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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05
ARTICLES YOU CAN'T AFFORD TO MISS.

North Carolina farmers spend $G.000,0OO an
nually for commercial fertilizers. OF this amount
fully ST, 100000 could be saved to our people by
intelligent home-mixing. At an early date we ex-
pect DR.. Kilgore to give us a paper on How the
Farmer Can Mix His Own Fertilizer" Every
farmer who spends money for guano will need
this article.
The recent fluctuations in prices of cotton and
tobacco have left many farmers in doubt as to
the best policy for planters to pursue in regard
to have a symposium on this topic that no grower
of either cotton or tobacco can afford to miss.
Among those who will be asked to contribute are:
Harvie ordan, President Southern Cotton
son, Commissioner of Agriculture; John S. Cum
ningham, E.. L. Daughtridge, T. B. Parker, John
Graham, J. Bryan Grimes, Jno. P. Allison, and
many others.
DR.. Burkett's letters on stock raising will be
extremely suggestive and helpful.
A little later we expect a series of authoritative
articles on: "Tools and Implements Which South
ern Farmers Ought to Use More Largely"
vital agricultural topics to appear in early mum
bers of this paper. The North Carolina farmer
who does not read The Progressive Farmer during
1904 will find himself sadly behind his progress
sive brethren who are already enrolled as sub
scribers, or will be enrolled before March 1st,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05

The Danbury Reporter is very much in earnest
in it's advocacy of small industries for the Stokes
tobacco farmers. Since the article which we quoted
in our last number appeared, another issue OF the
Reporter has come to hand, and we find the edl-
torial page we'll sprinkled with such pertinent par
agraphs as the following:
"When 20 dozen eggs will buy a barn OF tobac-
co, isn't it time to stop and do a little thinking!
"In several sections of this State farmers are
making a good thing of shipping holly, mistIetoe
and other evergreens to the cities for decorating
purposes during the holidays. Stokes farmers
might get something out of this.
eggs are selling at 81 cents in Winston ~
cents in Denver, 60 cents in New York. Ch!cheDs'
80 and 40 cents per pound. And yet the Ola men
is an improbable creature, according to the WIS
dom Of our tobacco farmers"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05
THE COTTON

The effort of the cotton manufacturers to de-
press prices by threatening to curtail the pro-
duction of goods has had no effect on the market.
On the contrary, prices have climbed steadily
upward, and when the American mills later get
ready to buy Git is said that the European mills
have been buying all the time) they may find
prices very much higher than at the time of their
Charlotte meeting. 1t would have been much
better policy for the spinners to have set about
raising the price of their product instead of try
ing to lower that of the farmer. AS Mr.. R. F.
Jones, a Georgia manufacturer, says:
with concert of action, or with wise individ-
ual action on the part of Southern mills in the
sale of goods, / do not see why high priced cot
ton would not be as attractive as low cotton, and
even more so, for when cotton is selling at a
price so that the man who produces it makes a
profit, it gives him more money and it puts more
money into every channel of labor and business.
Everybody, including the farmer, spends more
money. buys more goods, and in this way con-
sumption of goods is increased. ! have been sell
ing goods direct to the consumer for twenty-five
years, and this I know: That when cotton is high
/ can sell more goods, sell them at a better price
and sell them easier than I can when cotton is
low. Thus, as before stated, high cotton and
high goods tend to increase consumption rather
than decrease it. If this be the ase-and it is
it would seem that good business judgment would
suggest that the Southern cotton mill men should
so plan his way of escape from the dilemma in
which he finds himself, brought about by cheap
goods while cotton is high, in such a way as not
to lower the price of cotton, but to raise the
price of the goods"
Mr.. Jones goes on to say that the mills have de-
pressed the price of their goods "by a public
acknowledgement that things are distressingly
wrong and unsettled and that an effort is being
made to get the mills to unite and bring some
thing to pass that will eQualize the price of cot
ton and cloth. This inspires hope in the mind
of the buyer that this action of the mills will re-
suit in his favor. So he is waiting"
The general opinion is that we have now enter
ed on a long era of high prices for cotton. The
South might increase its acreage, but the labor
is not here to cultivate it. Texas and Mexico
might add much to the total supply, but the boil
weevil now stands in the way of any considerable
increase in competition there. And Mr.. Edward
Atkinson. of Boston, than whom no higher au-
thority has yet spoken on the question, declares
that for fifty years to come the South will have a
virtual monopoly of the worlds cotton sunn1v.
Mr.. Atkinson" says the Manufacturers Record.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05
EDITORIAL
GOOD NEW YEAR RESOLUTIONS FOR ANY
ARMER

account of my receipts and my expenses.
I will study the experiences of other farmers
and the counsel of agricultural scientists, and
will profit by their labors.
will give my children the best educational ad-
vantages I can afford, and I will try to make
that education bear directly on their life work.
will try to get my n~eighbors to start a move
ment for better roads, and will see that our pres
ent laws are more rigidly enforced.
If possible. l will organize some kind of farm
ers' club at my schoolhouse, so that the farmers
and their families may meet every two weeks for
social and intellectual Improvement.
| will cooperate with my brother farmers as
much as possible in the purchase of supplies and
in all other matters which demand united action.
I will study the fertilizer problem, and see if
cannot expend my guano money more economi-
cally.
I will look into the matter of improving my
breeds of horses, cattle, hogs and poultry, and
cooperate with my n~eighbors to this end.
I will try to get the best mail service possible
for our rural districts.
I Will see if the town nearest me would not pur-
chase certain supplies which / can raise, and pay
me a larger profit than I can get from staple
crops.
I will send for catalogues of farm advertisers,
dIu uIdhe cit IOOIS anu HldCLIutlS u SOllle o.
he work that would otherwise require high
priced labor.
l will see to it that implements of all kinds
are properly housed.
I will select the best seed for both farm and
garden crops.
I will consider The Progressive Farmers advo-
cacy of the rural telephone system, and will agi-
tate the matter whenever | think it will do good.
Seeing that my health is my capital, | will look
to its preservation by living temporarily and ac-
cording to the common laws of health.
I will write The Progressive Farmers staff for
counsel when in doubt as to any farming prob
lem.
I will join in the effort to improve the library
facilities of our public school.
/ will encourage the study of agriculture in the
schools.
Besides trying to have the best farm. | will
try to have the happiest home in the neighbour
hood, and will try to get the help of my wife and
children to this end.
I will improve and beautify the buildings and
grounds.
I will get the best books and papers for my
family to read.
I will take a short vacation with my wife after
the crops are laid by.
| will try to tighten the homework, as well as
the farm work, by improved implements and APP
pliances, and I will have the water supply as con-
venient as possible.
l will visit my n~eighbors and try to make the
community an attractive social center.
! will put my brain as we'll as my muscle into
everything that / do.
Not only will 1 try to use the most progressive
farming methods, but I will endeavor to get my
farm laborers to do likewise.
| viii raise as many vegetables in the garden
as the family can use, and thus save the buying
of high-priced groceries.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-05

Love Him and keep Him for thy friend wiz,
when all go away, will not forsake thee; nor JIG
thee to perish in the end.-Thomas a Kempls,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
SHIP on FIRE SIGHTED.
Burning Steamer off Eastport
Seems To BE abandoned.
InY TELEcRsPH To rnE rmBrxr.i

E,astport N Y. July 20.-Inha btaats OF this
locality are intensely interested tonight In what
is believed 10 be a large ocean steamer on fire
about thirty miles to Attention was first at
tracted to her about o'clock this afternoon.
through the sight of great volumes OF smoke ris-
ing against the SKI. She too distant 70 he
seen with the unaidcd eye. but through power
full glass levelled from high position the shape
os a large steamer was vaguely apparent
The wind has been at high northwest since
noon. and the vessel since being first sighted has
been drifting slowly out TO sea. thereby creating
the belief that the crew either abandoned her
or. II remaining on board We're unable to direct
her course. one OF the South Beach life savers
at Quogue noticed several vessels moving be
tween the beach and the burning vessel this
afternoon. which continued on their course lii
spite of the possible need of help.
a vigilant watch is being maintained along
the coast tonight IN the hope that some of the
crew or passengers of the vessel may reach the
shore.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
SUBWAY CRUSH FE1RED.
Engineers Say There UW BE Plenty
of ROOm-Tunnel Cool.

Now that the subway is nearly ready for
look about for things of which to complain
Many of those who have Inspected subway sta
tions express the belief that the platforms are
not large enough to accommodate rush hour
crowds and that there will be more or less of
the sort of crush" the underground road was
designed to obviatc. The rapid transit engineers
naturally, hold that the stations are large enough
TO meet all demands. If they thought otherwise
the platforms would have been made larger when
the plans were drawn they say.
The subway stations provided with plat
forms varying In length from two hundred and
fifty to more than three hundred feet. They are
from twenty TO thirty feet wide. instead of eight
ten twelve feet most of the platforms
at stations the elevated road. For the sta
room has been allowed. An express train can
not stop ar any but express station, 10
platforms provided alongside the express
tracks at purely local stations.
George =. Rice deputy chief engineer of the
Rapid Transit Commission. said yesterday that
each station designed and graded To size
according the greatest volume OF travel
pected at the particular point.
He said that fears that the stations too
small were groundess. He pointed out that
the frequency with which trains would
would prevent congestion. The stations
much larger, he said, than those in subways in
other cities, and the larger ones afforded four
five times as much room as the ordinary
elevated station.
After the unofficial inspection trip Tues
day. when the Mayor. Rapid Transit Commits
sioners and other officials taken through
the subway, the public surprised to hear
that one of the party had found overcoat
comfortable. In the streets people were swell
teTlng. while the subway was decidedly cool.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
| NEAT STRIKE SETTLED.
ARBITRATION ARRANGED.
UOrk To BE Resumed at Once-Ol0
ben To BE Taken Back.

The great meat strike was settled last night
an arbitration agreement between the strikers
and the packers being arranged chiefly
through the work Of the allied trades in the
stockyards, who feared being entangled if
the trouble continued.
All questions at issue are to be arbtrated.
both sides agreeing to abide by the decision
of the arbitrators, and the men to return to
work in the mean time on the terms under
which they were working when the strike was
called. All the strikers are to receive their
old places back within forty-fve days.
Work is to be resumed as soon as the men
can be informed of the settlement
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
PRESIDENT TO DECIDE.
Question Of Free Labor InJoIred in
UashingtOH Barracks Strike.

Washington. July 90.-Captafn John s Seweu Of
ths corps of engineers. who Is in charge Of the
work at the Washington Barracks. where twenty
eight bricklayers went strike because of the
employment Of a nOn-union colored bricklayer said
to-day that he had made his report on the strike
TO General Alexander Mckenzie chief of engineers
and expressed the opinion that the strike was a
question for President Roosevelt to settle
Captain Sewell said he has anticipated that this
question would arise when. several months ago the
union brtcklayers, In revising its constitution
struck out a clause which made il possible for
union men government work get a dspensa =
tion to work with non-uniGn men.
The union has raised the issue" said Captain
Sewell, "and am willing that the question shall
he settled now. and my work even though il
will Inconvenience me. II might Just as well be
settled once for ALL for the question is bound TO
arise ! Will give my men credit. They tried to
find way out of the difficulty. but do not think
they could get any dispensation. even from the
national officers. without general convention of
the union I think that when they hrst quit IL was
because Taylor was negro Then they found that
he not a union man. and they could not then
go back to work without violating their con-
Stituton.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
PARKER AND DAVIS MEET
CONFERENCE 1T ESOPUS.
Still Hopes of German for Ckair-
man-I'aggart Here.

Chief Judge Parker and ex-senator Herr,
G.. Davis met for the first time at Esoprs yes
terday. Norman T.. Mack. of this State, un.;
ID. j. Campau. of Michigan, were also guests
at Rosemount. Ii was the decision of all thls
Senator German should be national chairman
In spite of his declinstion there are sill hopes
of his accepting.
1t was decided that there should be no JOINT
notification of the Democratic candidates
John b. Mcdonald, the personal Representa-
tive of August Belmont, arrived off Esopus
late yesterday in the yacht Sapphire, and en-
tertained Judge Parker and the lattcr's
brother at dinner on board. No little COM
ment followed this visit
Thomas Taggart, of Indiana, arrived here
and started an aggressive fight for the chair
manship of the national committee Tam
many is still sullen and recalcitrant No ratl-
fcation meeting has been planned Charles
+. Murphy is expected back tonight or to-
morrow.
Bird s. Coler gave out long statement, in
which he attacked Senator McCarren as repre-
senting "the advanced spirit of commercial
politics and lobby element in public life" and
saying that his success would be blow 10
Brooklyn.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
ALL BRITAIN AROUSED.
pFSORT TO FORCE URGED.
officials Stirring to AIIay Indigna-
lion 4gainst Russia.

.rb, British Government has protested to
Russia against the seizure of the Malacca.
p,bEc fceIing in Great Britain is intense, and
,ro ncwspapcrs make open reference to the
possibility of war.
,avices from Odessa indicate that the Rus
s;an Governments plans not disturbed by
+bc stir in Great Britain, although the En-
,eror is said to regret the incident. More
volunteer feet vessels are reported to be pre-
,,qrinc 10 leave the Black Sea.
CORRESPONDENTS with General Kuroki's
e-my reported that his right wing was en-
r,ccd in a hard battle on July 10. dis
match from Tashi-Chiao said that the Japan
csc in this action had lost ten guns, and had
b.en driven back as far as Sanaja.
The Vladivostok squadron was reported off
fine eastern coast of Japan, steaming south
east at high speed. Conjectures regarding its
destination are many, one of them being that
il is bound for Saigon. The warships fired
on and sank japanese steamer twenty-five
miles from Hakodate.
Japanese who arrived at Che-Foo from the
Kwan-Tung Peninsula said that the forces
before Port Arthur were acting on the de-
fensiye and making preparations for a con-
cer.ed assault on the fortress.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
WATER FAMINE.
Eight CiUic Organizations Call ON
Manor to PreUent 1t.

A water famine is TO strike this city with
the first dry season. unless something Is done
at once, declares letter to the Mayor and other
members OF the Board of Estimate and Appor-
tionmeut The letter is signed by eigh, leading
civic organizations Their statements are based
on a study OF Water Department statistics. IN
summing up the letter says;
The available sources OF additional water supply
are known commission. composed OF three or
the competent and best equipped experts IN
the country, has reported complete and thoroughdy
gently will within the shortest possible time bring
these sources within the reach Of the city and tul
nish an adequate supply or water To every one OF
its boroughs. The city has ample legal power TO
begin the work at once
Briefly this letter puts tho situation as follows
The consumption of Croton water in Manhattan
and Tie Bronx jn 1858 about 27o.eoooo gallons
a day on the average. the safe yield OF this
tershed in ory years, after the new reserEoiT IN VIII
2ss,oIocoo gallons day. Ir dry season. such as
occurred several times between 1870 and isqs. and
Croton water FOR Manhattan and The Bronx under
present conditions would not he more than 2;oeoopl
gallons a day-that Is. 2Qoc'Oc0 gallons day less
than the city is actually using at the present time
Even win m the Work or me SoTpei & '; 9 aII IL
dry year would not exceed 100000 gallons a day
increasing each year at the rate OF 1000" gallons
a day.
II IS calculated that by 1905 tho consumption
viii amount to from 5000. 900 to 320.oOo.oo0
gallons daily. The situation I'm B-ooklyn.
Queens and Richmond It Is declared. Is almost
equally serious. and within few years the en-
tire sources Of additional supply for these bor-
oughs will have been exhausted.
The letter is signed by the City Club the Man
ufacturers Association OF New York. the Citi-
zens Union. the Brooklyn League. the Fiatbush
Taxpayers Association. the NewYork Board OF
Fire Underwriters. Internal Trade and Improve
ments Chamber OF Commerce. and the New
York Board of Trade and Transportation.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
NIcARAeUAN SOLDIERS DROWNED
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRl

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIRUNEI
New-Orleans. July m.-Advces received from
Bluefields Nicaragua, say that seventeen Near
aguan soldiers drowned on July 10 off the
fort at Blueields bluff by the overturning of life
boat There twenty-three men in the boat,
which was being rowed across the bay TO Bluefeds
where the soldiers to participate ia the cele-
bration marking the eleventh anniversary of the
election of General Jose Santos Zelaya President
Of nyua
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
FALL RIVER STRIKE SURE.
Operatives Decide By Vote of 1910
to S96-3O,OOO Effected.

Fall River. Mass. July 2o--By vote OF 1910
TO S96. the textile workers night decided to
striks July 25. in all of the so-Called union
cotton mills of this city where 121a per cent
duction in wages has been announced TO become
operative next Monday. Thirty thousand en-
ployes are affected
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
DUTCH QUEEN SENDS CONDOLENCES
Hopes Mr.. Krueger's Character and Patriot
ism Will Be Vaunted Anew Evervwbere

Amsterdam. July 2o.-Queen Wilhelmiua has teIe-
graphed her coincidence 10 the late Mr. Krueger's
family the death of the former President of tho
Transvaa adding:
May the grandeur of his character and his
patriotism be vaunted anew everywhere and NAV
YOU and your compatriots thus find consolation for
your grieyous loss ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
SHIRTWAIST MEN TURNED DOWN.
They Cannot Get Into the Palace of Fine
Arts at ST. Louis.
GRY TELEGRAPH TO THE rR1BrNE. ?

ST. Louis, July N.-President Francis OF the
Worlds Fair to-day decreed that hereafter shirt
waist men would not be admitted to the Palace OF
Fine Arts. Many coatless men were turned away
this afternoon. Two shirtwaist BOYS both under
six. We're denied admission, but after their father
had protested were admitted by special permit
signed by Halsey Ives. chief of fine arts
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
NEW-YoRKER BROWNS IN LAKE CLEAR

Paul Smiths. N. Y. July 2O-Duncan Har-
brough, a visitor from New-York who was
spending his vacation at resort on Lake Clear
was drowned while swimming in the lake to-day.
The body recovered. and will be sent 10
his home. lie was unmarried.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21
TO SHIP LooMIs's BODY SATURDAY.

Plymouth. England. July 2O--The body of +.
Kent Looms is here. 1t is expected that 1t
will be shipped to New-York the American Line
steamer ST. Paul. July %.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21

DEWEY'S PURE WINES AND GRAPE JUICE.
Unequalled for the weak and over-worked
II T. Dewey & Sons Co.. l3S Fulton St, y. "
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21

Continued on scoold pnSs
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-07-21

Continued On seventh page,
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-29

the day Buck jumped on chair. Bum was able to nip his legs. Buck jumped to the bar. There he was safe. He be- gan chasing the clothespin again, when suddenly he got glimpse of the looking glass. What he saw there made him forget the clothespin.
 Buck poised himself after the man. ner of his masonic brother about to administer the thirty-third degree. Then he shot himself at that other goat.
 Steve Mucsuga ran in with his rife, believing the laborers from the gas house were raiding his place. When he saw what had happened, he took aim at the billy-goat and pulled the trigger. But Bum got in the way of the bullet and went down with yelp. Mrs. Mucsuga ran in and tainted. Buck ran out, con- scious of nothing except that he had smashed that other goat
 Neighbors hurried in and found Muc- suga, with smoking rife, leaning over his prostrate wife, and good old Bum dead on the floor.
 Murder" they yelled The police held Mucsuga until he proved to them that he hadn't murdered his wife. A general alarm was sent out for Buck.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1904-04-29
Notice to Contractors.


 Sealed proposals for the construc tion of gate house and inlet chamber at the main reservoir on East Noun tain, according to plans and speciti- cations on file in the office of the Bureau of Engineering, will be re- ceived by the Board of Public Works until 7:30 p. m., May 3, 1904, at which hour they will be publicly opened and read.
 Each proposal must be accompanied by certified check for $200, drawn payable to the order of the Comptrol- Ter of the city of Waterbury, as guarantee that the bidder to whom the contract is awarded will execute the contract with satisfactory surety with in the time specified in his proposal. In case of his failure to do so the check shall become the property of the city.
 The right is reserved to reject any or all bids.
 Proposals must be made on blanks furnished by the Board, and no bids will be considered unless prepared in strict conformity to this notice.
 The contract and specification may be seen and proposal blanks and all available information may be obtained by intending bidders applying in per son at the office of the City Engineer, No. 9 Leavenworth street.
 By order of the Boagd,
 R. A. CAIRNS, City Engineer.
 April II, 1904. 4-13-22-29