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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
DIR. FREEMAN's TALKS:
REORGANIZATION Of Tobacco Growers.

Editors Progressive Farmer:
I notice with pleasure that President Adams is
doing something to organize the farmers in and
for their own interest
We have the tobacco growers organization I'M
North Carolina but the organization does not
amount to anything of itself. There must be men
at the head of these organizations who able
and willing to do the work necessary to succeed.
No man or set of men in political life will do:
men who carry along dozen or more axes to be
ground are not suited. So you see it is hard to
get the right men to do the organizing.
President Adams says call mass meetings and
get up enthusiasm This we have been doing in
North Carolina for several years, and we are far
ther away from being organized at this houf than
att-any- time during these years. To succeed, two
things necessary and must be on hand: Men
and money. Without these two forces you cannot
succeed.
If we had the right men in organization
leaders, have nothing in this State to do but to
succeed. have been in all the farmers organiza-
tions of the State since the organization of the
Grange and none have succeeded except as agents
kept actively at work in each county. This
plan will succeed and no other will Put organ
izers in every county, men who can and will do
the work, and the thing is done.
counties and work every section until every farmer
is a member, and then stay there to keep up the
order These organizers will have lots of work to
do besides organizing. They should know how
many acres of tobacco is planted in his county.
how much guano used, what it is made of, which
brand is the best, cost, etc.
Through these agents and organizations the to-
bacco growers could get much information which
would make the organization grow stronger and
stronger until the grower of the weed would con-
troll the tobacco trade. Also by the proper organ
ization the guano could be made by the
State organization.
The tobacco growers and cotton growers asso-
Citations can make the farmers of the South rich
in five years. All that is lacking is the and
the money 1t will not be hard to get the money,
as the farmers are ready and anxious to succeed
along this line, but the will be hard to find.
do not know where the right is; I wish did.
He should be the barinest man in the State. He
should be above suspicion and leader in every
sense. He should be paid the salary that will get
the man. and if this salary should be ten thousand
dollars per year, and we get the man who can
succeed, it will be small amount indeed to pay
for the great advantages which will come to u.s.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
Adulterated Grass Seed Will be Tested Free by
the Department of Agriculture.

United States Department of Agriculture,
Office of the Secretary,
Washington, d. c., June Is, 1904.
Editors Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. c.:
The act of Congress making appropriations for
the Department of Agriculture for the fiscal year
ending June 80, 1905, contains the following:
''The Secretary of Agriculture is hereby di-
rected to obtain in the open market samples of
and if any such seeds are found to be adulterated
misbranded or if any seeds of Canada blue
grass Poa compressa) obtained under any
other than Canada bluegrass or Poa COM
pressa, to publish the results of the test together
with the names of the persons by whom the seeds
we're offered for sale.'
Announcement is hereby made that the colec-
ton and testing of seeds as directed by this act
will begin July l. 1904
JAMES WILSON, Secretary.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
Molasses in Feed Does Remove Wild Onion Odor from
Milk.


Editors Progressive Farmer:
In your issue this week of The Progressive
Farmer, correspondent asks in regard to the
of molasses in cattle feed as a remedy for the
onion odor in milk, and as I am one of your sub
scribers and feel interest in all that pertains to
agriculture and stock raising, I will offer the in
formation myself and you can make such disposi-
tion of it as you think BEST
I own a herd of Jerseys, all of them registered
in A. J. c. c., and sometimes get quite quantity
of milk, and at one time meadows became IN
tested with wild onions; consequently there
objections made by milk customers. We at
once began to give the milk cows molasses with
their night feed, which entirely relieved the milk
of any onion flavor whatever, and as long as we
used The. .molasses remedy there no trouble ex-
perienced from the effects of wild onions.
Should this hfsiiaformation mt benefit any one, why
shall feel amnlv rspaid for having written.
And let me saw iusAAhere, Mr.. Editor, that miss
Harry farmers (HenSx ~Wyche's) letters Nalea
much. always read them WI M peculiar iztsl(
because, aside from having known him persohs
/ expected to learn something that would benefit
me. We were reared here in Whiteville together;
together in school during boyhood days,
and having known him intimately for so long
time testify as to his real worth He was
true; he progressive; he was practical; he be-
ieved in the right; he abhorred sham; he felt
keen interest in all that pertains to the welfare of
our Commonwealth, especially it's agricultural and
educational interests. In his conversation he al
ways seemed enthusiastic; he would talk he
wrote for your paper. Many times have met
him in my place of business and he seemed
to tire in making suggestions about the practical
things of life. But / fear I have written too
long already and wearied your patience. When
began I only intended to write in regard to the
onion trouble j. L. MEMORY.
Columbus Co.. N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21

This man should control all the county agents and
have under his direction every part of the work
ings of State, county and district organizations
He should fix the prices and order the sales of to-
bacco through the local organizations. When we
are thus organized, the growers of tobacco and
cotton will get rich quick (and not before) by
growing these money crops.
The manipulators of these crops, by organiza-
ton, are growing rich every day. The organizers
of these manpulators are men. Can't find
just one man2 Now if you are living, speak out
and the money is ready.
H F. FREEMAN.
! Wilson Co.. N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-06-21
What to Do with the susxoerry Fields Fruit

What Do with the Stre1oerry Fields Fruit
- ing.
EDITORS ProgrsNsxe> Farmer:
The most successful strawberry growers plow up
their fields as soon the berries all gathered
and sow them in cowpeas, thus putting the land
in perfect tilth to reset in strawberries the fol-
lowing fall winter spring, may be most con-
venient. But the vast majority of growers gather
two and sometimes three crops of berries from the
same field.
How to do this successfully is the object of this
article Bar off with turning plow the strawber-
ry rows, leaving unplowed a strip about foot
wide containing the plants. On this strip chop
out the plants, leaving them about eighteen inches
apart. Always leave young Gone year old) plants
instead of old ones when possible In this chop
ping out also kill all weeds and grass. A week
ten days later SOW cotton seed meal at the rate
of 800 to 1000 pounds in the furrow left
on each side of the row. Then split out the mid
die, throwing the earth closely around the plants
but not on them, or they will be smothered.
Whenever practicable (though with a large acre
age it is not usually practically it pays to burn
off the field bed before barring off. To do this:
NOW the foliage of the plants closely pos
sible. Then loosen up the straw used mulch
and on dry, breezy day. after the moved foliage
has got dry, set fire to the field along the border
to windward. If there is a fair quantity of foil
age or mulch the field will burn quickly over,
leaving the soil as clean as a floor. Weeds, seed
and any insect pest that may chance to be present
will meet their Judgment day; to a novice the
strawberry plants will seem to have done so too
But seeming will be all.
In week, or earlier if it rains, in the fire.
blackened Sahara-like field magic transformation
will take place. Every strawberry plant will have
put forth leaves of the most vivid and beautiful
growth. The rows can then be barred off, chop
ped out, fertilzed and treated above directed
Subsequent cultivation should be the same as
for young ields-shallow blowing with a small
tooth cultiyator and shallow hand hoeing fire.
quently enough to kill all grass and weeds before
they come and to keep the crust on the soil
broken. This is all important as in dry time 1t
greatly lesens evaporation and 1nln1m1zes the
effect of drought. O1W. BLAChNALL"
Vance Co.. N. 9.
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Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
TOILET lips.

Sweet almond oil rubbed into tha
bands will keep them soft.
An invigoratlng tonic bath is pre-.
pared by soaking several slices of lem
on or lines in the bath water for an
hour, then adding handful of bran.
Varnish stains on the hands should
be rubbed with little methylated
spirit, then wiped dry and finally
washed thoroughly with soap and wa
ter.
A little cold cream put on with face
rag or soft cloth is a good substitute
for soap and water. 1t keeps the skin
smooth and soft, at the same time
cleansing it effectively.
For mouth wash take teaspoon
full Of powered borax and tablespoon
full Of pure glycerin and add cold wa
ter Keep covered, and it will last for
several days, when it may be renewed.
Use every morning before brushing the
teeth.
Rinsing the face and hands thor
oughly after washing is quite as i'm
portant as the washing itself, if the
people who make beauty study are
to be believed. The soap must be got
out of the pores or it will roughen
and dry the skin and often aggravate
the tendency to blackheads.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
An Inconveni,.nt plnno.

Leopold de Meyer OF Dresden, bril-
liant and popular pianist of his day,
was once summoned to play before the
sultan at Constantinople. Going thith-
er, he borrowed a grand piano from
one of the Austrian secretaries of lega-
ton and had it set up in large recep-
ton room at the palace. There he
awaited the coming of the sultan, but
when that intelligent monarch entered
the room he started back in alarm and
demanded of his attendants what that
monster was standing there on three
legs
Explanations followed, but were in
vain. The legs had to be taken off and
the body Of the instrument laid fat on
the floor, and Leopold de Meyer, squat
ting cross legged on mat went
through his programme as best he
could in that awkward attitude and
without pedals. But the commander of
the faithful was delighted, and when
the last piece was played gave the art
ist over $1,000 as "backsheesh."
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
wntching a srider at worn.

Watch a spider spin his web. and I
shall be surprised If you ever kill a
spider again. 1t takes him about an
hour. somewhat less, for he is a mar
velously quick worker, and there is
something almost terrifying about the
skill with which he works. There Is
mis- body, no larger than a match's
head, yet, inclosed within that mere
dot of nature, there is an intelligence
which is able first to prospect the area
for his web, then to plan it out like a
geometrician and then to carry out his
plan with workmanlike precision.
Meanwhile, too, it must be remember
cd, he is not only doing his thinking
and his weaving. but also spinning the
material for it, all in that mite of
body. But perhaps the uncanniest fea-
ture of the whole thing is that the spi-
der not merely has his plan clear in his
head, but knows when he has made
and you can see him break
ing of misplaced threads here and
there, making taut slack lines and Sc
curing shaky nnections.-Success.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
A Carved Cherry stone.

DR.. Peter Oliver, who lived in Eng
land during the early part of the eight
eenth century, tells of seeing carved
cherry stone which would be a wonder
even in this age of fine tools and fine
workmanship.
The stone was one from a common
cherry, and upon it were carved the
heads of 124 popes, kings, queens, en-
perors, saints, etc. Small as they must
necessarily have been, it is announced
on the authority of Professor Oliver
that with good glass the heads of
the popes and kings could readily be
distinguished from those of the queens
and saints by their miters and crowns.
The gentleman who brought this little
wonder to England purchased 1t in
Prussia, allowing the original owner
$1,000 for his treasure. Think of it,
$685. 600 for cherry seed!
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
HnnlErunf.

Solicitor-You want to be made bank
rupt, do you? Very well, I'll put 1t
through for you. Just give me check
for S100 on account of preliminary ex-
penses.
Client-B-but l haven't got any mon
ey at ALL
Sollcitor-Then why the dickens do
you come to me? Hang it all, man, you
are bankrupt
a mandy Little BOZ.
A long chocolate box makes a gooa
foundation for this pretty pin box.
Cover and line with silk, fixing it ell
ther with vegetable glue or seccotine.
The little divisions in the ends are fof
small pins. These are made by cover
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
4 Glenn SinIr

When first set up housekeeping, /
resolved to have sink that was "clean
enough to eat out Of" says a writer in
Good Housekeeping. At first this
seemed almost impossible, because of
the SCOT from the kettles and the
scraps from the dishwater. But 1
bought two wire meat racks, a funnel
which fitted exactly into the drain and
strainer which fitted exactly into the
funnel. The strainer should be of tin,
rs the wire gauze is too fine and does
not wear we'll The meat racks should
have little legs at the corners which
keep them well above the surface of
the sink. All the pots, kettles, ETC.,
even to the dishpan, are set on these
gratings, and all the dishwater is
poured into the strainer when the dish
es are done. l empty the scraps from
the strainer, and with fresh pan of
hot water rinse of the CRATES and
the funnel, wipe them, tip my water in
the sink, and with few strokes of a
small brush the sink is immaculate.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
Documents Filed fol- Record,

Following is a list of docu
ments filed for record at the coun-
ty seat and compiled by Abstracter
Fred DYsart
Henry B. Harris claims 500
inches water from Gila river near
Clifton and Duncan roads and
locates Harris ditch.
Black Rock Mining & Milling
Co, files proof of labor on Black
Rock group, Bosler, Braden ct al,
70 claims in Black Rock dist.
Oliver J Cotey to Georg. II
Barkley, deed 81, Is of d nsf,,aa
in Greenlee dist. '"oS
: Geo " Williams, ST, and wife 10
Geo W Williams, ir, deed, 4,6xa p 2
chs in sw ! see 90, tp 6s r 25e
WIN A Wilson and wife to :; q
Usher, deed 81, 81 l-2o - "a 90 y
tp 7srs7e, in sec ~
Geo B CO.
G Smis' able, treasurer, to A
eo"- ii certificate of tax sale,
.oo so, 8 mines in Greenlee dist,
assigned to John Grant Lyman.
WI Parks files proof of labor
on 3 mines ct al in Stanley Butte
dist.
VIC Warren files proof of labor
on Captain Jack in Stanley Butte
dist
81 Forbes files proof of labor
on Rocky Flat Places in Greenlee
dist
Ambrose Burke ct al locate II
mines in Copper Mt dist.
Tri.Bullion Smelling & Devel.
opment Co. files proof Of labor on
Starlight group in Stanley Butte
dist.
6 II Tompson and Sam Nc,
MILAN files amended location Of
l mine and locate 2 mines in Cop
per Mt dist.
Henry Hill and wife to Robert
II. Hill, deed $40, lot 36, blk 4
Hill's addition, Clifton.
Josiah II Drummond, jr, Chas
NJ Drummond, G NJ Horne ct al OF
Portland, Me-, incorporate Stand
ard Consolidated Copper mines
capital stock Sl,500,000.
W B Thompson files proof oI
labor on 2 mines In Greenlee dist
Coronado Mining Co., proof O.
labor on 4 mines in Copper Mt
dist
Coronado Mining Co files proc
of labor on 8 mines in Copper NJ
dist.
Daniel NJ Lynch to G r Lynch
deed 500, lot 2, blk /, W Cliftor
and lots SO, go and 81, San Fran
cisco TWINS.
Federal Mining Co. files proc
of labor on Great Eastern grouI
and Juan group in Lone Star dist
| W d Tucker (siugle) to R v
Poindexter, deed $500, pit lot q
San Francisco TWINS.
James Baldwin ct al files proc
Of labor on 2 mines in Copper Mt
Dist.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
A Laundry Convenience

A rather stiff brush about four and a
half inches long, without counting the
length of the handle, and two or three
inches wide is a convenient article in
the laundry outfit. Corsets and fan.
nels are much more easily scrubbed
clean with brush than rubbed clean
on a board. Flannels of pure wool
which are noe rubbed, but scrubbed
with n brush, using water softened
with ammonia or borax and a whit,
nonresinous soap, will not shrink ind
grow hard if they are dried on ?, firm
wooden frame. Rubbing all W, ,oI fan.
mel on board causes the uIt;ma 70
spiral fibers of the wool to become on
tangled and shrink Tn, cannot han
pen when flannel is scrubbed with a
brush. The dirt is. O'.so more easily re.
moved from the IN. '.erstices of the cloth
by using the nrr.sh. Hard water and
res,nous brwD soaps cause flannel to
be hard.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
The Magnet,

Thousands Of years ago mineral
having the strange power Of attracting
Iron was found in the country ancient
ly called Magnesia, In Asia Minor. The
name Of this country has given us tho
word magnet" This mineral which
is now called the lodestone (not load
stone), attracted the attention of the
curious, and 1t was discovered that Il
piece of iron which had been rubbed
with the lodestone acquired the same
power of attracting iron. In other
words, the piece of iron became mag.
net. 1t was afterward found that such
an iron or artificial magnet could be
used like the lodestone itself TO convert
other pieces or iron into magnets by
rubbing. Still more recently mode
of making magnets by means Of elec-
tricity was discovered-that is, by
wrapping piece of insulated wire
many times around the bar and then
causing current of electricity TO pass
through the wire, The familiar small
toy magnets are simply steel bars
which have been rubbed few times
against powerful magnets.-St Mich
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
AN iMpuDeNr BEeeAR.
How SIR walter Besant Was Cured
of PrOmiscuOus AImsgIvinE,

How sir walter Besant Was Cured
of PrOmiscuOus AImsEivinE.
II was one of the daily customs oi
Sir Walter Besant to take wall
through Hyde park, London. At the
entrance TO the park sat an old beggal
woman whose woebegone appearance
caused Sir Walter to stop one day and
drop q copper penny into her out
stretched hand. After time it be.
came a regular habit to speak a word
or two to her when giving her the coin,
One day, however, the old woman
handed him back the penny, sayings
"Guv me siller or nawthink. The idea
of gent like you givin' poor old wo.
man Ike me dirty penny! GUY me
siller."
She came close to him and waved leI
arms threateningly. Sir Walter started
TO go, but she grabbed the lapel of bis
coat and screamed: "Guv me siller, you
rascally rogue! Guy me what you owe
me!'
This drew crowd, and the novelist
TO save himself threw a handful Of
coin among them and during the
scramble escaped.
He forgot all about the old h@g till
one day, CHANGING TO enter the same
gate again, he was aroused from a
reverie by her shrill cackle. Pointing
him out to the bystanders, she
screamed, That's 'im-the fine rogue
In the long whiskers-the blolle in the
Ugh 'atr'
This was too much for the author.
He broke away with extraordinary
haste and thereafter was pretty thor
oughly cured of promiscuous almsgiv.
ing.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
EXPENSIVE KISSES.
Two That Helped to Make Eight.
eenth Century History.

Two That Helped to Make Eight.
eenth Century History.
In the year 1904 the beautiful and
charming Duchess of Gordon raised
that famous regiment of soldiers call
ed "the Gordon highlanders" by Civ
ing each recruit guinea in gold and o
kiss from her own lips. 1t is notorious
that the regiment was raised to full
complement quicker than any other
regiment in the British service. But
the highlanders paid well for theD
kiss. They were sent Immediately to
fight the French, and in their first en-.
gagemept 300 fell, killed and wounded.
In the year 1703 stray kiss was the
means of bringing about a bloody and
expensive war. Prince Ferdinand Of
Bavaria was journeying in neighbor.
ing state. One day he visited "the roy.
al household" and while there his eye
caught sight of most beautiful maid
on who happened 20 be near him. He
was so bewitched with her charming
personality that he impulsively and
thoughtlessly implanted kiss upon
her fair cheek. She was q princess Of
the royal household, which the prince
knew not, neither did he know that sbr
was an afiianced bride and that he. be
trothed was near by and saw the
whole affair. Angry wor1.is and blows
followed. A duel wac fought and both
principals were severely wounded. Dip
lomatic relations between the two king
doms were suspended, and long and
bloody war ensued, all on account of a
kiss which was paid for most dearly in
blood and treasure.
Graham guardian., 1904-01-08
Excess
Of Smoking Affected
My Heart
So 1 Had To Sit Up
To Breathe.
DIR. Miles Heart Cure
Cured Me.

There Is nothing that has a more deleter.
iouS effect upon the cardiac or heart nerves
than the excessive use Of tobacco Pain aud
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throat. discomfort from sleeping on the LETT
side and smotheung spells at night when the
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Ground the heart Many times at night
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