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The progressive farmer., 1901-12-03
The Home Circle.
APosTRoPHE TO OCEAN.+

There is a pleasure n athless woods,
There il RAPTURE on the lonely shore,
There is society where none intrndes,
By the d. and mu-lc in its r0Hr
love = the les but nature more,
mt, rvieWs, in which steal
From all he, have been before,
To mingle with the universe, and tee
What can 'er express yet cannot all conceal
Roll on thou deep and dark b'ue o ean-rolll
Tan thousand fleets sweep thee IN vain;
Man @ earth with ruin his control
Stops with the shore upon the WAterv plain
The wrecks all thy deed, doth remain
A shadow of mans ravAge, save his own,
When, for q moment, like n drnD "f rain,
He sinks into thy depths with hnhbing grOan,-
Without grave, unknelld, uno f1n d and unknown.
Thy shores emDires, changed in all save thee
Assyria GreeCe, Rome Carthage, what are theyH
wasted them while they free,
And many tyrant since their IN res obey
The stranger, slave, or savage; their decay
Has dried up realms to deserts-n't AZ thou;
UDChaugeAbP to thy Ulld waves PLAY
Time writes - wrinkle on thin hznre br
Such as creation dawn baheld thou rUest
Glas itself in tempests; in all time
Calm o. oonvulsed-in b~e r. gale, storm,
long the pole, or in the tDrrd CLINE
Dark hea ving-boundless end less and sublime,
The image of Eternity the throne
OF the Invsble rom ont thv slime
The monsters of the deep made: each
Obeys thee thou goet FORTH dread fathomless alone
And have loved thee Ocean n M Joy
Youthful Do w o %
Borne, like thy bubbles, onward fir. m a boy
wantOned with thy breAkers-thev to
We're delight and If the treshening
Made them a terrOr-'twas D easing
For "a is we're d child of thee,
And trusted TO thy bllnUs far and near,
An laid my hand upon thy mane-4s do here
From LOrd ByrOns "ChtLde HarOL
The progressive farmer., 1901-12-03

-
Husband and wife are equal the
one not inferior to the other; the
wife not slave; not houSekeeper
but an equal; a companion. And
just 80 far IS a young man starts
out with THAT idea fixed firmly in
his mi, d-to make a companion, q
comrade, 2, ohum of his wife-just
so far 80. he start out right.
II.
It II one Of the most humiliatiDg
element ru woman's life in America
to-day, aud of the phases which is
most an mplimentaIily reflected
upon Am-r can husbands, that just
allowan IS withheld from many
wives n matter how small sbe
allowAror nay be, 80 long as it is
fair In urOportion to the income
earned, very wife should have
purse ct her own, stcred TO herself
and her needs, and free from the
slightest Intrusion on the part OF her
husband Every wife is entitled TO
this, and no young mani care net
how small his income nor what his
reason ing may be-starts married
life arr ght who withholds that cour
tersy and that right from his wife.
They ara wise young man and
woman who start out in their mar
ried life in home of their own in
some place where they will have
green grass about their house even
If it is only few feet. 1t makes no
difference hOw humble or how mod
est the house may be. The smallest
box of house with a plot OF green
Is a temple of common sense com.
pared TO the finest flat" or "board
irg house in the city. If there is
anything appropriate in this life it
is that Young people should live
somewhere here each day they can
see their own unfolding lives re
a. cted in q q unfolding workings of
Nature. There is no beginning, in
the home sense, to young mar
ried life 20 true, so wise, so lasting
and 40 satisfactory as that No lie
in a city = comparable with that
which is Iiv, d in a small house with
green things growing over and
around It, where Gods pure sun
shine EHt, Ps and sweetens every
side Of the house during the day, and
where the surest life-giviDg odors
that God gives to His children: the
cd rs of soil and growing things,
are blown into the house while we
sleep
The final essential would urge
upon Il young man just entering
married life is the Importance of in
suring his life for the benefit of his
wlte. No matter how COnsiderate Ii
husband may be Of his wife when he
is as her side end able to provide for
her, he cannot afford to lose sight of
the future l know it Is not easy,
SThis is. No, II of our series OF the WOr d's
Best Poems Arr ugPd PRperiRlly for THE PRO
GRESsIVE FARMER by the e. ltOr T,king tn
r-F1. rnW h.a ,uWF
The progressive farmer., 1901-12-03
ALLEGED FUN.

"Before man maIries girl, "says
the Manayunk Philosophar, "he
talks about her strength of charao
rer. After they are married he calls
it stubbOrnness."
The progressive farmer., 1901-12-03


eff a boy should strike you, sug
gested the schoolmaster, you would,
IF course, forgive him, wouldn t
you?"
Yes, sir, hereplied, ''if Ioouldn t
catch him"
Nell-"Why did she break off the
engagement?"
B-lle-"Just because of d remark
he made to her. He said: Let u4
enjoy life while we may, for we shall
probably be long time married. -"
An Irish sheriff had a writ to
serve on a young widow, and, On
coming into her presence, said:
Madam, l have an attachment for
you"
my dear sir, she said, blushing.
''your attachment is reoiprooated. -
"You don't understand me; you
must proceed to court" said the
sheriff
"Wel', 1 know 'tis leap year, but
prefer to let you do the courting
yourself. Men are much better at
that than women"
MRS. P, this is no time for
fOoling. The justice is waiting"
The Justice waitingl Well, ]
suppose must go, but the thing L.
40 sudden, and, besides, I'd prefer
priest to do it. The Pilot.
The progressive farmer., 1901-12-03

SThis is No. II Of our series Of the Wor d's
Best Poems, Air ugPd especially for THE PRO
GRESsIv FARMER by the e, itOr It king IN
name Of sum OF the m st famous lO-I- in
alphabet al ord r, from one to FIVE of the be t
known product Ons OF each will be given be-
fore taking up the WOrk OF the next author.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Origin of stonehenge.

Stonehenge, one Ct the most remark
able examples of the ancient stone
circles, is situated in Salisbury Plain,
Wiltshire, England, about seven miles
north of Salisbury. Stone is first men
toned by Nennius in the ninth CEN
fury, who asserts that 1t was erected
in commemoration Of the 400 mobiles
who were treacherously slain near the
spot by Hengist in 472. A similar ac-
count of its origin Is given in the trials
of the Welsh bardss where Its cree
ton is attributed to King Merlin, the
successor Of Vortigern, lingo Jones,
in his work on stonehcgne, published
in 1865. endeayors to prove that it was
Temple of the Romans, out later
writer's of authority are generally
agreed that it is of Druidical origin,
although there are differences of opin-
ion as to its probable date, some plac-
ing it at 100 years before Christ and
others in the fifth century. 1t Is
therefore the generally accepted opin-
ion that 1t was a temple or holy place
with the Druids, the priest and wise
men of the early Britons, whom
Caesar found in possession of the ISL
and when he invaded it with the Ro.
man legions, IS B. G.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
a BUSY TELEGRAPH OFFICE.
i ! london once 100000 Telegralns

In a london once 100000 kilograms
Are Handled In Day.
The Central Telegraph Office at st.
Martin's-le-Grand is the busiest spot
in London. Day and night, Sunday
and week day throughout the year, the
place is the scene Of great activity,
for the building is never closed. AT.
this one telegraph Office between 49,.
600 and 10000 kilograms are handled
received and despatched in one day is
195, All, which was the number reached
on the aSy before the late Queens Dia-
mond Jubilee in 1897 There are no
fewer than 1925 telegraph instruments.
and staff Of nearly 1900 persons Is
employed. There are 2,470 men tele-
graphists, about 1900 lady telegraph
lists, $50 messengers and fifty special
servants. 1t Is wonderful what the
little clicking machines are capable OF
accomplishing and the variety to be
found In this immense building. There
are hundreds Of duplex machines, which
signal two messages at the same time
over one wire in opposite directions.
More wonderful still is the multiplex
machine, by which a clerk can dis
patch six messages at the same time
| in different directions. For rapid
working the Wheat-stone apparatus is
called into play whereby a speed OF
$50 words a minute can be obtained
indeed, the instrument has record
of 600 words a minute. When any
thing important occurs the Central
Telegraph Office Is exceedingly busy
sending reports across its numerous
wires. Often as many as 100000 words
are dispatched in the early hours OF.
the morning Of a famous parliament
tary speech. When Mr.. Gladstone in.
|troduced his. Home rule bill, in 1885,,
over 100000 words were dispatched
over the wires from the head office,
This is regarded as the Central Tele-.
graph Office as a nights record. Mes
sages can be sent from this Office to
all parts of the world. In addition to
the telegraph wires there are numer-
GUS telephones, one of the most inter
esting being that from London to
Paris. As many as 800 persons have
used it in single day, and a charge
LOT 8 shillings is made for every talk
of three minutes duration or less.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
PE-RU-NA AvERTS DANGER
In That Critical Time When Girl Becomes
Woman
q WOf11an.

called and he generally advises an ops
Grafton. Perhaps he will subject the pa
tent to long series OF experiments
with nervines and tonics. The reason
he does not often make cure Is boz
cause he does not recognize the trouble.
IN d large majority OF the cases car
tarrh OF the female organs Is the cause
Peruna relieves these cases promptly
because 1t cures the catarrh. Peruna Is
not palliative or a sedative or o ner-
vine or a stimulant. II is specific
for catarrh and cures catarrh wherever
It may Turk in the system.
This girl was lucky enough TO find
Peruna at last. As she says, the doc
tore did not seem to understand what
the trouble was and the medicine he
prescribed from time to time did not
help her. Peruna hit the mark at once
and she is now Recommending this
wonderful remedy to all the other girls
In the United States.
Thousands OF the girls who look at
her beautiful face and read her sincere
testimonial, will be led to try Peruna
in their times OF trouble and critical
periods. Peruna will not fail them.
Every one OF them will be glad and It
| Is to ba hoped that their enthusiasm
will lead them to do as this girl did
proclaim the fact to the world 80 that
others may read7it and do likewise.
Mrs. Christopher Fliehmann, Amster-
dam, N. Y, writes:
''I have been sick with catarrh OF the
stomach and pelvic organs for about
| Ave years, and had many doctor, but
none could help me. Some said would
| never get over It. One day when read
you almanac saw those who had been
cured by Peruna; then thought !
would try 1t. did, and found RELIEF
with the first bottle took, and after
two more bottles I was as well ana
strong as was before. Mrs. Christie
pher Fliehmann.
II you do not derive prompt and sat-
isfactory results from the use OF Pc
runa, write at once to DR.. Hartman,
giving full statement Of your case
and he will be pleased to give you hls
valuable advice gratis.
| Address DR.. Hartman, President q
| The Hartman Sanitariur. Columbus. "
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Rest LAWYER In Town.

.EE'1Ft beMI lawyer IN IUSvAs .
Jim Webster was being tried Tor
hrihing q colored witness, Sam john
sing, to testify falsely.
"You say the deferdsnt offered you
$50 to testify in his behalf?" asked the
lawyer. Of Sam.
Yes, sab.
Now repeat what he said, using his
exact words
"He said ne would give me $50 II T.
"He didn't speak in the third person,
did hep
mo. sab; he took good care dat dar
were no third person round; dar was
only two--us two.
IT know that; but he spoke to you
in the first person, didn't he?"
II was de first pusson myself, sab"
'You don't understand me. When he
was talking to you. did he say: i VIII
pay you $50?'
mo, sab; he didn't say nothin bout
you payin' me $50. Your name wasn't
mentioned, ceptin' he told me ef eber
got into scrape you was the best law
yer in San Antoine to fool de jedge ana
de jury--in fac you was de best IN
town to cover up reskelity."
For brief, breathless moment the
trial was suspended. Detroit Free
Press.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
FOR A NEGRO BUILDING.
Opportunity at St. Louis for an Effec-
tive Exhibit.

Opportunity at St. Louis for an Effec-
tive Exhibit.
The suggestion of q negro building at
the st. Louis exposition is one of emf
nent Appropriateness. The exposition
itself will be the first Of its scope com
pairing with the Chicago worlds fair.
It will commemorate the purchase of
territory including states which were
the distinctive home of the American
negro. And while the matter Of geog-
raphy is purely Incidental, and while
the exposition will not belong to the
north or south, the East or West, there
is something in the situation which
makes it peculiarly the first chance the
negro has had to show what he has
done during the past third of a cen
fury. He has made marvellous advances
in that short space Of time. He should
be judged not by the heights to which
he has climbed, but by the depths from
which he started. The showing that he
could make at this time would be one
Of not merely great chronological inter-
est, but of special value in relation to-
the solution Of the race problem. The
problem is one which, is unique in his
tory, and anything which throws light
upon it is to be encouraged. There Is
a special fitness in the suggestion that
all the work in connection with the
building should be done by negroes and
that the entire management of the ne
gro exhibit be placed in charge of.
members OF that race. A building de-
signed by negro architects, erected by
negro workmen and containing COM
prehensive and intelligent exposition
Of the life Of the race in America would
be in many respects one of the most
interesting features Of the entire fair.
There is plenty Of talent and material
to be used for such a display, and the
task would be taken up with an enthu-s
siasm which would give tremendous
impetus to negro progress. This in it.
self would be one Of the most import
ant considerations. It would have an
influence which would be felt many
years after the exposition was a mem
CRY, possibly the greatest which has
ever been exerted upon the negro race
in this country.--Kansas City Journal.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Nat,ona, Guard OF Missouri.

"The national guard of Missouri suf-
fered seriously after the Spanish
American war; said Major Emmett
Newton, Of Springfield, who Is its able
defender at all times, says the st.
Louis Globe Democrat. Before the
breaking out of hostilities Missouri
troops were in the pink of condition.
Many Of the men had been in service
for years. They were expert soldiers.
The officers spent much time drilling
them and wedding out the various
companies. AS a result they had only
the best men. Then the war came
along and when the boys were muster
ed out they all had plenty Of military
experience The governor disbanded
the whole thing and reorganized 1t.
Men who never had any military ex-
perience were admitted. The old
timers left. 1t has been big under
taking in the past two years to get
the state troops in shape, but think
it has been done. At Nevada this year
we had one of the best encampments
ever held in the state There was less
rowdyism displayed, and the men
showed the results Of constant drill
ing. I have been in the national guard
for several years, and can say with
out equivocation that the last encamp-
ment was a model SO far as the sol
diers' actions were concerned We did
have trouble securing Ice and water. I
guess the camp consumed probably
$500 worth of ice in weeks time. But
the result has justified all expense.
The encampment may cost the state
$4,000. but it's the only means we have
of giving the boys any enjoyment, and
they do not receive a cent for their
constant drilling and practicing. Most
of the companies support themselves
entirely. They pay their armory rent
al and such other expenses as may
come up. So, say, that Missouri has
cause to be proud OF the troops that
were encamred at Nevada recently"
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
An Up-to-Date Young Man.


"Dick proposed to me last might"
confessed Madge to Elizabeth.
LET me congratulate you, for, OF
course, you accepted him?'
mo"
'You didn't reject him?"
Eyes"
How did he take 1t 2"
"Oh, he was perfectly lovely about Il,
and / almost worship him for It. He
said he knew girls liked to have 1t 70
say that they have had a great many
offers, and that he should not despair,
but he hoped that when had refused
enough offers to satisfy me would In
innate the fact to him in some way,
and then he would propose again. ana
we could be married quietly and settle
down. DO you think 1t would be Tor
ward In me to let him know that :
have now refused all the offers | care
to?''--Leslie's Weekly.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Tao, in the Court Room.

The court room was hotter than the
soudan in a sandstorm. The Judge was
a wreck, the Jury had wilted.
..Your honor and gentlemen" said
the attorney for the defense, ! VIII IN
dulee in no heated argument, but pro-
coed at once to marshal the cold Facts"
And he won his case.-Cleyeland
plain Dealer. ....t -
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05

n "Didn't you tell me you had no rea-
son to distrust that MANI" asked the
indignant visitor.
81 believe I did," answered Senator
Sorghum.
"You must have known better"
4, mot at all. He hasn't cent OF my
money in his hands, and ! don't pro,
pose that he shall have. l never salu
that you had no reason to dlstrust
hin."-Washingto Star.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Exclusiyeness

Mrs. purseproud--I see where sew
eral rnillionaires chartered a whole
steamboat in order to come across the
ocean, ~ r#
Mr.. Purseproud--Well when we go
over we will lease the ocean for a week.
Baltimore American.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Extraordinary NInn.

Mr. Simpkins-Arabella, you are the
only woman / ever loved.
Arabella--There Is only one man In
the world like you.
Mr. simpkins-How sweet Of you to-
say that.
Arabella-Yes; you told that Smith
girl the very same thing, and know
there is no other man living could do
ft.--Ohio State Journal. >@&e
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
HeadeI or.

Hobb--Whats the matter with Wind
pipe? He used to be always boring
people with advice. and now he says SO
little, and seems to be SO thoughtful.
Nobhs--Yes; his wife conceived the
happy idea of getting him into the
habit of writing letters to the newspa-
pers, and now he's too busy to do any
thing else.--Harpers Bazaar.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
rnt.r,,r west point Academy.

Every one knows In general way
what kind Of school the United States
Military Academy at West Point IS.
It is a special school for war estab-
lished by the government in 1902, for
the training of candidates for commits
sions in the army. At the beginning
there were ten cadets. After the in
glorious war of 1872, in which the
need of trained officers was sorely
felt, congress reorganized the Mill
tary academy and a maximum OF 2oO
cadets was authorized. Since 184S the
cadets have been appointed one from
each congress district, one from each
territory, one from the District OF
Columbia and ten Eat large" In 1900,
as consequence Of the new require
ments Of the country the academy was
enlarged and now consists of one cadet
from each congress district appointed
on the recomm endation of the con-
gresham, one from each territory, one
from the District of Columbia. two
from each state at large, appointed on
the recommendations or It's two
senators, and thirty from the United
States "at large" Under the last APP
portionment the maximum number of
cadets is thus I'll. With the excep-
ton OF thirty cadets Eat large" each
member. Of the school must be an ac-
tuaI resident Of the district from which
he is appointed. This ensures fair
aud even representation Of the whole
country In the army. Our army rests
on q democratic basis. When the
candidate presents himself at West
Point he Is subjected to rigid physl-
cal examination and must pass a
searching mental examination also IN
reading, writing, spelling, arithmetic.
elementary algebra, plane geometry,
English grammar. composition AID
literature, geography. history and eie-
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
A Conscientious Explanation.

Didn't you advertise no mosqui-
toes?'" inquired the summer boarder.
Well" answered Farmer C9rntossel,
'you see, there is scientific move
ment afoot to kill off the mosquitoes all
over the country. That wasn't put IN
as an out-an,-out promise. It Is jes'
prophecy."-Washing Star.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
PATIENTS.
Fist OF Patents Issued Last Week ia
N Northwestern Inventors.

IL Northwestern Inventors.
James Babcock, Fort Pierre, S. y.
wheeled pillow or cultivator: Roy
Rraucht, Minneapolis. Mimi, clamI
for leather stretching machines; Edwin
Eoughton, Brainerd, Mimi. jewelers.
blast lamp; Joseph Jungbauer, st
Paul, Mimi, fuel compound; George
Perkins, Cleveland. Mimi, railway
joint; Henry G. Roth. Minneapolis
Mimi, Weighing scale; Joseph Schultz
Minneapolis. Mimi. coffee COMPOUND
and making same; Claude Turner
Minneapolis, MINI. crystallizer.
Lothrop & Johnson, patent attorneys, OIL d
912 Pioneer Press Bldg, st. Paul. Mimi
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Arainst Her Rule.

ttCholly Dinsmore proposed TO me iast
night" confided Miss Bunting to MISS
Kilduff,
ibid you ask him If he could support
YOU in the style to which you have peen
aecustomed?"
.'Oh, dear, no. / never ask men VINO
propose to me that question. detroit
Free Press. ..~ s..
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Wiling to share.

Old Gent-My boy. I'm seventy-tive
years old, and never smoked cigar
in my life.
Boy--Well, If yer likes ter folier me,
YOU can ave this. butts when I'm done
with italy Sloper.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Jonah ana the whale.

Patience-Is your preacher sensation
al? :,
patrice-I should say SO! Why, ne
nreached a sermon last Sunday, and he
took for his subject, TITS Har to Keep
a Good Man Down" . n
Il 'sWe1l?"
"Oh, 1t was all about Jonah and the
Whale, "-Yonkers Statesman.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Good Word for Him

Banks-Dumleigh Is not such a Ounce
as they make him out. He gets Off a
good thing once In O. while.
Hi1l-But 1t isn't original. ~
Banks-Still, It's bright In him to re-
member it.--Boston Transcript.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Tbose Dear Girls.

Madge-she was In collision, and
had all the enamel scraped off her
wheel.
DoIly-How lucky she was! If she'd
taken a header she'd have had the en-
amel scraped off her face.-Judge.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05

.sEither that young fellow down there
with his girl Is a liar or I'm nothing"
remarked the adventurous caterpillar,
as he proceeded to lower himself on his
silken thread,
What do you mean inquired she
tree toad.
II just heard him tell her that noun
ing, she might be sure, would ever
come between them. "--P hila de iphla.
Press
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Orc at Home.

Mrs. Happywed-I never saw an edn-
Gated bear; did you? ~.
Patient Wife--Yes, indeed; we have
one; come over some afternoon when
he is az home.-Ohio State Journal.
The Bemidji pioneer., 1901-09-05
Travelling Experience.

Mother-Sir, hope my little BOY
doesn't worry you by his fretting ana
CRYING. he isn't well, or he wouldn't
act so.
Mr.. Man-Of, no: all children act
that way: I'm used to tin fact, !
haven't seen a we'll child in twenty
years.-Chicago Record Herald.