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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-11
TO COMFORT FARM WIVES.
From q Paper read By W. L. Crigbr before the Middle Tennessee Farmers
Institute at SheL6yvaUe, Tenn.

1COYCICtC, CItHs
pipe would stand full ofwater all the
time, and the labor of filling the
pipe would be obviated and the water
would begin to flow at a single stroke
of the pump. Until quite recently
pipe has been real cheap, and you
could have purchased half-inch
galvanized-iron pipe at about three
or three and one-half cents per foot.
A good sink pump cost So or 81. So
you see what a small outlay there
would be to have the water in the
kitchen, and thereby save your
wives and children and yourselves
thousands of trips in the course of
each year back and forth for water
If you have a spring somewhere on
your farm that is above your house
you can have a convenience that is
unsurpassed. By conveying the
water to the house IN pipes you can
make this convenience a positive
delight and joy to your wives and
children, and you will never regret
the expense you have gone to in Sc
curing this great convenience. l go
through the country and I see a wo-
man climbing a hill so or 100 yards
from the house, with two buckets in
her hands, going after water,
the declivity of the hill being 20 or
25 degrees, and. I wonder why it is
that man will see his wife climb that
hill day after day and year after
year when he could with so little ex-
pense fix that water so that his wife
would never have to leave the
kitchen, but simply turn a faucet
and the supply of water would be
unbounded.
With this water also the garden
can be kept moist, the poultry-yard
can be supplied at all times with
good, fresh water, which l believe is
an antidote, or preventive, rather, of
chicken cholera also, with a small
additional expense, the water can
be conveyed to the flower garden,
without which no home is complete.
and there-a place where a woman
delights to spend her leisure mo
ments, and a place that is a plane
higher heavenward, where she lives
above her ordinary self in sweet
communion with her fowers-there,
if she can have this water conveyed,
without which the flowers would
droop and die, what a convenience
it would be for her! How many
steps it would save her to the spring
or the neighboring brook! 1t would
be a positive delight to her and a
convenience that money would not
buy.
In conclusion l wish to repeat
what 1 said at the beginning, that if
l have said one word that will cause
one farmer to have one more con
venience for his wife and family,
thereby tightening the burdens of
his loved mes and making home life
sweeter and happier, Ishan feel fully
paid for this short, inferfect paper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-11
FROM STOKES.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Il have long
been a warm, but silent admirer of
Social Chat. Each and every letter
is read with the deepest interest, and
I have long wanted to join your band
of Chatterers, yet felt unworthy to
ask admittance. But in your last
letter you gave such a warm invita-
ton I now come forward and ask the
honor of being called a member of
s'SOcial Chat" I have never seen a
letter from old Stokes and think she
should be represented, as we should
have at least one representative from
every county in III State. And The
Progressive Farmer is the very
paper in which to be represented.
With dear Aunt Jennie as our guide
we can never go wrong, if we but
heed her advice. Her letters are so
good and instructive, and I feel as
the years roll by each and every
member of Social Chat will be bene-
fitted by her good advice. AS the
dew upon the flowers, 20 will her
counsel give new life to her band.
PansY is one of my favorites.
Alvin Horton writes we'll and so does
Careless Tom" Why don't you
come often, Tom. with your good
common sense?
Now I had better not a too
much, for Aunt Jennie may not con
slider me worthy to be called a mem
Der. And I had better tell her too,
that I am an "old maid" (though a
number of my friends say it is from
choice and you know I am glad to
have them think that such is not my
inevitable fate.) And since I am to
lead such a life, I can but think it is
for the best, for I have e enough
of life to know that freedom from
the chains of matrimony is bliss
compared to some lives bound by
those honorable chains. Girls, I
think we should be very careful in
deciding for the future-and if it is
our fate to be an old maid, let US be
proud, for the majority of the young
men today are not worthy of a good
and pure girl. Now some of the
young men may think I am saying
too much. If so let them come for
ward and prove themselves worthy
and I will take all this back
Now I'm afraid I have stayed too
long so I'll step out softly, and wait
until Aunt Jennie passes her sen
tence. If she does not send me to
the waste-basket Ill come again.
Good wishes to all. VIRGINIA.
Stokes Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-11

The qualities given to constitute a
good wife have been stated many
times, but by no n better, perhaps!
than the poet Burns, who divided
the scale of good wifeship into ten
parts; Good nature, 4; good sense,
Z w.t. l personal charms, 1. The
remalng two degrees covered for
! June education, family, blood, etc.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-11

I'm the life of almost every girl
there are, I I'M sure, regrets to be
found in plenty places in plenty
where opportunities for love, or
help, or gentleness were overlooked
or neglected. I had many such re-
grets in my life, yet in later years 1
think I made-as every girl may
stepping stones of these regrets
stepping-stones to better and broader
living "-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-11
PROOF OF TT

You're my first and only love- .
he declared.
Il d believe you" she answered
with a sh1ver, for they were sitting
at least ten feet apart.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-11

whats dat you all studyln
inquired Mr.. Erastus Pinkley.
"'Rifmetick," replied Pickaninn'
Jim.
"Whuts's dat?"
".Rifmetick," quoted the Ooy .
fuently, lis de science O. numbers.
"Well, las night I dream oh 81
bow-legged buzzard an er chloA0A
wifi er glass eye"
''Spos n yoh did?" 5rca-
sWell, Use gwinter test yer euuS@
ton. I has er little money ah LIS
wants yer ter tell me what nunlD
dem is de signs of. Eek.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-11

Every person has two educas Ulcers
one which he receives from nb hi
and one more important Whl0A
gives himself.-Gibbon
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
PLEAD GUILTY.
Attempted Rapist Admits the Crime
and Will Be Sentenced Monday.

Keosauqua, Dec. 7.-(Special.)-
Martin Drew, who was lodged in Jail
here a few days ago, was indicted by
the grand jury on charge of at
tempted rape. Drew was arraigned
this morning before Judge Sloan and
the Indictment read to him to which
he entered plea of guilty. Sen
tence will be passed on him Monday
morning.
Attorney William Walker is in OF
tumwa today on business.
The Keosauqua Telephone company
has completed and in working order a
line from here to Mt. Zion. The Bell
company is constructing direct line
from here to Cantril.
Dick Witt, a former who lived near
here, has moved into town and now
occupies the J. c. Stricking property
on First street.
J. M. Elerick, formerly postmaster.
has returned to his home in Blakes'
burg after several days visit with his
brothers, DR.. j. w. Elerick and S. W.
Elerick, steward of the county farm.
Fred Roberts at this place departed
last evening for California to spend
the winter.
j. M. Morrow, of Douds, was bust
ness visitor at this place yesterday.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
THE BEST RECORD.
Sinking of Coal Shaft at Hilton the
Best Vet,

Abba, Dec. 1.-THE best record in
Iowa for shaft sinking has been ac-
complished at the new Whitebreast
mine at Hilton. The shaft was sunk
at an average of feet and 8 inches
per day to the depth of 26S feet. The
work was done under the manage
ment of Supt VIM. Hodge and pit
doss Reese, who give their men great
praise. They have just finished the
dump at a depth of 20 feet below the
shaft and commenced digging coal
yesterday.
The first large new 80 horsepower
boiler has just arrived. The grading
for the scale pits is being rapidly ac-
complished. One of them will be 6S
feet long and the other 80 feet long.
Twenty-eight houses are almost com,
pleted, several of them being occupi.
! this week. The foundation for the
store is finished and the carpenter
work began Monday. The hotel is
finished and Mrs. Chapman, the land
lady has moved in.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
DEWITT rs In A
VERY BAD FIX
Will Need All His Strategy to Extri
cate Himself From a dangerous
Position-capture Imminent.

Aliwalnorth, Dec. S.-General Dewet
appears to be in most dangerous po-
sition and to need all his strategy to
extricate his force. With strong
British column on three sides, two
swollen rivers barring his front, the
British commanders begin to be hope
full that the great chase by four col
umns, which has been one of the most
exciting operations of the war, will re.
suit in the capture of Dewet.
Is Hard Pressed.
London, Dec. S-The war Office has
received the following cable from
Kitchener, dated at Bloemfontein, Dec
Is: 81 have just received news from
Knox, at Rockville, that Dewet's force
having failed to force the Comassie
bridge, which we held, has trekked tt
the northeast, abandoning 500 horses
and as many carts. His attempt or
Cape Colony, therefore, failed. He il
being pressed on all sides"
Beers Capture Sheep.
johannesburg, Dec. S.-The Boer:
captured $4,000 sheep from small de
tachment of British troops in the vi
cinity of Krugersdorp.
Lord Roberts Arrives.
Cape Town, Dec. S.-ord Roberts ar
rived here from Port Elizabeth toda.
and was accorded a splendid recep
ton.
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Prevented a Tragedy.

Timelv information given Mrs. Geo.
Long, of New Ssraitsville, Ohio, pre-
vented a dreadful tragedy and saved
two lives. A frightful cough had long
kept her awake every night. She had
tried many remedies and doctors but
steadily grew worse until urged to try
DR.. Kings New Discovery. One bot
tie wholly cured her, and she writes
this marvellous medicine also cured Mr.
Long of severe attack of pneumonia
Such cures are positive proof of the
matchless merit of this grand remedy
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
CAPTURED IN FAIRFIELD.
Alleged Thief and Incendiary is in Gus.
tody.

Fairfield, Dec. ESPECIALLY Con
stable aJacky'' Davis. of Abingdon,
brought Orville Tennity to this city,
horses and having fired the barn from
which the horses were stolen. The
prisoner is young man, about 10
years of age, and was formerly en-
ployed on the dairy farm of Oliver G..
Van Wrinkle, a well-to-do farmer, re
siding southwest of Burlington. In
the spring he was charged with hav-
ing stolen fine Jersey calf, and with
having sold it to the butchers of that
city, and about the same time, it is al
legged, stole a bicycle from Clarence
Perrine, of that city. Mr.. Van Win
kle, at that, found it necessary to
have him arrested and prosecuted for
the offense of stealing calf. From
the time he left the county jail, moth.
ing was seen of him until last Sunday,
when some neighbors discovered him
in ravine, resting alongside of fire
that he had built. But about 9 o'clock
that evening Mr.. Van Wrinkle discov
cred that his barn was on fire and all
efforts made towards saving the ami
mails that were in the barn proved
futile and two horses, three COWS and
calves were consumed by the fiery
element, together with large amour
of grain, tools, etc.
The next morning after the fire il
was found by the sheriff and chief Of
police that all of the horses had moi
been destroyed, but that two of then
were missing. This led to search
which finally resulted in his arrest a
Abingdon.
The barn was built forty years agt
was SO 70 feet and was built of ex
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
Pennington Woman Chooses
Horrible Way in Which
to End Existence.
SETS FIRE TO HERSELF
Is Absolutely No Motive for the Act,
But it is Believed the Woman Was
lnsane-The Entire Community
Greatly Shocked.

Pennington, Dec. s. = Mrs. Amelia
Sullivan, wife of Daniel Sullivan, liV.
ing about four miles southwest OF this
place and a half mile from Arson, in
Clark county, Missouri, committed
suicide in a novel, tho horrible man
ner, yesterday at 7 o'clock. While
Mr.. Sullivan was at work in the barn
yard she saturated her clothing with
kerosene and going out into the gar
den ignited them. When Mr.. Sullivan
found his wife, her clothing was en-
tirely burned from her body, even her
shoes being consumed, and her body
was frightfully burned and charred.
DR.. Buecler, of Acastro, was sum-
moned Immediately and rendered all
the assistance possible, but nothing
could be done to revive the unfortu.
nate woman and she died at 10 o'clock
after suffering terribly.
There was no motive for the act
! and it is believed that Mrs. Sillivan
was temporarily insane. Mrs. Vern
call, mother of Mrs. Sullivan, became
insane some three years ago and was
sent to Germany with the hope o.
benefting her, but on her return she
had not improved and since then Mrs
Sullivan has been her constant at
tendant. This has worried her con
siderably of late, altho nothing ha
occurred to ucreate suspicion o
mental weakness until the evening be
fore, when she seemed worried NOR,
than usual and told her husband sh,
thought she was going crazy, an,
made him promise to take her to tn
asylum, which he thought had sooth
ed her and thought no more of it ur
til the horrible sight of his burned an,
dying wife met his gaze.
Mrs. Sullivan leaves one son, Wa
ter. about IL years of age. The new
comes as a shock to the entire con
munity where she was known an
loved by all.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
Story of a Slave.

To be bound hand and foot for years
by the chains of disease is the worsa
form of slavery. George D. Williams, of
Manchester, Mich, tells how such a
slave was made free. He says: s'My
wife has been so helpless for five years
that She could not turn over in bed
alone. After using two bottles of
Electric Bitters, she is wonderfully
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Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
NEGROES ]LYNCHED
BY CITIZENS
One Caught This Morning and the
Other Yesterday-Both Pay the
Penalty at Hands of Citizens.

Rome, Ca, Dec. s.-The negro who
yesterday assaulted and fatally woun-
ded Mrs. Joseph White, wife of far
mer living near here, was caught and
lynched this morning.
Second Case.
Richmond, Va, Dec. Sat an early
hour yesterday morning, while the
world was asleep, band of 800 deter
mined men in the eastern end of
Wythe county lynched Dan Long, ne
gro, charged with an attack upon Mrs.
Fisher, and had the rope around the
neck of the other, but the peace officer
in whose custody he was, escaped with
the prisoner Both men were together
when the crime was committed, but
the second negro had no hand in the
outrage and has been discharged.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
IDENTIFIED AS MuRDERERs.
Men Under Sentence for Other Crimes
Guilty of Double Killing.


Nation, H., Dec. S.-From pictures
and descriptions sent by the Pinker-
ton agency to Charles A. Cohenour,
states attorney of Kossuth county,
Iowa, the authorities have identified
John Owens (alias Radcliffe) and
William Daley as the parties wanted
for the murder of August Carlson and
James Gravison, two members of a
grading gang who were shot and kill
ed on a freight train near Algona, To-
wa, Sept. 4, 1900, their pockets rifled
|of yaluables and their bodies thrown
from the train. Owens pleaded guilty
few days ago to killing James Hogue
on Big Four freight between this
city and Terre Haute, and was SEN
fenced to be hanged at Paris, Feb. 81,
1901. His accomplice, Dailey,has been
sentenced to forty years in the penl-
Tertiary. An effort is being made to
secure confession of the former
crime from Owens before his execu-
| ton.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
Renew Activities in Northern
and Southern Luzon-
FOUR AMERICANS DEAD.
The lslana of Bohol also Recently the
Scene of More Activities on the
Part of nsureents-Minor Fights
Reported.

Manila, Dec. 7.-More activity is
shown in the operations in Northern
and southern Luzon. Reports from
the former district come in more
quickly and Geographic Interruptions
are fewer.
The Encounter Yesterday.
General Funston, with troop A, of
the Fourth cavalry and score of
scouts, last Thursday encountered 100
insurgents posted on the opposite
bank of the Nehico river. The Amer
leans charged across the stream and
the enemy retreated, firing from COW
er. They left four dead on the field
and captured a native, who reported
Fagin, the deserter from the Twenty
fourth infantry, who has been active
with the Filipinos, wounded.
Another Engagement.
Lieutenant Morrow, with fifty men
from the Forty-seventh regiment, at
tackeu and occupied Bulacan. While
returning these troops encountered
Colonel Vlctorls occupying an en-
trenched position, with thirty rifles
and 800 bolomen. Morrow's force
charged and drove the enemy from
| their position with a heavy loss.
Make Capture.
Preceding the fight the expedition
captured Major Flores and several o
his followers. The engagement re
ported occurred near San Rogue, il
which, according to the natives, fit.
rebels were killed.
Minor Fights.
Several minor encounters and CAP
lures are also reported in which tn
American casualties were very slight
Send achievements.
The island of Bohol recently ha
been the scene of more activity on tn
part of the insurgents than formerly
and company has been sent to reir
force the battalion stationed there.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
Iowa Pensions.
WANT MORE FEES.
Iowa sheriffsin Session at Des Moines
Officers Elected.

Des Moines, Dec. 1.-THE state as
sociation of sheriffs met here today.
1t was resolved at the meeting to ap-
point a legislative committee to secure
more favorable legislation in the way
of fees for mileage. At present the
sheriffs in Iowa only get cents per
mile each way, in addition Co the
small fee received for serving papers
and they declare this is not enough.
An attempt will be made to get the
next legislature to raise the mileage
fee to 10 cents per mile. It is doubt.
full whether it can be secured, how
ever, as people are generally prelude.
ed against any increase in sheriffs
salaries. Officers of the association
were elected for the ensuing year as
follows: President, Geo. Garner, o.
Boone; ce-presidents, R. G. Kennel
ly, of Guthrie Center, and Geo. Mat
tern, of Des Moines; secretary, A. w
Mitterer, of Eldora.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
GAGE TO REMAIN IN CABINET.
Tells Baltimore Financiers He Does
Not Intend to Retire.

Washington, Dec. S.-President Ho-
mer, of the Baltimore Clearing house
and thirty. other prominent bust
ness men representing the clearing
house, the savings banks, and the
Merchants and Manufacturers asso-
citation of Baltimore called in body
at the treasury department today and
urged Secretary Gage to accept the in
vitation of the president to remain at
the head of the treasury department
for another four years. The secre,
tary stated in reply that he expected
to retain his present position for some
time to come and thanked his visitors
for their encouragement.
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
WAPELLo's INSANE.
Census of lnscane Hospitals Show Wa.
peIIo County Credited With SIS.

Des Moines, Dec. There are
nearly 5000 insane patients in the
county, private and state insane
hospitals of Iowa. The first census
OF these unfortunates has been taken
by the state board of control. The
statement was made public on Thurs.
day. 1t shows there are So county in,
situations, private hospitals and 8
state institutions.
1.-THE report shows that Wapelle
county has a total of fifty-fve pa
tients, twenty-six of whom are male
and twenty-pine female. --Ed,l
Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-12-11
IOWA AT WASHINGTON.
Doinss of Hawkeye People at the Ma.
tion's Capital.

Washington, Dec. iowa postmas-
tiers commissioned: Joseph A. Di-
mond, Alta Vista; S. F. Jamison,
Montgomery; Robert S. Beauchamp,
Waneta.
Judge Conner has been appointed to
place on the committee on invalid
pensions. He will have an opportuni-
ty to serve the veterans of Iowa in a
substantial way.
The president today appointed G.. K.
Covert to be postmaster at Vinton,
vice Bernard Murphy, resigned.
Iowa Pensions.
Original-Edward G. Bangs, Bur.
lington, Sc; Alfred Baker, Rolfe, So.
Additional-Jacob ]. Noffsker, Cedar
Rapids, IS. Mexican war survivors
increase-John P. McKissick, Ham
burg, $12.
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ILLEGAL MARRIAGE.
Missouri Court Says a Justice is Not
Justice.

st. Joseph, Dec. 7-Justice of the
Peace ]. N. Walker has been discharg-
ing the function of that Office illegally
for a year, says a decision handed
down yesterday by Judge A. M. Wood
son of the circuit court. While the
decision of Judge Woodson has a di-
rect bearing on one case alone, it af-
fects the official acts of Justice Wal
ker for year, or ever since the town
OF st. George was taken into the cor
pcrate limits of the city of st. Joseph
Il is said that the number of illegal
marriages performed by the justice
will reach twenty, and the civil and
criminal cases passed upon by him
will aggregate 400. The test case was
sentence of ninety days imposed
upon a man for trespassing.
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BEHEADED IN PRISON.
Murderer of a Wealthy Widow and
Her Daughter Suffers Death.

Berlin, Dec. August Goenzci, a
Hungarian who murdered a wealthy
widow named Schulz and her daugh-
ter here in 1897, was beheaded this
morning in prison. The murder, an
atrocious one, was committed in the
center of Berlin. Goenzci's victims
were misery persons, who were
known to have concealed large sums
of money in their house.
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TORTURED GIRL TO DEATH.
Guilty One Captured and Thrown in

Maysville, KY, Dec. William Glib.
son, who fatally tortured his step
daughter at Catletsburg with red hot
irons, was placed in Jail here yester
day morning having been captured in
Carter county yesterday. The prisoner
said others were implicated in the
death of the child who was killed to
obtain the insurance. He said the OBJ
ject in spotting the child with a red
hot poker was to leave the impression
she died of smallpox. One year age
Dick Coleman was burned here or {
crime of less magnitude.
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traordinarily heavy timbers, so that it
was one of the strong and substantial
buildings in that county, and, with no
insurance, the loss will be unusually
heavy. Sheriff Muenzenmeyer came
up on a late train last evening and
took the prisoner with him to Burling-
ton, where he will have his trial.