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Newspaper
Vienna Progress
Location
Vienna, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1897
Page
7
The article discusses hay curing methods in good weather, noting wilted hay cured in two to five days, opening cocks into forkfuls, and storage in barns. It argues for closer, tighter barns to keep greener hay longer, contrasting open barn storage with modern airtight methods, and shares a note on clover hay from England and curing in late cocks for damp mows.
Commentary extols neat borders and fences for farms and fields. It favors well chosen borders over dilapidated fences, briars, and weeds, arguing that orderly fencing keeps beauty and vitality, with calves needing safe, tethered or orchard pasturing in early summer.
The article discusses best hay practices for home use and market demand. It emphasizes choosing well cured clover and timothy, describes optimal cutting times before seed shelling, the role of bluegrass mixes, and methods to maximize digestible feed while minimizing weather damage. It also covers curing techniques, handling, and building hay cocks to shed rain.
Winter provides time to prepare for spring work by building cheap chicken coops. The design uses empty grocery boxes laid on their sides with slats and tarred paper for a waterproof roof, projecting strips create a higher center to shed rain and provide shelter for broods.
A New York Tribune note extols simple coops that shield chicks and a mother hen from summer heat. They require only moments to assemble and cost about fifteen to twenty cents each, offering practical relief in hot weather.
A Nebraska agricultural note emphasizes practical farming: timely fieldwork, turning horses on pastures after harvest, and double cropping to maximize soil use. It advocates better teams and tools, proper machinery maintenance, and efficient feed mills to reduce costs, while stressing quality in dairy and hog feeding and the need to improve stock genetics.
A survey of curious natural history notes and future engineering ideas. It covers serpent tongue structure, octopus beak placement, moth mouthlessness, multiple births, Mexico’s agricultural ants, grass seed food webs, and asbestos fiber quality. It also notes static electricity altering singing, electric chair remedies for singers, deep-earth shaft concepts for heat and power, and formaldehyde preservation effects on deep-sea fish.
Mrs Sally Baker aged ninety eight is Marshfield's oldest inhabitant living sixty one years in a Neck Road farmhouse. She was born Sally Sampson in Kingston in 1799 and married Captain Otis Baker in 1819. Her memory recalls Daniel Webster nearby and a shared church life with Pilgrim descendants.
A Walla Walla Oregon special reports seventeen year old Claude Clodius was struck by lightning during a fishing trip. He was knocked senseless and seriously injured as he climbed a fence with his clothes on fire. The electric blast wrapped the line around his neck choking him and had to be cut to save his life. He was found lifeless and partially paralyzed with blood draining from his mouth nose and ears.
A Washington report states Senator Davis's committee advanced a joint resolution urging the president be empowered to take necessary action to secure the release of Ona Morton Alfred Laborde and William G Gilder and the return of the schooner Competitor. The panel details Spain\u2019s conduct and calls for reparation, including freeing the captives. Gilder is a British subject but served on an American vessel at capture.
A Nashville telegram reports Centennial exposition management set September 6 as Labor day and October 6 as German-American day. Attendance on both days is expected to be very large with many states represented.
The House approves the partial conference report on the general deficiency appropriation bill and adopts the Senate amendment setting armor plate cost at 300 per ton for three battleships now under construction. A 142 to 45 vote defeated a proposed 400 per ton limit sponsored after three hours of debate.
Georgia law guardians assembled in Savannah for a three day annual convention of police sheriffs and marshals. Mayor Meldrim delivered the welcome as Chief Frank McDermott of Savannah was elected president J Daniel of Valdosta as vice president and Sheriff A C Bowles of Columbus as secretary and treasurer.
Special supplement to The London Gazette prints Queen Victoria’s Windsor letter to Sir Matthews White Ridley dated July 16. She thanks the people for their universal loyalty during the sixtieth year, recalls June 22 enthusiasm in London, and expresses gratitude for support across her vast empire and prayers for continued welfare.
The conference report on the general deficiency bill was presented to the senate Friday. It notes disagreements on the Senate amendments including armor plate price limits at 300 per ton and Spanish American claims commission payouts. House conferees accept amendments for Ellis Island immigration station funding and other items. The bill as reported carries no total appropriation of 8,000,000.
Atlanta business leader Emanuel Rich of the Rich Bros. firm on Pryor Street died Friday morning from thirty three stab wounds inflicted with a fruit knife. Thirteen wounds were in the neck and one severed the jugular. Twenty stabs on the breast included a heart wound. Despondency from illness and nervous condition is given as cause. He leaves a valuable estate and life insurance around $30,000.
In Athens on reliable authority, powers fix Turkey's indemnity at 4 million dollars to Greece. They accept a more liberal frontier line for Turkey and Greece to settle capitulations between themselves.
The United States will urge Spain to pay 375000 dollars to the heirs of Dr. Ruiz for his death in Cuba. Minister Woodford is instructed to present the claim and press Spain for payment, asserting moderation and justice as the basis for the demand.
The Central Labor Union of New York condemned T. W. Powderly's appointment as commissioner of immigration. After a lengthy Sunday meeting they adopted a resolution calling the act "the greatest insult ever offered by the federal government to organized labor."
A controversial Behring Sea dispute unfolds as Secretary Sherman’s instructions to Ambassador Hay reveal Britain’s delayed action and alleged bad faith over seal preservation in Alaskan waters. London journals criticize U S diplomacy while negotiations creep toward a Washington conference, with mixed progress.
The Mormon church near Ridgeway was burned on July 8. Saints began fresh relief for rebuilding and sought bids for a brick structure. James Sharp donated land but received anonymous threats to block the church. A temporary worship building also burned Thursday night before progress toward a new church. No arrests reported.
The tug Monarch released from custody in Pensacola Florida after being held by customs officials for several months. Officials on board since capture near Key West report no filibustering findings and papers restored with inspector withdrawn.
Early Friday morning a freight train on the International and Great Northern railroad in the yards of Austin Texas ran over four boys sitting on a side track killing three instantly and badly wounding the fourth.
An American flag at the city hall in Torolute honoring Epworth League delegates was ripped down by an ultra British partisan. He was immediately arrested and confined.
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