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Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Why pie scffsrsrs So Often Fail
20 Get Relief.

Science IS getting 20 the bottom OF
everything. in.lodine the cause and
cure Of piles The brightest doctors
nov admit that piles are caused w
sernaliy and can be cured only by
internal treatment ID. !. 3. Leon
t<rdf sore tine aEo perfected a rem
edy l. tablet form-fscm-Fcid. which
cures TIE cause % piles. and there
FORE rn~es permanently. u h sold
b. A. =. q. Klor. Newport News.
Va. under money hack guaFeniee. 81
TO- q days' treatment Dr. Lon
fzrH c.. st-tsos q. Buffalo. y. \.
Vrisc Ger booklct
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06
ONE DRUNK IN COURT.
Justice Brown Has Very Brief Ses-
sion of police Court.

sion of police Court.
Justice Browns docket in the police
court yesterday morning consisted OF
one plain drunk" who was young
man from Norfolk. This arrest was
the only one made by the police in
the twenty,four hours ending at
O'Clock yesterday morning. The lone
case was disposed OF by the justice In
a few minutes, the prisoner drawing
the usual $3.50 fine.
For the past three days this city
has been unusually good. There has
been little disorder and last night the
police were not kept as busy as they
usually are on Saturday night.
See Reynolds Brothers Ad Extra
good values in Real Estate. 27-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Guthrie have
gone to Richmond. where they\ We're
called by the illness Of Mrs. Guthries
sister.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06
STEARNES ANDHO[T
BES|EGED BY WIRE
Fifty-fiye kilograms Adj
dressed 10 Legislators After
Local Temperance Rally.
ONE IS RESENTED AND
PROMPTLY ANSWERED

Message from J. A. sommerviIle. Con-
strued to. he Threatening, Brings
Hot Reply from Mr.. stearnes--lo-
cal Delegate Expects Two-thirds to
Vote Against Taking Up Bill.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Miss Blanche Morrissette has re-
turned to Norfolk is WISHING her
mother, Mrs. Held, on F0ffy-htth
street.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Mrs. Troliinger, of Pulaski, IL the
guest of her sister. Mrs. !. r.
Stearpes. on West avenue.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

The handsome Newman residence
On Fcrty eighth street. facing tae
refcr for rcnt-lo large rooms. An
couvcsIeBccs Rcypcids Brothers.
21-tf.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

II. r. Stearnes, Richmond. va
"if you expect our people to
support you again we expect you
10 bring up and support StTode
state wide bill Immediately. Your
actions watched.
tSigned)
II A SCNMERvIIA.E."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

"Jas. A. scmmelsiile, Newport,
News, Va.
Your wire Is moi only impud-
ent, but insolent. and ! resent you
Language and threat.
tSignedj
IL. p. STEARNEs."
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

visiting relatives here, has returned
10 her home in Grove, Va.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Mrs. g p. crumpicr has xcne =
Sm.thnrlS beng summoned there -
the 'llnc-s ~ her niccc. Mildrct
Warner.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Mss Mar Burbank. Who has been
visiting Der sister. Mrs.. a. ?. Fentcn.
on Huntington srcnre. has retained
10 her home IN Nelson county.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

MISS Mary Creator left ycsterday
for West Virginia. where she vi
visit relatives.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Cook With Gas.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Miss sadie Davidson. Of Richmond.
vIn arrive today 70 spend sometime
with her sister. Mrs. r. Z. Adamsoa.
N Twenty -afth street
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Mrs. Edward o. Bali viii return
today from Norfolk. where she has
been visiting friends.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

The recorded vote OF the senate on
the STROBE bill was as follows;
Ayes-Messrs. EIam, Gravats. Gun
ter. King. Lincoln, McAlexander,
Noel. Owen, Saunders, Strobe.
Strother. Tucker. walker-13.
Noes-Nessrs. Carter. Chase, Early
Echoss, Edmondson. Fletcher. Foises,
Garrett. Gayle. Halsey. Hartman, Hart
Hobbs. Holland. Holt. Keezell, LASH
ter. Lesuer, Parks, Rsson, sale. Sims.
Thornton. Ward. waikiki, Wickham--
rs.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Miss Blanche Robertson. who has
been visiting her cousins. the Misses
Robertson. on Tventy-sixty street
returned 70 her home In Norfolk yes
tcrday.
Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-03-06

Miss Ann Reeves. OF Richmond.
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs.
II. W. Brooks, on Twenty eighth
street. returned home yesterday
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
ca 431

moisture, which causes firing. In
other words, faulty methods of prep
aration and cultivation cause lack
of moisture, and this lack of moisture
causes firing.
That this is correct we might take
one illustration from Mr. Patton's
letter. He states that in many cases
the great width between the rows al
lows the soil to dry out, because it is
not shaded We have seen many a
corn field fire badly that was planted
SO thickly and where stalks were so
high that the ground was as we'll
shaded as corn could we'll shade
land. In these cases we believe the
chief cause of the firing was lack of
moisture, but this lack of moisture
was not due to too thin planting; al
though we think in some cases it was
due to too thick planting, which re-
CURED more moisture than the soil
could hold.
Lack of plant food is often given
as cause of firing, and in one sense
this is also true; but usually the FIR
ing plant lacks food because of
lack of sufficient moisture to carry
the food to the different parts Of the
plant, and also to supply their direct
needs for water.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18

ers in the South ever think about
this at planting time? AS to the
seed bed. in the first place, the
ground is not broken to exceed 3
inches, and this method having been
practiced year in and year out, a
plow-pan has been formed as imper-
vious to water as stone. Therefore,
when the drouth sets in, the plant
can not procure any moisture from
below, and firing is the result.
Again, in the South corn is plant
ed from to 5 feet in the row, there
by allowing the rays of the sun to
burn up what little moisture there is
left. I contend that at the stage that
corn generally fires, the ground
should be perfectly shaded.
Then, corn is laid-by with a turn
ing pillow or a double-shovel, with
sweep attached "a tool that should
never be used in corn field, there
by making double the surface for the
sun to work on, and at the same
time destroying miriads of fibrous
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
Madison, Ala.

Editorial COmment.-We are glad
to receive this letter from Mr.. Patton,
as it presents a fuller discussion of
the causes of firing" 1t is evident
that the only difference between Mr..
Patton and the writer Of the articles
referred to, is that Mr.. Patton has in
mind the cause of the lack Of moist
ure which is the real cause of firing.
The cause Of the corn firing is that
the manner of preparing and cult
waiting the land and the lack of hui
mus in our soils prevent them hold
ing sufficient moisture to supply the
needs Of the plant; hence, it fires.
Mr. Patton has told some of the
causes for lack of moisture in the
soil in periods of dry weather. We
were merely stating the cause of the
firing of corn, for we had previously
discussed the methods of cultivation
which tend to prevent this lack of
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18

Now do this, my friends, this sum.
mer, then get the ''old field" into a
regular rotation, and when you
rest it let it be producing some
leguminous crop, thus supplying
both humus and free nitrogen.
There is $10,000,00O worth of veg
etable matter burned in the South
each spring, and / want you, my Pro-
gressive Farmer and Gazette reader.
to have no hand in this criminal
wastefulness hereafter. So get that
moving machine going this summer
and the results will be so gratifying
that you will thank French for call
ing your attention to the matter.
Our farmers do not realize the value
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18

spring. n a t u r e
works all summer
to cover bare land
with a cover crop.
B u t instead of
taking the hint
and working with
her, man thinks
n a t u r e S way
causes him t o o
much bother, so
he puts fire to the
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
Corn Smut.

A correspondent wants to know, III
treating oats and wheat with blue
stone, or formalin, will prevent smut
would it not prevent smut on corn
tOo?"
The smut of corn Is not introduce
ed with the seed as is the case with
oats and wheat. 1t is pretty gener-
ally agreed that probably the only
mode Of infection is from the ger
mination Of the smut spores on the
soil and the infection being blown to
the growing plants.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18

S. (Answer by Prof. e. R. Lloyd.)
The best time to cut wheat is after
the heads have turned yellow, but
while the stems are still slightly
green and the kernel in the hard
dough stage.
White -four can not be made on
a regular corn mill. The wheat rock
is finer than the corn rock. The
best graham bread we ever ate was
from wheat ground on a corn rock
at a regular corn MILL
The nearest Touring mill would be
New Orleans or Memphis. The usual
toll for grinding is one-sixth for
steam mills and one-eighth for wa
ter mills.
The cost of harvesting depends en-
tirely upon the methods used. A
good self-binder and three mules will
cut from 6 to 10 acres per day. I'm
til enough wheat is grown to warrant
the building and equipping of -four
ing mills, should advise selling the
wheat. There will be good demand
for seed wheat this fall at around
SLIPS per bushel If sold to the
mills it should bring around 81 per
bushel, and the straw makes good
winter roughage.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18

precious vegetable matter and the
ashes is all he has left to show for
natures years work on the "old
field" We don't have any of these
fields on Sunny Home Farm" as
every acre OF land Is worth some
thing. SO we rest our acres by grow
Ing lespedeza, peas. soy beans, Grim
son clover etc. But you of my read
ers who have these old fields
growing little pines and big broom
straw-that you expect to pillow next
winter and crop the following sum-
mer. want TO ask you to give heed
to what | tell you now.
You will have good many days
after the crop is laid-by when you will
not be pushed with other work. take
the boys and go out into the old field,
grub out the small pines and other
bushes that are too large TO cut with
a mower. Then when the broom
straw is about ready to bloom, get
In there with the mower-having
blades and guard plates sharp-and
cut everything close to the ground.
II you have any idea OF being short
OF hay or bedding for your stock the
coming winter. rake and stack what
you cut. Otherwise-and what will
be better for the land the coming
crop-leave everything as mulch
To protect the land from the direct
rays OF the sun. TO hold the water
that falls on the land. and TO provide
a splendid lot of partly decayed veg
etable matter to turn into the land
when you start your pillow next win
ter. This will take little figuring
ahead to get the time to do this and
secure the vegetable matter in con-
dition that Will In no way injure the
coming crop. But IL will take little
figuring too. to find the money with
which to purchase the commercial
fertilizer that you will need to use
when you have burned off this life
giving vegetable matter. And with
the vegetable matter incorporated in
the soil will come permanent inn
provement while with the other II is
simply feed and then hunger OF
soil again.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18

of cover for land-both green aud
dry-else there would be more effort
put forth to secure such. 1t is an al
most unvarying rule that bare land
grows poorer, while shaded land
grows richer. It's natures way. Let's
follow her
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
roots that nature intended to gather

roots that nature intended to gather
moisture to prevent firing.
The writer has passed through all
these stages and writes from his own
personal experience. The proof of
the pie Is the eating. Let any skepti-
cal brother try one acre of corn this
season by breaking the land to the
depth of inches at least, pulverize
same well. plant on the level 31a
feet each way. cultivate level and
shallow, after the first blowing. Keep
up cultivation until the corn silks,
and see the difference.
There has never been a season in
the history of contrasting that there
was rainfall enough throughout the
growing season to supply the crop
with sufficient moisture, therefore
one must SO break and cultivate as
to retain moisture or fall far short
OF paying crop.
r. A. PATTON.
Madison Alo
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
How to Dispose Of the Wheat Crop.

How to Dispose of the Wheat Crop
The farmers of this neighbor-
hood have about 80 acres in
wheat to 3 acres each-and
are at loss to know what to do
with it. What stage should it
be cut? Can it be ground in q
corn mill? If not. where is the
nearest -four mill to us? What
is the usual cost of grinding and
barreling? Or do you think it
best to sell and buy -four? Some
of our patches bid fair for 80
bushels per acre. j. G. w.
Martin, Miss.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
WHY CORN FIRES.

Faulty Methods OF Soil Preparation
and Cultivation Are Largely Res
ponsible.
Messrs. Editors: In my opinion
the firing of corn is due more to the
method of preparing the seed bed
and the manner of planting and tend
ing than from other causes recently
pointed out in your valuable paper.
You say it is chiefly caused by lack
OF moisture. Let's look into the cause
of this lack. How many corn grow
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
BY A. l.. French.

"O ONE WHO loves humus-as
does the writer-it is a painful
Il thing to see the wanton waste
Of vegetable matter that my fellow
farmers are causing by fire each
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18
Saturday, Is, 1901
HOW THE MOVING MACHINE WILL HELP.

Instead of Burning on the Broomsedge Spring TRY
Down This to Lie Enrich
Follow Natures
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-18


Kinds Black
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-06-23
Tariff on Wheat.

The statement of Mr. Lauder, can
didate for congress. to the effect
that a tariff on wheat is Of no benefit
to the North Dakota farmer, is not
substantiated by the clnvestigation Of
Professor Shepherd, Of the argleult-
.ural college. Some time ago Pro-
fessor Shepherd was called TO Wash
ington to testify for the committee
on the prices on food products, and
after giving his testimony to the
committee the committee asked HIM
to look up the prices of machinery
and other commodities and he
prices Of grain on the Canadian side
and on the American side Profess
or Shepherd has been booking this up,
and among other thlngs on ths 18th
day Of MAY he found that Wheat
was selling at C,retna, Canada, for 70
cents per hushel less than he same
grade Of wheat brings IN .Seclle, on
the American side These two towns
are less than mile apart, hence the
freight rates would not make any
difference. The quality ef the "feat
is exactly the same and the only rca-
son tha, can be attributed fo The
higher price on the American side Is
that the American farmer has a pro
tectvc tariff on his wheat Of 2'c per
bushe. What is true Of Gretna and
Neche is true of every toan ID the
state, and the farmers Of North l)a-
kota are many thousands Of dollars
ahead by reason Of this protective
tariff And yet the opponent q
Senator McCumber say that ne aacrl
| feed the interest Of his constituency
| in his efforts to maintain a tarit OF
grains. The falsity Of these state
ments are clearly proven by the m
| vestigation Of Professor Shepperd
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-06-23
SENATOR McCUMBERS
RECORD ON THE TARIFF
GIVEN TN COMP LETE DETAIL,

the farmer home. free Goa With
which To heat that home. free
light To hight it, free fence posts,
free wire and free nails wlth which
TO fasten the Wire
HE has been severely criticised tur
voting for the Payne tariff bill MS il
finally emerged from conference.
He So voted deliberately and after a.
careful study Of the questions IN.
voved He knew full Nell that the
bill was not perfect. bat he also
knew that IL was the best that could
be passed at that time. In voting
for that bill he kept IN mind. and in
Judging that action on has part the
people must remember that tn, le
publican party did not promise u
frce-trade tariff. not a doW nwar,i
revision. but a revision in which
should be recognized the principles
of protection. withthc minimum and
MAXIMUM rates To preserve without
excessive duties that security against
foreign competition to which Amer
lean manufacturers and producers
are entitled and also to maintain the
high standard of living nf the Wage
nnr If
direct bcneficiaries Of the protcctlse
system. Senator McCumber mann
tanned that the question of wages is
one between prosperity and stayna
tion. A tariff that does not afford
a sufficient protection gives us stag
nation. while an adequate protection
gives us reasonable prosperity.
In carrying out that pledge Of the
platform the Sixty-iirst session of
Congress enacted a tariff in which
there were Goa decreases from the.
Dlngley law. 2a2O increases. and ll5o
of the dutiable list unchanged The
articles on which duties were IN
creased represented $5 600, 600 .OOo
worth of consumption, while those
increased had a consumption value
of less than 81 600 600. 600 The i'm
creases were on luxuries and the de-
creases ON necessities, and i'm the
first SIX months of the law more
than tifty-one per cent of all impor-
tations were free from duty. the
largest percentage of free ilRorta-
tions we have ever had under amy
tariff, not even excepting the Walk
er tariff of lsl6, which was called a
| free trade tariff The increase of
revenue has been nearly $50. .0OO,0OO
| in six months. marking the Payne
law the best revenue producer we
have ever had, and that is a prime
necessity i'm our increased eXpendi
| lures for the greater developement
of the country.
| The tariff law, however short of
| his ideal it may be. is a Republican
measure and has the approval Of the
| president and the party : great Iegis-
lators. Senator McGumDer support
ed it as such.
Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1910-06-23
ANNOU N GEM EMF,

The undersigned hereby announces
that he has purchased The Linton
Leader store for many years con-
Quoted by | Mcndclowitz Il will hc
my aim Is carry good sized stock
Of Fresh and Scasonablc Goods.
which will be sold at the Lowest
Living Prices Give me call
pcciully,
GOTTLIEB BECHTLE.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-21
MISKIMON.

Mrs. Ed. Parks and little son, of
Tangier, spent last week visiting rela-
tives and friends here. They left Sun
day to visit relatives in Reedville.
Miss Maggie Lamkin, of Wicomico
Church. is spending this week with her
sister, Mrs. A. A. Ashburne.
The public school opened here Mon
day with Miss Bessie Christopher
teacher.
Miss Grace Mahan. of Litwalton, is
teaching school in the family of Dan
Cockrell.
Mrs. Mamie Gill spent last week
with her daughter, Mrs. G. III. Smith,
at Taft. Mrs. Smith and family re-
turned with Mrs. Gill for one or two
days. visit.
Mrs. Lew Jones, of near Coan, and
Mrs. Bessie Crowder, of Reedville, Wis
tied their mother, Mrs. Mamie
Gill, Saturday and Sunday. Mrs. Gill
had eleven of her children. and grand
children with her Saturday night.
Revival services are i'm progress at
Providence this week. Rev. III. S.
Driscoll is doing the preaching and
God is with him. Several professions
have been made.
p, u ANDI.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-21
.REDEDICATION SERVICES.

This will be the greatest day in the
history of Jerusalem Baptist church,
in Richmone county. If you are in
any way interested in this church
you certainly can't afford to miss this
occasion. Every one. no matter of
what denomination. who wants to do
the. greatest work at their home church,
ought to come to Jerusalem church on
the 4th Sunday of this month and get a
new conception of what poor church.
can and aught to do.
We are making every possible effort
to arrange splendid program and q
delightful dinner. DIR. VIM. f. Hatcher
and DR.. r. H. Pitt, of Richmond, will
be assisted in the program by Rev. S.
b. Overten. of Essex county, and also
we hope by many of the Northern Neck
pastors of all denominations.
Our true and faithful members will be
generously assisted on this occasion by
our many friends in arranging a splendid
dinner for a larger gathering than the
one we had at the Association three
years ago.
We have desired and hoped that all
the churches of all denominations within
reach of US would do US the honor on
this occasion ia adjourn their services
for the 4th Sunday so that both pastor
and congregation could be with us and
take part in this great service. Plan
to come. S. p. DEFAULT, Pastor.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-21
O'rTOM AN.

Ottoman High School baseball team
defeated the Lancaster High School
boys on the latter's diamond Thursday
of last week by score of Is to 4.
c. l.. Shackleford had new doors
and windows arrive from Norfolk this
week for an additional story to his
dwelling.
Mrs. Ed. Dobyns, of Molusk, is visit
ing relatives in Baltimore this week.
DR.. Geo. II. Steuart is in Baltimore
this week receiving treatment for an
infection of both hands.
In a warrant trial before Justice
l.. r. Flemings Saturday last, Harri-
son Washington, of Shutdown. was fined
and bound over to keep the peace for
six months for fighting and assauIting
Ernest Smith, of same place. Both are
colored. This is the second or third
case of this kind to occur at Shutdown
in two weeks. We are glad to see
that Justice Flemings is trying to break
up this business and in the future will
give them full extent of the law.
Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1910-10-21
SOME DEATHS.

Little James H. Kelley, year-old
son of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Kelley.
of Bluff Point, Northumberland county.
died of spinal meningitis Saturday after
noon. Burial was at Rehoboth SUNDAY
afternoon. Little Arthur Conway is
suffering from infantile paralysis. Both
are grandchildren of James 4th Kelley.
Mrs. Katherine Basketta died Sat
urday morning last at the home of her
daughter. Mrs. VIM. Talbot at Ocran.
Mrs. Basketta was a native. of King &
Queen county. but had been living
with her daughter for five or six years.
She was 81 years of age and death
was due 20 the organs of life refusing
to work longer. A good Christian wo-
man. she had been a member of the
Methodist church for over sixty years.
She is survived by four other
daughters-Mrs. Trice, and Mrs.
Wilson, both of King & Queen, and
Misses Ada and Lucy Basketta, OF
Richmond. Interment at White Stone
Methodist cemetery Sunday afternoon,
Rev. j. ID. HOsier conducting the
funeral services.