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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02
OUR WILD NEIGHBoRS AND THEIR
WINTER HOMES.
How Field Nice, Snakes and Muskrats
Prepare for Cold Weather.

another interesting winter home. Do
you see the cat-bird's old nest? Look
at it carefully and you will notice
that it is not empty, and that it has
a low, dome-shaped roof on it. Shake
the bush slightly, and e what hap
pens. Aha! There comes the owner,
a little yellow-brown mouse with
white feet and underparts, shifting
the air.with his trembling, whiskered
nose, and blinking his prominent
black eyes, which are not yet accus-
toned to the light. That is the white
footed mouse, or more commonly
known as the deer-mouse, a dainty
creature, very common throughout
the country, but seldom seen except
by those who go OF purpose to look
for him. He lives in stone-heaps,
hollow trees or decaying logs, but I
think he prefers a birds old nest to
any other place. When he finds one
which suits him, he lines it and roofs
it over with milkweed-silk, thistle
down and other soft fbrous mate
rials, and then makes his home in it.
There is a little round hole at the
side which serves as a doorway. The
deer-mouse does not hibernate, but
leaves his nest from time to time to
visit his store of hickory-nuts and
cherry-pits in some hole or Granny,
or to hunt for beech-nuts among the
fallen leaves. In some cases a nest
contains only one mouse, while in
others there are three or four mice
curled up together.
The snakes are retiring for the
winter, too, but they make little pre-
paration for their long sleep. They
simply crawl into holes in the
ground, assures in rocks or beneath
the roots of trees, and there remain
in a torpid condition until the
warmth of spring awakens them.
Sometimes a lot of them gather in
a hole some distance from the sur
face of the ground, roll themselves
into one large ball, and thus pass
the winter. Such a ball is sometimes
composed of hundreds of snakes SO
closely interviewer as to be quite diff
fcult to separate.
In winter-time frogs and turtles
sink to the bottoms of ponds and
swamps and work their way into the
mud, where they remain until mild
weather returns.
Muskrats, however, are now MAX
ing considerable preparations for
winter, and we had better go over to
Bluefag Pond and see what they are
about. As you know, muskrats usual
ly live in burrows, which they dig
in the banks of ponds and streams,
but some of them prefer to build
special houses for the winter. You
may see the little builders at work
on any clear night at this time of
year if you have patience and are
not afraid of malaria. But some
of the houses are already finished,
SO we can see what they look like to-
dav There ara several of +bnm IN
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-12-02
Look for the Beautiful,

who had been looking, with the art
ist, at one of his wonderful land.
scapes; III cannot see those THINGS
In nature"
Don't you wish you could,
madam?" inquired the artist.
The world is full of beautiful
things, but very few have the power
to discern them.
Fortunate is the person who has
been trained to perceive beauty in
everything; he possesses a heritage
of which no reverses can rob him.
There are some people who, like
the bee, gather honey from every
flower, extracting sweetness even
from a thistle, while others seem to
distil bitterness from a clover BIOS
SON., a lily, or a rose. The difference
between men lies in their early train
ing or their habitual attitude of
mind.
Every soul is born responsive to
the beautiful, but this instructive
love Of beauty must be fostered
through the eye and the mind, or it
will ole. The craving for beauty is
as strong in a child of the slums
as in a favorite of fortune. "The
physical hunger of the poor, the
yearning of their s~tomachs," says
Jacob A. Riis, "is not half so bitter,
or so little likely to be. satisfied as
their aesthetic hunger, their starv-
ing for the beautiful"
A life hat has been rightly trained
will extract sweetness from every
thing; it will see beauty in all things.
Every sunset, landscape, hill, noun
tain and tree will reveal some new
charm of nature. In every patch of
meadow OF wood, in every leaf and
flower, the trained eye will see the
beautiful; the cultured ear will hear
melody in the babbling brook, and
harmony in the soughing winds.
There are superb personalities that
go through life extracting sunshine
from what to others seems but dark
ness, seeing charm in apparent ugli-
ness, discerning grace and exquisite
proportions where the unloving see
but forbidding angles and distortion,
and glimpsing the image of divinity
where less beautiful souls see but
a lost and degraded human being.
Yet is is a heritage possible to all
who will take the trouble to begin
early in life to cultivate the finer
qualities of the soul, the eye, and
the heart.
It is said hat the most disgusting
object, if put under a magnifying
glass of sufficient power, would re-
veal beauties undreamed of; so, even
in the most unlovely environment, in
the most cruel conditions, there is
something of the beautiful and the
hopeful, when viewed through the
glass of a trained and disciplined
mind.
A beautiful character will make
nOetrv ont IF tho nrosios+ life bring
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19
Mr.. Eaton to Remain Here.

G. A. Eaton returned last week from
his trip into western Canada where he
spent some time looking over the coun-
try that is almost boundless in both it's
extent and resources. Mr.. Eaton says
that while there are great many peo-
pie going into that country it is yet so
thinly populated that one can ride for
Eailes and miles and not see living
Fhabitation. Land as a rule is already
placed at a high value considering the
distance from market and the sparsely
settled condition of the country. Last
year the Canadian Pacific road put up
its lands from SO to S. an acre, and
most of the land that must be secured
through land agents is held at $40 an
acre. The country is rich and produce
tive and has great possibilities, but it
will require many years to settle up
much of the country. Mr. Eaton has
returned satisfied that Princeton and
and surrounding country has many at
fractions in more ways than one and
he has decided to remain here and en-
gage in business. Mr.. Eaton is think
ing some of starting a bank in Prince
ton. His many friends will be glad to
learn that he intends to remain here.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19
New Attorney for Princeton.

Edward Mcmillan of Minneapolis
who has been looking over Princeton
for some time with view of opening
law Office here, has decided to locate
in Princeton and will have an Office in
a portion of M. S. Rutherford's Office
in the Odd Fellows block. Mr.. Nc
MILAN moved his law books and Office
furniture in this week. He will move
his family here as soon as he can find a
house. Mr.. Mcmillan is not an entire
stranger to Princeton as he has been
here good many times, and has per-
sonal acquaintance with some of the
business men of the place. Princeton
is not 50 small and so narrow that it
cannot find room for new business men.
and we all welcomes them and
wish them we'll. The UNION
knows that Mr.. Mcmillan will find
Princeton a good place to live and
hopes he will find it a good place in
which to do business.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19
Lake Country Prospecting.

Merchant Sam Mattson and N. J.
Johnson Of Lawrence came down Tues-
day and remained over until|last night.
They left Lawrence at 1 o'clock a. M,
Tuesday and arrived at Mora in time
to get ready for breakfast, satisfy
their appetites and take the train for
Princeton. Mr.. Mattson says the lake
country is progressing nicely and the
country is looking fine, vegetation
being most luxuriant. The grass is
simply immense. A good many new
settlers are going into that section,
and considerable stock is being taken
in this season. The people at the
people at the lake are discussing the
railroad rumors that seem to be get
ting more tangible every day, and it is
only a question of short time when
the lake will have railroad connections
with the outer world.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19
Remembered by Friends.

Last Tuesday night Mr.. and Mrs. [.
E. Burgan were surprised by a large
number of friends and members of the
Methodist church who walked in on
them unexpectedly and proceeded to
act in a manner that would cause Mr..
and Mrs. Burgan to remember the
event for. long time and carry away
with them TO their new home MANY
happy remembrances. The house was
we'll filled with both old and young and
the evening passed only too quickly.
Those who came did not omit a good
lot OF refreshments which were served
late in the evening. Rev. Gratz who
soon afterwards began to amuse the
young people with some stories and in
which the old folks took..much interest,
changed the subject by addressing Mr..
and Mrs. Burgan'in a way that indi-
Gated that something was coming He
referred to their long residence in
Princeton and their worth and service
in various capacities to the church
where they would be greatly missed in
the future, and on behalf of their many
friends he presented them with a sill
YER tureen as a token of love and ap-
probation on the part of those who
had been associated with them in So
cial and church work. Miss Essie was
presented with bon bon box and Miss
Myrtle with trinket box that thew
will no doubt treasure for many years
to come. Mr.. Burgan on behalf of his
family replied in very feeling way.
He said that to leave Princeton was
like leaving home and it was hard to
part with friends and associates that
they had become acquainted with dur
ing long residence here. The years
they have spent in Princeton would be
long remembered as among the hap
piest of their lives. During the eve
ming Mrs. Harry Farnham rendered
several selections on the piano, and it
was nearly midnight when the happy
party of friends retired.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19

Joseph Mahoney made a score of 121
out of possible score of $50, or so each
for the 200, 300 and 500 yard targets.
In the volley firing the company MAX
ing the highest number of hits was
Company G of Duluth, which registered
SO with a percentage of .311. Com
pany G's record was IS hits with per-
centage of .214 The percentage was
taken by taking into consideration the
number of men shooting.
DRUM BEATS.
Herman Hoffman was the soloist.
The boys enjoyed the bluff climbing.
Some good views of the company
were taken.
The Second regiment went into camp
yesterday.
Captain Galley was officer of the day
on Monday.
The excursions to Lake City were
greatly enjoyed.
The mock parade and guard mount
on governors day was just it.
The officers ball occurred at Lake
City Friday night.
The guard house was empty so far as
the boys of Company G. were con-
cerned.
The boys since serving on kitchen
detail are quite proficient at washing
dishes.
Fred Burrell, Steve Palmer and
John Williams did not reach camp un-
til Friday.
Clarence Hill was company cook,
with Will Moorehouse as ''bull'' cook,
The boys were we'll fed.
The boys all did guard duty and
liked it well, Silver was the only
man who did not talk to the man in
the moon. 4 !
The companies were all inspected on
Saturday morning. The results of the
inspection will not be made public for
a few days, =~r... 49,.
Theirs was no sickness, and but one
member of the company was obliged to
60 to the hospital. Cater had his side
hurt while wrestling and had to lay up
q short time. a-s
Those who failed to ''toe'' up in good
shape were placed in a blanket and
thrown up and dropped into the lake,
and it is said that Co. G boys were not
in it. y
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19
SOLDIER BOYS HOME.
The Boys of Company q, Rugged and
Brown, Returned Last Night
From Camp Lakeview.
Ten Days of Camp Life Gave the Bows
Good Outing--A Few Notes
Gathered at Camp. 49,.

Company G arrived home last eve
ming in a special car attached to the
the..regular evening passenger train.
As8the boys alighted from the train
and Ind. lined up on the platform they
looked chestnutty in complexion only,
for they were well Drowned and
bronzed after their ten days in camp
at Lakeview. The boys marched up
town to headquarters where they
stacked their arms and disbanded, and
the encampmentf for 1902 was over.
There were just forty-six members
OF the company who went into camp,
the commissioned and non-commis-
stoned officers being as follows: Claire
A. Galley, captain; Glen Howard, first
lieutenant; Geo. Williams, first SER
geant; Henry Hoffman, second sergeant,
Ernest Sellhorn, third sergeant. Then
there. were the following corporals:
Jones, johnson, King and Freer. VIM.
Schimming was appointed corporal
while the company was in camp. The
buglers We're Roy Jesmer and Alphonso
Nachbaur. Earl -Kaliher and Freeman
Howard were appointed hospital de-
tail, and Captain Galley appointed
Harry Pratt as orderly.
Company G returned with a good
record, COL. Van Duzee giving it an ex-
cellent record both as soldiers and gen.
tlemen. Not member of the company
committed an act or deed unbecoming
soldier or gentleman. The boys all
enjoyed the camp life, and pronounced
it much better than the "hike'' of last
summer. The companies belonging to
the third regiment have set good ex-
ample for soldierly conduct and disci-
pline, and Princeton is proud of it's
soldier boys.
Joseph Mahoney, William Mitchell,
Frank Edmison and Chas. Taylor re-
ceiVed the marksmen's badges for the
best scores made in target practice.
Afasr the preliminary shoots the seven
Zig hest scores from each company
were picked out for the final shoot
The following are the seven with their
records that were taken from Co. G. for
the test:
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19
ALL BOARD FOR RAINYLAKER1 RIVER
The Rumors About the Proposed New
Railroad From Minneapolis via Anoka
and St. Francis to the Boundary.

The Rumors About the Proposed New
Railroad From Minneapolis via Anoka
and St. Francis to the Boundary.
The country tributary to the route
of the proposed new railroad to be
known as the Minneapolis, Superior,
st. Paul ands Winnipeg Railway is all
agog over what seems to be indications
that such a road is to be built. The
road will run according to all reports
from Minneapolis to Beaudette on the
Rainy Lake river, and the total length
of the road is said to be 800 miles. It
will follow the route up the Mississippi
river to Anoka and cross the river at
that point and then proceed north to
St. Francis, thence on to Spencer
Brook, and in northeasterly direction
up through Wyanett between Green
and Spectacle lakes and cross the
Great Northern at Mora. From this
point it will run to Mile Laos lakeg
touching at some point on the east
side and then continue north to the
boundary line. This is according to
the intention, at least, of the promot-
ers, who do not appear to be making
themselves very conspicuous at pres
ent. A bill has been passed by con-
gress giving the company the right to
build a bridge across the river at
Anoka, and trust deed to the Stand
ard Trust company of New York has
been filed in Hennepin and Anoka
counties, the deed being given to Sc
cure SlO,OO0,0OO in five per cent thirty
year bonds, covering the bed, super
structures, right, franchise, etc., of the
new road. According to report the
bonds have all been received from the
east for proper execution. It is
said that the road has l2O miles of
right of way from a point in Anoka
county direct to Superior. The road
passes through Ramsey, Hennepin,
Apoka, Mora, Mile Laos, Kenabec,
Aitkin, Beltrami, Itasca, Isanti, CHS
ago and Pine counties in Minnesota
and Douglas county in Wisconsin.
One report says that a branch is to
leave the main line at Sc. Francis and
run to Rush City where it will connect
with the Northern Pacifc.t
There is considerable speculation as
to how much reliance can be placed in
the rumors regarding the new road.
It is learned that a dispatch was re-
ceived at Minneapolis Office last week
for the O'Neal Bros, instructing them
to stop the work of tearing up their
old logging road north Of Mora, and it
is said that the road has bought the
rails and road equipment of the O'Neal
Bros. This would Indicate that it was
the intention of the company TO do
some railroad construction, or else the
whole scheme is big bluff.
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19
In Justice Court at Foreston.

Last week County Attorney Ross
spent two days at Foreston in: attend
ance at the trial of the State VS.. the
Stowe family, the father. mother and
son having been charged by Pound
master Lemay of that place with
assault and battery. It was charged
as was briefly alluded to in the UNION
last week, that Lemay had taken up
some cattle that belonged to Stowe,
and which had been allowed to roam
the crowded thoroughfares and Busy
avenues of Foreston. While the pound
master was in the act of discharging
his duties by driving the cattle to the
pound, he was overtaken by the Stowe
brigade and the columns were drawn
up in battle array. Lemay bad to act
as general, and represent the entire
staff as we'll as fighting force of the
Poundmaster's Pushers. The rapid
flank movements of the enemy were
too much for him and as a result he
was attacked on all sides. No mercy
seems to have been bestowed on him
and he came out of the fight with sew
eral bruises it was claimed. The
Stoves demanded jury trial and it
was deemed best to get o. J. OVERLY,
the justice for the town of Milaca. He
was Sc Mt for and proceeded to take the
casein hand. He appointed School
master Freer as his clerk and let the
lawyers fire away with their testimony.
The jury had been selected with great
care from among the husbandmen of
the surrounding country and the in
itial case of Justice overly presented
an imposing spectacle. The trial
commenced on Wednesday ::and lasted
over into Thursday and was given to
the jury late in the afternoon after At
torney Gobel of Milaca for the defense
and County Attorney Ross has filled
the jury up on law and evidence. The
twelve sons of the soil remained away
from the world with it's trials and trib.
ulations for several hours and then
came in and gave the verdict to the
great State.of Minnesota, and the re-
suit was that it cost Mr.. Stowe togeth.
er with fines and costs $685..
The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1902-06-19
Claggett Has Filed for sheriff:

The first candidate to file his certif-
icate as candidate for county Office
is Sheriff Claggett who left his docu-
ment with County Auditor Whitney
yesterday. Now watch 'em come with
their me Too, Petes.''' !.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-15
Mems and Boys Pants.

Mems Jeans Pants, worth elsewhere Ioc,
our price 50c.-Bargain Day take them
at 33c. pair.
A good thing in Jeans, our price Soc
just the thing for new ground plowing.
On bargain day only soc. per pair.
All the broken lots in our s1.25, s1.50
and s175 Mems Pants will be closed at
80 cents.
All the broken lots in our Mems 500
and 81 80 Pants.
All the broken lots in our $500, $500
and $400 lines of Mems Pants.
All the broken lots in our fine line OF
Mems Pants at $3.50, $500 and $3.50.
Some excellent values here.
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-15

Naltv. Chas. Heuck. w. F. Jobes, Henry
Cantoni and Chas. Edler, while the
honorary members of the funeral cor
teoe were j. Conway, Jas Connolly,
e. Pfeifer, A. f. Moreton, j. b. Daugh-
try, E. NJ. Bee, Sr., julius keltter, Dr'
J. w, Bennett, A. Conn. Dr: n; ~. AP-
plewhite, Geo. Bowsky, ID. D. batchei-
der, Jr. :,
John McGIath Was born 10
Limerick county, Ireland, the l4ln
day of July, 1872, he came
to America in 1851, and went nrst TO
Waterbury, Conn, then to savannah
Ga. He came to Mississippi IN 1870,
and for about thirty years thereafter
was engaged in the construction ser
vice of the Illinois Central Raliroao.
He became resident OF BrookhaVen
in 1867. In 1878 he founded the mer-
camille establishment of John McGrath
& Sons, on capital stock OF oiooo,
which he had managed to save from
his earnings in the railroad service.
From this small beginning, by the CO
operation and energy OF his four SONS,
all of whom proved to be hne business
men, the large department. STORE ol
John McGrath d Sons, OF BrookhaVeI,
has grown, and the branch houses Oh
the firm at Wesson, Hazlehurst ana
Canton. Miss. Besides being the head
of this well-known firm, Mr.. McGrath
was one of the organizers of the COM
mercial Bank of Bro okhaven, and was
nresjdent of that institution. He was
rupgedly honest and scrupulous IN all
of his business dealings.
He was married April y, 1888, at Sa,
vannah. Ga to Miss Ellen Flood, OF
County Wexford. Ireland. She, Win
seven chiidren-t hree sons and -FOUR
dauohters-all married. and thirty-sx
GRAND children aud one great-grand-
child survive him. His eldest son, L:
7 s. died some twelve years ago, ana
two other children died when very
Young. The living children are a.
William, Martin D., James j., mary
wife of F. F. Becker, Josie. wlfe OF % q
N. Storm, Katie, wife OF Dr. j. n d
Johnson. and Maggie, wife OF r. p;
Noodle. Had Mr.. McGrath lived untll
the 22nd day of the coming April ne
and his devoted, helpful and beloved
wife would have celebrated their
Golden wedding; and already pleasing
snt;cinations of the wished for event
had evoked plans for a brilliant occa-
sion to he shared in by the many reia-
t;vas and friends of the worthy pair
mho en- long trod the ways OF lie To-
gatbar But. it will be of unique inter,
Ct 70 state. that the day would not
have , a. been distinguished by this anni-
ysrsary alone; for, on the same DATE
CONTINUED on 4th page.)
The leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1895-1905, 1902-01-15
"kookHANEN LOSES ANOTHER OLD
AND HONORED CITIZEN.

Hardly had the holly and the mistle
toe dropped their Jewels of coral and
VI pearl into the golden casket about
w G ciose upon the crystal joys Of the
Shrlstmas time, ere shadow, grim and
uark' began to creep steathily across
1ne n portals of one of the happiest of
bfo,o1khaven's happy homes. The peals
VI the JOY bells had grown faint; the
aoseate glow of the yule log had paled
Iu ttie hearth stone; and now in that
nome, the bright promises of the new
year began to fade and falter as listen
ang ears caught, instead, the solemn
'ound ,nL of requiem for the dead.
me outside world was hardly aware
tt tpat Mr John McGrath was ill, when
,i Ine sorrowful news passed from lip to
up, from home to friends, that there
WAS no hope for his recovery from the
uiead disease that had seized him only
,n nihe days before. Mr.. McGrath was
.aAen Ill with pneumonia on Friday,
one 3rd inst, and died on Saturday
evening the 11th, at $50. Surrounded
~ ~ MS devoted family, whom he loved
i,;onndly and tenderly, he fell asleep
h nhe a little child, tired out with the
ouruen OF long day. All through the
ssbboceeding sb Sabbath, friends came to
sb sbe stricken home and went again,
bnaflng the load of sorrow resting so
'ra 'TreaVily upon the bowed hearts within.
n,Ioutes of love aud expressions OF
noompathy nv began to come from far and
a' aaear' many taking the form of exquisite
owerS that filled the air with redo
,ent perfume as with breath from a
puref sphere, where sorrow and
Suanow never come.
on Monday morning at IL 80 the fun
FRA etai services took place at st. Francis
onurch and we're conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Aug. Althoff, who told
something of the history OF this de-
voted adherent to the Catholic faith.
ne paid Mr.. McGrath highest tribute
when he likened him to the child
IKE IKE Nathaniel, sin whom" it is said,
tnere was no guile"
The longest funeral procession ever
seen ln this city followed the mortal
oody to the cemetery, where 1t now
rests in its handsome casket, beneath a
multitude of beautiful flowers. Dur
ing the funeral service stores were
closed and all business suspended In
nonor of the dead, while every corner
and byway, along the saddened journey,
were filled with people of both races
VINO mourned the loss of friend ana
helper. The active pallbearers were
Ionis Cohn, G. Z Grafton. Lyman
Iwlrn, lisa Abrams. Jos. j. boveiace'
Leon Meyer, ii. L. Hamilton, .. D.