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The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
JOHN SCHUMACHER,

John Schumacher, pho was elected to
the board nf dir csc r., last winter not
loHg since decided to leave town moch to
the regret cf bis associates on the board
He 10 SO years old, married, and has one
daughter. For II vears previous to his
emoval % New York he carried on a
barber shup at Sandy Hook. He was qx-
ceedingly well liked and his departure
occasioned sincere regret.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
ROBERT G. MITCHELL

Robert G. Mitchell, one of the most
PR g 'essive and wide awake of the young
business men of Southburv, has been a
director OF the Fair association from its
organization. In addition to locking at
ter the work on his fathers large farm.
he buys stock lar gely, and sells carriages
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
EDWARD TAYLOR.

Edward Taylor, genial member Or
the FAR directorate, was born Ia New
town in 1889. His parents were Mr. and
MRS Alonzo Taylor, who lived near Bots
ford. After his marriage to Susan 8
BOtsford, daughter Of George Botgford,
no lived for some time In the Cobblestone
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
The Fair Directors
JUST WHO THEY ARE AND
SOMETHING ABOUT
THEM.


Theron E Platt, who has been the
president OF the Newtown Agricultural
society since it's organization, is one of
Newt WINS best known citizens. He Ia
in his 505h year. For four years he was
q member of the State Board of Agricul-
Cure till that body was reorgan'zed by
act of the last Legislature. Mr. Platt ia
a director in the Newtown savings bank.
He ia a prominent member of the Metho.
dist church at Redding Ridge. Mr. Platt
married Mary G. Russell of So 1thburv
and has one son, Philo T. Pats He is
enthusiastic over the Newtown fair, ard
the large attendance and successful fair,
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
ADVERTISING RATES.
Editorial Notes.

The fair was a success Good wealth
/, err, large attei dance and the hearty co.
operation OF the managers were the pow
erful levers that contributed to the happy
result.
How things do mover" Read over
the tossts that we're drunk at farmers
holiday or cattle show at Worcester,
Mass, 10 October, 1929. They have
special interest al this cattle show time
Present taste Everybody loves what is
deer and hates what Is scheep.
The purchase OF Texss-We guess Uncle
Sam had better take care OF what land he has
got before he buys any land on speculation,
Cattle-shOws and agricultural societies
Like the influence OF good men on society,
they are felt in the improvement and amel
ioretion around them rather than seen in i'm
pc ing effects and splendid results.
Modern tashiOn-W hich puts an acre into a
bonnet and small farm into pair OF big
sleeves No wonder folks find it hard times
when 1t takes land to pay tor gew gaws.
II. P. Goddard in the New haven Reg
lister in writing of the lamented Isaac Il.
b Omley, of newspaper fame, aptly
quotes those admirable lines Of Mr. Win
ter's lovely requiem:
Shrine HIM, New England, in thy breast
With wild flowers grace his hallow'd bed,
And guard with love his laureld rest,
Forever, with thy hottest dead
For not in all the teeming years
OF thy lorg glory hast thou known
being framed of smiles and tears,
HumOr and force so like thine ownI
Mr. Goddard very truthfully says in
speaking of Mr. Bromley: A clear think
er, brave writer and sincere lover of his
country was ,ost to journalism when
Isaac Fl. Bromley finally and forever
dropped his pen
The position Of China at present is
best expressed by Bishop Frederick r.
Graves (EpiscopaD of Shanghai, China,
who said in an address at Hartford the
other day; 1.-The question as to the effect
of the outcome upon Christian missions
IL whether the nation shall be ehut up
by Russia or kept open by England. If
the former shall prevail, China will be,
like Russia, kept out of the worlds mar
kets, but il England shall continue to
keep open the country, railroads will be
built, co nmerce established, the cruel
rule of the mandarins will come to an
end, and the great markets of the world
will be open alike to the United States,
with every other commercial nation"
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30

A 'adeuy unde- Beach H i'll and others.
Llke BIS t@ther he is farmer. ard an
enthu i4attc member of Pnnta-uck
Grarga. He mar Emily j. F:erch
Of Eastou and has one daughter. M
Peck Is q vestry of Trinity church.
He is a substantial and well liked citiz n
and is valued member of the Fair di-
rectOrate.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
SAMUEL j. BOTsFORD.

Samuel j. Botsford, the vice president
OF the Fair association, was born In 1854
he son of Mr. and Mrs Jerome FL. Bots
ford Mr. Botsford ia a farmer, one of
the sturdy, thrifty and successful kind
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
HERMON 81. PECK.

Herman 81. Peck, a member of the
Fair directorate, was born il 1916, the
son of Mr. and Mrs Hermon Peck. His
mother still survives at the great age of
81. Mr. Peck attended the Nrwtown
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
LONG HILL.

Parlor Rock Council, o. U. A. M,
will celebrate its seventh anniversary,
Saturday, by a clsmbake at the cottage
Of j. w. French, Fairfield Beach.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30

Mr. and Mrs F. B. Wheeler of South
ford were in Sandy Hook, last week,
guests of William Lockwood.
The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1898-09-30
w alter FL. Glover,

R8-Agent for Fairfield, New Haven and part
Of Lltchf Id Counties.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25
S5oial Gbaf.
1DrrED BY AUNT FANNY, RALEIGH. N. c.

Here is a column for everybody-ladies, gen.
tlemen, boys, girls beaus and sweethearts.
Everybody is invited to write on subjects of in
terest to them. Make your letters pithy and to
the point. Above all don't wait until. every
one else has Wri tn to join the band. Our
more leisure during winter than any other sea.
son of the year and we hope q large number of
them Will write US. Never mind If you are not
perfect as a writer, give us your thoughts and
we will see that they are in good shape before
they are pub ished.
Tar RoGREssIvE FARMER is paper for every
member of the family, and young and old alike
are It's patrons and its friends. We hope to
unite these thousands of our friends lin q bond
Of friends ip that will be a help and an insp1ra-
ton to each one of u.s." The friendship or each
of our readers. the confidence of the old North
States s urdy sons, and the trust of each of her
daughters, is what this. paper aims to win by
helping each one of them to do more, to be more
ana TO enjoy more in this beautiful world" We
hope this satrit will animate each letter. and
breathe through every page. Address letters to
Aunt Fanny" care Of THR FAR
NJ sR, Raleigh, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

can't see why farm work is not as
honorable as standing behind q coun-
ter selling goods all day long, hot or
cold, and doing just as some M else
says or you will IoseR job. Tired and
worn out, a clerk leaves the store room
only to go trough q sultry crowded
street to his room. There isn't any.
thing very inviting there and not very
much rest. On awakening in the morn
ing he has another day of m~onotony
before him.
Farm life is not this way. If it is
cold after the chores have been done
the arne a sit by the fire until the
sun shines warm enough for him to get
out and chop wood, or do anything
necee sary to be done. If it is hot he
rises early in the morning, works while
it is cool, comes to the house when it
gets hot, and stays till cool of the even
ing, then goes and works awhile.
Farmers al enjoy fruits and flowers
the year round.
Lucy A0NO wv AO4C0o 0AO OSkA6S
to ride Just when they please.
What is more pleasant than to get in
a buggy behind a dandy little horse,
with a nice looking brother, or friend
on a bright Sunday morning early in
summer and ride three or four miles
to church9 For pleasure what is equal
to a ride over a pretty country road,
where the road ride is covered with
wild daises, violets and dandelione
upon which the soft dew sparkles in
the bright sunshine, while in every di
rection the fields are green with grow
ing crops and the air is alive withe tht
songs of the blue bird and robin.
These are some of the enjoyments 6
farmer and his family have. Their
who would dare to say there is nothing
in farm life but hard work2 l will
close with best wishes to THE Pro
GREssIvE FARMER. Ida Blanton
MooresbOro, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

Dear Chatterers and Chat Editor: I
am delighted to know that you includ
ed young ladies in your invitation to
write for the Social corner. I mean to
try this one time and if this finds
oblivion in that much dreaded waste
basket I will promise to try again for
eff at first you don't succeed"-is one
of my notices. I wish I knew just
what you did say in that invitation to
US at the top Of our column, but Uncle
Joe, came over last night as he does on
Wednesday nigh, ~tostensibly to- see The
PROGRESSIVE FARMER but as he tall 8
until it is time to go home he invariably
carries it with him. l am sorry he is
so fond of it; or I wish he would sub
scribe for it as father does. If he read
it and returned it right away we would
not regret having to lend it to him but
from his house it sometimes goes into
half dozen other homes before We see
it again. We can't do without it or l
should persuade father to stop taking
it for a month or two; then I know
some of those families, (besides oure)
who are so fond of reading it would
subscribe.
If I ever have a home of my own ]
hope that l will not be compelled to
borrow and l never expect to lend.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25
A WORD TO TIE GIRLS,

I have a soft place in my heart for
the girls. They are the sunbesms that
brighten this dreary old world-the
flowers that bloom along the thorny
pathway of life, to cheer, encourage
and guide us to that better world be-
You'd.
l wish to address my remarks more
particularly to thosegirls who have just
crossed the boundry line and entered
the arena of young womanhood. IT'S
here that the vital errors of life are
made-errors that mar the future and
fill it with misery and gloom. 'Tis
here, too, that life looks the brightest
and enchants the maiden with it's most
seductive smile. IT'S here that Loves
young dream" first enters her snowy
bosom and fills her pure young heart
with a strange, sweet auEter. Girls,
tits 20 you I wish to speak-to caution
and warn. Before you bestow your
affection, your hand and heart upon
any man, first learn beyond all doubt
WuoVu0E OC uOt buNS Whu 4ANOAS66 4A Uu0
habit of drinking. If he does-though
it may be only moderately-turn from
him as you would a viper; have moth
ing more to do with him. Listen not
to his pleadings and promises that he
will cease if you will marry him. Un
der no circumstances link your life
with his with this object in view; for
if you do, failure and a life of untold,
indescribable misery will be your re
ward. Many have undertaken this
task, but not one in ten thousand has
ever succeeded. The risk is too great,
girls; don't undertake it. I know
whereof I speak. The nan that drinks
before he marries you, will drink after
wards; and the man that drinks is no
man at all, but a beast, that will gradu
ally develop into a brute. Let him go.
Bestow your affections upon some man
that does not drink, of moral, industri-
Gus habits, who can appreciate your
love and will try to prove worthy of it
by exerting his every effort to filling
your life with sunshine and joy, in
stead of misery and degradation
Will Retlaw.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

The Bible says something about bor-
rowing, or lending, but I have no time
to look it up now, and I do not believe
in quotations from it, unless / know
they are perfectly acurate. Uncle Joe
is fond Of quoting Scripture; l think If
he only knew how he tries our patience
about the paper he would not quote
much to us and live are like he
teaches.
Unjust stop now, for churning is to
be done and dinner must be ready
when the men come after it. / think
a girl ought to help her mother all she
can and I ann one who is not ashamed
to say that I try to be useful.
Ella Watson says that my hands
show that 1 work. Well, I know that
they do, but I have a good conscience
too, and I prefer that to pretty do
nothing hands. Those who think less
of me for lending a helping hand when
1 can, may despise me if they wish to,
what do I carer Such persons are not
fit for friends and not much force as
enemies.
Now, dear editor please no not sign
my real name to this, for if you do, /
know we will have a time in this
neighborhood and may not have q
neighbor to speak to US for they all
read Our PROGRESSIVE FARMER, wishing
you unbounded success and that those
who are now borrowers may soon be-
come subscribers Jennie Acton.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25


l wonder how many others are doing
just what I ann doing this evenings
Declaring to themselves that they have
not time to write for our column and
then stealing the time any way. Edo
not live in the country now but God
forbid that I forget from whence !
came. I love country life and many
of my dearest friends are country
folks. If there is a spot in the garden
of my memory kept perpetually green
it is the memory of that place in dear
old North Carolina where I spent my
girlhood.
I know that it is perfectly natural
for these who live in the country to
envy their town or city sisters; but you
do not know that you have the advan-
tage Of US in so many things. Well,
you say I could keep up with the styles
if I lived in town. Now let me tell you,
/ think of all slaves in existence, the
woman who feels that she must adopt
every within Of dame fashion is the
most object of slaves. The first inn
perative mandate issued to you, as her
subject is self abasement. You will
not forget that 'fnery" costs money,
not q dollar, but many dollars. Faith
er, husband or you, yourself must pay
for those things that, after all if you
will only stop and think before you
buy them, you do not really need, but
il you are a votary at her shrine no or
der must be disobeyedyso you plunge
in debt nor reckon the cost, only think
ing ''how becoming this hat is to me" or
''how nicely that dress will make me
look"
I think that it is the duty Of all
women to look well if they can but it
is not necessary for them to be blind
followers Of fashion in order to look
we'll. Assist your individuality. Be
yourself girls, and do not try to be
like someone else unless you are quite
sure that they are better than you are.
There are extremes in all things. Adopt
the middle ground. Be not the first
by whom the new is tried, nor yet the
last to lay the old aside.
Remember that if you are jealous Of
US in a few things, we envy you in
more. Fresh air, pure water, mics
fresh wholesome milk plenty Of fruit In
season and many other things too
numerous to mention, Money does
not buy these things for us as you get
them fresh from the maker thereof.
Hoping that our chats will prove Of
great benefit to all who chat with US,
I am a well wisher of The PRoGREs. I'VE
FARMER.-Mrs. NJ, Wake5 N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

Now, I shall not tell whether lam a
man or a woman. like men and adj
mire manhood, but above all things, I
abhor q mannish woman-or the new
woman, if you choose. Gladstone
uttered a great truth when he said
that woman is most perfect when most
womanly. In North Carolina there are
but few specimens of that strange ami.
mal-the new woman, The Women Of
the Old North State are Of that good,
old fashioned variety, of which Abra-
ham Lincoln spoke, when he said that
he owed, all that he was or could be ito
his angel mother" and Of whom
Luther spoke when he said that earth
contained nothing more tender than q
pious woman's heart. Andrew johnson
once said that Heaven would be no
heaven for him if he did not meet his
wife there. Moore says:
Disguise our bondage as we will,
It's woman; woman rules Is STILL"
What q great influence woman ex.
ertsl How great is her power. Mans
buster and strength may only make
the traveller on life's pathway hug the
cloak of deceit or s~elfishneas tighter,
but some woman's sweet sunny nature
oftentimes causes him to throw off the
cloak apd become a manly and noble
man. Success to 'Sociai Chat. /"
Alphomega, Durham, N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

Children of yesterday,
Heirs of Tomorrow,
What are you weaving
Labor and sorrOW9
Look to your looms again;
Faster and faster
FLY the great shuttles
Prepared by the Master.
Life's in. the loom,
Room for it-roomi
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

Children Of yesterday,
Heirs of to morrow,
Tighten the labor
And sweeten the sorrow,
Now while the shuttles fly
Faster and faster,
Up and be at it
At work with the Master.
He stands at your loom,
Room for Him-roomI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25
ALLEGED FUN.

81 am hard pressed for money" as
the romantic heroine said when the
ardent hero Of the play Rugged her on
the stage to ear his salary.-BRlti
more American.
Acurly haired man" of tender years
confded to some visitors, in an ag-
grieved tone, Its enough to make a
man crazy to have his mother get up
in the night and spank him."
Like Some People. is
said that kangaroos can develop more
anger than any other animal. Mrs.
Dimling-You don't say Dimling-
Yes; they get hopping mad.-Detroit
FBee Press.
Two Condolences so you didn't
know that my wife and l were born on
the same day." said No. 1. mo, that's
queer" answered No. 2. sit reminds
me that my wife and 1 were married
on the same day."-Buffalo Courier.
Mrs. Flanagan (shaking her fs) IT'S
all very we'll for you to talk, Mrs.
Brady, knowing I'm just from comics
sion, and in a state of grace, but just
you wait till tomorrow, when, plaze
heaven, I'll blacken the two eyes o. ye!
Life.
Shortleigh-My uncle Frank is a
veritable Klonkike.
Longleigh-Why, how's that9"
Shortleigh-Plenty Of wealth, but
cold and distant. Chicago News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

Children of yesterday,
Heirs OF to morrow,
Look at your fabric
OF labor and sorrow.
Seamy and dark
With despair and disaster,
Turn it-and 10,
The design Of the Masterl
The Lords at the loom,
Room for Him-room!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25
a SONG OF HOPE

THE HULL-HoUsE PRIZE POEM, BY MARY A LArHBURY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25
Part 2.

AYBE it's a hoax" said
Blundon.
"And maybe it amt g
hoax" said the conductor.
Blundon, the conductor
and Laurie had been stand
inc close t0OetheP during
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

Here is a nice cookie recipe that I
have used for years: Two cups sugar,
one cup lard and butter, half and half,
two eggs, two small cups sour cream
or one large coffee cup; n teaspoon
full soda, stir in your cream; n tea
spoonful cream tartar sifted in your
flour; nutmeg to taste or any kind Of
favoring to suit; -four enough to roll
quite stiff. -Sadie s.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-01-25

Copyrighted 1895. by Harper & Bros Publish
ers, N. Y, and Published in Harpers' Round
We repUblish by special arrangements
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
RECEIPTS OF PRODUCE.
THE STOCK MARKET.

There was no change in mining stocks worthy Of note.
 On the Bond Exchange Gas and Electric sold up to sS5 and Oceanic Steamship to $50 Busi- ness good
 The Silver Hill assessment falls delinquent in board to-day.
 The Central Gaslight Company Is paying a dividend of S1 per share this month.
 The California Cotton Mills Company will pay quarterly dividend of s1 per share this month
 The Pacific Gas Improvement Company and the San Jose Water Company will pay divi- dends of 50 cents per share on the 10th
 The Swansea Mining Company of Utah has declared dividend of 5 cents per share. amounting to s5OO0. payable May 10.
 The Eagle Mining Company of Utah is taking steps to increase it's capital stock from 150. COG shares to 250,OOO shares.
 The yield of the Overnan mine for the past week amounted to 26 mining carloads of ore, from the north drift on the sOo-foot level. The value of the per samples was s24 B per ton. There is material change in the condi- tion of the mine.
 On the 1100-foot level of the Caledonia mine the incline upraise from the southeast drift has been extended 3S feet. and timbers, ladders quartz assaying s1 5s to. s OS per ton; total height of incline on the slope, 13S feet.
 In the joint Confidence Challenge Consoli- dated and Consolidated Imperial west crosscut No i from the surface tunnel they are still engaged in making necessary repairs and in taking care of the water. the flow of which seems to be somewhat abating. and just as soon as it will not interfere with successful work being done operations will be at once resumed in the face which, when stopped was entering more favorable ground mixed with quartz and clay, the former giving low assays in gold.
 In the Crown Point mine the joint west cross cut from the Crown Point -Belcher upraise, or level with the Crown Point 700-foot level Is now out 57 feet, If feet having been driven during the week; the face of the drift is now in low grade quartz and porphyry:
 In the Belcher mine, on the 12oo-f level there has been no work done in the crosscut during the week On the S50-foot level the joint Belcher and Crown Point west crosscui frno the top of the upraise No. 1 Is now out 57 feet; the face is in mixture of quartz anc porphyry. There was hoisted during the weel and stored in the house at the mine 5 mining carloads of ore the average sample assay of which was s22 36 per ton.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05

nii BoWESs SSHsS May YkAsiND1Nesailed 4 May +sohr coos BGY@saiied led Ma May sHstmr 1arO Arcata. for San Francisco. l TAToosH-Passed May 4--schr W Bart- 1 lett. hence Apr IS for Seattle. | VENTURA-Arrived May 4-Stmr c LoomiA, -UsAL-Saiied May S-stmr Newsboy. for San Francisco
 COPPER RIyER-Arrived Apr n-Bar< TAT0osH~ Passed May s-stmr walla Wal EUREkA-Arrived May 4-stmr Pasadena. coos BAY-Arrived May 4-schr Gotama, ho VENTURA --Ea-.ed May 4-stmr G Loomis. SEATTLE Sailed May flap stmr Yams- guchi Maru for Yokohama.
 SOUTH BEND-Arrived May 4-stmr Signal. PORT GAMBLE-Arrived May 4-Br bark Lyderhorn, from Port Blakeley.
 EASTERN PORTS.
 NEW YoRK-sailed May 8-stmr Advancss
 FOREIGN PORTS. QUEENSTOWN May 3-Br bark Lord ships badly torn. leaking overcome, cargo wet ANTWERP May i@Br ship Princi- pality, from Oregon Br ship Port Elgin from DUNK DUNKIRK@APrived AP SsPd May sBr li ship Pegasus. hnce Dec 1; Br ship Cromartyshire, i'm Oregon FALMOUTH-Arrived May 5-Br bark Bacca- HAVRE-Arrived May 3-Br ship Mashona, from Ore~on
 LIvERPooL-Arrived May S-Br brk Anam- ba. from Oregon.
 LONDON-Arrived May S-Br ship The Hahnemann, hence Dec IS.
 YOKOHAMA-Arrived May 1-Stmr Peru. ho Apr 12
 Sailed Apr 30-Br stmr Tacoma, for Tacoma FALMOUTH-Sailed May 2-Fr bark Paci- fque for St Nazaire.
 SLIGO-Arrived May 2-Br bark selkirkshire. from Oregon.
 HULLEArrived Ma 4-Br ship Annie Maud, hence Dec 12; Br ship Thirlmere, from San Diego.
 DUNKIRK-Arrived May 4Br shp Province. from Oregon.
 TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS. NEW YORK-Sailed May EStmr Teutonic, for Liverpool.
 Arrived May 4-Stmr Servia, from Liver pool
 PLYMOUTH-Arrived May 4-Stmr Trave. from New York.
 LIVERPOOL-sailed May 4-stmr Cephalo- mia, fer RCstCn.
 SOUTHAMPTON-sail May 4-stmr Lahn. for New York.
 BALTIMORE-saile May 4-stmr Dresden. for Bremen.
 COPENHAG GEN-Arrived May 4-Stmr Island. from New York.
The San Francisco call., 1898-05-05
NORTHERN WHEAT MARKET.

WHEAT-spot firm; No. l red northerr spring, los.
 CORN-Spot firm: American mixed new. 4d