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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-25
4. Be very careful in making the Rordoou.

4. Be very careful in making the Bordeaux
ture.
5. Use finer nozzles.
6. Besides spraying, when practicable pick 81
diseased leaves and berries.
I. When black rot appears in the vineyard, do
not, for the sake of cutting down the expenses
neglect the vines. That is just when the vineyard
needs more care. Those who spray for the fret
time in badly infected vineyards, must be mncb
more thorough in making the full number of an.
plications, and in doing this work carefully, than
would be necessary in vineyards nearly free from
rot. Only by such careful and thorough work can
the black rot be kept down.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-25

The negroes are moving South from Illinois.
The recent race riot in Evansville and Danville,
in which the white mobs sought to run out the en-
tire black population because of the crimes of one
or two individuals, started the emigration. The
Northern man doesn't know how to deal with ne
groes. Il haven'tany patiencew with them" said an
Ohio man, for two years a resident of this State,
last week. "In spite of our Northern talk, it takes
a SOuthern-bred man to get along with them"
All this reminds us of the terse epigram in a re-
cent article by Archibald r. Colquonon, the Eng
lish traveller "The North sympathizes with the
negro, but not with a negro; the South sympa-
thizes with a negro, but not with a negro" The
North likes the negro best as an abstraction.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-25
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

Whatever time you can steal from company,
and from the study of the world, q say company,
for a knowledge of life best learned in various
companies) employ it in serious reading. Be sure,
too, that you not only read, but that you think and
reflect upon what you read. Many great readers
load their memories without exercising their
judgments, and make lumber rooms of their heads
instead of furnishing them usefully-From Lord
Chesterfeld's Letters to His Son.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-25

A Madison County correspondent wishes some
information in regard to cassava. 1t is grown in
the Gulf States, but we have not heard of its be-
ing tried in North Carolina, and our impression
is that it would not succeed in our climate. We
shall be glad to hear from any of our readers who
have had experience with the plant.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-25

The Wake County Superintendent of Schools
complains that it is hard to get men to serve as
school committeeman This is unfortunate. Few
men in the community have a better opportunity
of helping it forward than the school committee
man, and the office should always be regarded as
a post of honor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-25

This is an age of organization. The rural mail
carriers of Mecklenburg County now have a regu-
larly organized association and meet the first Sat
urday in each month.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-25

This inquiry comes from Mecklenburg County:
"Please advise me through your valuable paper
as to what IS best to SOW for a grazing lot for
hogs for winter. | have a one and one-half acre
lot, now in peas, on which hogs are now pasturing,
which l wish to SOW. | had thought of rape, but
have had no experience with it. The ground is
good, part of it d stiff clay, rest a dark mulatto."
We do not think our correspondent can do bet
ter than to try rape. 1t has given excellent re-
suits at the A. d NJ. College here, and is especial
ly good for hogs. 1t needs good land, however,
and is not worth growing on any other kind.
In connection with Mr.. McNair's answer to
Mr.. Parker's strawberry inquiries, it may be well
to reprint the following extract from the private
letter accompanying Mr.. McNair's reply. He
says:
Il have assumed that the variety your cor
respondent mentions is a pollen bearing variety,
but as | do not know the berry, this may be a
rong assumption. 1t is to be presumed, however,,
that he knows enough about strawberries to know
that some varieties need to be cross fortified
with pollen from a pollen bearing variety. If it
should turn out that his berry is a pistillate va
riety, without other variety in the vicinity to
cross fertilize it, that fact alone would explain the
absence of berries"
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
GRAVE MARKS GEOGRAPHICAL
CENTER OF THE UNITED STATES

The geographical center OF the
United States Is marked by gravs
topped by granite shaft and sur.
rounded by an iron picket fence II
is ON tho Fort Riley military reserva.
ton, three miles east of Junction City
Kan, and about 100 miles west OF
Kansas City.
The grave Is that Of Major A. E.
Ogden, assistant Quartermaster q. s,
A., who died Aug. 8, 1855, when n
years old. Major Ogden died hero'i
death. Asiatic fever broke out In the
garrison There were no railways thai
Tar West in those days and the coun
try was the playground OF the Indians
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

A national gallery Of art seems
fitting complement to the great Ii
brary Of Congress-, and bill to estab-
nsh such an one Is to be urged upon
Congress at the next session. One
rich man offers q million dollars to-
ward an endowment. The owner Of
the most noteworthy private collection
In the country Is reported 10 have Of
fered to give It. II L. understood that
the Corcoxan Gallery at Washington
would be incorporated In the new In
sdtution, and it - positively stated
that other famous collections would
be merged with It, wholly free Of cost
If this was a nation Of mere dollar
chasers," as some unfriendly critics
have said, here is evidence that the
characterization has ceased. 10 be true.
Out of the streng comes forth sweet
ness, as In Samson's riddla It Is the
very earnestness with which Ameri-
cans have pursued the practical that
has given them leisure 10 appreciate
beauty, and a moral right to possess It.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
SEATTLE,

One reason for the suffering Of the
Jews in Russia is the prohibition upon
their cultivation of the land Conse-
Quently they must herd in the cities
and 1--we as best they may. In Ger
many an attempt has been made to
train them for agriculture, and a school
for that purpose has been established
near Hanover, where the boys arc
taught not only agriculture and horti-
culture, but also the use of carpenters
tools. Some graduates Of the school are
working as gardeners in this country.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Many Of the ailments for which ply
sicians prescribe bismuth and varie-
ty Of other lads to digestion" would
be entirely relieved by exercise as
much as possible in the open air. Even
q frail person, one who has fairly
reached the age of dserepitude. should
be encouraged to use the wheel chair,
receive massage and be taken out of
the bed everyday for while The
day should be varied as much as pos
sible, and the body exercised so that
1t will be possible for 1t to rest natur-
ally during the long periods of rest
which the disease, whether acute or
chronic, necessitates. There are GER
tain diseases which are called fatigue
diseases-tremor, writer's cramp and
local spasm. These are all caused by
the excessive use Of special muscles,
and no one so afflicted should fail to
stop for q certain time each day as
long a time as can be spared, and let
the part have the repose which it de-
mands. This suggestion is specially
meant for teachers and operators on
the typewriter, and clerks-men and
women-who spend long days at the
desk working over figures.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
TRICKS OF THE TRADE
one Street Faksr Gsts AtSentsou
In the Hotels

a One Street Faksr Gets AtSenssou
In the Hotels.
Better put this in the safe" said
oapper young fellow with long curly
nalr moving over his shoulders and q
Willie boy" walking cane In his
nand, as he approached the night
clerk at the Savoy the other evening
ana pulled from mia pocket a huge
roll OF greenbacka II will extract one
five-dollar bill from the bundle as I
might want to spend It In taking in
the town"
The clerk handed the ong-haired
boy an envelope The money was
placed therein and the boy, In a bold
hand. wrote on the envelope, -Prince
- City of Mexico"
who Is that fellowr' asked ON cid
erly gentleman who was standing
near the register awaiting his turn.
Hes the son Of a Mexican prince,
said the clerk.
Prince the dickens" chtrped in a
well known travelling man. Hes a
street faker known all over the coun-
try for his clevernesa His claim to
be a prince, his long curly hair, gen
teel appearance and gift of CAB Is
making him a fortune. What he did
here tonight will be repeated at every
hotel before be leaves Kansas City
On every occasion he flashes that roll
Of bills merely by the way Of adver-
Using, and when he opens up his stand
on the streets you cav bet your last
summers Panama that h-'u get the
coin."
The long-haired "princ0' attracts
considerable attention wherever he
goes. Not because he is a swell dres-
ser, but on account of his hirsute
growth. His fingers are covered with
cluster diamond rings and q large
shining stud adorns his shirt front
He's one Of those clever creatures
capable of earning handsome income
without working too hard for It,
Kansas City Journal
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
BiodOrOuS Undertakes to
Undo the UndertakerS

Why be feeble? Why be Ill? The old
get young and the young stay young
Biodoros (The Life Glver) is the scientihc
discovery of the age. The nearest to the
hidden elixir which enables man to thrust
back the grim messenger Of death and i've
The Hon. Orange Jacobs, ex-Member OF Con-
gress, ex-Member of the Supreme Court,
says: Il have taken Biodoros for severai
months; II has done me great deal OIL
good. l regard it as a very powerful ana
beneficial tonic" Many people OF many lils'
well known in Seattle, have given their
written testimony proving positively the
wonderful curing powers Of this life-giv-
Ing liquid. If your druggist cannot supply
YOU send one dollar to the Biodoros Co.,
Times Building. Seattle, Wash, Tor one
months treatment.
No disease germs can live In the system
with Biodoros.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

There is more Catarrn In TINS section OF the
country than all other diseases put together,
and until the last few years was Supposed to be
incurable. For great many years doctors pro.
remedies, and by constantly failing to cure
with local treatment, pronounced tt fncu1able.
Science has proven oatarrh to be constttu'
tional treatment. Halls Catarrh Cure, man
ufactured by f. J. Cheney Co, Toledo, Ohio,
Ia the only constitutional cure on the market.
It il taken internally In doses from 10 drops TO
Q teaspoonful. 1t acts directly on the blood
and mucous surfaces Of the system. They o1er
one hundred dollars for any case 1t fails 70
cure Send for circulars and testimonials Adj
dress, F.J. CHENEY d CO.. Toledo. O.
Sold BY Druggists, 76o.
Halra Pan 'f~ p'tie re the best.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Investigations made In tho Zoolog-
ical Gardens In Berlin give an inter
esting idea OF the comparative water
requirements Of animals. The record
showed that the giraffe, whom nature
has equipped to enjoy drink. Is less
Of drinker than the donkey. The
daily summary puts the elephant at
tho head Of the List, as was to be ex-
pected, with the rhinoceros as an un-
handsome but earnest second.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

There are a million jokes, moro on
loss about accidents 10 high silk hats.
The New York Times tells a new one,
--bich has to do with a French opera
hot-one Of those made with springs,
60 that it collapses, and may be car
riad fat under the arm or showed con-
venlently out Of the way.
Uncle Frank was showing one OF
those opera hats to little Dorothy. She
let it spring open once or twice and
was much delighted
The day after, Uncle Frank bough,
a new silk hat Of the shiny, non-col
lansIble kind, and sent 1t home. When
he went to his room that night, little
Dorothy came running along the hall
with what looked like q black accor.
dion.
80 Uncle Frank" she said, "this one
goes awfully hard! I had to sit on It.
hut even now can't get 1t half-shut.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

No medical aid could be secured The
post surgeon was one Of the first vic
tins and Major Ogden Is said to have
closed the eyes Of no less than 10 per
cent of his comrades. He nursed the
feyer-stricken soldiers himself, day and
night until the disease carried him Off
The center of population OF the Uni
ted States Is on a farm near Indianap-
oils. or about so Omiles east by north
Of the geographical center
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Drowntng.-Do not forget that per
sons who have been under water half
an hour have recovered Keep work
ing at them. Roll the body on a bar
rel, breath into the mouth, battle with
ammonia or alcohol, work his arms
and legs. Keep at work for an hour
at least and you will probably save his
Life.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
The Innocent
S WIFI The Guilty

full of sufferers from
disease Contagious Blood Poison People know in general that
if all its could brought
would sun they do the Not who contracts
transmitted children
erpon eyes, Caah and other evidences poisoned blood
little suffering awful
highly of blood
by handling clothing
afflicted with this miserable drink
the eating tableware
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Mothers will hno Mn. W1ns1oW's 6ootl
childrsn during the tssthing period
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

They equal those
that have been cost
ing you from $4.U
70 $500. The inn
mense sale Of w. l..
Douglas shoes proves
their superiority over
ell other makes.
Sold by retail shoe
dealers everywhere.
Look for name and
price on bottom.
That Douglas uses Cor
oua Colt proves there Il
value in Douglas shoes.
Corona 10 the highest
grade Pat. Leather made
R,,f IoInr HHslafs uaad.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

The debts of Alexander and Draga
are $4,000. They will now be paid.
Perhaps the massacre was not matter
of politics after all. 1t was very bust
nesslike.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Piso's Cure is good cough medicine
It has cured coughs and colds for forty
years. At druggists, Is cents.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Money does not always talk Soma
times It groans.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Those from whom we expect tn
most give us the Least.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

EfTQ Psrman.ruy ou1.a no nus - nsrvougnes
f1l0 amer nrst days Of DIR. Klas's Great Hsrvl
aestorsf Send for RHBE q. 90 trial bottle and treaA
~ On. r. H KINn Ltd 81 Apoh St. RhilAdslphlA p
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Promises may get friends, but It Dc
Quires performances to keep them.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

Scientists think there Is gold at the
north pole. If they can furnish good
reasons for this belief the pole will be-
discovered right away.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

ohrldren have an admiration ror 'near
mother, II they have never seen . hss
nry that grows with every uouD'e
they meet m after pears
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
w. l., DOUGLAS
Sc 50 & g SHOES S SSSe.

You can save from SO to SIS yearly by
wearing w. L. Douglas $3.50 or So shoes.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

This statement is confirmed by the ex-
- 1r;once of thousands whom this medi-
zine has permanently cured.
Accent no substitute.
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17

contagious BLOOD PO1SOn is so
powerful and penetrating that
within q short time after the
first little sore appears the whole
system is infected and every
drop of blood in the body is
tainted with the poison, and the
The San Juan islander. [volume] (Friday Harbor, Wash.) 1898-1914, 1903-09-17
BLOOD POISON is NO
RESPECTER OF PERSONS

skin red break the mouth and
swengs appear gons the hair and fall out
and unless the of the disease checked at this stage
violent and dangerous the and offensive
coord ps terrible pains bones and muscles and
general breaking down of the system.
S. specific Contagious Blood Poison and the only remedy
that antdotes peculiar complete
the disease hold check
under their influence but when the medicine left off the poison breaks
again than Besides the minerals bring
and stomach troubles the worst kind and frequently
bleeding
Blood
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-03
ENDED
Are the Revfva1 Services at the First
Baptist church.-Rev. Buckholz
Returns Home.

The series of revival meetings being
conducted at the First Baptist church
by the Rev. II. C. Buckholz, the Balti-
more revivalist, were closed with tho
meeting held Saturday night. Rev. Buck
holz left on the Saturday night train
for his home. The meetings held during
his stay here were highly successful and
he performed much good work for the
church.
The pastor, Rev. R. B. Mcdaniel, con-
Quoted the services ut the church Sun.
day evening, and delivered the sermon.
Four persons received the rite of bap-
tism. The Sunday evening revival meet
ings will ne continued until further mo-
tice. Baptismal services will be he'll
each successive Sunday evening for sew
eral weeks.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-03
LAUNDRY
To Be Established in rhi. City By
Parkersburg Gentlemen.

Tory J. slayton and Steadman Bryan,
both of Parkersburg. will Immediately
establish an up-to-date steam laundry in
this city They are now in Cincinnati
purchasing the necessary machinery.
They tried to purchase one of the laun.
dries in this city. but could not make
. satisfactory deal. Mr.. Slayton was
formerly part owner of the ParIscrsbur-
Steam laundry. and later owner of a
Wheeling laundry. but he has disposed
Of those interests and will devote him.
sell 20 the ciarksburg trade. Mr.. Bryan
was formerly with the b. & o.. havin,
held . responsible position in the local
shops for a number of years.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-03
WEARY
OF LIFE
EURRENcE, THE NOTED PENSION
SwINDLER, TRIES SUICIDE
IN CHARLESTON.
Draak carboiic Acid in Prison Cell.
Wanted to Wash His Feet in the
STUFF, He Told Jailer.

Charleston, W. Va, March 3o.-Chas.
Wesley Currence, the man of many
spectacular escapes, and who is now
In the county jail under s2,400 bond
awaiting trial before the United States
court for numerous pension swindles, ct
tempted to shuttle off this mortal coil
by the poison route Friday night. That
the prisoner was one of the slickest ar.
ticies that was ever lodged in the county
Jail everybody who has had anything to
do with him has believed.
For this reason he has been very
closely watched, and has been kept in
the revolving cells, where not the slight
est chance of escape has been afforded
him. Friday he complained to Jaiier Nor
gan of some sores on his feet and asked
for some carbolic acid to wash them in.
At last Mr.. Morgan called up DIR. Arei.
Stanton and told him of Currence,s dis.
ease.
Dr.. Staunton forthwith sent the re.
quired drug in one-ounce bottle. This
was handed the prisoner with the other
necessaries for foot bath.
While Mr.. Morgan was absent from
the jail Currence drank the entire con
tents of the bottle. Some other pris-
oners. seeing the act, gave vent 10
screams. which attracted the attention
OF the jailer, who was standing on n
near corner of the street. He went to
the jail ut once and ascertained the trou.
bic DR.. Staunton was summoned, and
= stomach pump was brought into use
The mans life was saved, though he IS
now in very critical condition.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-03
LARGEST
AUDIENCE YET ATTRACTED By
SUNDAY AFTERNOON LEG
lures OF z. N. C. A.
Hon. walter N. Chandler. of the New
York Bar. Lectures from Law
yer,s Standpoint.

Hon. Walter N. Chandler, in giving
his lecture .sThe Trial of Jesus from a
Lawyers Standpoint" viewed the largest
audience which has yet been attracted
by the course of lectures given by the
Y. II. c. A. on Sunday. Every seat OF
the Traders opera house was filed be-
fore Attorney John W. Davis arose to
Introduce the speaker. Mr.. Chandler is
a forceful speaker. logical, brilliant and
magnetic. His lecture was instructive
and soul.thriIling. It was one of the
lessons on which to abide. Hon. Walter
NJ. Chandler is an able and prominent
lawyer Of the New York bar. The Ice
ture. "The Trial of Jesus" has attract
ed considerable attention throughout the
county and has brought many demands
for other lectures from this orator.
The Y. NJ. C. A. orchestra rendered
valuable assistance in the music pre-
eeding the lecture.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-03
Good for Children.

The pleasant to take and harmless
One Minute Cough Cure gives immediate
relief in all cases of cough. Group and
La grippe because it does not pass inn
nediately into the stomach. but takes
eject right at the seat of the trouble.
1t draws out the inflammation. heals
and soothes and cures permanently by
enabling the lungs to contribute pure
7ife-siving and e-sustaining oxygen to
the blood and tissues.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-03
pepells Kidney Pins Cure.

i. /. Miles, of Gabbart, Colo, writes
that DeHelrs Kidney Pills take the lead
of all the Kidney pills ever sold. Two
of my customers have been entirely cured
of kidney trouble that has bothered them
for years. Send me one-half gross by
express prepaid, as am entirely out.
For sale by Wells & Haymaker.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-04-03

Close connections east and west with
B. s. o. trains.
John T. McGraw, Geo. A. Hechmer.
President. Geul Mgr
St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1903-12-02
At the Opera House.

The County Fair is coming again, and
it has started out this year stronger
than ever, SO il you did not see it last
year you are fortunate iu having the
opportunity of seeing it this year even
better than ever. Like all fairs it takes
in everything that is interesting. and the
managers take the audience over the
entire fair ground. The attractive fea-
lures are games on the grounds, prize
cattle, horses and live stock, floral
parade, and grand procession headed
by full brass band. The Dixon. Bowers
& Dixon Vaudeville Company add to the
interest of the fair scene and there are
new electrical effects by the Edison Com
pany. You can see Neil Burgess County
Fair at Howe Opera House Thursday
evening of this week.