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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION.

Personally appeared before me, Clarence H.
Poe, of Raleigh, who being duly sworn, deposes
and says:
l. That he is the President of the Agricultural
Publishing Company, company recently organ
lied to purchase and publish the Raleigh Progress
sive Farmer, established agricultural weekly
the first number under the new ownership appear
ing January 5, 1904.
9, That in the four months Of the company's
control the average number of copies of The
Progressive Farmer printed and circulated each
week has been II, ,OS3.
3. That in the two months ending March 5th,
the paper made net gain of 657 in number of
subscribers, and in the two months ending May
5th further net gain of 85S all losses, show
ing for the four months total net gain of 1,515
In bona ide circulation.
CLARENCE III. POE.
Sworn to before me this 5th day of May, 1904.
JOHN NICHOLS (Seal),
u. S. Commissioner, Raleigh, n. @.
The Mutual Publishing Company does the press
work for The Progressive Farmer and the fore
going statement as to the number of copies print
ed is correct according to our records
MUTUAL PUBLISHING CO.,
John S. Pearson Sec. Treas.
Raleigh, n c., May g. 1904.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
THE 90 CENT OFFER OPEN FOR 80 DAYS MORE
WITH ALL RESTRICTIONS REMOVED.

T., 5O-cent rate for The Progressive Farmer
the rest of the year has proved one of the most
popular as well of the liberal offers in the
history of the paper. Nearly 500 subscriptions
have been received under it's terms during the last
thirty days and still they come. Until the
offer has been good only to those who tried to
raise a club of three, but this restriction is now
removed. We hope that all friends will still
try to get clubs of three more, but If you
haven't time to than two of
your neighbors, remember that from this time on
the 5O-cent rate is open to you whether you try to
get one subscriber or a hundred-and will be open
for thirty days longer. During this time we hope
that every reader of the paper will try to get us
at least one subscriber in his neighborhood
The present rate of growth would nearly double
our circulation during 1904, and if this is done, we
shall be able to make many further improvements
in the paper. Kind reader, your friends need the
paper; we need their subscriptions. Let us have
your help.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
DIR. FREEMAN'S TALKS.
v1I.-what Farm Boys Should Learn to Do.

Eoltors progressive Farmer:
A word to the boys on the farm. Boys, what
are you learning how to do? You will excuse me
if I tell you few things learned to do while
on the farm in my teens.
/ could make any part of plow, could do any
little job in the blacksmith shop, make cart axles
and single-trees and iron them. Knew just how
to set the plows for them to go with the least
draft to the horse. And all the many little
things that had to be done on the farm. I had
the incest horse the place and kept him in
the best condition. Made shoes and mended them
when needed; did the feeding up and looked after
the keys.
All these things I did that | might know how
to do these my farm, or know how to have
them done. Boys, be sure you learn all these
things, and in the days to come you will be glad
you did 1t is nice, when your farm
something gets out of fix or breaks, and you can
go and mend it. To know that your work is be-
ing done to the very best advantage is worth very
much to any one.
Now learn everything there is to do the
farm and you will not regret it.
II. F. FREEMAN.
Wilson Co., n. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
More Hints from Blake Johnson.
Editors Progressive Farmer:

We done planting now, and let us get ready
for the fight with the grass. If you have planted
a full crop, you will not have any time to lose.
Get up some wheat and take it to mill so as to
have a supply of -four on hand and let's have
stove wood split to last until 1aying-by time. If
you can't have a shop of your own, get up all
the plows you have and have them sharpened ready
for
Make out a bill for groceries and take it to two
or more reliable stores and get prices. was sit
ting in a store not long ago and man came In
and paid five cents for paper of soda and fifteen
cents for pound of coffee In few minutes an
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
CASTOR Co., N. @.
Farm Notes from the East.
Editors Progressive Farmer


The unusually wet weather I spoke of in my
previous letters slackened off toward the last half
of March but not before considerable damage
done to early truck. A good many farmers lost
their May peas good part of them, and there
is much complaint of potatoes rotting. While we
concede that right many peas and potatoes have
rotted, we don't think that the area that rotted
will equal the increase in acreage of these
The loss might be benefit to all of if it could
have been evenly distributed among all of us, but
the loss as general thing, will fall on small farm
Most farmers seem to be increasing their cotton
acreage, but the increase seems to be in reach of
what they can handle WE'LL with an ample supply
of crops which furnish food-stuffs for home con-
sumption
Last week marked the completion of the Suffolk
& Carolina Railroad to Elizabeth City. April
10Th the schedule went into effect putting regular
trains on the road, and Elizabeth City gave
demonstration fitting for the occasion. It was
hoped by the truckers when they learned that the
Suffolk q Carolina coming to Elizabeth City
that frei ght rates would be cut, but it is
conceded that the two roads good terms.
We can not close this letter without passing
tribute to esteemed Harry Farmer, he
known to the readers of this paper. We never
met him personally, but his letters In The Progress
sive Farmer gave acquaintance that seemed
almost personal. We know the greatest loss is
felt at his home where they have deepest sym
pathy, while The Progressive Farmer has also
sustained a loss which will be hard to repair.
KNOX ALL.
Do M ~
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10

other man came in and bought seven papers of
soda for twenty-five cents and eight pounds of
coffee for one dollar. Figure out the difference
for yourself.
Don't neglect that watermelon patch. We are
going to want 'em after while whether we have
them not.
[ suggest that we have that last letter of DIR.
Freeman's reprinted on the first page for the next
two months and give every farmer chance to see
it. 1t seems to me it would be good idea for the
State to send out man to give instructions on
terracing. If we don't be more careful, our lands
will all wash away.
BLAKE JOHNSON.
Gocton % q
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
CLARENCE LATHAM.

We can give Mr.. Latham the address of some
Holstein-F Fresian breeders but not in his immedi-
ate section. We are making special low rates to
breeders of all kinds of improved stock and poul-
try and we ought to have a full directory But
Mr. Latham pursues the right policy: If you
don't find what you want in advertising col
umns write direct to us.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
Pasquotank Co., N. G.

We are informed that farmers in Stokes, and
other counties, making cellars, in which to
handle their tobacco. A large number Of tobacco
farmers have these cellars, and they con-
venient and valuable that they will be used by
all who can afford them. The general use of these
cellars will doubt prevent tobacco gluts on
the markets. thereby proving benefit to farmers
as well as tobacco buyers.-Winston Tobacco
Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10
Somebody Should Advertise Observation-Disclosures in The
Progressive Farmer.

Editor Progressive Farmer, Raleigh N. @.
Dear Sir:-Could you inform me where l could
purchase a pure-bred Holstein- Friesian COW? l
wish to know the address of some parties in this
eastern section of North Carolina and Virginia.
Yours truly,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-05-10

If the date ON your label is not properly
changed within two weeks after you send your
renewal, please notify us promptly.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11
Too Many Dogs.


This story of Lincoln. which was re-
lated by the late Senator Harlan at an
old settlers meeting at Mount Pleas
ant, Ia, seems to be a new one. Some
politicians had called on President Lin
coin to urge the appointment of some
of their friends to positions in GER
tain department. By way of refusal
the President told the following story:
Gentlemen, the conditions in that
department put me in mind of the time
young friend and myself tried to
court the two daughters of a peppery
widow living near our homes. The old
lady kept lot of hounds.
eve had not been in the house long
before one of the hounds came into
the room and lay down by the fire. In
little while another one came to
the door. He didn't get in. for the old
lady gave him kick. saying:
"'Get out of here. There's too many
dogs in here nowv
1--WE concluded TO court some other
girls. youths Companion.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11

gineer of the due train. At other
times a lantern is set at the side Of the
track, and still at other times tor
pedo is placed OH the rail. But flag
men have gone to sleep, engineers
have failed to see the lanterns and
have not heard the torpedoes.
The new invention requires the
equipment of trains with automatic
brake arrangements which are to be
operated by means of a ''shoe" fas-
tened to the rail. One of these
"shoes" having been put in place near
the point at which it is desired to stop
the train the railroad men can proceed
with their duties without fear of the
oncoming locomotive and its cars pass
ing many feet beyond. AS the train
passes over the 'shoe' lever on each
set of trucks is thrown by the ''shoe'F
and the brakes Immediately applied,
so that when the whole train has
passed every wheel has been set firm
ly and there is no possibility of the
train going any farther.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11
FIREMAN O'RARFERTY.

"A cloud Of cinder-dotted smoke, whose
-, pillows rise and SWELL
Thrust through by seething swords of
flame that roar like blasts from hell:
a uoor whose charming timbers groan and
49,. creak beneath the tread,
with starting planks that, gaping, show
long lines OF sulen red:
Great, kissing, scalding jets Of steam that,
lifting now, disclose,
"A crouehing figure gripping tight the noz-
zle of a hose,
The dripping, ruober-coated form, scarce
seen amid the murk.
vi Fireman Mike O'Rafferty attending to
his work.
Pressed close against the blistered floor
he strives the fire to drown,
And slowly, surely, steadfastly, he fights
the demon down.
And then he seeks the window-frame, all
sashless, blank and bare,
And wipes his plucky Irish face and gasps
a bit for air;
Then standing on the Shiny ledge, as mar
row as his feet,
lie huns tune, and looks straight down
six stories to the street;
Far, far below he secs the crowds pale
faces flush and fade.
But Fireman Mike O'Rafferty can't stop
to be afraid.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11
Carbide of Calcium.

Ordinarily the formation of calcium
carbide requires degree of heat
which can only be secured in the cleo
trio furnace. At a recent meeting OF
the Academy of Sciences, in Paris, M.
Henri Mossan stated that metallic
calcium, at red heat, will combine
with the finely divided carbon con-
tanned in smoke. The product is pure
calcium carbide, crystalized and trans
parent.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11

Sometimes he climbs long ladders, through
fiery, burning ram,
To reach pallid face that giares behind a
cracking pane
Sometimes he feels his foothold shake with
giddy swing and sway,
And barely leaps to safety as the crashing
roof gives way;
Sometimes penned in and sitting fast, he
waits, with courage grim,
And hears the willing axes ply that strive
to rescue him;
But some time, somewhere, somehow, help
may come a bit too late
For Fireman Mike O'Ratferty, Of Engine
Twenty-eight.
"And then the morning paper may have
half column filed
With, Fire at Billions Warehouse and
the line, "A Fireman Killed.
And, in a neat, cheap tenement, wife
may mourn her dead,
And all the small O'Raffertys go fatherless
to bed.
And he'll not be hero, for, you see, he
didn't fall
On some blood-spattered battlefield, slain
by a rife ball;
But, maybe. on the other side, on Gods
roll of fame
Plain Fireman Mike O'Raferty II be
counted just the same"
DO Lincoln.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11

'pr
Indeed, thought you cared more Tor
Malcolm Barrett"
Another moan fell on the ears of the
distraught man. why should his wife
be tortured thus? Resentment pos
sessed him even as he thought of his
own fancied wrongs. And who was
this woman? Why it must be Helen
Gilbert-Helen Gilbert, whom his
father once wished him to marry, and
who told him that her own uncle had
already limited that he would look with
favor on the match; Helen Gilbert, to
whom for a while, knowing his fathers
desire, he had paid considerable at
tenton. Her accents did not now ring
true-they were cold, rather than
warm, pitiless, rather than sympa-
thetic. How strangely she was cor
roborating his anonymous correspond
ence
However" pursued Miss Gilbert,
barking her gibe, II do not see why
you should be SO cast down and hurt.
He has provided for you and your boy.
What more could you want? That,
dear, was all you sought?'
Strange" again thought Richard
Tregonning, show faithful Helen Gil
bert is to the language of the anony-
nous letters. She uses not only the
same sentiments, but the very same
language
A ft.xon on IA "a 6p hnN
tone more insinuating, but more re-
pellant "Richard Tregonning directed
his attention to me. | rebuked him;
like you, my dear Mrs. Tregonning, l
could not bring myself to care for him.
But, of course, l was not a widow and
a mother, and had not upon me the
necessity to find home. After my re-
Duke of him / heard of his attentions
to you, and was sorry, but when you
said you did not care for him l was
reassured. / thought no serious harm
would come, and that you would lead
your life and he his
The man was about to leap to his
feet, but restrained himself once more.
His wife was now speaking, and in
indignant tones.
"Who has done this cruel thing don't
know. 1t is true, 1 did not care for
Richard Tregonning as l ought to have
done when he proposed to me. Yes,
ought to have done, for tluer man
other, certainly never for Malcolm
Bartlett. But his goodness, his kind
ness, his sympathy have made me moro
than love him. Who has been so
wicked as to do this wrong to me? Oh,
Richard, Riclardr'
"My dear Mrs. Tregonning, you must
not give way to these transports. AZ
ter all, is he worth it?' Richard Ire
coming started at this brutal COM
ment upon himself Perhaps his go
ing away was but another act of
treachery. Remember his attentions to
me ere he sought you. No, I don't be-
lieve he is worth your tears
Miss Gilbert. l don't know what
right you have to say this''-his wife's
voice was now almost firm-"but l do
KNOW InaC licnard Iregonnlng could
never be guilty of treachery."
There We're two CALCULATIONS. One
came from Miss Gilbert, the other from
Dick Tregonning's wife.
"Forgive me, dear! Come homer
said Dick, very brokenly, very entreat-
ingly.
"Qh, Richard! Richardr' This was
the happy womans answer.
"Mr. Tregonning," exclaimed Miss
Helen Gilbert, "are you not ashamed of
yourself?
Eyes, Miss Gilbert l am-ashamed
of my folly in believing the writer-I
know her now-of those malignant let
tiers. New York Weekly.
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k<N III wrath and Indignation, ana
had vowed that he would
nevermore see her. True, he had made
provision for her future, and believed
that he had behaved generously. Still,
he was oppressed with haunting
sense that his conduct had really been
marked by reconsideration, was mis-
taken, was petulent and overbearing.
Grace had only married him for the
sake of her child. This was the height
of her offense. But had he not known
this at the time? She had accepted
him gravely, kindly, gratefully-th
was all.
Grace! AS her name rose to his lips
memories of his wife presented them
selves to his mind-memories of a
matronhood-that wrung him now to
a tenser emotion.
How wistful she looked in those days
of her rl-widowhood-how childishly
sedate in the garb of woe! What q
wealth of affection she had bestowed
upon the child of Harry Sylvester, his
one heritage to her! How sympathetic
to'him she had been in the few months
of their marriage-hOW CHEEKY in his
joys, how solicitous in his troubles!
A groan escaped the man as he wan
dered aimlessly up and down the long
lane. He had vowed to leave the coun-
try; and here, after but weeks mis-
cry in the metropolis, he was in the
very neighbQrhood of her fathers
quantity gabled old house, whence he
had taken her.
He ought to have gone elsewhere, the
man assured himself. His visit had
but served to revive and deepen his
Wretchedness.
8
What had been the cause of this
quarrel?
Richard Tregonning had always
loved Grace Arthur-loved her even
when Harry Sylvester led her to the
altar. He had not then told her so,
but when poor Harry had been in his
grave a year he had told her of his
love.
He knew she Lad given Harry Syl-
vester great love, and that now he
held a holy place in her memory. He
did not, in those days, dream that she
would give him the same wealth of
affection, but of late he had hungered
for it, and believed that she had yield
ed it to him. He had been chivalrous
in his eXaction. He had not envied
her sweet, matronly pride in her boy
in Harry's boy. Nay, he had sought
to perform Harry's part toward the
little fellow.
And now he was striding to and fro,
inpetuous, half distraught, half hug
ging to himself the belief that he had
been cozened and deceived, and yet
half rejecting it.
to him and to her? Even as the men,
cries crowded in upon him this thought
would intrude itself. only to remain
unanswered.
1t had been well and insidpously
done. Upon returning from his honey
moon he had received the first warn
ing of what he now bitterly described
as "Grace's treacheryw
At first those anonymous epistles adj
dressed to him at his office had con-
tanned little more than gibes and
sneers-had dubbed him little more
than an infatuated fool. But each
gibe and each sheer had also warned
him that the day of disillusion was
near.
He had at first disregarded these ma
lignant letters-he had kept them care
fully from Grace. Why should he
trouble her? Besides, he did not be-
heve them. He had even laughed at
the futiiity Of her enemies.
But at last their very persistence had
made an impression upon him. They
had become more definite in their char.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11

Ling Edward VII. learned to drive
a motor car at Fomburg. and went to
considerable trouble TO rerfect him
self in the art and TO beco 4 master
of the car. Though one OF the most
enthusiastic of motors n England,
he is certainly one of the most careful,
and whether he is driving himself or
being friven, his car nev,r takes ri ks
that may involve danger - others. II 8
Majesty is altogether GIRO cd to the
notion that the pleacrre OF motori lg
consists in obtaining nigh speed;
going through the stree the King
seldom exceeds a speed o. ten miles
an hour.
Somebody has estimated that the
Lake Grpcrior ircl &C. - II be ex-
haustNd in tNenIr fey
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11

curing horrors which have stained
with blood the history of railroading
in this and other countries.
When, from any cause or other, 1t
is desired to stop train of cars due
at any point, the custom is now to send
a fagman back to signal to the en-
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1904-11-11
TO AVERT WRECKS.

A student Of railway and railroad
accidents and their causes comes for
ward with an invention which is de-
signed to avert tho 50 frequently re-
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
NORTHERN PACIFIC
Time Gard OF Trains


PORTLAND
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Kansas City-St. Louis
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North Coast Limited $50 . m TOO m
Tacoma and Seattle Night
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Take Puget Sound Limited or North
Coast Limited for Gray's HarbOr p0inta
Take Puget Sound Limited for olym.
pia direct
Take Puget Sound Limited or l1an-
sas City-St Louis Special for points
on South Bend branch.
Double daily train service on 0rays
Harbor branch.
Four trains daily between Portland.
Tacoma and Seattle
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29

San Antonio Tex, Jan. 2s.-Jessie
King, the 1S-year-old daughter of a
respectable family OF Mount Vernon.
Mo-, whose identity she declined to re-
veal. has been placed in the county
jail here on the charge Of bigamy.
She was married January II ito Mex
lean barber named Selma, whom she
met January 10 on her arrival here
from Mount Vernon. She says that a
little over, a year ago she married
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
AN EDITORS
EXPERIENCE
IN tho Treatment Of Hunours
With More Than Magical
Effect With
CUTIcURA REMEDIES.
4 Remarkable Testimonial from
Q Most Intelligent and
Trustworthy Lady.
cUTIcURA REMEDIES.

"a tumor came on my neck and In 0
day or two II was as large 40 half an
orange. ! was very much alarmed for
fear II was malignant. Ny friends
tried TO persuade me 10 consult my
physician; but dresding that he would
insist on using the knife, I would not
consent TO 90. Instead. got Cuticura
Resolvent and Cuticura Ointment. I
took the former according to direc.
tions, and spread Q thick layer Of the
Ointment on the swelling. On renew.
ing II ! would bathc my neck In very
warm water and Cuticura Soap. In Q
few days the Cuticura Ointment bad
drawn the swelling 10 head, when it
broke. Every morning 1t was opened
with large steriIized needle, squeezed
and bathed, and fresh Ointment put
on. Pus and blood, and q yellow,
cheesy, humorous matter came ont. In
about three or four weeks time this
treatment completely eliminated the
tumor. The soreness that had ex-
tended down into my chest was al
gone, and my neck now seems TO be
perfectly well.
"About five or six years ago my sis
Ger had similar experience, used the
Cuticura Remedies with magical effect.
/ am willing you should use my testi-
monlal, with the further privilege Of
revealing my name and address to such
persons a. may wish 10 substantiatS
the above statements by personal letter
10 me-" Chicago, Nov. IL, 1909.
On form of choeasss CoassA Ps 3sc per yisl Of eeA
Ctntmsnt ge, Soap, nc. Dspoas London. Charter
Saoss sa' Ssn. has as 49, ~. 80 sossJs' ~. ',s.1 -
as-sssd ~ "isv . cars EssI aanssEs
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
NO CURE FOR PNEUMONIA !.
SAYS "A CHICAGO PHYSICIAN

Chicago, Jan. 2S.-'Drug treatment
is useless in cases of pneumonia. The
medical profession, so for as medi-
cine is concerned. can be of no assist
ance in the fight against the disease.
The sooner the profession win ac-
knowledge this to the public and set to
work to discover some specific to save
pneumonia patients. the better for all
concerned"
This startling statement from DR..
The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1904-01-29
FOUND DEAD WITH
WEALTH ON HIS PERSON

Chicago, Jan. ss.--with bills Of
large denominations, amounting in all
to more than $500, sewed in his cloth
ing, August ortman has been found
dead in the squalid little rear room of
his home. The man had been shot
dead, bullet penetrating his head. A
revolver from which one shot had been
fired was found close beside the body.