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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-26
The Oklahoma Experiment Stat

The Oklahoma Experiment Stat
made some forage tests, and
the yield of digestible maj
acre as follows:
Kafhr corn. n......
Indian corn. .....
Small sorghum.
Large sorghum
Black River Or
Milo maize,
Notwit'
ures o.
KaF
"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-26
MORE sILOS NEEDED.

In Bulletin 122 of the New Jersey
Experiment station is a report of an
experiment. to test the comparative
value of dry fodder and silage, in
Guiding the grain. The rations were
so arranged that fully one-half the
total dry matter was furnished either
by the silage or the dry fodder and
grain. The station reported a yield
of 1913 per cent. more milk and 10. 4
more butter fat from the silage than
from the dry feed. The fodder corn,
ears and all, was run through the
feed cutter.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-26

Give your horse grain in large
surfaced feed box, or use an iron
one with an irregular surface mod
eled in; he will not fill his mouth SO
full, chewing his food better.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-06-26

The good dairy COW will not fatten
easily, nor is it desirable that she
should. Her object in life is to CON
vert feed into milk, not flesh.
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-23
LABOR HOPELESS AND HOPEFUL
By EDWIN MARKHAM.

WtHUE VI IilS hhll WIN tbN iioN'
Some thousands of my countrymen
have been good enough to punt out
in the public prints during the past
year certain misrepresentation Of
labor in my "Man with the Hoe"
and after having read for twelve
months what the critics say meant
to say in the poem it seems to me
that l may be allowed to express my
own opinion on this and some kin.
dred matters.
The hoeman Of my poem does cot
mean erery man with a hoe. Thoreau
hoed his bean-feld. He says that
when his hoe tinkled against the
stones the m;sic echoed to the woods
and sky, and was ar accompaniment
to his labor that yielded in instant
and immeasurable crop. Thoreau us
. l,ocman could gather this spiritual
harvest because he had the upward
lmking and tile light, the music and
the dream. ] did not mean Thoreau.
The lIoelnan of my poem does not
refer to the farmer as a class. l did
not say the poem was written after
seeing the American farmer riding
rosily on his reaper In the ch-omo.
but, instead, say in the heading Of
every authorized copy of tue pocul
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-23

that it was written after seeing Mill
let's picture. "The Man with the
Hoe. " And here let me say that this
picture is not The Angelus," as
hundreds Of msinformed cenSors
have declared. Naturally the poem
should never be judged without
thinking of the picture.
! am often asked how | came to
write 'Thc Man with the Hoe"
am myself in limited sense one of
the "hoemanry." During all my
carly manhood | was Il workingman
under hard and incorriglble condi-
tions. The smack of the soil and the
whir Of the forge dre in my blood. ]
know every coign and Granny Of ranch
aud range, The breaking OF the
ground with the plow, the sowing and
narrowing of the seed, the watching
OF tue skies for omens Of the weather.
the heading and tllreshing Of the
wheat, the piling OF the llay.lnows --
l knew all these things. know also
the whistle of the sun-burnt boy 60.
ing to hunt the cows, the lyrical
shout Of the meadow lark In the field
Of grain. and the ripple Of the poppies
IN the wheat.
These things are sweet and deep in
memory, but | know also the PRISE Of
the farm. / know tile hard, endless
work IN tllc hot SUI, tue chilllu
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-23
the feet that walk over graves.

the feet that walk over graves.
Fourteen ycars ago came upos I
small print Of Millet'S picture OF the
hoeman; and it all 1T once struck
my heart aud imagination 1t was
then that | jottcd down the rough
"deld notes" of my poem. For years
| kept the print on my wall, and tho
pain of it in my heart. And then (ten
years ago. clIanccd upon the origin.
al painting Itself.
Millet's Man with the Hoe" 10 to me
the most solemnly impressive o. all
modern paintings. As look npon the
augnst ruin that 1t pictures. some.
times dare to think that its strength
surpasses the power Of Michael Angelo.
TO me It comes wrapped arodnd with
more terror than the fearsome shapes Of
Dante This hoenlan il on earth: he
walks among u.s.
For an hour | stood before the paint.
ing, absorbing the majesty OF its Do.
spair, the tremendous import Of its i'd.
monition. l stood there, the power and
terror Of the thing growing upon my
heart, the pity and sorrow OF It eating
into my soul. II came to me with dim
echo IN it OF my own life came with
it, pitiless pathos and mournful gran.
deur.
/ soon realized that Millet puts before
rs no chance toiler, no mere man Of tho
fields No; this stunned and stolid
peasant is the type Of industrial op.
preston in all lands and in all labors.
Hs might be man with a needle in Z
New York sweat shop, man with .
pick in West Virginia coal mine, I
man with hod In \ London alley. Z
man with n spade on the banks Of the
zuyder Zee.
The hoeman is symbol OF betrayed
humanity, the toiler ground down
through ages Of oppression. through
ages OF social ipjustice. He is tho man
pushed away from the land by those
who fail to Use the land, till at last he
has become serf. with no mind in bis
muscle, and no heart In bis handiwork.
He IL the man pushed back and shrunk.
Ell mp by the special privileges confer.
red upon the few.
In the hoeman we see the slow. sure,
awful degia iat,on Of man throu-l, end.
less hopeless and joyless labor. Did
say labor' No -drndgery. This ruan's
hattie with the world has been too brut.
nj. he Is not going upward in step
with the divine mnsic Of the world.
The motion OF his life has been n.
rested, It not equally reversed. lie isa
hulk OF humanity. ,legradcd helo y the
rvel"f the rowing savage, who has 4
step Of dignity, a tonsue Of eloquencs.
The hue,nan il not a relic Of prehistoric
lines; he is rot relic Of barbarisn
He l., the savage Of civ lization.
The loeinan 10 the sfiigv Of man. 4
bein. with no outlet to his life. no mp.
ift to bis soul...a being with no time to
.e.i. no time to think. no time to pray,
10 time Tor the mighty hopes that mahe
10 men.
IT,. t.nta k~a fsAAsS SstH..AAA2 - w
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-23

rain: ! know the fight against the
dcatb.clutch. reaching to take the
home when the crops have failed Or
prices have fallen, know the lonli-
ness Of the stretching pIaIn, with the
whirl Of the dust unIerioot and the
whirl Of the hawk overhead. ! know
the dull sense OF hopclessncss that
beats upon the heart in that monot-
onous drudgcry that leads noshere,
that has no light ahead.
But another force besides the ty-
ranny Of overwork helped stir me
with the wrongs of the loeman.
FrOll bOyhead till this hour have
wandered over the hoary problem
that has been passed down to US from
job. Why should some be ground and
broken? Why should some 90 down
nder the wheel Of the world to hope.
less ruin us far as human eyes can
see?
had also been stirred by the faith
Of lSiall, By his great faith in the
coming Of social justice when men
'slIa,l not build houses aud another
inlabit them; when they shall not
plant and another cat. -
Then, too, | knew hoy the world 5
injustice had forced them from,
Cirist's strong heart that cry against
the mouths that dcyour widows
houses, aud that other cry against
The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1900-02-23

Csr.lnvca on s.h psga.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
a STATES POWER TO REGULATE
LOCAL, COMMERCE..

The United States supreme court has
upheld the Texas antitrust law In the
appeal case of the Waters Pierce Oil COM
pany, branch OF the Standard Oil com
pany, which the state authorities of Tex
as and the courts Of that state prohibited
from doing business in Texas. Justice
McKenna handed down the decision of
the supreme court, which is confined
closely to the question directly involved
in the case at ISSUE namely the power of
a state to regulate and restrict local COM
merce. which is sustained by the decis-
ion
The suit grew out of the charge that
the oil company violated the statutes Of
the state against illegal combinations in
restraint of trade. and had thereby in
Cured forfeiture of the permit issued to
it and accepted by the oil company, per-
hitting it to do business in the state. The
lower courts decided against the compa
ny and the case was finally carried to the
United States supreme court on q writ
of error. The oil company appears 20
have lost its case owing to its acceptance
of the permit to do business issued by
the state, such acceptance bringing its
business under the state laws In his de-
cision Justice McKenna says:
'In this case the oil company could
not claim an exemption from the princi-
pie on the ground that the permit OF the
company was a contract inVtolabie
against subsequent legislation by the
state. The statute of 1889 was a condi-
ton upon the plaintiff in error within the
power of the state to impose, and, what
ever its limitations were upon the power
Of contracting, whatever it's discrimina-
tiCnS were. they became conditions of the
permit and We're accepted with it."
The large questions involving the ext t.
ence and legality of trusts are not pass
ed upon in this case but its important
bearing upon the powers Of states to i'm
pose regulations on local commerce
makes it noteworthy. What the result OF
the suit would have been If the oil COM
pany had not placed itself within the
jurisdiction of the state laws is still a
question.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

Seventh streets-Spring Hats Is the theme
at this store today, and they have lots
OF them. This store not only fits your
head. but your body and feet. as well
as your pocketbook
HOWARD. FAREWELL s. co. have n
snap in a Fischer piano for whoever Is
the first to take advantage OF 1t.
S. w. RACDENBUSH & CO., In add.-
ton to their regular line of Weber, Vose
and Wesley pianos. have several special
offers.
ST. PAUL HARDWARE co. say there
is two coed ways to get exercise-get q
buck-saw or a Whitley exerciser-and
they will gladly sell either.
YERXA says 1t IS easy to supply pres
ent or coming needs when reliable table
supplies are priced like theirs.
SCHOCH say they save you something
on every purchase. Pennies on small
purchases; dollars on big ones
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

A newly married couple were honey
incoming in the country, Golfers Weekly
says, when the first batch of letters from
home arrived and the husband teasngly
proposed to open one addressed to his
wife.
Certainly not" she said, firmly.
"But, PhilIippa," he pretended to re-
monstrate, surely you are not going to
nave any secrets from me now that we
are married?"
i shall not have any secrets from you,
but Phyllis might" his wife said "That
letter Is hers, not mine. I shall probably
let you read 1t after I have. but till
am sure that Phyllis has told me nothing
but what she would be willing for you to
know"
Still, doesn't 1t imply lack of conf
dence when wife won't show her let.
tiers to her husband?"
mot at all The lack Of confidence is
shown by the husband when he demands
to see his wife's letters"
This was unanswerable, and the hus-
band sank back in his chair with amused
delight at his wife's perfect unconscious
ness of having said a good thing.
Presently she added:
Il told you so. Here is something Phyl-
lis wouldn't want you to know"
Then why are you going to tell me?"
III not going to tell you what 1t Is.
You are only to know there Is something
you can't knoW-at present"
phyllis is engaged" he remarked.
''And what if she Is? You are not to
know to whom"
ITO Radcliff," hazarded her husband.
81 didn't say so.'
"But you didn't say she isn't"
How could say she isn't when She
"Is I really think, my dear, you might
as we'll have let me read the letter"
Several stories of the quick wit and
brilliant repartee of Mrs Craigie ('John
Oliver Hobbes'D are told in Town Topics.
Everybody knows the old story Of how
Mrs Van Rensselaer, Cruger said she
would prefer to be kissed to death, and
how, when she was pointed out to Mrs.
Craigie at the opera, that lady said:
"She will never find an executioner." The
sequel, however, is not so generally
known. A reception was given by Mrs.
Craigie, and Mrs. Cruger wrote to decline,
adding that she would not express re-
greet that she already had another en-
gagement, as it so frequently proved dis
illusioning to meet authors after having
read their works. On being shown the
note Mrs. Craigie remarked that, HAY
ing read the works of Mrs. Cruger, one
could not possibly be disillusioned in
meeting her" Mrs. Craigies verdict on
1.-THE Quick or the Dead?" was that the
reader was distinctly de trop. She was
asked what she thought Of the passage
where the heroine returns to her home
after an interval Of two years, finds
half-smoked cigar where her husband
had left it, picks it up and kisses 1t pas
sionately Mrs. Craigie was asked If she
thought 1t true to life. well, hardly
she replied, 1.-The woman who would nave
done that would have eaten It.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
MEMS BAUBLEs.

l. Art de la Mode.
Among the vagaries of fashion may be
cited the habit which men have formed
of wearing bracelets. This fashion comes
from Italy and Austria, where it IS very
prevalent.
The Prince OF Wales wore on his left
arm for many years bracelet which be-
longed to the unfortunate Macmillan,
Emperor Of Mexico.
The Queen of England's second son, the
Duke of Saxe-Coburg, not only wears
bracelet, but he has a chain round his
neck
The example, as may be seen. comes
from high quarters, and 1t is natural that
princes should have many imitators, not
only among those around them. but fur
Their afield
The Prince of Wales sets the fashion
in dress, and the slightest fancy Of his
is accepted a rule
The latest talk Is of the prince fasten-
ing his frock coat with q coat link. We
do not think the fashion will find imita-
tors in France. Our young men have
adopted uncut stones set in gold for
waistcoat buttons, but these links for
frock coat appear too marked for us. The
Prince de Sagan might have risked them.
but assuredly no one would have followed
his example.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
7oda9's Attractions at
81. Paul Retail Stores.

FIELD, SCHLICK & co. have two
piece wonders in the cloak room today.
one tailor made suit, the other q new
Jacket In dress goods they have four
specials out Of the many bargains to be
found; ALSO prices have been made at
tractive on Innings, underwear and no.
siery.
SCHUNEMAN & EVANS announce for
three days their grand millinery opening,
beginning today. AS an extra inducement
they offer you your choice of any pattern
hat displayed at very low price.
BROWNING, KING & co. continue their
March clearing sale for the next three
days. with an especially attractive price
on some of their choice spring suits.
w. j. DYER & BRO. say In order to
talk pianos as they should be talked 1t
must be a good story, with attractive
prices and have solid backing. To cffnch
their argument they give a special for
today.
THE PLYMOUTH. corner Robert and
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
THE TARIFF HILL.

My name
Is Bill;
Ny full name Is
Porto Rican Tariff Bill
Some spell it Puerto
That's down East.
Thing that stirred up that awful
Mess at Washington
And M. e. s. 8. doesn't always
Mean Methodist Episcopal
Sunday school, either.
When 1 was first born
I didn't think I'd be popular;
Then I thought / would be;
Now l know I'm not.
I raised what William
Z. Sherman said
War was, and
I raised 1t quick.
Given a dose of what human
Beings call popularity,
And now I
Am getting all the inevitable
After results OF that
Well-disguised curse.
I am getting 1T
At the point of my
Anatomy where
The collar is supposed to be worn,
And don't you cease to
Remember 1t.
NV friends" hate me
Worse than my enemies now, and that
s saying a good deal,
Most OF EN- WISH tney hauh met me-
And so do I.
I will new
Err in fact. be proud.
IJntil Davis
Amendment" changes me so that
The man who made me wouldn't recog-
The fit of my clothes.
Until that time, walt
Well. just
Wait!
/ am thirsting for
Oblivion.
indianapolis journal.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
FEW OF THE BEST.
Why Make a DistinctiOnr
Indianapolis News.

Indianapolis News.
If congress has the right to frame spe-
cial tariff laws for our new possessions
the right remains whether 1t is exercised
In the case of Puerto Rico or not. The
great point is that there is no more
reason to make a distinction in the case
Of Puerto Rico than in the case Of New
Mexico or Hawaii. Here is an island just
off our coast that came to our dominion
gladly and hopefully. Why shall we not
take her into the family and make her
one of us, as we did with Louisiana and
Florida and New Mexico?
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
Leaning Toward Free Trade.

Chicago Chronicle.
So ravishing are the pictures Of free
trade as applied to Puerto Rico and limned
by old-line protectionists that we look for
eloquent advocacy of free trade as APP
piled to the United States. Even Will
lam Mckinley may find the scales drop
ping from mis- eyes
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
Just where the Boss Stands.

BaItImOre Sun.
Senator Hanna, the keeper of the presi
dents conscience and interpreter of the
Oracles DUTY, Destiny and the various
trusts, also favored the house bill, and
especially the tariff provisions. He said
that from a party point OF view the
tariff ought to remain
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

New York Is making great deal OF
fuss over the completion OF statue for
the Paris exposition, representing the
American girl. 1t Is OF solid gold and
worth more than 100000. That will not
be the first American girl to go to
Europe worth fortune.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

Receipts OF Government Bonds.
WASHINGTON, March 21-Today's re-
celpts OF old government bonds for eX-
change to new per cents amounted to
SIS, $50 800, making total to date OF $685.,
SEQ, 300
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

bacteria from getting into the wound and
setting up inhammations which might
lead to fatal Issue.
j. 8. Van Antwerp.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

fireman and conductor are willing to serve
as seconds. Anything to have the fight
go to a finish.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
WEATHER FOR TODAY.

Minnescta-Fair Thursday and Friday;
fresh south to west winds.
North DalSota-Fair Thursday and Fri
day: variable winds.
South Dakota-Fair Thursday and Fri
day; variable winds.
WiscOnsin-Fair Thursday; warmer in
eastern portion. Friday fair; fresh south
10 west winds.
Iowa-Fdir Thursday; warmer in east
ern portion. Friday fair; fresh south to
west winds.
Montana-Generally fair Thursday and
Friday; variable winds.
ST. PAUL.
Yesterdays observations. taken by the
United States weather bureau. st. Paul,
Z. L. Lyons observer, for the twenty
four hours ended at o'clock last night
-Barometer corrected for temperature
and elevation.
highest temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
Lowest temperature Observation-Disclosures. 10
Average temperature NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. Is
1Jdll9 range ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. so
1,eI o!!tCtSI ~
Iiulultlly ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. TO
\ iecIlIt"'ioh -. ''...'''.'.''.'.''...' y
] p. m, temperature. Observation-Disclosures. is
p. m wind, south; weather, partly
cloudy.
YIySg'EC PDANvS yrL0NTpIDIo N,rTrDI,S
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

Detroit Free Press
The people are not yet prepared to give
patient hearing to the excuses of syco-
phantic vassals of the Hanna Mckinley
syndicate.
Treating Mckinley Very shahbiIy.
Washington Post.
1t is inconsiderate in Mr.. Carnegie to
permit his affairs to become tangled right
on the eve of a presidential election.
Not FIattering ones, Either.
Indianapolis Press.
There are q good many members OF
congress possessed of some extremely
private views of President Mckinley.
McKInIey's st. Helena.
Omaha World-Herald.
Is it possible that Puerto Rico is to be
the ST. Helena OF the Napoleonic states
man from Canton?
May BE Made Compulsory.
Memphis Commercial-Appeal.
1t may be that Gen Harrison will be
compelled to accept the nomination for
president.
Can Never Reach.
Philadelphia Public Ledger.
And yet Lord Roberts can never hope
to be elected president Of Great Britain.
Piece of Real News.
New York Press.
The Republican nominee for vice presi-
dent will be Theodore Roosevelt.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
RIGHT BEFORE GAIN.

all who have betrayed the trust reposed
in them at the first opportunity afforded.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

Trainmen are not so accommodating
in France as in Arizona. There was a
brisk riot on at Colombs, suburb OF
Paris. which was stopped because the
participants did not care to mas their
train Out in Arizona trains always
wait till the fight Is finished In a pinch
the engineer acts as referee, whileN the
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22

A ministerial crisis was opened up in
Rome yesterday. The lawmakers there
assembled made Rome howl, and promise
to warm to their work later on
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
YESTERDAYS TEMPERATURES.

washington time q p. m. St. Paul..
THURSDAY. MARCH %. 1900.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
Can Never Reach

New York Press.
The Republican nominee for vice presi-
dent will be Theodore Roosevelt.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-03-22
SMART SHORT STORIES.

A newly married couple were honey
incoming IN the country. Golfers Weekly
says. when the first batch of letters from
nome arrived, and the husband teasingly
proposed to open one addressed to his
wife
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-08
DR.. Fields VIII.

The will of Rev. George W. Field,
D. d., was opened in the probate court
at Bangor Feb. 27Jil. Dir. Field bequeath-
ed To- his wife, Lucy H. Field 81, 900 to
purchase some memorial Of his atfection;
to bis niece, Ellen h. Field, of Bangor,
SO, 600; to each of the five children
of deceased's brother, Benjamin F. Field,
s., 600 is hequeathed; to his niece, Mrs.
Mary Q. F. Russell, of Brooklyn, 81, 900;
to his niece, Mrs Winfield S. George, of
Bartlett. n. H., $500; to john Gold
| thwait of Bangor $500; to Miss Jennie
Philbrook of Bangor, $500: to Prof. John
S Sewall he left 81 00C and to Mrs. Sew
all, $500
The public requests are as follows: 70
the Belfast Free Library OF Belfast, Me,
s., 600; To the Congregational church in
! Belfast. s., 900; to the Eastern Maine Cen
eral Hospital of Bangor, -, 900; to the Y.
c. NJ. A. of Bangor, 3, 900; to the Third
Congregational church OF Bangor, 50, 900.
To Or. Grace NJ. kimbal and Miss Let
tie +. johnson Dr. Field left 81 800 to be
used by them for the Van mission or
other missions in Turkey, in such way AS
they may deem expedient.
Prof. John 5. Sewall is named as exc
cutor and trustee without bond. The
will was made on Jan. S, 1900, and was
witnessed by Dr. ,. A. Robinson, Samuel
F. Humphrey and DR.. 0. B. Humphrey.