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Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30
EDWARD VISITS LEO.

England's King at the Papal Court of
 the Eternal City. ROME, April 3O-King Edward has visited the Vatican, perhaps the most ceremonious court of Europe and un- doubtedlyt one of the most picturesque. As King Edwards carriages, at ! twenty minutes past {, entered the court of San Damaso, surrounded by sthe we'll known loggie of Raphael and (which has been trodden by the feet of every sovereign who visited Rome with the exception of the present shah \ of Persia, his majesty was saluted by battalion of the Palatine guards in S full uniform. Tattoo was given on the Grumheads. There was no music.
 When the royal party reached the $grand staircase leading to the papal department, King Edward was greeted < by the Marquis Sacchetti, who acted for Prince Ruspon, the introducer of sovereigns, who is i'll; Mgr. Merry del Val and Prince Antici- Mattel. At the upper landing there was grouped in Imposing array number of other ec- clesiastics, who formed characteristics and magnificent assembly. Behind this group, attired in brilliant uniforms, were the Knights of the Cape and &chamberlains in black velvet brooches, bipusas with stiff white ruffs and gor- gSously jeweled chains about their naeks, giving a touch of brilliant col EoF to the scene.
 King Edward addressed a few words D1 kindly thanks in return for the haarty greetings offered him. The roy aR party then proceeded between ranks Df the Swiss guards, whose halberds g1eamed in the sunlight that streamed through the wide windows. The hum of the busy city alone broke the deep silence that reigned within the Vati- Mean. At the Clementine hall the party was met by the papal master of the ehamber. Mgr. Bisieti, who was at teRded by personages of the secret an- tethamber.
 King Edward remained with the pom iGe for twenty minutes A bell was khen rung, and King Edwards suit whs admitted and presented to the b0pe. This little ceremony seemed to bl$ase the pope immensely. At its con- eJIision King Edward took his leave, kke pope crossing the room at his side
 hd saying his last words at the door.
 From the Vatican King Edward passed through the piazza of St. Peter, where he was warmly greeted in Eng ish by number of Scotch pilgrims now in Rome, who shouted, "Hurrah tor the kingp'
 Instead of returning to the British embassy the king drove directly to the luirinal.
 King Edward left at 9 o'clock this nArning for Paris. King Victor Elm nanuel and the ministers accompanied he British sovereign to the railroad ztdlffon.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30
POLICE COURT DoINGs
Bicycle Thief Was Fined s7 and Costs
 By Judge Burpee.


 Alfred Scot wanted a ride yesterday, hnd not caring to pauonize the trolley cars, he stole a bicycle from ill front 3of the Waterbury National bank on Bank street. The wheel was the prop erty of Attorney Bronsons office boy, Herbert Richmeyer. Detective Dodds saw the theft from the opposite side of the street and nabbed Scott as he was riding down Grand street. A fine of $7 and costs was imposed by Judge iBurpee in the city court to-day. Scott pis said to be bicycle thief. He is wanted in Boston for the same offense. Edward L.. Hunter kicked up a row at Jacques opera house yesterday and for breach of the peace and intox1ca- ton he was fined $1O and costs.
 John Brown. an orphan small boy, was charged with theft of two horse blankets worth $2. Until about two months ago the boy had been living with his uncle, John Shea Since then he has been sleeping out nights. j Though he has many relatives here, \ none of them had sufficient interest in S him to look up him except MT Brown. Ordinarily the boy has been good. This is his first offense. MT Brown said he has been trying to get the boy into the navy as an apprentice, as he will be 10 years old in a few months. Judge Bur- pee thought the best thing to do with him was to commit him to the state school for boys, and ne so ordered. # The case against Frank DeB'eo for assaulting Joseph Petrie was the last case called. This assault took place iu the court room Tuesday morning. Fetrie had been on trial for indecent assault on niece of DeFeos, and seV- yeral times Judge Peasley had to warn DeFeo to keep quiet. It was thought an outbreak would take place. Petrie was discharged, for the evidence against him was conflicting, and as he was passing out DeFeo said he made faces at him. Whereupon DeFeo, who was astonished at the result of the hearing, jumped on Petrie and struck him twice about the head. The great lest confusion resulted and it is admit ted that but for the timely interference of Sergeant Pagan something worse thaIl blows would have occurred, for bothp DeFeo and Petrie had many .frie4ds present. DeFeo was taken into scustody by Sergeant Pagan, charged with assault Petrie was fsubpoenaed, bqt he lost no time packing his trunk land getting out of town away from hAs enemies. Attorney Durant testified t1Ris morning and a fine of $5 and costs was Imposed on DeFeo.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30
HUMANE SOCIETY AFTER HIM.
Boy Said It Was the Best Home He
 Ever Had

Ever Had.
 Grant Wheeler of Prospect is in trouble once more. MT Wheeler. it will be recalled, received considerable newspaper notoriety about two years ago owing to his i'll treatment of a col ored girl who was placed in his family by the New Haven County Home au- thorities. That trouble, report says, cost him about $1,000 One would think that it would be very costly les son to him. But some of his>neighbors are of the opinion that it hasn't since they now complain against him for al- legged cruelties to a thirteen-year-old boy who was placed in his family by the New Haven County Home authori- ties. The Connecticut Humane. society was notified of the cruelties and Agent i Gillette yesterday informed the county commissioners of the complaint. Coun- l ty Commissioner Walters replied that he had received letter from the bow himself, and he intended to investigate the trouble tomorrow. A pec11Iiar feature of the trouble is that Agent Gillette had the boy taken away from | Wheeler about four months ago but the boy wanted to return to him and said that it was the best home he ever had. His wishes were granted with ) the above result.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30
Paris salon Opened.

PARIS April 30.-Today is varnish- ing day at the national salon. Many pictures of high order are on exhibt- tion, and Chartran's portrait of Presi- dent Roosevelt occupies a prominent place. Opposite the portrait of the American president is hung one of the sensational pictures of the exhibition. This is Terriers representation of Christ after the crucifixion
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30
SPECIAL Millinery Sale

For one week we will sell fine trimmed chiffon --ats at $3.75 up; sold everywhere at from $5 to ST The as- sortment in that line is nowhere better, as new goods are coming in constantly. In ladies' attire we are chock full of novelties and staples, especially So in silk Box Goats in all sizes and prices. Only few more left in Mems broken lot Suits at one-half price. Don't tarry; now is the time and this is the place to supply your wants for cash os on our
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30
vvsrhsrmana Appoints Umpirs.

& WASHINGTON, April 30. Queen
 Yilhelmina has notified the United &States government that she has ap- p6Anted Dr. Charles Augustinius Henri zBArge to act as umpire in the arbitra- ki9n between the United States and
 1enezuela at Caracas of American EIaims Dr. Barge formerly was the butch governor of Curacao.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30
Lehigh Coal

Let us fill your bin now with the best Lehigh coal mined. Our coal is entirely free from dirt and slate and will give, you the very best satisfac- Ition. Order your winter supply now while the price is low and the quality good.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-04-30

T Wednesday night, pocketbook, h containing sum of money. Owned by poor woman. Return 10 242 Baldwin street and receive reward. 4-3O-3
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31

Fender Chronicle: Unless the
present crop conditions in Pender
County are married by a late frost,
berries will be shipped from this
county during the first week in April.
The berries are now beginning to
ripen in the fields. Not since the
year 1894, it is said, have we had such
an early spring. In that year ber-
ries were marketed on April 5th.
Not only is the crop unusually early,
but it bids fair to be unusually large.
The vines are laden with berries, and
at no time during recent years have
the farmers had their farms so we'll
in hand and in such excellent con-
dition.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31

and the increase due to the addition
of the preservatives smaller in casa
of the stall manure than in case Of
the open-yard manure, thus SHOWING
that either with or without the addi.
ton of preservatives stall mannro
suffers less loss and is richer in fort;
lizing constituents than open-yard
manure.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31

by Danish butter and cheese. Yet
as I have often said, the Danes could
not export a single cheese or a print
of butter if the Mississippi Valley
farmer did not sell them the feed,
and this at a detriment to American
farm soil"
GUY E. MITCHELL.
Washington, d. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31

Fayetteville dispatch: Mr.. Her
bert L~utterloh, a large property
owner of the town and county, will
engage very extensively in the buSl-
ness of raising eggs and chickens
principally for the New York mar
ket. His poultry farm will be on
his country place on Beaver Creek
six miles west of Fayetteville, which
seems to be fashioned by nature
specially for raising fowls-a vast,
undulating range over loamy soil OF
gravel and sand, with i~nexhaustlDle
supplies of pure water. There are
good profits in chickens and eggs
they would be three times as great
but for the minks and hawks.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31
The East Tennessee Farmers Convention

The East Tennessee Farmers Convention
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
The twenty-eighth annual meeting
of the East Tennessee Farmers Con-
vention and Farmers Institute will
be held in Knoxville on May q. %
and %. The railroads have granted
a single fare for this meeting over
a wide territory, embracing not only
East and Middle Tennessee, but
reaching out into the adjoining
States. Tickets to this meeting will
be good going May 20, 21 and %,
with a final limit of May "a for re-
turning. Last year there were 1900
tickets sold to the meeting and there
is every reason to expect a much
larger attendance this year.
An unusually strong program is
being prepared. The very best agri-
cultural experts of the United States,
and of the South in particular, will
occupy on the program. The local
interests have not been overlooked,
and the practical discussions of every
topic by the leading farmers of East
Tennessee will be a very interesting
feature of the program, which will
be issued about the middle of April.
Every farmer should make his
plans O to attend this meeting.
It is the greatest gathering of its
kind held anywhere in the South, and
for that matter in the United States.
One cannot come in contact with
such a large body of progressive and
enthusiastic citizens without being
materially benefited thereby. Paste
the dates in your hat so you will not
forget them, and tell your neighbors
and friends about the Convention.
Any person desiring further in
formation about the meeting should
apply to the Secretary, Knoxville,
Tenn, who will cheerfully answer
all letters of inquiry.
ANDREW M. SOULE,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31

Editor OF The progressive Farmer
Texas farmers are being stirred up
to a point where dairying on a large
scale will soon be another of the
thriving industries of the Lone Star
State, according to F. T. Rawlins, of
Austin, a recent visitor at the De-
partment of Agriculture. "Our far
mers," he said, ARE just beginning
to appreciate our natural conditions
for successful dairying, and that we
have the whole world for a market.
Southern cotton-seed meal goes to
Denmark and is fed to the COWS in
that country, and the butter made
there is sold in the English market
in competition with hat made in the
United States. Now our farmers have
gotten it into their minds that if
the Danish farmers can afford to buy
Texas cotton-seed meal and make
butter to sell in England at a profit,
there is no reason why they should
not go extensively into the business
and use their own cottOn-seed to feed
their own COWS and sell their own
butter in the United States and other
foreign countries"
So long as American farmers sell
the rough products of the soil to
other people to be worked up into
finished products, they are dividing
the profits which they should them
selves reap, and are also taking fer
tility from their farms which they
should keep in the soil.
The practice of feeding grains and
other crops on the farm and shipping
the finished product, whether it be
beef, mutton or hog meat, or butter
or cheese, is one which Secretary of
Agriculture Wilson has urged at va
rious times as absolutely necessary
to the upbuilding of American agri-
culture.
at is time, and it has been time
for sometime" said Secretary Will
son, in speaking of the rundown"
farm, that our farmers who are sell
ing stock feed off the farm and ship
ping it abroad, should get it into
their heads that it will pay them =,
better to keep it at home and feed it.
Every one will admit the wisdom of
this, and yet thousands of our farm
ers continue the practice of selling
everything they raise and do not
think out any better plan. But we
must keep the fertility in our farm
lands if we would remain agricultu-
rally supreme. Instead of this entire
areas are getting poorer and poorer.
Keep the farm crops on the farm and
ship the meat and the butter and
milk and cheese. That is the thing
to do.
"Now, as one instance, American
cheese and butter ought to go abroad,
and we have had men out trying to
find a good market for it in foreign
countries. Our farmers can make
the best and cheapest butter and
cheese of any country in the world,
but what have our agents found?
Why in the matter of dairy products
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31
North Carolina Samaritan Tobacco Elk
pertinent Postponed to 1904.

pertinent Postponed to 1904.
Hon. James Wilson, Secretary of
Agriculture, will visit a number of
Southern States during April, and
it is his desire to include North Caro-
lima among the number. Texas,
Florida and South Carolina are
among the objective points, though
as yet Mr.. Wilson has not arranged
his itinerary. He said to-day he
hoped to include visits to points in
Moth Carolina during his Southern
trip. The Secretary of Agriculture
is very much interested in the agri-
cultural Developments South, and he
is going to max the trip in order
to get a better understanding of the
situation there, but more especially
to study and observe the results of
experiments in the culture of tea and
sugar and fine grades of tobacco in
Texas, Alabama and other States in
the South. The Department has ex-
.perimented in the culture of fine
cigar tobacco for use in filters, and
the result has been very successful.
Mr.. Wilson said that as yet the De
partment had not taken up expert
ments in the culture of fine grades
of cigar tobacco in North Carolina.
1t is a matter of doubt in his mind
whether or not there is any soil in
the State adapted to the growth of
this high grade tobacco. Mr.. Will
son said that while he realized that
there was much interest in the State
on this subject, he would not be able
to send any experts to North Caro-
lima this year to experiment in the
culture of Sumatra tobacco. The
experiments, Mr.. Wilson said, in the
Connecticut valley in the culture
of this tobacco have been completed,
and there the tobacco farmers are
averaging $500 net profits per acre.
Secretary Wilson said agents would
be sent to North Carolina next year
by the Department to ascertain
whether or not there is any soil
adapted to the culture and growth
of this high grade tobacco for cigar
Cor. Post.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31
The Value of Barnyard Manure.

The Ohio Station has recently Is
sued a bulletin dealing with the I'M
portant question of the preserva
ton and proper use of barn-yarc
manure. The experiments on this
subject were made on rotations OF
corn, oats and wheat followed fol
years by clover and timothy mixed
and on corn, oats and wheat grown
continuously. In these experiments
manure "taken from fiat, open yards
where it had accumulated for several
months during the fall and winter.
and had been subjected to the condi-
tions which affect the ordinary open
yard manure of the average Ohio
farm, conditions which involve very
considerable losses" was compared
with manure treated as follows:
"a lot of manure, taken from an
open yard, where it had accumulated
during the winter from daily clean
ing out of the stable behind a herd
of dairy COWS, which had been liber-
ally fed on bran, gluten meal, corn
meal, hay and silage, was divided
in the spring into four parcels. On
one parcel the finely ground phos-
phatic rock, from which acid phos-
phate is made by treating with sui
phuric acid, and which, in it's I'M
treated condition, is known in the
South as floats was busted as the
manure was thrown into a pile; on a
second parcel acid phosphate was
busted; on another the crude potash
known as kainit, and ON another, land
plaster, or gypsum, these materials
all being used at the uniform rate of
2 pounds per 100 pounds of manure,
or 40 pounds per ton. At the same
time a lot of manure was taken from
box stalls, where it had accumulated
under the feet of animals which were
kept continuously in their stalls, be-
ing given sufficient bedding to keep
them clean without cleaning out the
stalls, and similarly treated"
For corn and wheat the
was applied as a to~p-dressing, being
put on with a manure-spreader at
rates of 4 and s tons per acre on each
crop in the rotation, and 212 to 5
tons in the case of the continuous
cropping. The results of the expert
merits, as measured by the crop
yields, show
"That it will pay we'll to give more
attention than is done on the average
farm to the preservation of barn
yard manure, first, by guarding it
from the sources of loss which occur
IN the ordinary open barnyard, and,
second, by treating it with materials
calculated to reduce the losses from
escaping ammonia on the one hand
and to increase its content of phos-
phOric acid on the other.
ITO accomplish this purpose, acid
phosphate appears to be the material
producing the largest and most profit
table Immediate increase in effective
ness of the manure, but the expert
ments strongly suggest the possibil-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-03-31

It is a common mistake to sup
pose that sheep and chickens do no.
need water because they can go Wltn'
out it for long periods. DeprlVlng
sheep of plenty of good water, II -
stated in a report of the Bureau o.
Animal Industry, causes the loss o.
thousands of lambs every year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
CUBA CLAIMS ISLE OF PINES.
Governor Nunez Says Americans There
Must Pay Taxes.

Havana (SpeciaD.-General Nunez
Governor OF the Province OF Havana,
in which the Isle OF Pines is included,
stated that the Government had direct
ed the municipal officials in the Isle
OF Pines to collect taxes which the
American residents there decline to pay.
In default OF payment the officials
will have recourse TO the courts for
the collection OF the money. Governor
Nunez attributes the memorial on the
subject recently sent to Washington
by the American residents, solely to
land SPECTATORS who, he alleges. mis-
informed the buyers to the effect that
the island was bound to belong to the
United States.
The Cuban officials do not believe
that the United States desires the Isle
OF Pines. They say that, aside from
sentimental considerations, Cuba's only
advantage in continuing her sovereign
ty over the isle will be the prevention
OF an easy means OF smuggling through
the Isle OF Pines into Cuba, which
smuggling would be carried on il the
former were in the possession OF the
United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-02-05
A COMPROMISE OFFERED
Latest Plan May Solve the Venezuelan
Question.
MINISTER BOWEN WAITING ANSWER.
The Proposition Suggested by Representa-
tive Of One Of the Allies, Is That for a Short
Period Of the Year the Allies Shall Exclu.
slveiy Receive Percentage Of the Custom
I)utjes

Washington, d. c. (SpeciaD Prop
ositions involving a compromise OF the
allied powers contention for prcferen-
fial treatment in the settlement OF their
claims against Venezuela have been
submitted to the governments Of Great
Britain, Germany and Italy by their
representatives. at Washington, and.
while no answers have been received as
yet, there is reason for the belief that
the allies will see way to accept the
latest proposition. This compromise c
has been suggested by one OF the rep
Tesentatives OF the allies here, and
while it has not formally received the
Endorsement OF Minister Bowen, il is
felt that he will not enter serious OBJ
jections to its adoption. provided the
United States and the other claimant
nations outside the alliance can be
convinced that their own interests in
Venezuela will not be substantially in
jured by yielding to a plan which seems
TO offer a solution OF the present seri-
Gus hitch in the Washington negotia-
tions.
The details OF the proposition now
under consideration by the three allied
nations are not obtainable. but in a
general way it is understood to be a
modification OF the allies contention
that they be recognized as Venezuela 5
preferred claimants in the payment OF
she indemnity The plan suggested
provides that for short period. per-
haps six months or a year, Great Bri-
tain, Germany and Italy shall receive
exclusively a percentage OF customs re
ceipts OF the ports OF Porto Cabello
and Laguayra. and that at the end OF
this perod--the exact length OF which
is yet open to decision-that all the
claimant nations be placed on the same
footing, and at the expiration oi that
time the 80 per cent. OF the receipts oi
these two ports be divided among all
the claimant nations in ratio based on
The amount OF each nations claim.
The plan is regarded as a compromise
which will enable the allies to with
draw their ships from Venezuelan wa
tiers without a serious loss OF prestige
Whether the claimant nations outside
The tripartite agreement will assent to
this scheme is not yet known. The
British ambassador called by appoint
ment on Secretary Hay this afternoon
at o'clock. and it is believed that some
such plan as this was under consider
alton. the British ambassador wishing
10 acquant himself with the exact at
titude of the United States regarding
Lord Lansdowne's contention for pref
ercntial treatment for the allies