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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
FRUITVALE ADV'T'SMNTS
rRUrrvALE REAL ESTATE.
CONE AND SEE THE AIoosE-AIANl

CONE AND SEE THE AIOOSE-MANt
AL you strangers OF the East and West, the
North and South have undoubtedly heard OF
the NIoose-rnan at your respective homes II
bvgOne days for he has lived IN ana thor
r,~l,lv Knows thirtv-seven states OF this great
colrtrv He goes by the name OF keniston
now and Is permanently located in Upper
Fruitvale, called Dimond- he understands
rta+ Won are looking around for an ideal loca-
+fon 70 settle on and he keeps an office on
Hopkins street right close 10 Fruitvale avenue
for your convenience, 10 show YOU the beau
tics Of California in concentrated form
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27

Like Lieutenant Ellis of the Rus
sian Baltic fleet, there are many de-
scendants of Scottish or English fami-
lies in the Russian service. but most
Of them have Russianized their
names, as in the case of the Hamilton,
whose name is now Humaroff.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
LATE SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
SAILED.

SAILED.
Sunday, February 2o
Stmr Santa Monica, Olsen Grays Harbor.
ISLAND PORT.
HONOLULU-Arrived Feb 26-Bktn s. q.
Wilder, hence Feb 6.
Sailed-Stmr Nebraskan, for Kahului: stmr
Mongolia, for San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
BORN.

BURTCHAELL-In this city. February 26,
1905. to the wife of Bart NJ. Burtchaell, q
SON.
CRONIN-In this city, February 21, 1905, to
the wife OF William F. Cronin. a son.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27

Berkshire. England. aged 81 years and 0
months.
DThe funeral will take place to-day
(M9nday), at 1870 O'Clock, from his late
residence. 2031 Clinton avenue. Interment
private. Mountain View Cemetery, Oakland.
Won sIEBENTHAI-In this city, February
&c 1905 Louise. dearly beloved wife OF John
Won Siebenthal, native OF Switzerland.
aged 30 years months and 22 days.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
CARD OF THANKS,

CARD OF THANKS.
We herewith desire TO express our heart
fclt thanks to the many kind friends and
neighbors. who, by their many acts OF kind
ness and beautiful floral offerings, helped
to tighten the bitter sorrow lately suffered
in the loss OF our dearly beloved son and
brother. Paul ]. Hellrnann
MIR. & MRS. P. HELLMANN and Daughter
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27

Anderson, ChaA E.-4t
Badger. David
Bassett. Mamie G.
Bell. Lewis-62.
Boyle, Michael-6T.
Brown, Margaret-66.
Buttner. Helen-29 dyf
Calender. .Elizabeth-6l
Carson, Helen Gle ds
Clark, John-67.
Clark. Patrick@3o.
Dempsey, Mary-e0.
Deutscher, Mrs. E.-St
Farnsworth, VIM. o.
Fulton. John ].
Gallagher, Mary
Geary, Mary E.-6.
Goldstone, Olivia-43.
Haley, Michael-6S.
Harrison. Geo. H.-6o,
Harrington, Daniel II.
-36 years
Heidi. Andrew-46.
Hennessy, Rev. P.-33.
Hillebrandt, Carsten-
T3 years.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27

i Hoxie. Capt. J.178.
Jones, John C.-@.
Jones, John F.-b6.
Krum, Alice E.-24-
Kelly, Agnes-2 days.
Lindsay. James-58.
Lundberg. Mabel Ga
Mannerberg. John F.
Al years.
McDermott, Mary A.
"a years.
Moriarty. Brfdget-A
Nunan, Mary J.-8.
Oxnard, Alice M.
Quinn, Thomas-6S.
Raisch, Gottfried-76.
Sayre, John SO.
Simmons. Capt. Sam
uel D..-72.
Somervell, Russell H
Sturla, Giovanna-S0.
Taubenspeck. Herman
-5S years.
Turnbull. Bend C.-S1.
Won Siebenthal, Louise
-33 years.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27

s2sBo-cOZY cottage. rooms. bath; noored
bsserneat; all conveniences; near broad and
nsrroS gauge locals: minutes on cars to
sth and Broadway; in a locality where
values sre way up; you can't beat this
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
OAKLAND HOUSES TO LET.

TEE, whole or half OF thoroughly modern s.
room dwelling almost completely furnished
elegant furniture; house surrounded with q
rice lawn. cement walks. large yard first
class neighborhood; viii rent reasonable to
rigbt parties; see owner. R z. CALLAHAN.
% Montgomery st. San Francisco
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-27
OAKLAND ADVERTISERS
OFFICE, 1916 BROADWAY.
OAKLAND REAL EszATE.


FOR sale-S5500: Groom 2-story house with
haserueut. every modern convenience; new
an6 nice. northwest corner: high and sunny
Lot o0Ssle feet; lovely view Of bay and
hills choice location; on corner OF Eleventh
ave and East Nineteenth st, East Oakland; !;
close 70 churches schools and car lines; II
you want good home az reasonable price
ana o. easy tetxas call on 3. II. WELCH &
CO. Fifth ave. and Eighteenth st. Oakland
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
Why We Spray.

There are three prime reasons
which have made spraying not only
necessary, but in many cases abso-
lutely imperative, if success is to be
secured. These are CD the destruc-
tion of the food plants of many of
our now destructive native insects,
and the replacing of these in large
areas with plans of similar nature;
(2) the weakening of our trees,
plants and vines by hybridization,
cultivation, grating and budding,
and (3) by the importation of varie
ties quite similar to those indigenous
to our country, but more susceptible
to attack from our native insect
pests and Plant diseases. The clear
ing up of the native forests where
native fruits were produced. and the
destruction by similar methods of
many of the food plants of leaf-eat-
ing insects, have driven them to the
cultivated vegetation, because these
insects had nowhere else to go, and
it was case of either adapting
themselves to slight change of food
or perish.-Prof. F. M. Webster.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18

walk over your farm? When Won
do a good work so it is "evoabIo"
you like to look at it.
It is well to have three gardens
one for vegetables, one for the small
er- fruits and one for choice Aowora
Then comes the neatly arranooJ
farm. As you ride up to a conven;
emily and well arranged, systematic
well proportioned home, you have %
good impression made at the Start.
a place for everything, and everv.
thing in it's place.
ooh, it takes too much money!
No, it takes no more money. The
extent of all these things should he
we'll proportioned to the ability Of
the home. Too much of anything is
not good taste nor 'well-proportion.
ed. First get your bearings as to
power or ability; you should look
well not to go beyond. Push everv-
thing to it's full capacity and no
further
A small farm well titled with plen-
ty of good woods mold combined
with other manures can be brought
to a high state of productiveness.
It is not always the want of better
knowledge of the farming as a bus
mess, but old habits of neglect and
a want of better habits. No man
should be afraid to step forward in
his calling and good Improvement.
AS long as the ruling pursuit of
country is one crop there will be
squalls. Step forward and be crit
icised. A benefactor is not much
at present. but his time may come.
r. r. MOORE.
Chatham Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
Irish Potatoes: Varieties Mixing /;
Treating Seed With SULPHUR.
Guilford Co.. N. G.

Messrs. Editors: We have received
the following query postmarked
Cameron, n. c., but without any sig
nature, and of course cannot give a
reply to the writer by mail:
"Will Irish potatoes mix where
different varieties are planted to-
gether? \ farmer here says that he
saw statement in the Southern Cul-
tivator that after cutting the pota-
toes if they are rolled in sulphur it
will be sure preventive of the bugs
eating the tops. Is there any foun-
dation for this belief? Will sulphur
injure the table qualities 2"
No. Potatoes cannot mix through
the roots. The potato is simply an
underground stem, with buds ar
ranged in the same manner as a stem
above ground, but swollen by an ac-
cumulation of starchy matter. The
only way In which plants mix is by
the blossoms of two varieties cross
ing each other and thus making seed
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18

that partake of the nature of each
variety. When these seeds are sown
the resulting plants may partake OF
the nature of both sorts to some ex-
tent. But as the potato as usually
grown is simply a division OF the
original plant, no crossing can take
place, since the seed is not used ex-
cept for the purpose of getting new
varieties.
Rolling the cut potatoes In sulphur
may have a good effect In preventing
the scab or other fungus disease on
the tubers, but will not have the
slightest effect in preventing the
bugs from eating them. In the same
way the insertion of sulphur in the
stem of tree will not have the
slightest effect on the prevention OF
the blight in pears. Pear trees may
not blight after sulphur has been IN
serted, and they may not blight with
out it, for the sap will not take uP
the sulphur. Every now and then we
hear of people putting sulphur or
calomel or other insoluble things III
trees with the notion that it helps the
tree, and recently / saw a statement
that the rot in apples could be pre-
vented by boring two-inch hole
through the trunk of the tree so as
to let the rot run out and not get to
the apples. Pear trees may not
blight in spite of the sulphur, but
the sulphur does not prevent the
blight. The bacteria that cause the
pear blight are brought to the bios
SONS in spring on the feet of bees
and other insects which may have
come in contact with diseased SAP,
and they grow downwards between
the bark and wood destroying the
growing tissues. If people would
watch their pear trees closely in
spring and note the shrivelling of
the bark from the attack of the bac-
terra, and then cut out ahead of them
without waiting for the leaves to
turn black and the whole limb to be
affected, they could save a large part
of what is usually destroyed, for the
blight starts only in early spring.
Putting sulphur ON the potatoes will
have ,ao 0ffoot on tho table quality of
the tubers.
w. F. MASSEY,
Horticulturist of the North Carolina
Experiment Station, Raleigh.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
Withers, N. G.

We have greater State than most
of our own people are aware of. For
instance, who knows North Carolinas
record as a producer of corn? The
Wilmington Messenger, which has
had access to late copy of the Gov
ernment Crop Reporter, finds that
only fifteen States produced more
than North Carolina in 1904, her
crop amounting to 4O,7O5,47S bushels
Of this amount 81 per cent was on
hand March 1st. Of this crop only
5 per cent has been shipped out OF
the counties where grown. The per-
centage of the North Carolina crop
merchantable was SO. Only ten other
States have greater percentage, Ne
braska leading with 81, Illinois fol,
lowing with 90 and New Jersey and
Mississippi third with 60 per cent
Charlotte Chronicle.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
One Farm Well Named.

Messrs. Editors: Glad to see "Amt
Jennie is with US in advocating the
naming of our farms. I want to
give notice to your subscribers that
our farm has been already named
'Deep Springs" and has been known
by that name as far back as the mem
ory of the oldest inhabitant run
meth. We have springs convenient
to every field, deep, clear. and cool,
amid the "Hills of DAN" We are
rejoicing in the success of The Pro
gressive Farmer.
Your friend,
T. B. LINDSAY.
Stoneville, N. c., r. F. D. No. 1.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
Make the Farm Neat and Well Pro
portioned.

Messrs. Editors Il am so glad
that our Editor is not a squirrel.
ready to jump from limb to limb.
You are at the right post; hold to it.
Let me say few words about
the farm. For farm to show to the
best advantage, it should be properly
laid out so as to show neatness in it's
arrangement, In saving all the soil in
It's proper place, and then every year
with increased crops; hedges cleaned
out; every obstruction removed. A
nice farm is something to behold and
all work done to beautify as well as
to get good paying crops. A man
well dressed Is more presentable, and
so IS the farm. Why not ask your
neighbor when he calls to see you to
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
Yellow Irish Potatoes Wanted.

To the Progressive Farmer and it's
Readers Can any of you tell me
where l can get some of the old-time
yellow Irish potatoes like / used to
see twenty years ago? They were
yellow in and outside, and when
cooked they were rich and mellow
! am willing to pay all they are worth
for few of them for seed. Who
will get them for me?
L. III. MALPASS, SIR.
Applewhite, N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
KEEPING SWEET POTATOES.
Hints Suggested by the Past Winters
Freezing Lessons.

Messrs. Editors: To keep sweet po-
tatoes it is best to begin right by
having strong, healthy plants. 10
get these plants, we make hot bed
about April 1st, by digging out II
or Is inches of earth the size we wish
to have the bed; then put ten-lnch
board all round. Fill Is to Is inches
of fresh horse manure tramped well
into the bed. Cover this with earth
mould and sand to a depth of three
inches; then place the seed so as not
to touch each other and cover two
inches with same material. We have
had them coming through bed like
this in two weeks.
The bed should be protected from
cold rains. 1t takes a good, healthy
plant to bring healthy tubers. We
dig on a warm sunshiny day after the
last light frost.
Now we have come to the point
where many fail-that is, careless
handling.
Sweet potatoes will not keep well
unless handled very carefully. The
potatoes should be laid along on the
moist ground not touching each 9TH
er. If baskets are used, coarse cloths
are sewed in them; the potatoes are
now laid in vessels (not thrown in)
and carried on a spring wagon to the
place of keeping.
We now put dry straw 10 or 20
inches deep over space enough to
hold 80 to 40 bushels. Potatoes are
carefully laid on this straw by hand.
We are very careful not to bruise or
skin them in the least. When we
have stored the proper number (of
course, they will be in conical
shape) we then cover with straw u
or Is inches deep. Now this is very
important so as not to get the pota-
toes chilled by the first cold snap that
came.
Put a good shelter over them, and
as the weather gets colder, put two
inches of earth all -nuas-4ha-Aill >
leave no air holes whatever, and by
Christmas we generally have about
5 or inches of dirt on hill. If dirt
is kept dry six inches will keep them
all right.
If dirt is too thick potatoes will
sprout in the hill and are greatly in
jured for seed purposes. Be sure and
cover hill well and hill them in time
so as not to get them chilled. The
thick coat of straw around them abb
serbs all the moisture. then they can
possibly lay with nothing but the
straw over them for or weeks af-
ter digging. We keep them in this
way until bedding time, and they are
just as nice and sound as they were
when dug.
w. L. KIVETT.
Guilford CO.. n G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
THOUGHTS FOR FARMERS.
Economy in Fertilizers.

ECOuOuy LII rC1 IhI0AS.
Last year the First National Bank
of Spartanburg offered 500 pr1ze
for the largest yield of cotton on
one acre. The winner of the prize
made little more than 1000 pounds
of seed cotton. He used fertilizers
most unwisely and extravagantly.
He put on the acre enough phospho-
ric acid and ammonia to make SIX
bales of cotton, if it could all have
been utilized. Some of the other
contestants also applied too much
fertilizer and the application was
not well balanced. A farmer in
charge of four or five plows said to
me to-day: 81 have 5000 pounds OF
cotton-seed meal. Some of my land
to be planted is pea stubble. What
is best for me to do?"
The following formula was sug-
gested:
1,20O pounds IA per cent acid.
400 pounds kainit.
400 pounds cotton-seed meal.
This will analyze 8.6, 2.8, II.
The cost of fertilizer except the
cotton-seed meal is $1,000 ton. The
above mixture is worth as much to
the farmer as the standard guano,
the cash price of which is $4,000.
Farmers should buy the acid and
kainit and do their own mixing.
Lost Plant Food.
As a general thing farmers lose
about half their commercial fertili-
ger. The land should be well broken
and narrowed. If rains are frequent
the narrowing should be continued
till planting time. Then when the
cotton is up it should be thinned at
once, so that the stalks intended to
stand will get the plant food. Never
let grass grow with the cotton. We
have seen a crop of grass that would
use up a dollars worth of fertilizer
a day. Good preparation, thorough
and constant cultivation on well ter
raced fields will cause all necessary
plant food to be available.
Reducing Acreage.
The farmers of this section are
generally holding their cotton and
are going to reduce the acreage.
Those who have heretofore got on
grain basis with cotton as a surplus
crop may not reduce. They say if
all cotton farmers had adopted their
plans long ago that cott On would be
bringing 10 cents, and that corn and
wheat would be abundant. About
one-third Of the cotton on hand the
first of January will be sold before
the first of April The small farm
ers with few bales will sell at pres
ent prices rather than borrow money.
Even if the seasons are favorable for
preparation the acreage per horse
this year will not be more than 12 to
IA. In some of the lower counties of
the State they agree to reduce to 18
acres to the horse. The people are
not disheartened in the least, but are
going to work in earnest. All indi-
cations point to reduction in fertil-
izers. CHAS. PETTY.
Spartanburg, S. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18
Somebody Should Advertise in The
Progressive Farmer.

Editor Progressive Farmer will
you kindly give me address of party
who has red rust proof oats for sale
and also quote cash price for same!
Thanking you for information, [ am,
Respectfully.
E. O. WITHERS.
Withers, N. G.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-04-18

The -four made from hard wheat
will absorb and contain more water
IN bread making than the soft wheat
flour, and will consequently produce
a greater weight of bread. This IS
due to the greater amount of gluten
in hard wheat.
, 1905-06-14
Odd Pair of Chums.

Ireland is full of pigs and pig
stories. but America can beat her at
both. There is a plantation on the
eastern shore of Maryland where old
methods prevail. The horn blows for
dinner at high noon, and among those
who until recently never failed to re.
spord was a strangly assorted cou-
plea pig and q pointer. The pig
was bought for the larder. a long-leg-
ged, gray, pink-eyed razorback with
an enormous snout. His head was
so heavy that it overbalanced his
hinder parts, rendering it necessary to
tie a weight to his tail so that he
could root. Dan, the pointer, and Lot,
the pig. took to each other so chum-
mily that the owner decided to leave
them to work out their own destiny.
, 1905-06-14
Snakes Left Dead Body.

Phineas Smith dropped dead at the
worlds fair grounds st. Louis, and his
body was taken to the morgue. The
next night two snakes were seen to
crawl out between the partially open
ed lips as the corpse lay on the slab.
They were captured and found to be
each six inches long. The snakes
were put in a Jar containing alcohol.
Physicians at the dispensary say
that the snakes were probably taken
into the mans stomach a year ago
while they were very small and as his
was drinking from some stagnant
pond. They are of the water species
and were quite active when they
worked their way up the dead mans
throat and cut his mouth. Starvation
drove them to search for
new quarters, the recumbent position
Of the corpse making this an easy mat
ter.
, 1905-06-14
WILL DETERMINE LIST
OF DIPLOMA RECIPIENTS.

The faculty of the East Side school
had a meeting this afternoon to deter,
mine who shall receive the diplomas
from the eighth grade and the certiti'
Gates for having completed the ninth
grade work. The work of the faculty
had not been completed when The Re,
publican closed its forms for this i'm
preston. The schools practically
closed today, the children being order
morrow nj the eighth and ninth
grades for graduation at 2 O'Clock.
, 1905-06-14
FLOT0
SHOWS HERE
IMMENSE CROWD SEES MORNING
PARADE AND FIRST AFTER
NOON PERFORMANCE.
Aggregation is n Of the Most Popu,
lar That Visits Laramie-Animals
Are Fine Specimens of the Eques-
TRAN Notwithstanding Perform
ance To Be Given.

The circus is here. So is the crowd.
Both are big and interesting.
II is a small job to unload the string
of cars of the wagons, animals and ac-
cOutrcments necessary to a big show.
But his done, the work of getting
things in shape for the parade and the
afternoon show ONE next. There
are a thousand and one things to do
boys to do them.
By 10 o'clock this morning every
thing was in readiness for the show
and the parade.
Almost every circus claims to have
a show that cannot be duplicated and
an aggregation of performers the like
of which canno be brought together,
but the fact is that every circus of any
consequence has a double force and n
double equipment. There are really
two circus troupes which have to
travel about. The leapers are liable
to injury. A sprained ankle will put
one of the best performers out. II
there must be a man to take his place.
Possibly the Substitute will make as
great a hit as the regular. Even the
performing horses have their substi-
tutes.
The show ground was staked off and
in an incredibly short time there arose
a village of canvass that seemed to
have sprung up by magic. The enor-
nifty of the work of erecting the noun
tains of canvas may best be under
stood when il is said that 5000 stakes
were used in putting up the tents and
$50 men employed in the work. Near
ly 10000 square yards of canvas are
used in the circus tents-the menag-
cries, the side shows, the dressing
rooms, stable tents and tents for ware
rooms.
At 8 o'clock came the call to break
fast. The workmen had a dining room
along one side of the kitchen, while
the acrobats and performers dined
along the other side. A private dining
room for the head men of the show
was also in evidence.
The blacksmith shop was the first
set up. Five smiths are employed.
The barber shop is a most cosy bower.
The dressing rooms of the lei and
women are, of necessity, in close prox-
unity to the main tent and are separ-
ate from each other. Over a hundred
trunks were piled in these places, on
tanning the uniforms and parapher-
MALTA of the circus actors.
The parade took place this morning
and was witnessed by a vast %concourse
of people. 1t was headed by a corps
of female buglers on horseback, the
shrill notes of the bugle heralded the
coming OF the gorgeous vehicles and
wagons, etc. lent attractiveness to the
scene, while a herd of elephants, six
in all. excited the enthusiastic edmir-
alton of the small people. The horses,
splendid fellows all, with their gay
~trappings and fine new harness, were
another feature. Floto always has
fine horses, and this year he has sur
passed himself in this respect.
No one who is not in touch with the
show can form any idea of the immen-
sity of it. 1t is a small city in itself,
constantly on the move, but with all
kinds of methodical provisions for it's
running.
Tonight's program will be enhanced
by colored lights, and in case of incle-
ment weather the tents are water
proof.
, 1905-06-14
BRIEFLY MENTIONED.
Circus today.
This is Flag day.

Circus today.
This is Flag day.
Coin to the show"
Nice weather during the forenoon.
The parade was looked at by hun
ireds.
The city schools complete their
years work today.
Gasoline stoves cleaned and re-
aired. Elmer Lovejoy.
Columbia Gold Moulded records, Csc
each. For sale at Brands.
New shirt waists for hot weather.
Just arrived, at Mrs. Tegner's.
Fanny how many people had bust
ness down town just at 10 o'clock.
The university field day will occur
1t the fair grounds next Tuesday aft
grnoon.
Miss Leslie Cook, a student at the
university, is confined to her room with
a sever bilious attack.
Rev. Bankson of Nebraska will
preach in the Swedish Mission church
this evening at s o'clock. There will
be good music by the choir.
Bob Fitzsimmons is said to have
thrown up his fight with Mike Schreck
at Salt Lake on the Sd of July and is
10Y on his way to New York.
Missourians today recall the fact
that this is the anniversary of the
death of Silver Dick" Bland. A resi-
dent of this city was in BANDS district
the only time he was ever defeated for
congress and assisted in the killing"