The Taney County republican., 1902-05-08
Mcfarland Mslangc.

Correspondence to the REPUBLICAN.
As am II suburbanite Of Swan, Taney.
vile and Forsyth, news items will be
unfortunately mixed; but better for
those who see charm In variety.
Miss Ora Davidson is much improved,
after nine days siege Of pneumonia,
DR.. Parsons having pulled her through.
We are all glad TO SEQ tho little maid
convalescent, as she is q general favor
ite.
Miss Emma Stolpo returned 70 her
situation In Kansas City, after pleas.
ant visit with home folks.
Miss Minnie Nuesss is expected home
from Kansas City the first Of June.
Some Of tho early birds will have q
good deal Of corn TO replant, which re.
calls the trlte old saying, "The way to
60 fast Is TO go slow"
Miss Myrtle Russell has secured the
Lone Star school for the coming term.
We are glad to hear it, for she is u
teacher OF merit and ability, and will be
quite IN acquisition 10 our ncighbor.
hood.
Mr.. Hays and son John nre up an d
about again after tussle with pneumo-
mia, while VOlSims continues TO improve
from the same ailmcnt. Too much rain
and mud, after having become accus.
toned to continued dry weather must
be the cause OF SO much pneumonia.
These delicious showers keep the oats
flying and tho young corn standing on
tiptoe; such a beautiful spring com.
pared to last ycar-and woe be unto him
who curses single silvery drop. 1t is
fine weather for setting out cabbage and
tomnto plants, and they are daily going
out by hundreds; while the clouds and
little showers prevent their even wilt.
ing In transition.
Little Jim, youngest hopeful Of II &.
Russell, was dangerously i'll for short
time Sunday morning with spasm, but
he pulled through all right, and moth.
ing serious is apprehended.
Marshall Hunters beautifully laid
out water melonpatch is already de-
light TO the eye, and later on, Oh! My.
His is.one Of the tidiest and best planned
farms In the county, with mover end.
ing succession Of fruits, from earliest
straw berries and rhubarb, clear on to
tho mellow autumn apple. Why can't
all manage likewiseY
Geo. Gimlcn has tho finest piece OF
wheat In the county, 30 pronounced by
all who SEQ II. II Is on Col. Prather's 's
20 acres OF new ground, 80 the noble
Colonel will thereby come In fo- n few
biscuits.
Range cattle are doing fine; every hill
Is luxuriant In green, and every little
ravine sparkling with Il s:lverv brook,
whore last summer was only dry, white
stones. The jingle Of the cow.bell makes
sweet music, but there is great scare.
ity Of hogs, hardly any now being seen.
Now that the historic old razOr.back
has gone from natural causes, II would
b. well II every farmer would 20 few
miles n0rthward and get two or three
short-nos.d pigs, aud thus I'LL up the
country with better class OF hogs.
The severe lesson taught by last season
will bring forth incalculable good II II
is only applied Alright, and remembered.
Inst year We were saved by our wheat
and peaches; 20 this year more wheat
was sown, and tho saving Of tho irui,
should be as great. More Kafiir corn
and cane has bcen planted, also ar un.
usual supply Of potatoes and all garden
truck. Lot us never again lapse into
the old, careless way OF tending little
patch Of corn and depending on the
woods and stalk-felds for roughness,
and corn.brend for living. Drop few
pumpkin seed where hill oicOrn failed,
combine this with the juice Of the sor-
ghum patch, making the delicious old
fashioned pumpkin butter" Diligently
take care OF the potato crop, SOW tur
nips, and then, even II dry weathe,
should prevail after time, with 8,
many irons in tho fire, one will surely
heat.
May 4, 1902. INCONSISTENCY.
- D.