. The exercises
were held in the open air near the old
church. There were 30 people present, in
Guiding the scholars