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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02

for manys The reason the man in
question has no money I know to be
because he has spent the savings
OF several years in paying off inan-
clal obligations resulting from
mistake of judgment, made in earlier
years, paying one hundred cents and
interest on every dollar.
HENRY M. DANIEL.
Madison Co.. N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02

on all sorts of farms and under all
manner of conditions by farmers
with no other instruction than the
printed directions accompanying the
packages it is evident that notwith-
standing these cultures are not a
panacea for all ills they are in the
majority of cases cheap and prac-
tical source of soil improvement and
worthy a trial by all who wish to in
crease the productiveness Of their
farms.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02
MORE ABOUT ASPARAGUS
GROWING.

Mr.. A. 7. McKinnon Describes the
Methods He Has Found Most Salts
factory.
Nessrs. Editors Il have not had
the time to write anything at all of
the cultivation of cantaloupes, but 1
have given you something about my
pxperience in growing asparagus.
Nv experience teaches me that
asparagus should be grown with the
view of attaining perfection as near
" as possible. This idea, however,
will apply to all kinds of market
gardening. To secure this result, the
first requirement is a good healthy
root. | would advise the use of one
wear old roots, well drained quick
land. heavy fertilization and good
cultivation. / have an eight acre
asparagus patch. The rows are seven
feet apart: the roots are eighteen
inches to two feet. We ditched out
A furrow to a depth of about twelve
inches. then set the roots, putting
about an inch and a half to two
inches of soil on them. We put on a
heavy application of barn-yard ma
nurc. one thousand pounds of kainit
and not less than one thousand
pounds of ammoniated guano. / use
annually a special formula prepared
for me, analyzing s per cent acid,
5 per cent ammonia and per cent
potash. We put this ON in Decem-
ber or January. After this we
make a bed that will enable us to
cut it about eigh inches under the
ground without injuring the crowns.
When we have finished cutting for
the season we plow down the beds and
try to leave only about two inches
of soil on the crowns, cultivating suf-
fciently to keep it clean during the
summer.
When it begins to peep out in the
spring. we 60 over it daily, or every
other day, according to the weather,
and cut the spears about eight inches
under the ground, using knife
made for the purpose. We lay it
carefully in a basket, then from bas-
ket to washing trough, from trough
to packing table, where it is packed
in standard punches, then put into
crates holding two dozen punches
each. 1t is then ready for market.
| have never been able to get a
standard bunch like some pictures /
have seen, but we have had some
lunches with thirteen spears to the
bunch. 1t would take very fine as
paragus to average a bunch to every
thirty stalks. Ny profits on aspara-
gus have been satisfactory. At the
same time, / would not advise its
culture for market unless the grower
Is well sunDlied with barn-yard
manure and willing to use fertilizer
very literally. Never let it suffer,
Tor if it ever has a set back it will
not do so well any more.
A 7 McKTNNON
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-05-02
Have You Written
The Raney Gamer Company?

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THE RANEY GAMER CO., Chapel Hill, N. Z.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
PRESIDENT STARTS
ON SOUTHERN TRIP
Chief Executive and Party En-
route Through Dixie.
WILL VISIT IMPORTANT CITIES.
Roosevelt Will Receive An Ovation at
Every Place He WI stop-sched-
uIed to Make Many Speeches on His
Trip Through Southern States.

Washington, Oct. 18.-The president
| departed from Washington, d. c., this
| morning, Oct. IS, at $3.50 o'clock for
his tour of the south He will be
accompanied by Mrs. Roosevelt Sec
retary Loeb, Surgeon General Rixey,
John C. Greenway, of Michigan; John
Elliott, commissioner of the interior for
Porto Rico; M. c.. Latta, and ]. l..
McGray, stenographers; H. A. Cole
man, representing the Associated
Press; R. H. Hazard, representing the
Publishers and Scripps- McRae Press
associations; Walter E. Clark, repre-
senting tAe New York Sun Press as
sociation; H. A. Strohmeyer, photog-
rapher, and Colonel l. S. Brown, gen
eral agent of the Southern Railway
company
Mrs. Roosevelt and Mr.. Elliott will
leave the party at Atlanta and return
to Washington. A brief stop will be
made at Ashland, Va, on the way to
Richmond, where the president will ar
rive at noon. While in Richmond the
president will make an address in Cap.
itol square. be entertained at luncheon
by the citizens and then taken for a
drive to the points of interest in the
city.
The departure from Washington was
without incident The president and
Mrs. Roosevelt reached the train five
minutes before leaving time. The
French ambassador and Nine Jusser-
and had been waiting at the station
some time to say farewell and were
at once invited to the presidents car.
The president was in a happy vein. AS
he alighted from mis- carriage at a side
entrance to the train shed he assisted
Mrs. Roosevelt out and then smiled
and raised his hat to the half hundred
spectators who had gathered to see
his departure. There was no demon
stration Four white wings lined up
at the curb and lifted their helmets.
In the station the public was barred
behind the gates several hundred feet
away, and those who surrounded the
last car Of the special train were
mostly depot employees. Their caps
were in their hands as soon as the
presidential party made it's appear
ance and respectful silence reigned.
Just before the train moved out the
president stepped from the observation
room to the rear platform of his car
and s1Hilingly bowed acknowledge
ments to the fiutter of handkerchiefs
Of the crowd
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
SUCCESSFUL END OF
FEDERAL CAMP PAIGN
All That Now Remains to do is
to Raise Quarantines.
FEW NEW CASES AND DEATs
The Improvement in the Country
Keeps Pace With New Orleans and
Business Activity Proves that the
Epidemic Is Over.

New Orleans, Oct. 18.-With the
end of the successful federal cam
| paign against the yellow fever near
at hand New Orleans is rapidly return
ing to normal conditions and it only
remains for the lifting of <Ie remain
| ing quarantines to restore complete
ly business activity.
AS it is, quarantines have been re
laxed sufficiently or lifted entirely by
enough communities to permit large
numbers of country people to come
here. Business houses are also man
aging.-fo get their men out into the
country. The drummers are going first
to the sections which have removed
restrictions and from these sections
will proceed to tleir respec ctive ter
ritories.
While possibly there WI r. s0-02
variation from the exceedingly low
report of new cases during the past
"A hours, the probability is great that
there will be a complete disappearance
of cases before frost makes its appear
ance here, the authorities confirming
tneir knowledge that there is very lit
tie fever now here by the insignificant
number Of deaths that are occurring
The Improvement in the country
keeps pace with that in the city. In
the past "a hours there was but a sin
gle death outside of New Orleans.
The few cases at Patterson within
the past three days indicates that the
town is almost immuned.
At Kenner only 13 remain in the
hospital, gathered from wide stretch
of surrounding territory.
St. John parish on the Mississippi
Valley road, which at one time reeked
with fever, is now declared to be free.
All the cases at New Iberia are in
six houses in one section of the city.
Confidence nas been restored there and
having had a taste of quarantine it.
self, the town is anxious to have all
quarantines removed. At Lake Provi-
dence the cOlOred hospital has been
closed and the white hospital will go
out Of business this week. Nurses are
returning to New Orleans from that
town. People who fled from the vari
GUS towns in Louisiana at which tne
fever appeared are now returning, be-
lieving all danger to be past
Because of large number of people
are anxious to come here for the pres
idents reception, Crowley expects to
lift her quarantine on the 25th On the
same day Avoyelles parish will remove
her restrictions.
The Woman's League has decided to
resume the series of lectures it gave
during the summer and continue them
throughout tae winter. The idea is to
impress the public with the desirabili-
ty of destroying infected mosquitoes
which may have gone into Information.
The proposed invitation to President
Roosevelt to visit the Emergency hos
pital will probably be cancelled be-
cause it is expected that the istitution
will be closed by the time ne gets here.
During his visit DR.. White will pre-
sent his entire staff who participated
in the fight here to the president
Up to noon today one new case of
yellow fever and no death hal beer
reported
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
Impossible to For nNew Cabinet.

Budapest. Hungary, Oct. 18.-In an
autograph letter to General Baron Fe
jervary gazetted today tle emperor
king says that as it has not been found
possible to form a new Hungarian
cabinet from the ranks of the coalition
party Baron Fejervary has been re
appointed premier SO as to provide
for the conduct ow the affairs of the
state in a responsible and constitu
tional basis. Referring to his decla
rations to the leaders of the coalition
party his majesty says that if they are
properly interpreted they will show a
complete understanding between the
crown and the nation regarding the IN
dependence guaranteed by the consti
tuition.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
NEWS TERSELY TOLD.

Ex-Congressman Jerry Simpson, of
Kansas, slept several hours last night.
His physician holds out absolutely no
hope
The jobbing prices of shoes has ad-
vanced soc on the pair and retail price
is expected to feel the change in cost
Immediately. There is a scarcity of
hides.
NJ c. D. Bordan, of Fall River, Miss,
today notified the $500 operatives of
the iron works mills owned by him that
the 1913 per cent cut in their wages
made in 1904 would be restored.
Announcement was made today that
Grant B. Schley, a member of the firm
of Moore & Schley, of New York, has
been elected a director of the Northern
Pacific Railway company.
The report that the two British ma
rine officers captured by Moroccan
tribesmen had been released is untrue,
but favorable developments are hoped
for in the course of the day.
The general council of the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran church Of North America
finished its labors today at Milwaukee
wkith the election of the numerous
committees and Soards in the work ct
the church are delegated.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
Bid Governor Wright Goodbye

Manila, Oct. 8.-Arrangements a1A
being made for a popular farewell
demonstration in honor of Governor
General Wright, previous to his depart
ure for the United States including a
banquet, reception and water pageant.
The governor has vetoed a proposition
to raise a popular subscription to give
him valuable present as it might be
construed as indicating that he does
not intend to return. He says en-
phatically that he will return to the
Philippines in six months. The for
eign residents are becoming enthAsi-
astic over the farewell demonstration
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
POLICE SEEM PoWERLEss.
To Check the Italian BlackmaIers in
Their Operations in New York.

Their Operations in New York.
New York, Oct. 18.-More effective
measures are taking, it is admitted
by the police that they are powerless
to check the army of 5000 camorriat
who infest New York.
So bold have these brigands become
that the success of their black-L all
ing Italian merchants and escaping
even suspicion Of completely in the
crime that their demands are increas
ing at an alarming rate. So systema
tized has the campaign of brigand
age become that, according to Sergeant
Petrosino, who yesterday applied tc
Commissioner McAdoo to have the
force of Italian detectives at police
headquarters increased from five to &c
and that members of the band are
employed in many of the little Italian
banks, scattered through the east side
to watch the deposits of the small
merchants.
AT present We are helpless to 9
great extent against these desperadoes
They know the penal code from end tC
end. | have information that there
are not less than 10000 members OF
the camerrora in this country, working
under twelve leaders stationed in the
principal cities"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
WANTED TO KILL JEROME
Witness Claimed He Was Not Paid
Enough for Evidence


New York, Oct. 18.-An attempt to
batter down the door of the office OF
the district attorney, w. J. Jerome
was made today by Jacob Meyer, who
said that he wanted to kill Mr.. Jer.
ONE. Meyer attacked the door before
the district attorneys arrival and was
found by the police trying to get
through the panels and shouting that
Mr.. Jerome had failed to pay him suf-
tlcient fees for his services as a wit
ness in the 'Red-Light Investigations
few days ago.
When Meyer was arrested a bottle
of morphine and nypodermic syringe
were found in his possession.
The police recognized him as a man
who testified for the prosecution
against Inspector Cross, Captain Her
lihy and Wardman Heagan. in the
'red-light' district disclosures by Mr..
Jerome. He was arraigned in police
court on a charge of intoxication and
disorderly conduct, and was sentenced
to six months Imprisonment on Black.
wells island.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
RUSSIA TO FloaT ZIG Lo2A.
Cars Government VIII Eo7rom ever
Three Hundred Million Dollars.

IICG F1QU0tGI mhltON DOiiaTS.
New York, Oct. 1S.-Som "details
concerning the proposed new Russian
loan of 100000, ,0o0 became known in
this city says the Herald The details
came to hand in a late edition of the
Paris TeEps and some others were OBJ.
tanned from an authoritative banking
source full detail of the program
1t was definitely said that it is the
present intention of issuing the full
amount of $500 100000 half of which
it is proposed to place in France, with
the balance divided in about equal
proportions with bankers in London,
Amsterdam, Berlin and New York. For
a period of time said to be one year.
the loan, which it is intended to be
Identical to all countries, will not be
interchangeable or saleable outside of
the country in which the various pro-
portions are issued.
New York's proportion of the loan
will be about $50,000,000 or exactly
$45, 100000, if the plan of dividing the
half not taken by France, is apportion-
ed equally among the four other par
ticipating nations it was stated.
A syndicate is already forming here
to underwrite the New York allotment
which in all probability will be handled
locally by j P. Morgan & Co., which
firm has sent Mr.. Perkins to attend
the st. Petersburg conference
AS to the issuance price of the loan,
whether all countries will stand on the
same footing, there is a difference of
opinion, or at least the question has
not as yet been definitely determined.
1t is said, however, that the bonds
would, in all probability, be per
cent issue, and sold to the bankers at
80 less a commission of per cent.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
Whipping Boss Is Arrested.

Macon, Ca, Oct. Sensational
charges have been made against Pomr
Dickson, a whipping boss in the Bibt
county chaingange, by citizens who
were his neighbors, and there were de
velopments which resulted in his being
taken under a warrant by Deputy Tom
linson, and the sheriff is in possession
OF both the prisoner and quantity OF
household goods claimed by Hattie
Lesuers, negro woman.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
Arrives at Richmond

Richmond Va, Oct. 18.-President
Roosevelt and party arrived in Rich
mond shortly after noon
On account of the death of the broth
er of Governor Glenn, of North Caro-
lima, it has been necessary to make a
slight change in the program as ar
ranged in Raleigh. The president
and members of mis- party instead of
taking breakfast at the governors
mansion, will breakfast on the train.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
Lake k:chonk Conference OPENS

Lake Mohonk, N. Y, Oct. 18.-The
Lake Mohonk conference of Friends OF
the Indians and Other Dependent Peo
pies, was opened today by Alfred X
Smiley. 1t was on Mr.. Smiley's in
vitation that persons particular inter
ested in the Fflipinos. the Hawaiians
and the Porto Ricans joined with those
especially interested in Indians in the
yearly meetings at Lake Mohonk.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
TORNADO STRIKES
ILLINOIS VILLAGE
Four Killed and Many Others
Are Seriously Injured.
FORTY HOUSES ARE DESTROYED
Telegraphic Communication with the
Town Is Cut Off and Details of the
Storm Are Meager-oklahoma Town
Is Also Visited by the Storm.

Storm Are Meager-Oklahoma ToWr
is Also Visited by the Storm.
St. Louis, Oct. ia tornado
struck tAe village of Sorrento. H., 3.
miles northeast Of ST. Louis last night
killing fou< persons, in5uring 35 Others
oI whom Ghree Will probably die anc
doing Il great amount OF damage tc
property.
Forty houses were blown to atoms
or carried far from their foundations
a complete swath was cut through the
town Everything in the track of the
tornado was reduced to debris or car
ried away.
The dead so far reported are:
Mrs Thomas File, SO years old.
Mrs. William Stewart, 60 years old.
William Mann, SO years old.
Harrison Mann, IS years old.
Partial list of injured:
Mrs. William Mann, Frank Shields
and his two daughters; Mrs. l. j.
May. Charles Miller and his wife; Hen
ry Hays and wife; Henry Barlow anl
wife; William Kirland and wife, the
latter will probably die; William Stew
art, will probably die; Thomas File
fatally; Mrs Phoebe Moore, Mr.. anC
Mrs. George Root, Mrs. John Griffith
Telegraph communication with Sor
renton is cut off and details were OBJ
tanned over the lOnO distance to1p
phone.
The four killed were in their homes
in different parts of Sorrento. All are
badly crushed.
The storm approached from the
southwest and the main residence por
tion of the town The work of tne
wind was done quickly, and tnen fol
lowed heavy downpour of rain, &C
companied by vivid lightning and deer
rolls Of thunder.
Those who escaped injury were fol
the time panic-stricken but finally raj
lied, and set to work to rescue the
injured.
So violent was the tornado that
some resid noes were swept away com
pIet~ly and the debris effectualIy seat
tered. Houses that remained stand
ing were converted into temporary
hospitals and refuge and the people
people by lantern light in the pouring
rain searched through debris and drag
ged out the injured.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
First Stop at fredericksburg

Fredericksburg, Va, Oct. 1S.-Pres-
ident Roosevelt made tle first stop on
his southern trip at this place His
train arrived here shortly after 10
O'Clock, and although the stop was of
but few moments in order to water
the engine, a crowd of about 200 peo-
pie were gathered at the station to
greet him. The president addressed
them briefly from the rear platform of
bic oar
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
PHOTOGRAPHS OF SUMS ECLIPSE
Nineteen Pictures Were Secured by
Astronomers in Egypt.

Ann Arbor, Mich, Oct. 18-Pro.
fessor w. j. Hussey, the head of the
department of Astronomy has just ar.
rived here from Egypt where he went
to photograph the recent eclipse of the
sun. He said:
when the eclipse came 10 pictures
were secured They were made on
plates giving the suns diameter, a
scale of four and three-tenths inches.
Contrary to our expectations, tbs
eclipse did not cause complete dark
ness. Owing to the dust in the air
rejecting light from the region outside
totality, it was from six to ten times
brighter than full moon.
The negatives made by Professor
Hussey, have been sent to the Lick
observatory. They will be studied
before the results obtained by the ex
pedition will be made public.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
2,551,7so Persons See EXPOSITION.

Portland, Ore. Oct. 1S.-Revised
figures on the attendance at the Lew
is and Clarke exposition which were
made public yesterday by the depart
ment of admission Snow that a total
of 2,551,780 persons passed into the
grounds during the exposition period
IOf these 1,550,617 were paid and 971,.
1863 were free.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
Famined Farmers Seize Food.

Seville, Spain, Oct. 14-Over a thou
sand farm laborers made desperate by
the existing famine, invaded the mark
ct place at Fcija, 4S miles from Sc
vile, today, seized the entire stock
of food and money, destroyed the
markeS and threw the town into pan
ic. the authorities hastily applied fol
military relief.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
Governor of Madagascar Resiqns

New York, Oct. 18.-A cable dis.
patch to the Herald from Paris says
that General Gallieni, who is now in
Paris has resigned his post of Cover.
nor of Madagascar. The resignation
will be accepted at the next meeting
of the cabinet on Friday and NJ. Aug.
nour, deputy. will be appointed to
succeed him. General tiallieni will
remain inspector of the French colo.
nies, except Indo- China.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
TWO Killed in Oklahoma

Ft. Worth. Tex. Oct 18.-A dis
patch to the Telegram from Tulsa, 1.
Ter, says:
In tornado which passed one mile
west of Manford, Okla, last night two
children of r. r. Anderson were kill
ed, and Mrs. Anderson and Miss Maud
Root were seriously injured.
Several others are reported hurt.
THE path of the storm was quar-.
ter of a mile wide, and several miles
long.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
Three New Cases at Pensacola

Per sacola. Fla. Oct 18 8-Tnree new
case and no deaths was the report re-
ceived today. Dr. l.. c.. Phillips and
J. S. Heron were tried this morn.
ing for failure to report cases of yell
low fever. Phillips was fine and Her
ron discharged. Conditions in the few.
er districts continue to improve.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19

Husband-Anything you want down
town today, my dear? Shall 1 order
some more of that self raising flour?
Wife-We have plenty left. But I wish
you would stop at an intelligence office
and order me a self rising servant girl
New York Weekly.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
No New Cases at Natchez

Natchez, MISS, October 18.-No
new cases of yellow fever have been
reported for the last "A hours. There
were no patients dicharged from the
hospitals today. twenty-five patients
are under treatment
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
ITnDrOyjnE Times.

Darling. it seems to me that you
are more beautiful every time L see
you"
"YOu must come and see me often
er, Jack Brooklyn Life.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1905-10-19
wix1op,,x End.

"While he was under thirty his par
ents had too much sense to let shin
marry"
Yes
'While he was under fifty he had too
much sense to wed"
81 see"
'Now that he's eighty-fve"-
"WenY
"He's going to take a wife" Louis
vile Courier-J Journal.