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Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06

NEW ORLEANS, April 6.-The levees
have broken at the upper line Of ex-
Governor Warmouth's Magnolia plan
tation, on the west side of the river
and about sixty miles below this city.
AS the river bank at that point is very
steep the break viii have to be closed
from the inside. The Grand Isle rail-
road refuses freight or passengers for
points below Magnolia.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
Postal clerks Get ADVANCE.

WASHINGTON, April 8. = Acting
Postmaster General Wynne authorized
general advance in salaries in the
clerical forces of the Chicago postoftice.
Under this action the salaries of 1,571
clerks are increased to the extent of
$100 each and those of five clerks to
the extent of 5000 each. The action
was taken under authority given by
the last postoffice appropriation bill
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-04-06
The T6aiser Leavea Copenhagen.

The Kaiser Leaves Copenhagen.
COPENHAGEN, April 6.-The Ger
man emperor concluded his visit to the
Danish court and went on board the
imperial yacht Hohenzollern at half
past o'clock last evening. A large
crowd witnessed the emperor's depar-
ture. The Hohenzollern sailed for Kiel
during the night.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
Nitrate of Soda as a Fertilizer.
Orange Co., N. @.

Tests are reported by the Agricul-
tural Department of the use of nj
trate of soda, which shows the great
virtue of this fertilizer for cabbage
and caulifower.
When no nitrate of soda was used
there was a yield of but 91O prime
heads of cabbage per acre, showing
that the ground itself was poor"
When 800 pounds of the nitrate
was applied per acre on the same
sort of land in two equal dressings
the number of prime heads obtained
was $3.50. When the same amount
was applied in three equal dressings
the yield of prime heads per acre
was $3.50. On the plat which had
received 400 pounds of nitrate of
soda per acre in two equal dressings
the yield was 4,16O prime heads Ter
acre, and when this same amount
was applied in three equal dressings
1880 prime heads were obtained per
acre. From these figures it will be
seen that the use of the nitrate of
soda greatly increased the yield of
prime heads in every instance. It
will further be noticed that when
the nitrate was applied in three
equal dressings the largest yields
were obtained. Applying the nitrate
in three dressings proved more eff
fective in increasing the yield than
increasing the amount 100 pounds.
For example, 800 pounds in three
equal dressings was more effective
than 400 pounds in two equal dress
ings, and the best yield of all was
obtained by applying 400 pounds of
nitrate in three equal dressings. Not
only was the yield much greater than
on any other plat but the quality of
the cabbage was much improved, the
heads selling for so per cent more
than those from any other plat.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17

to grow certain crops? Some farm
ers work all their lives making one
crop pay the expenses of another
"robbing Peter to pay Paul"-when
they ought to quit "PauI" if he does
not pay.
Do you can any any tomatoes to
sell? They are in good demand at
paying prices. Every farmer who
likes them should put up enough for
his own use. They have been high
for the last two years. There are
a great many cheap canning outfits
now on the market, and it will pay
many farmers to can all of their sur
plus vegetables and fruits. You
cannot buy three-pound cans of to-
matoes for less than $3.50 a dozen.
A bushel of tomatoes-will fill about
II or Is cans, and the cans can be
purchased for about cents each,
so you can see the profit in it.
HARRY FARMER.
Columbus Co., n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
COTTON STATISTICS.
Favorable Report Ordered on the Burle-
son Bill.


son Bill.
Washington, Feb. 14.-The COM
mittee on ways and means has
authorized a favorable report on the
bill introduced by Representative
Burleson, of Texas, to impose a tax
of one mill per bale upon cotton, to
be paid by the ginner, for the pur-
pose of enabling the collection and
publication weekly of cotton statis-
tics. The act making the census bu-
reau permanent contained a provi-
sions for the collection and publica-
tion of cotton statistics, but the work
has not been successfully carried on
because of the large cost, estimated,
under the provisions of that bill, to
be in the neighborhood of 100000
annually. Under the Burleson Bill,
it is said. the work can be done for
a little more than $1,000 a year, as
the statistics are to be collected at
the ginneries. 1t is estimated that
a tax of one mill per bale will yield
a revenue of $1,000 annually and
the surplus is to be devoted to gath
ering statistics upon the anticipated
crop.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
Attention, FarmersI
Editor of The Progressive Farmer: /:

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
The business classes have been ask
ing and receiving at the hands of
the Legislatures of North Carolina
for loI these many years. After
the expiration of two hundred and
fifty years, for the first time, the
farmers are asking the Legislature
for recognition in the shape of an
agricultural building at the A. & M.
College so that our boys may go there
and apply themselves to the study
of agriculture.
Shall we have the building? It de-
pends largely on whether we ask for
it or not. "Ask and ye shall receive"
may apply to this Legislature. Are
you asking? If not, why not?
T. N. ALLEN.
OranUn % N C
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
Number 2.
Farmers Clubs.

The Elizabeth City Economist con-
tains a notice of the meeting of the
'Pasauotank Farmers Club" It says
it will be most interesting meeting
and that farmers in large numbers
ar expected to attend. There will
+ y d;nnrr served on the courthouse
s., iare. The farmers of the county,
we are told, are taking great interest
in the meetings of this club. Why
do the not the farmers In every coun-
ty in the State form such clubs?
They would find bothproft and pleas
ure in them. The discussion of mat
ters pertaining to their calling and
the exchange of views on methods
of farming and the introduction of
new ideas could not but be advan-
tage to them while the social side of
the gatherings would be of vast inter
est interest and improvement. One
great drawback to farming In this
State is the isolation of the families
of the farmers and the absence Of
social intercourse. This makes the
lives of the wives and daughters of
the farmers especially dreary and
monotonous. This unfortunate and.
disagreeable phase of their lives
could be greatly relieved we're the
men with their families to make a
habit of meeting periodically in So
cial intercoure. It would brighten
the lives of these women and relieve
them of a great deal of the monoto-
nous drudgery of farm life.
The statistics of the State show
that the larger percentage of our in
sane from the farms are women, and
it is accounted for by the monotoa-
Gus lives they lead, nothing blt
drudgery, the same routine work day
after day, with nothing to take the
n 1d out of the one channel of the
everlasting daily routine of work;
ng to divert the mind, to diver
;: the thought till finally the power
10 yake interest in any thing beyond
household duties or to desire to enjoy
any diversion is lost, and the next
stage is melancholia and insanity.
What a relief to these women would
be gatherings when farmers wife
would meet farmers wife for a day
of mental as well as physical recrea-
tion, the cares Of house work thrown
aside for awhile. If the husbands
and fathers would look at this In
the right way they would form these
clubs. Once begun, the custom would
never be abandoned for the good re-
suits would soon be seen and appre-
ciated.-Wilmington Messenger.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17

Landmark: An earnest effort is
being made to secure a bond issue of
100000 for public road improve
ment in Guilford County. Many
other counties in the State are also
devising ways and means for public
road improvement. All these efforts
are to be commended and we hope
they will be successful. In a very
short time a county that has not
adopted some modern method of
road improvement will be a back
number.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17
AGRICULTURE
HARRY FARMERS TALKS.
CIV.

Editor OF The Progressive Farmer:
When you hang your meat up to
smoke, rub the flesh side with borax
if you want to keep off the skip
pers.
Wet the pigs with coal oil (kero-
sene) if they are bothered with lice.
If you will spray or wet all the roost-
ing poles and walls of the poultry
houses, it will destroy all mites and
lice.
Prepare to set some hens early
say the last of this month or early
in March for fall pullets. They will
begin to lay in September and lay
all the winter.
Chickens will get higher towards
Easter; so Gull out all that are two
years old and any others that you
do not wish to keep, and get them
in a nice condition for market. And
If you have some pigs that will make
good pork fatten them a little and
sell while the price is good.
Mules and horses are very high.
Where you have land suitable raise
a few mules and horses, and thus
save some of this money at home
We heard a farmer say that cot
ton will bring a good price next fall.
From the present outlook it may be
true. Diversity. Do not put all
Of your eggs in one basket.
One way to Judge a milch COW as
to butter making qualities is to put
some of the fresh milk in a glass;
then you can see the thickness of the
cream the next day. If the cream
Is very thin you cannot expect much
butter
DO not let that stump stay in the
garden any longer to work around
and give trouble, but take it out be-
tore you are ready to plant.
When you clean out the stalls just
take one at time, and after all the
manure is out, haul in clay to thick
ness of four inches and beat it down
nice and smooth. Then your stall
Will be dry, and the manure will be
worth a great deal more. Just try
one and be convinced.
DO you keep any account of the
cost of your different crops9 How
do you know whether it pays you
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17

The Supreme Court granted IL
cense to practice law to thirty-fve
applicants last week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-17

DO you keep any account of the
cost of your different crops? How
90 you know whether it pays you
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
ANGLERS ADVISED NOT
TO FISH TOO EARLY NOW
Fish Wait for Sun to Warm the Water
Before They Feed.

AS the season advances anglers find less
and less need Of getting out early in the
morning. Indeed. there are many waters
where the fish will not bite in early morn
ing at any time of the year, but in general
the dawn time is better in the hot months
That is because the water is cooler then
and hSh, like human beings are d;sin-
clined to exertion when the sun is hot.
Now the water is chill enough even at
noon. 1t is too chill at daybreak ard
the fish wait for the sun to warm il IN a
bit before they begin to take their food.
This makes it comfortable for the men. for
1t is certainly better to go out after a
warm breakfast at the hotel than to roll
out of bed by candlelight and hurry down
to the water unfed and not much more
than half awake.
The amount of discomfort which anglers
will endure for fish or two is, however
proverbial. There is a resort in Northern
Michigan, situated on lake nine miles
long by five wide, where there is good bass
fishing and good hotel with cheap rate.
Unluckily the bass grounds are four miles
from the hotel and it is useless to fish the
intervening water. There never has been
a bass in it and never will be. So all sum-
mer long the enthusiasts rise early enough
to get to those bass grounds before sun
rise. This means that they are up long be-
fore daybreak and when it is reflected
that in July day breaks between 8 and A
o'clock it will be seen that they do not
get enough sleep to worry them. Some
times they catch a dozen bass and some
times they do not catch any, because all
fish have their capriceS but whatever the
results of their noble industry they are
ready to try it again next day.
It may be said, however, that the early
fisherman does not get the best of it the
season through. He is more successful
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

only in very hot weather. Generally the
man who takes his time about it and waits
for the sun to get well up catches more
fish. This is especially true of the big fish,
which are not stirring actively until later.
MuSkelluHge always take their time
about looking for food While one is taken
occasionally in early morning or late aft
ernoon, they do the bulk of their feeding
between 10 o'clock in the morning and A
in the afternoon. Ten muskelunge are
taken between those hours to one earlier
or later, and favorite with them is from
Q to 8 in the afternoon. It is for this rea-
son that so many strikes are just after the
MONDAY meal and rest.
Fishermen come In from the lake to
camp about noon. The guides get togeth-
er and prepare the meal of coffee bacon
and fried fish. This is eaten and out of
the way by o'clock Then comes a sea-
son of pipes and stretching on the ground
and half sleepy talk. The men do not get
back into the boats much before 2. and
if the muskellunge are feeding at ALL the
chances are that one or two will be hook
ed before the boats have gone mile.
These hours for fishing hold good only
in the North and West. The farther North
the angler goes. the more he will find fish
likely to feed at midday. In the South,
where the days are hot early morning
and late afternoon are the hours. Down
there in August or September, the fish
hunt the shadiest, deepest and coolest
places when the sun rides high and stay
there until it has sunk behind the trees.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

For many years conscientious parents
have been deeply interested in the care
of their infant children, that they might
be kept alive. Systematic care of ones
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
Taft In 1908.

The first announcement of the expected
retirement from the cabinet of Secretary
of War Elihu Root brought out declara-
tions from the wise political writer's of
New York newspapers that this probably
foreshadowed Mr.. Roots nomination for
president by the Republicans in 1908. Just
how these gentlemen figured 1t out is not
quite clear but the basis for their pre-
diction was the fact that Mr.. Root is a
New York man.
But now that there is official confirma-
ton of the appointment of Gov. Taft as
Secretary Roots successor. wise political
prophets viii turn their eyes toward the
man from Ohio.
Secretary Root Is a very able man;
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

f 1wm children lid. afterc the period of in
t eri,, mat they mag Earn to live prop
It FRY is IS d the product of the last century
prominent Ufiy glac eeegiinning to occupy the tn,
to which it is justly -enti HE'D It is not
t s,dne tnat each of Us determine to de-
vote 4 more aeo thought to this problem? .
sides in encouraging to note that, on all
suggestions to help them before it is
100 loo late These talks yare prepared for
Just such parents. TIE effort will be
mag. MACS 10 help them by practical sugges-
lions upon many topiesc
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
The chiIdren's place in Society.

For thousands of years children ex-
listed merely by sufferance. They had
no rights They had no place. Much
was said of their duties to others. No
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13

Gov. Taft is both a very able man and a
very good politician. While this latter
quality may not be essential to secre-
tary of war, it is very necessary in a.
presidential nominee.
ans will be to go to the West for their
candidate in 1905 and there is no man
among them in any of those states who
can, from present indications, rise above
Gov. Taft, who will still be, compare
lively. a young man in 1908
Look out for Taft in 19O8!-Atlanta
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-09-13
Not Borrowing Trouble.

She (nervously)-Oh. dear! I'm sure
there's a thunder storm coming up
He-Goodi We needn't worry as long as
it doesn't come down.-Philadelphia Press.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14
CAPITAL Grange Elects Officers.

Capital Grange, No. 24S, held it's an
nual election of officers, Saturday
evening, with the following result:
Master, Manson w. Dennis;i overseer
Geo. H. French; lecturer, Ada b
Yeaton; steward, A. G. Andrews; as
sistant steward, C. H. Dyer; chaplain
NJ. Alice Mayo; treasurer, c. f.
Fletcher; secretary. G. A. c. Damern,
gate keeper. c. S. Hichborn; Ceres
Mrs. n. W. Dennis; Flora, Mrs. Annie
Rollins; Pomona, Mrs. F. S. Cheney;
lady assistant steward, Mrs. C. H
Dyer; trustees. C. F. Fletcher, A. G.
Andrews, G. NJ. Twitchell. Commit
tees were appointed and plans made
for the annual election meeting Of
Kennebec Pomona with this Grange
the second Wednesday OF January. Mr.
and Mrs. C. +. Fletcher We're elected
delegates to the State Grange at Wa
terville, in case the master and wife
cannot act in that capacity.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14
SCORcHED HIS TROUSERS.
Narrow Escape Of Biddeford Fireman
from Being Burned to Death.

Biddeford, Me, Dec. BIN all the years
that George +. Townsend has been denti~
fled with the fire-fghting force Of the city
he had his liveliest and most exciting eX-
perience, Friday night, when he lighted
his corncob pipe and lay down ON the
couch in the sitting room of his home to
enjoy Il smoke before he retired for the
night.
Although the services of the fire depart
ment were not required it looked at one
time as if it would be necessary 70 sum-
mon it to assist in subduing the blaze
After he had eStinguished the fire he TOOK
an inventory of the loss and found he was
minus pair of Sunday trousers, that the
couch was damaged. a pair Of lace cur
tains ruined, and the paper and ceiling
blackened by the smoke.
He had returned from q church fair
and had just lighted a match and
stretched out on the couch, when he dis
covered that his trousers were on fire
With considerable trouble he beat out the
fire in his clothing and then turned his at
tention to the couch. The fire had by this
time communicated with the lace curtains
at a window, and it required lively work
to put out the blaze. The fire was caused
by the head of the match flying off anC
iGniting his clothing.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14
PERSONAL MENTION.

w. A. Austin of Cross Hill, was in
town ON business, Saturday.
a. Tracy of Belgrade Lakes, made a
business call in town, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Rogers of Bel
grade, were in town, Saturday.
+. c. Foster of Belgrade, was among
Saturdays visitors at the capital.
William Johnson of East Winthrop,
called in this city on business, Satur-
day.
F. w. WashDurn of Washington
Mills, is visiting Charles Perley for Il
few days.
Among those who visited this city,
Saturday. was Bert l.. Kelley of Bel
grade Lakes.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. S. Farnsworth OF
Pembroke, are visiting DR.. Twitchell
for a few days.
Leroy Southland is visiting friends in
this city. having spent several months
in Aroostook county.
Oscar Tracy of North Augusta, left,
Saturday night, for Bangor, where he
will spend few days with his son.
Russell Sanborn stopped in the city
over Sunday While on his way from
New Mexico to his home in Belfast
Howard Spear of the shipbuilding
firm of Kelly e. Spear of Bath, was
among Saturdays visitors at the cap
ital.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14

The Old Town correspondent of the
Bangor News had the following in re-
gard to Merrill 7. Lee, son of Fred w.
Lee of this city: Merrill Il. Lee, for
some time assistant of the Old Town
wooden mill, has severed his connec-
ton to take a similar position in Pitts
field "Bilrs" many friends will hear
with genuine regret that he is to leave
Old Town. where he has been quite
prominent in social, musical and ath-
letic circles. He was manager and
star player of the Rough and Ready
ball team and has always taken a keen
interest in the grand game, working
long and hard for the glory of Old
Town on the diamond, and generally
for glory and nothing else. He was
always a member of the Old Town
Festival Chorus and deservedly popu-
lar with all who knew him. Old Towns
swell dog society will also lose a blue
ribboner in Mr.. Lees Great Dane,
Leviticus land good dogs are very
scattering" Mr.. Lee has been visit
ing his father for week past At the
time he left Old Town, he was offered
a position at Pittsteld, and also one
in the Onondaga mill at Old Town,
and it is understood that he will so
back to the latter place.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14
MYSTERIOUS EXPLOSIONS
At New York Thought to Be Work OF
Sam Parks Men.

New York, Dec. 1.-two mysteriou:
explosions in the early hours OF this
morning ouzzled the police and causn'
much excitement among the residents
of hotels on Broadway. The first
which apparently occurred in the base
ment of the building of the Broadway
tabernacle in course of erection al
Broadway and seth street occurred
about A. Nj. and was audible for scV-
eral blocks. A search of the premises
however, failed to reveal any damage
or even the slightest trace of ali ex-
plosion.
The second occurred about fou
hours later in a building in course
erection at Broadway and 43d street
The conclusion reused the resident
of hotels and dwellings, within radiu'
of several blocks. The only resulting
damage, however, was a slight inJur!
TO a steam engine used for hosting
material for the building and the
breaking of a rear window in an adJa-
cent hotel. The explosive, which Is
believed to have been dynamite, ma
apparently been placed close to the
engine and was ignited by means o.
a fuse, a fragment Of which was founc
rearby
Members of the new Houseslnltit;
Union No. 1. had been employed OF
both the buildings and the police he
iieve that both the explosions were tE'
work of the members of the opposition
iiousesmiths Union No. 2. formerly
controlled by Sam Parks, who are al
legged to have frequently attempted tc
interfere with the meE at work. The
police are still investigating.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-12-14
Deputy United States Marshal B. O.

Deputy United States Marshal B. o.
Norton brought Allie Parker of Lubec,
and Josiah Woods of PASSPORT, to Au-
gusta on train Ga, Saturday forenoon,
having arrested them for smuggling Ii
uuor into the United States. Both are
English subjects. Woods, it is alleged,
carried MhiSkey while a passenger on
the regular steamer to PASSPORT, and
it is claimed that Parker, who operated
Il ferry between Campobello and Lubec,
took orders for whiskey and delivered
it at the latter place. With the party
came Edward G. Buxton and VIM. Mer-
rien, United States customs officers at
PASSPORT and Lubec, respectively, and
John Heron, as witnesses. The priso-
ners We're arraigned before United
States Commissioner Burleigh, at 1870,
and We're represented by A. III. Cod
dard. Both pleaded not guilty. Parker
was held in the sum of $500 for appear
ance at the February term of the Unit
ed States district court, and not being
able to furnish bail, was committed to
kennebec Jail. In the Woods case q
continuance of one week was ordered,
and tile prisoner was placed under $500
securities, but not being able to OBJ
tain them, was committed.