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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21

shufae-Shoon and Amber Looks
Sit together building blocks.
Shuhe-Shoon is old and gray,
Amber Looks a little child,
But together Rt their play
Age and Youth are reoOnciled,
And with sympathetic glee
Build their castles fair TO see.
when Igrow to be a man
So the wee ones prattle ran
81 shall build a castle So
With a gateway broad and grand
Here q pretty vine shall grow,
." There a soldier guard shall stand
And the tower shall be 40 high,
Folks will wonder by and by !"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21
The Home Circle.
THR WAN DERER y

Upon the mountain height, far from the sea,
| found a shell;
And TO nv listening ear the lonely thing
Ever a song of the ocean seemed to sing,
Ever a tale of ocean seemed TO tell.
How came the she'll upon that mountain heightP
All, who can say?
wbetber there dropped by some too careless hand,
Or wbether there cast when ocean swept the land,
Ere the Eternal had ordained the day?
Strange, was it not Far from it's native deep,
One song is sang
Sang of the awful mysteries of the tide,
Sang of the misty sea, profound and wide,
Ever with echoes of the ocean rang
And as the shell upon the mountain height
Sings of the sea,
So do I ever, leagues and leagues away
So do 1 ever, wandering where I may,
Sing, o my home sing, o my home of thee.
Eugene Fl
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21

THE rural life of California has
its roots deep in the poetry of the
past. Behind the activity and vast
produotiveness of the present lies a
pastoral age of which Homer might
have sung. That age includes at
onoe the Mission era, and the era Of
great stock ranches which followed.
Both together constitute "the
dreamy Spanish time" a period of
about seventy years of almost idyllio
life, unmatched in the annals of the
world.
The padres themselves were our
first farmers, and the mission lands
were made TO solve the problem of
self-support. That period of our
ranch life, with the stamp of relig-
ion upon it, and the sound Of the
Angelus ringing through it, has
bean called the ''mOst remarkable
idyl of civilization" When seculari-
cation broke up the mission system,
there grew up the great private
ranches of the Spanish-Indian period.
The vast tracts, gifts of the Mexican
Government, were chiefly stock
ranges, and life upon them was the
easiest and most INDECENT imaginable.
The little work required was done by
the Indians the raising of cattle for
hides and tallow largely took care of
itself. The skies knew no winter !;
no hay was to be made, no barns
builded, no stock housed and fed,
no markets looked after. The proud,
courteous, soft-spoken, hospitable
owners of these princely estates
lived mostly on horseback, and the
low, gray, w~ide-roofed, unshaded
adobe ranch houses, warm in the
time of the rain and cool in the days
of Bhe sun, were seen from afar, dOz-
ing under the California sunshine.
On the wide table lands the "flaree'
and the burr clover made a riot of
nutritious life, and by the first of
February the starlike flower of the
"dlaree'' was seen from meadow to
hill top, a shadowy veil of blush
pink and later q thousand flower
forms made all the landscape a blaze
of color. By the last of June the
grasses were a brown mat of hay,
cured as they grew, unspoiled by
dew or rain, and full of oily seeds
upon which the sheep fed salt grass
and msllows kept the lowlands green,
while ths dead mustard, the wild
oats and the foxtail lay bleaching
on the rounded hill-tops. When the
rains came, the miracle of life re-
peated itself, and ran like a green
wave over the outspread landscape
In such a setting as this lay the
ranch life of the Spanish era. Here
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21
THE COUNTRY LIFE OF CALIFORNIA.

The January Country Life in America" is a California number with
yuperb pictures characteristic of this unique and beautiful magazine, and
wholly devoted to the outdoor world O n the Pacific coast. The special
covers show big trees of the sierras, and, a magnificent frontbpeoe, the
blooming orchards at the foot of snowoapped mountains. The leading
article, by L Fl. Bailey, tells of the diversified beauties and pecurar1ties
storms are not, and where the sun shines everastngly. Frona charming
article by A. J. Wells we select the following description of the era of
Spanish control:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21
VARIATIONS ON AN ANCIENT 1S'''

"My wife," said the tall, l. ronsp
iawed man, o.is as womanly " "on .~,
as ay YOU c could find, but she can ''D.
mer nails like lightning.
D-s wonderful T9n,l r sang the o' 4.o5sr..
lightning" the 'al' .l.e.doD
jawed man oon5lnu0o, Drsce." =
strikes twice in the same p'
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21
he sILENCED his AO

Willie Smith was playing lied bin,
Jones boys. His motn9. rop know
and said, "willio, don't yf 5oys t'
those Jones boys are O''
you to play with? "a willie,
eyes, mama" replied leo know az ~
know that but don 'y oIsv Tit0'
good boy for them to p'''
Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21

only because of the pI..
TO the owners but Jf' os =. bao,,
has on others also. . the efeot =
Then why not sing NO.. ''
less? Why not smiIs more and w.,
less, and try to get lure ard fro15
we can in life? "oat hapon"..'
Alexander Co N q u P4osY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21

"NOs. 10 and D. of our series of the WORLDS
Best Poems, ar nged especially for THE PRO
GRESsIVE FARMER by the editOr. In this
Serles sele dOus from the following authors
nave already appeared: Burns, February, 1901:
Bryant. OcuOb r, 1891; the BrOw"ings. NOvem2
pei lSuli Lord Byron and Phillips Brooks,
DecenOerI 1901 Tris mouth we are publish
mg Lne hest known poems of Thomas Camp
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-01-21

for it seems to me now that it was
my sole textbook for about ten
years. It marks certain great tri-
umphant periods in my life, not the
least of which was my first day at
Back, a "thumb paper" sewed TO the
school armed with a nice new Blue
upper end as a kind of breast works
against the onslaughts of my thumb.
I should hate to say how many Blue
Backs crumbled beneath my thumb
before l had even begun to make an
int llectual conquest of it's contents.
Who that was educated in the region
of the old Blue Back will not remem-
Der the day he got TO Baker? Then
to Banquet Then TO Botany Then
to Horseback The wonder grew
But if the teacher was orthodox,
and Miss Spitfire was, she turned
you back here. He who would
master the pages of old Blue Back
beyond Horseback must have a good
start. He must takea running go y
What a great day it was WI en- hav-
ing been placed again at the foot of
the hill of knowledge, you had
slowly and with measured tread
climbed back TO Horseback. Then
you went to Banishment.
The jubilee of all was when you
got TO pictures Was the victory
of Bunker Hill more glorious? You
ran all the way home to tell it. Who
can forget some of the sentences of
the old Blue Back? Let us open it's
pages and take q few slices of knowl-
edge. On the Baker page we find
this sage observation
Good boys and girls will act
well.
Turn a page and you will find
some excellent theology. "The Holy
Bible is the book of God"
The old Blue Back is honest TO the
GORE:
"To floh Is to steal. We must
not flch." ITO purloin is to steal"
''Never equivocate or ~prevarioate but
tell the plain truth"
It takes first rank as q book on
temperance. "Strong drink will de-
base a man" There has never been
a moment since I read that sentence
that / did not believe it.
lone hundred cents are worth a
dollar" a thing which few people
know.
six boys a sit on a long bench"
True, provided they have nc pins.
"The preacher is to preach the
gospel" Not an untimely remark
"Can a boy CRY and not shed
tears?" He can if he wants TO make
a demonstration to get the hogging
80 cease.
The gambler wishes to get money
without earning it" / have heard of
no better argument against gamb-
ling
The soul is immortal; it will
never die" The profoundest think
ing has never gotten beyond that.
1.-THE sting of the wasp is very
painful" l knew that already.
But let Us now turn to the "pic-
lures" If you had been charmed
with what proceeded in the book,
and you have, you will be thrilled
here. There are seven fables all
fraught with lessons of life. Who
can forget the story of the boy in
the apple tree, who ~unyielding to
kind words and tufts of grass, was
brought to repentance with stones?
Or the country milk maid who like
so many other people, counted her
chickens before they we're Matched?
Or old Tray that was cruelty beaten
tor no other reason than being found
in bad company?
The science of pedagogy may have
swept this age far beyond the lab
abs" of old Blue Back, but / venture
TO say another century will be re-
quired to come up to it's moral senti-
ments, which in this age sorely
needs TO lay to heart Cumberland
Presbyterian.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-10
27 and 29 CENTER STREET.

Your money gets away in so many different ways that you hardly know where it goes to- You have too many things to think about to keep posted on the market price of goods. You have to depend largely upon what the dealer tells. Are you sure that he al- ways tells you just what he should? When buying anything in our line you can always depend upon what we say. Our store is the porch to the world of shoe economy.
 E. U. ENNIS
 Y Exchange Place,
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-10
Phelan's T Store.

42 East Main Street.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-10

he board of public works will meet at o'clock tonight. { A son was born June 2 to MT and Mrs Andrew Johnson of ST Wood street.
 An important meeting of the Veter- ans of the Republic will be held to- morrow evening in G. A. R. hall.
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-10

nISTRICT OF WATERBURY SS PRO- D bate Court. June 10, 1902.
 Estate of Lavalette Woods late of Waterbury in said district deceased.
 The executor having exhibited his ad- ministration account with said estate to this Court for allowance. it is
 Ordered that the 21stday of June, A. D. 1902. at 19 o'clock in the forenoon, at the Probate Office of Waterbury be and the same is assigned for a hearing on the allowance of said admins tration account with said estate and this court directs the executor to cite all per- sons interested therein, to appear at said time and place, by publishing this order in some newspaper published in New Haven County and having circulation in said district.
 Robert A. Lowe Judge
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-10
4 Young Lady

happened to drop into our store a week or so ago and purchased a pound of our new coffee, the Golden Blend" She informed us her papa couldn't se- cure any good coffee since he came to Waterbury no matter what price he paid; but on account of reading our adv in the newspapers she decided she must try pound of our 25c 'sGolden Blend;;' she also reminded us she ex- pected it would be cheap trash just like all the other fellows sell and when she was informed that we really thought we sold the best Coffee and Tea in the city (and we dol her ex clamation was, "Oh, fudge; you make me tired; ;ethe coffee doesn't grow for Phelan's tea store" Well, she was right there; but there are all kinds of Coffee grown and we claim to know enough about our bc-iness to know which grade of Coffee is the best. We also know how it should be roasted and when blending we know trick or two in that line However, we have the pleasure of informing the public that this young lady came back five days later and purchased more "Gelden Blend' Coffee, also half a pound of our 50c Tea and three pounds of our 25c Butter and as true as the sun shines she admitted our Coffee suited her papa and also tickled her own palate every morning at break fast. Remember, we do not say "Gelden Blend'' will suit everyone, but We do say we can suit everyone be- cause we sell all good grades of Golf fee. We are selling Butter at 25c per pound that will please every one of the 6O,000 people in our city. If in doubt, give us trial at
Waterbury Democrat., 1902-06-10
CARD OF THANKS.

Mrs Peter Loughrain wishes to re turn thanks to the Iron Moulders union. to the Pratt Bros Button Co and to neighbors and friends for kindness shown during her late bereavement. MRS PETER LOUHRAIN AND FAM-
 ILY.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

1t was decided to tax wagons in a
cases where mcro than one is owned b.
the party taxed.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

A bad promise is like good pie crust.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
MATRIMONIAL.
Wedding Bells.

Married, at the home of the BRIDES
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. I'll. Duffeld, in
Center township, Mr.. Glenmore Petticord
and Miss Elanor f. Duffield, Wednesday,
Jan. l., 1902, at high noon, Rev. l.. M.
kob, grandfather Of the bride, perform
ed the ceremony in the presence of the
immediate family and few friends.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom, with the friends that were pres
ent, marched into the dining room and
partook OF the rich repast which had
been prepared for the occasion. A
number of presents were given to the
young couple. The bride was becom-
ingly attired in blue dress with white
silk front and trimmings. The groom
was attired in the conventional black.
The bride has resided in this county for
several years, and is well known to a
number of friends. The groom is an
industrious young man who came from
Bloomington. Illinois,. to this county in
1899, and has been working as farm
hand in this community. Mr.. and Mrs.
Petticord will make their home on the
Mrs. l.. A. Hiatt farm north of town,
after the first of March. The young
couple have many friends who join with
us wishing them happy future.
A GUESp.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Franklin Township Youth Suicides

The pleasant home of Mr.. and Mrs.
IL. G. Thompson, in franklin township,
was sadly bereayed on New Years day
when their second son, n. B. Thompson
died from the effects of strychnine
poison taken with suicidal in tent. The
young man who was II years, l month
and : days d,irode his horse to wei
don New Years morning and soon after
noon went 70 MitchelPs drug store and
purchased twenty grains of strychnlne
signing the poison register and repre-
senting that he waited the drug to
poison skunks. About half past three
he started home and Mrs. Leonard who
lives half mile south Of Weldon saw
him as he passed their house and he was
leaning over the horn of the saddle
vomiting. He reached home about 4
O'Clock ), on entering the house his mother
remarked he had not returned as soon
as he expected and asked him if he had
had dinner. He said he had not and
his mother asked him to eat some oyster
soup which she had kept VAIN for him.
He sat up to the table and she noticed
he shivered and asked if he was cold.
He replied 'no, only a little chilly"
He swallowed couple Of spoonsful of
the soup and then shivered and com.
menced to stit1en and fell to the floor.
Mrs.. Thompson and an older brother
picked him up and he asked to be plac-
ed on cot which was in the room, his
legs and arms becoming rigid. A physi-
clan from Weldon was summoned but
the boy was dead before be reached the
house. No reason can be assigned for
the rash act, las he had had no trouble with
any one and the family relations had
been very pleasant. The only cause
that can be assigned is that he had
incurred number of debts which he was
not able to pay and it may be that
brooding over his financial condition
may have caused him to take his life,
although his debts were nothing serious
consisting of few store bills contracted
at Weldon. MIR. and Mrs. Thompson
have the sympathy of many friends in
their terrible bereavement.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

Griffin, j. l.. Overholtzer, j. V. Roland,
II. Brown, w. A. Ramsey, w. B. Gill
reath, j. Daughton, James Jones, L. I.
Greenland, w. G. Overholtzer and S. II.
Covington as sureties.
j. A. Mcintosh, county superintend'
ent, fled new bond for $4,000 with
/ VIM. Mcintosh and j. d. Mcintosh, as
+; sureties.
! j. NJ. Holllnger, county surveyor
filed bond for $500, with Sam Suite
vile and Edward McLees sureties.
q. l. Morgan, deputy sheriff, filed 6
bond for $500, with Fl. r. Perkins anc
Jacob Crum as sureties.
Geo. w. Sanger, deputy treasurer, has
filed bond for $4,000, with Geo. w
Wadsworth, c. S. Evans, j. M. Chas
tain and l. N. Clark as suretles.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Changes at the Court House.

The newly elected county officials
were sworn in and their bonds approx
ed by the beard of supervisors Monday.
w. III. Young, who was elected on the
democratic ticket last November takes
charge of the county treasurer's office,
RELIEVING Asa S. Cochran who has filled
the office in an acceptable manner for
the past four years. That Mr.. Young
will make an excellent official and will
we'll and truly serve the people goes
without saying. The magnificent ma
jority he received at the polls last fall
when he ran over 700 votes ahead of his
ticket is ample proof that the people
place implicit confidence in him. He
has appointed Geo. w. Sanger, of Cen
ter township, deputy treasurer, and it
is a worthy recognition of good demo.
crat and capable man. Mr.. Cochran
will assist them in the office for month
until they get acquainted with the
duties.
Il. d. Martin succeeds John Burns as
sheriff and he has appointed Geo. L.
Morgan, Of Morgan township, deputy.
Mr.. Burns and his deputy, III. l.. Tullis,
were good officials, ever ready to per-
form their duties and no fault can be
found with their conduct in office. That
Mr. Martin will endeavor to do his full
duty is conceded and we believe he will
make good official. We are not per-
sonallv acquainted with the new deputy
sheriff, but he comes highly recommend
ed AS competent and trustworthy citi.
zen,
County Superintendent, J. A. Mcln.
tosh, succeeds himself as county super
intendent and his reelection by large
majority is proof that the people are
satisfied with the manner in which he
has performed his duty.
Ted Morris who succeeds himself as
member Of the board of supervisors has
good reason to be proud of the manner
in which he was reelected in the face Of
republican majority of over 500. He
has served on the board for three years
and his reelection shows the taxpayers
of Decatur county are satisfied with his
share Of the management of the county's
business affairs. Last year Mr.. Morris
was the only democratic county official
but this year he will have company as
the new treasurer is also democrat.
j. Ii. Hollinger, the veteran surveyor
succeeds himself as county surveyor
and he has given perfect satisfaction in
this office.
r. d. Martin, the new sheriff, filed
bond for $4,000, with j.. 4. Harris, A
Biddison, NJ. A. Gammiil j. II. Evans
and Stephen Varga as sureties.
w. III. Young, the county treasurer
filel bend for $4,000, with Patrick
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Bullinqton-MCIntosh.

On last Wednesday evening, at the
home of the BRIDES parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. M. Mcintosh, Mr.. William H.
Burlington and Miss Estella Mcintosh
were united in the holy bonds of matri-
mony.
Mr.. Burlington is one of our popular
young business men, and Miss Mcintosh
is the daughter of one of our best mer-
chants. These young people are well
known in this community and further
mention would be supertiuous.
The Lariat joins their many friends
in wishing them long and happy jour.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
ney over the matrimonial sea.-Davis
City Lariat.
Hamifton-van Wrinkle.

Married, on Wednesday, Jan. lat the
residence of Justice Frank Cox, in. Eden
township, Elmer Van Wrinkle and Miss
Lola Hamilton, both of Davis City,. MIR.
Van Wrinkle is one of Davis City's most
popular business men, and Miss Hamil-,
ton is an accomplished young lady. We
join their many friends in wishing. them
along and happy journey over the mat.
rimonlal sea. *.*
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Production Of Romeo and Juliet.

William Ovens production of Romeo
and Juliet will be notable for cast, seen
cry and costumes. Beside Mr.. Owen as
Romeo MIR. Mcconnell will play Friar
Lawrence and Miss Reynolds Juliet.
The remainder of the cast will comprise
the choicest members of former seasons.
The Owen Company in fact is known as
one of the best touring the country.
The scenery will be special and new,
Romeo and Juliet presenting many op.
portunities for the scene painters art.
The balcony scene will be a dream of
beauty and the tomb scene artistic to a
degree.
+ The costumes will be in keeping with
the great reputation already established
by this company, which is to say that
they will be correct, costly and sumptu
ous Van Werden's opera house Janu-
ary 20.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Dollar Rate Withdraw

The Des Moines Daily
ed a fine Sunday edition (
day issues and will adj
scriptlon rate January 3
year, $l.O0 for eight IA
for six months, 50' &c, h
months, 25 cents for oneE
that date, yearly s,abscrii
365 issues will be $500 b
reserved to withdraw the,
notice, if the circulation
large for our press facili|
The News, Des Moines, Il
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Does Any One Know Edward Jones?

County Auditor Gill is in receipt of
the following inquiry with request to
have it published:
DETROIT, MINNESOTA, JAN. 2, 1902.
Dear Sir:-I have under my charge an
old man by the name of John Jones,
who has son somewhere in Southern
Iowa whose name is Edward Jones.
The elder Jones lost track of his son at
Lacrosse, Wis, nine years ago, where
they were living at that time. If you
know of any such person in your local
ity will you please communicate with
HIM and learn If possible if he is the
one we are looking for. Any informa-
ton will be greatly appreciated.
JOHN " DEXTER.
Overseer of Poor, Detroit, Mimi.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Assessors Meet and Adopt Schedule

The township assessors of Decatur
county met at the court house last Sat.
urday in response to cali by Auditor
Gill to receive instructions and SUP
plies and to agree on fair basis OF tax.
ing hogs, cattle, and other live stock
and property. Heretofore there has
been wide variance in values as re-
turned by the assessors and an effort
will be made to have the assessments of
the various townships made on more
equal valuations this year.
TIE assessors organized in due form,
l.. b. Abercrombie being chosen chair
man and III. 6. Scott secretary. They
discussed at considerable length the
question of values and finally adopted
the following average for the entire
county: Per
Head
Yearling colts. .................. --.....S ~
Two. year old colts ............... ......... 40
Three year.o colts and over -.... 4S
Sta,lions . 800
Mules ..-,--.'--'. - W
Feeding cattle ............ ,....-.. ~
Yearling heifers ....................... 10
Two-year. old heifers ,......... ~
Cows ...... %
1earling steers ~
Two.vear- old teerS...............-...-..... u
pu,ls ....... SO
u OatS....--.. .....-'--- 1900 .
| Hoes ner pound .6 cents
1t was decided to tax wagons in all
cases where mGro than one is owned by
the party taxed.
The dipping of harness at Bowsher q
Biddison's Leon store is like going to
mill and you had better'tlet them oil
your harness for you. Double set
ST. 90, single so cents. Cheap as you
can do it. Will leave them in said oil
as long as you want them to remain.
A bad promise is like good pie crust.
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09
Farm Land.

200 acres we'll improved land, 14O1
bottom, Is acres young orchard. S3a
per acre.
/ 26za acres, 16O bottom, first, class inn
provements. $40 per acre.
$50 acres highly improved.. $50 per
The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-01-09

per acre.
s1o acres good improve4
acre.
24o acres, fair impro|
per acre. .
2o5 acres, good impr
acres bottom. $50 per acr
Other farms from 80 to
similar prices. Come quit
DAWSON & DAVIS. {