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The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1902-02-20

The sky looks bluer, the sun shines
brighter, a feeling OF youth and strength
creeps over the soul after taking Rocky
Mountain Tea made by the Madison Medi.
Co. IS cts. Hanson & Emerson
H. t" !. + !. s@# tl# 4
: An employee in French tobacco
factory has invented a machine which
makes the head on cigars after they
are rolled and does the work of about
dozen hands.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29

tom, which will bring into prominence
a pair OF shoes (unless the wearer is
unfortunate enough to have a wooden
leg) with a sole not less than six inches
10 width. The length of the shoes is
determined by the feet of the wearer,
but have them plenty large. Fasten
the trousers around the waist by a
leather belt-the broader the better
or a draw-striug of baby blue ribbon
may be worn If desired. Safety-pins
and ten-penny nails are no longer in
vogue. pneumatic shirt waist, black
and white. of polka-dot pattern is abso-
lutely necessary. The dots should be
about the size OF a quarter, and the
shirt should be made Gibson style and
full in the yoke. A coat may be worn
if desired. This is the only article
that should be small. An open space
OF an inch should show between the
coat and trousers, the sleeves Of the
former extending about four inches
beyond the elbows. Now as to the hat.
This must always be a Panama, DO
matter what it costs. A very service
able Panama can be purchased from
any Of our Morgan street merchants
for twenty-nine cents. The halter
who advertises in the street car Il
want your head" can furnish you one
Ia hat, not a head) for the same num-
Der OF dollars. The hat should be
worn perfectly plain. To renew the
shape at any time, let it soak in a
%rain-barrel for twenty-tour hours. 1t
will also come in handy as a minnow
bucket on fishing expeditions. Either
Of these methods will restore the shape.
Our social functions have an air of
rural simplicity about them that is
beautiful to behold. 1t takes an
arbiter of fashion to distinguish an
| elite gathering at one of our summer
gardens-where the shoots are shot,
and the loop is looped-from an old
fashioned Farmers Alliance picnic.
Why not be in style when the whole
outfit, including the Panama, can be
had at an outlay of 1922
Watch 1t grow-our smoke.
The Panama hat has come to stay.
DR.. Spitz is wearing one
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29
Pilot Knob Items.

Pilot Knob has not been represented
in the columns of the REGISTER for
some time. No, we are not dead
merely sleeping.
Mrs. Will Hinsdale of Chicago is
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. F.
Kaths.
Mrs. Fred Gerstenmeyer of Carbon
dale, ILL.,, is the guest of Mrs. P. Ger
%stenmeYer.
Mrs. Lewis Hunt OF East St. Louis,
ILL.,, is spending a few days at Shepherd
Valley Farm with her sister, Miss
Schwab.
Miss Minnie Pfortner and sister,
Mrs. Pape, of St. Louis, called on old
friends Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Biel of St. Louis
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Biel.
DR.. Kerlagon and wife OF Belleview
spent Sunday In our city.
Edward B. Inner now has a posi-
ton in the Merchants Exchange.
Miss Higgins Of St. Louis was the
guest of Miss Kaths Sunday.
Fred Inner Of St. Louis is at home
recuperating from a long sick spell.
Valentine Efinger, Jr., of St. Louis
spent Sunday at home.
Miss Leota Hawkins of Belleview is
the guest of her brother, Mr.. j. M.
Hawkins. POLLY Voc.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29
The rain was fine.

The rain was fine.
Rev. Hill preached at the First
Baptist church Sunday.
+. M. Logan has repaired Mrs. Lays
residence and moved his family in.
w. Z. Harral of St. Louis visited
his parents not long since.
Mrs. Light, who has been sick so
long, died at Mr.. Moore's Tuesday,
and was laid to rest Thursday in the
Edison cemetery.
Miss Ella Frissell of De Soto visited
Lulu Muse last week.
Miss May Bell of Bismarck spent
last week with home folks.
Mrs. Lay and Hal of st. Louis spent
Friday and Saturday with relatives
and friends.
The strawberry and ice cream festi-
val was a success.
Born-To II. L. Bell and wife, Satur-
day, May II, 1902, a girl. All doing
nicely.
Mrs. Gallehar of Lesterville is a
guest of Mrs. Eb. Hartman.
R. E. Muse, wife and sister, &C.
companied by G. Edmonds of Arcadia,
visited Pennington Sunday.
DR.. Kerlagon and family spent Sun
day in Pilot Knob.
Miss Sue Muse of St. Louis is visit
ing home folks.
Mont. Edmonds accepted q position
in Arcadia.
Miss Lulu Meyer has gone to Doe
Run, where she expects to spend the
summer.
Al. Warren of Ironton spent Satur-
day with home folks.
Mr.. Adams OF Lesterville called on
relatives here Saturday. B. B.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29
st. Louis Letter.
s'THE FARMER LAD"

'THE FARMER LAD"
Now comes the honest farmer lad,
A daughty wight is he;
And rises in the morn's dim light,
~ Along bout half past three,
And labors far into the night
A writin' poetree.
Methinks the honest farmer lads
The happiest lad on earth;
Dressed cap-a-pie in ~overhauls,
Likewise a hickory shirt;
Day in, day out, from morn till night,
He's naught to do but work.
I'd rather be a farmer lad
q, Than any one | know.
He mauls a rail, or writes a verse,
Or plows along a row;
Forsooth he's happier by far
Than Kratz in Mexico.
AN. laboring thus from morn till night,
a.In weather foul or fair,
HE gives us many things to eat,
And likewise things to wear;
And raises crops of corn and wheat,
Also a crop of hair.
Heaven bless the farmer lad who gives
Us all these things to eat;
May his days be full of work,
His nights be full of sleep.
There's nations welfare in his hands
There's corns upon his feet.
X. L. G.
lie Corbet on the Island OF Marti-
'nidue has been destroyed by the vol
canic eruption, and Jim is still spout
ing at the Forest Park Highlands.
Col. Stokes, the we'll known tenn
perance lecturer and writer, said In a
recent address in Jul city: Zone half
Of the world is drunk, the other half
asleep" Happy, happy world.
1t 10 an established fact that things
move in circles, fashion included In
the general order of things. The
muchly caricatured :iller of the soil at
last has his revenge. His style is
copied, the comfort and elegance OF
the same is acknowledged, and the one
hundred and sixty-four page Sunday
paper will devote a special edition to
the we'll dressed man OF the day. And
yet the style lie modest ever unto sim.
plicity, and for the benefit OF our
readers who would appear properly
dressed, WI give the following:
Secure one az pair Of trousers (com-
monty termed pants) about four sizes
too large-the larger the more stylish.
Turn up about eight inches at the bot
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29
Furnishing Goods.

|E,rp;obiprG Goods Some special bargains We bought mma leading obn their sp line of
Il I'LL lo1lI NOOUo' Mems Und@em,c consisting 9Th very latest hIMwmm and Isle thread, and
The 4c quality for MG SOC quality for &c., 7h $5 quality for 5* See rhine Mems Fancy Nge
Shirts they range in price from Ho $l5
CIooc ntM Nd @mpes from hNb pest manufacturers St. louis Here area few ideas of how we t
|ClOeo. & OmloofM Mems shsn plain and cap hs solid leather soft and pGbh would sell usually
at $15Oo $5W r $780, sizes 6h7 Oeht Mems Strong CafknS Shoes heavy nG worth $3.50 to 49,
&G mostly b8 Just the thing for every lay @ro WommsS sm mostly small, numbem,w worth 81
o$ per r go hBc
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29

Neutrality-suspicious. includes rain,
hail, sleet and melted snow and Is re-
corded In inches and h%undredths. len
inches OF snow equal one inch OF rain.
1T" indicates trace Of precipitation.
W. II. DELANo. Observer.
have surries and buggies which l
wish to trade for horses. Apply at
once. Fl. M. COLLINS.
CA T
Bears the 4 The Kind You Have Always Bought
S's. e ! M1NMzM
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29
Weather Report.

Meteorological report of Voluntary
Observer at ~Ironton, Iron county, Mo-,
for the week ending Tuesday, May
81, 1902:
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29

Foley's Honey and Tar contains no
opiates and IA safely be given to
children. Sold by Arcadia Valley
Drug Co.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29

| pound can Baking Powder, guaranteed as good as
good as 25c quality on the market, for 10c.
IS pounds granulated sugar for $1.0O.
Rolled Oats. 3 packs. for 25c.
Canned Tomatoes, per can 10c.
Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1902-05-29

Best Corn, 8 cans for 25c.
Package Coffee, best quality, lie per package.
Try our Special Blend Coffee at 15c per pound.
A Java Combination Coffee, a fine drinker, for 5
pounds LOO.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20

But I will ask Mrs. Veazev
correct this mistake, as tbaro p'ssR
great many more that did not Sts
than there are that did. sab
My father was a poor wb,4o
of the South. He spent two W. naN
his life in war, fighting for ~ q
owners, while my poor motbo. save
five little children were At SNd
working hard for support, 81 uOae
her own blowing and the IittIa I'D
dren did all they could with Su&
hoes and made enough to eat r s4SR
out going to any one for help, W. W.
draw day came, there were .D'a
enough there to take all tbare HS
for them, and she did not go a s,o v" !"
time. My father has never o7,nss
slave, neither did he make his li~'
by trading with them, buvino =
stolen things. He, as we'll 90 ~ u
other honest poor men, made q Irs' ~
by hard labor.
The war was not any thing again.,
the poor honest white people. eyoaa.
the lives they lost and wounds tLt
got, and the suffering of their f..3
lies for their service at lone vbr,
they were compelled to leave tb.s'
precious wives and helpless Iitg,
children to fight for the bene8t =
the slave owners. Mrs. Veazev Will
please consider the matter . vts' ~
more closely before giving anoss~
part on the subject.
The poor white mems wives s,,,
had TO pick the seed from tbs MI
ton and spin and weave the oIotb..
for the family at times when tb..
were not obliged to go into the asI5
to work.
But thank God (for He surely va,
with them) they did not suffer with
hunger that worked and tried II
make something. The poor hopst
women in all their trouble did mt
live on the stolen things.
Wishing the Social Chat much
success, NELLIE,
Duplin Co., N. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20
A SERIOUS SLIP IN MRS. vKAZEY's
LETTER,

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Il feel that I
can't wait another day to reply to
one thing in Mrs. g.. M. Veazey's
letter In regard to the poor white
men of the South. Surely she must
net know many of the poor South.
erners or she would not have accused
them all of the same fault by saying,
''The poor white men that didn't
own any slaves made their living by
trading with them, getting things
from them that the slaves had stolen
from the slave owners" Perhaps
some of the poor white men did this.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20
THE TIMES THAT TRIED MEMS SOULS.

Throwing away my gun I seized my
pistol and shot away at the trooper
coming to finish me. / could not
tell whether my pistol fred or
snapped. / had been shot in the
arm, and didn't know it. He made
a savage stroke to sever my head.
1 threw up my hand TO ward off the
blow and it was split open. You
IA see the soar. He jumped
upon me with both feet, stamping
my face and body and oursing me.
I lay 10 if I was dead. / was shot
through leg and arm and badly
wounded in the back of the neck.
"Shadburn was shot through the
heshy part of the neck and a Fed
eral soldier was about TO brain him
with the butt end of a gun. Sloan
reached up from the ground and
shot him through the stomach. He
turned pale and fell from his horse.
l saw it as l was lying on the ground.
Sloan dragged wounded Shadburn
into the woods, and the detachment,
fearing an ~ambusoade, pursued no
further.
"Sloan wrote home TO mother that
l had been killed. That he saw me
shot to death and was powerIess TO
prevent it. Capt. John R. Erwin
also wrote to her that I was dead.
When l arrived in Concord after the
surrender, Ed Mcdonald drove me
out home in a buggy. Father, mother
and sister were sitting upon the
porch. Mother and sister were
dressed in mourning for me. None
of them recognized me until l
stepped upon the porch. Mother
never spoke for two hours.
"Legare and myself were taken
to prison 1 could have escaped the
first night, but he begged me for
Gods sake not to desert him. See.
ing me talking TO him they suspected
me and guarded me strictly, wounded
as 1 was. Hampton through Lee
sent a flag of truce so say that we
were both enlisted soldiers, else we
would soon have been hung as ma
rauders or spies.
CATER the mine explosion at
Petersburg and the death of so many
negroes, 81 of US were placed under
negro guards out of revenge and
forced to throw up Notifications be-
fore Confederate batteries. We soon
learned how to watch the coming of
the shells, and by lying low, dodge
them successfully. They never
skinned the ground, though often
covered us with dirt. They few up
ward after explosion, and killed
many of the negro guards.
"Legare and 1 we're dragged from
place to place handcuffed together,
and taken to Washington. After
about two weeks of sickness from
imprisonment and ~dysentery Legare
died. They took off the handouts
that bound Us together in life and
placed a ball and chain upon me.
81 must go back to Sloan and
Shadburn. They were captured
shortly after we were and condemned
TO death and handouffed together
and placed under guard on a vessel
at City Point on the James River.
During the night Sloan who had
small wrists and hands soaped his
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20
The Home Circle.
LINCOLN =

When the Morn. mother saw the Whirlwind Hour,
Greatening and darkening as it hurried on,
She bent the strenuous heavens and came down
To make q man 80 meet the mortal need.
She took the tried clay of the common road
Dashed through il all a strain of prophecy
Then mixed q laughter with the serious stun.
Il was q stuff TO wear for centuries,
A man that matched the mountains and compelled
The stars 30 look our way and honor rs.
The color of the ground was in him, the red earth,
The tang and odor of the primal things
The rectitude and patience of the rocks;
The gladness of the wind that shakes the corn;
The courage OF the bird that dares the sea;
The Justice of the rain that loves all leaves
The pity of the snow that hides all scars;
The loving kindness of the wayside we'll;
The tolerance and equity of light,
That gives as freely 80 the shrinking weed
AS TO the great oak faring to the wind
To the graves low hill as to the Matterhorn
That shoulders out the sky.
And so he came;
From prairie cabin up TO capitol
One fair Ideal led our chieftain on.
Forevermore he burned TO do his deed
With the fine stroke and gesture of a king.
He built the rail pile as he built the State,
Pouring his splendid strength through every blow,
The conscience of him testing every stroke,
To make his deed the measure of q man.
So came the Captain with the mighty heart
And when the step of Earthquake shook the house,
Wrenohing the rafters from their ancient hold,
He held the ~ridgepole up and spiked again
The rafters of the Home. He held his place
Held the long purpose like a growing tree
Held on through blame, and faltered not at praise;
And when he fell in whirlwind he went down
As when q kingly cedar green with boughs
Goes down with q great shout upon the hills.
-Ed,0in Ma
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20
OLD TIMES IN THE SOUTH,
III.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE AS I was
born sometime after the days Of
slavery I will not attempt to give
any of my own efforts on the subject
But will instead write up a few Of
my mothers "reminiscences of the
South Of that day, She began by
saying
When I was a girl, and lataOn in
the sixties, I visited a number Of
friends plantations and had amI I
opportunity to study slave life il
many phases. One of the old South
err plantations / remember wal SUI.
rounded by beautiful grounds laid
off in artistic ways and with wide
carriage drives. I went out one
morning thinking 1 would gather
just one flower from each different
kind, but before I had traversed hall
the yard my hands were full to over
flowing and / had to desist. Lawn
grass and noble old trees formed no
small part Of the beauty of the place.
Back of the beautiful, roomy Old
house was a row of the small adOOe
cabins for the negroes. This o1'
tended ever so far. And as the men
of the family we're in the war the
mistress would be the one TO call up
the slaves each morning. I remem'
Der hearing her before dawn going
down the row calling out their name'
and there was no more quiet for tnS'
day. The mother worked, and II Il
was very cold, the babies we're Kep'
by the fire in the big house in tneu
rude little cradles. For those baOle'
we're property and must be taA0l
care of. If any we're siok they n"u
attention at once, for the same req
son.
The mistress was supposed by tnoS
who knew nothing about it, TO nav
a very easy time. But I think 81
Jared a deal worse than the women
of this day. There was always heaV'
coarse cloth to weave and out an
sew for the slaves, clothes, ana i
many instances this work fell TO 81
mistress, Tor the simple reason 81"
only in rare cases could a slave W.
man be found who was competent
Then the overseeing and direotlng =
a large staff of servants was an lFk
some task.
1 visited one other place Wnel'
there was much merry making L
the servants row. With a hddle
banjo and drum TO dance to for Ill,
young, and some eloquent old "a
horters for those of milder propon,
sites, everything went lovely W.,
them. They were happier, healtnl0'
and holier than they are today
But I am no advocate OF SlaS0ly
In some cases they were abused 0r01
to the extremity described by VIZ W.
Stowe. And l can remember Wit "a
runaway negroes were the terEo an 10
our lives when we went Out n%ort
or berrying. I onoe strayed awt
distance from my party ana 0"-I>
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20
Our Social Chat.
= EDITED By AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, \. 9. =

AS CONTRIBUTORS to this department OF
The Progressive Farmer, we have some OF the
most Wide-aWake and progressive young ladies'
and young men and sOme Of the most entertain
ing writer's among the older people of this and
other States, the ages of the members ranging
from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
YOU ARE REQUESTED to join by sending
us q letter on some subject of general interest,",
and writing thereafter as often as possible.
WHEN WRITING, give full name and post
office address for Aunt Jennie's nfOrmatiOn.
If you do not wish your real name to appear
in print, give name by which you wish to be
known as a Chatterer.
TWO WEEKS OR MORE must, as q rule,
elapse between the time q letter is written and
the date OF its publication.
The Progressive Farmer. Raleigh. N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20

Our new postmaster ran so fast for
Office that he didn't have time to get
educated. The following sign is
posted on the ~postofice window
''Thar is'2 Lettairs in side for Molly
Gibbons. They look like they re
from her son Bill, who is Bin Mus
tard Out. Allsore. 2 Lettairs for
Hise Holman q mean, One-legged
Hise) which looks like they're From
the Wilder Stevens, as Her Ritin Is
knowed by Everybody. Call an git
'em, Hise an Molly. "-Atlant Con-
stitution.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20

The Concord correspondent of the
Charlotte Observer sends that paper
the following account of the eXpe-
riences Of two of Wade Hampton's
scouts, and the Observer pronounces
it one of the best war stories it has
ever seen. It is in the shape of a
conversation with Mr.. J. Shake.
speare Harris, of Concord, n of
the scouts, just after his return
from the Dallas Reunion where he
met his comrade, Jim Sloan:
"Well, you ought TO know about
Jim Sloan" he said. "There we're
four of us, all Hampton's scouts, that
lived mainly in the Federal lines
Isaac Shsdburn, of Louisiana, Solo.
mon Legare, of Charleston, Jim
Sloan and myself, both of North
Carolina. 1t was cold and sleety.
The First Maine Cavalry knew our
whereabouts and determined TO cap
ture us; but when we expected
them they did not come, probably
on account of the weather. We had
PAdALCO ~ Dh5AW AAOA cAOL4' w
took supper at Col. Simmons, nine
miles from Petersburg, and were to
have breakfast before day. We
slept in the shuok pen. When at
breakfast a detachment of 50, under
Lieut.. Herrick rode up we ran out
of the back door. Legare was shot
in the ankle before he got out of
the yard and could run no farther.
The rest of Us escaped by lodging
around the cabins and the black
smith shop en- route TO the woods.
As we took down along the fence,
we heard the commanding officer
call cut TO take no prisoners. Then
shsdburn who was in command of
Us, yelled, defiantly, Boys, give
them h. We leveled our double
barreled shot guns and fred, and
seven of them reeled and leaped like
bull frogs from their saddles. The
others Rugged their horses closely
and spurred them in the opposite di-
reotiOn. They soon rallied and came
at us again. We fired and three fell.
They we're more scattering then
than before. We were anxious to
reach the woods. We knew they
would not follow for they feared the
bush. We had on previous coca
siOns stationed two along the road
eide and two a hundred yards be-
hind, and commanded a surrender.
Not knowing our numbers they laid
down their arms and were mighty
mad after they found out how few
we we're.
SIT was arranged that Sloan and
Shadburn should go together, and
Legare and myself should be COM
p~aniOns but the pairs were broken
for Legare had been wounded and
couldn't be with me. AS I was fir
ing, l felt a blow upon the back Of
my neck that felled me TO the ground.
Is was the sabre stroke of a cavalry.
man from behind. My neck has
been stiffened since, and that is the
reason 1 look up from under my
eyebrows as 1 do. Ny hair was
long and hung around my shoulders,
and was streaming with blood.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20

%This is No. AZ of our series of the Worlds
Best Poems, arranged especially for THE PRO-
sREssIYE FARMER by the editor. In this
series selections from the following authors
nave already appeared: burns, Bryant, Mr.. and
Field, Goldsmith, Leigh Hunt, Holmes, Omar
khayyam, Klpling, LamPman, Lanier, Long
fellow, Lowell,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-05-20

Where boasting ends, there dignity
begins Young.
The Globe-republican., 1902-12-04
WRIGHT ITEMS.

Robert Sterling of Dodge City was a
visitor at Wright on Sunday.
Miss Dora Wiseman spent Saturday
and Sunday with friends in Dodge City.
Mr.. Wisenan went to Kansas City
with cattle Sunday night.
Ed Quick has returned from Sunnyside.
Utah, and reports that Utah is good
place for money making.
Ed Hadley, who has been visiting Mr..
Wiseman at Wright is working at Dodge
City as telegraph operator.
The Mt. Pleasant literary likes visitors
but not such loud and noisy crowds as
some that attended last week.
Misses Sadie Wiseman. Jessie Cham
bers, Belle Beardsley and Dollie Wise
man were in Dodge City last Saturday.
Miss Belle Beardsley who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives at Wright re-
turned home to Offerle Sunday night.
Thursday afternoon the Wright school
had a very interesting and attractive pro-
gram. Songs of Thanksgiving were
sung. Several of the parents of pupils
and friends of Miss Wiseman were pres
ent. Miss Blanch Matherly and Miss
DaYis from Soule college, and Miss Belle
Beardsley from Offerle and many other
friends, were among the visitors.
The Globe-republican., 1902-12-04

G. L. Finley returned from Kansas
City Sunday evening.