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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
"A what?"

GA Pleasure Book Lone
learned that there was no sO
dark and gloomy that it did %
contain some ray of pleasure VT
have made it the business O. nv
TO write down the little things vh 4'
mean so much TO a woman, TbnI
book for every year since
school, and place for every dav '
is but q little thing: the new GOV "
the chat with a friend, the tbonoS4
fulness of the husband, a fows.
book, a walk in the field, a Iette,
concert or a drive; but it all 49, ~
into my Pleasure Book and wbos
am inclined to fret I have onlD =,
read a few pages to see what a ham,
woman I am"
I am sure we can all keep a "Ples,
ure Book" And when the oorno..
of your mouth are down, and W,
are an unhappy looking oreatD,a
elevate your expression. Think =
the pleasantest thing that ever han
pened TO you; the kindest thin,
that was ever done for you send IN,
the most generous, sweetest, mo.
helpful thoughts to your friepds
then you will be beautiful.
The time for the book prize to h
awarded is fast approaching. A goo,
book is worth trying for ; Its prio
is above rubies."
The letters Of Social Chat are h
coming more interesting. I, lk
Reader, trust there will be no issu
of The PROGRESSIVE FARMER with
out them, or without one from Aunt
Jennie.
Jennie Acton, let as have your let
ter on that great big subject that L
up for discussion. REBECCA.
Onslow Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
A LESSON FROM THE SEASON.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE :-"The WHO,
mad March, fell Winters discroWned
King" made a furious attempt to
show Us that he is not ga child of
spring" He rolled up from the
west a great, dark mantle that
threated to envelop earth and sky
with one great pail of darkness,
f~uttering with wind and storm.
But it passed quickly by, leaving
only a trace of snow and the black
ened buds of flowers that were too
tender to Withstand the freezing
touch of his 10y hand.
And there are hearts that beat
with high hopes when their young
feet trod the well-worn path to the
old school house on the hill, and they
watched with eager eyes the burst.
ing of bud and bloom, and stopped
at times to listen to the hooking.
birds carol, as he welcomed the com
ing of spring. But ere the sound
seed corn of truth had taken deep
root in those hearts, they were
overspread by the wild and furious
waves of passion and sin, and the
tender blades and buds of promise
were left blaokened, as though fire
had scorched them. Then the skies
gathered darkness overhead, as
friend after friend % turned the
cold shoulder, and the erring wan
derer sought in vain a resting place
for his weary head.
But there is hope for even those.
The Christ who had not where to
lay his head, calls unto such in the
language of the deepest sympathy,
"Come unto me, all ye that labor
and are heavy laden, and I will give
you rest" And there are Chris.
tians, too, who are seeking for such,
and bidding them welcome. to the
feast prepared for the Wedding of
the Kings Son. MINNIE.
Cumberland Co, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
TO PUT SOME OF SPRINGS HAPPINESS
INTO LIFE.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE -
GA soft breeze kissed the e~xpeotant
moon,
A bluebird sang a witohing strain,
A crocus bloomed: and spring was
born"
After passing through a long, cold
winter, how sweet are the first flow.
ers that bloom, heralding the advent
of spring They teach as a lesson,
and remind Us of the glorious resur.
rection.
With springs return, let us re-
ceive a new impulse, new vigor, Civ.
ing better preparation for the duties
of lie.
It is an old teaching, but one
which we need constantly to recall
to mind, that the one who does that
duty which is nearest at hand, is the
one who acoomplishes the most for
the world.
The ordinary duties of life may
seem commonplace and monotonous
the round of yesterday, we may
think, is the round of to day, and
will be the round of to. morrow and
thus life passes and we have nothing
to show for all our trial and care.
But this is a mistake.
We + planted amidst these cares,
as seed are planted in the ground,
that we may come in contact with i,
and gain access to, the very mate,
rails necessary for our growth.
These cares, these common duties
and employments are the very mate
rial out of which the web of life is
woven.
There is an attractive side to every
thing. Nothing brings so much
pleasure to it's possessor as does the
keen sense of appreciation. 1t points
out the beauties Of nature that are
all about as, gilds the commonplace,
and emphasizes the joys of life and
of living.
I was foroibly impressed with
Aunt Jennie's letter, telling how to
grow old beautifully. I remember
reading of an old woman whose face
was r and peaceful, though
trouble had not passed her by.
The Fretful Woman asked her
one day for the secret of her hap
piness, and the beautiful old face
shone as with a newly risen ioy.
my DEAR" she said, 81 keep a
Pleasure Book"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
KNEW his Pa.
Everybody smiled.

"Elnathan, " asked the teacher of a
boy as school, IF your father Dor
owed from you n hundred dollars
and should agree TO pay you at the
rate of ten dollars per week, how
much would he owe you at the end
of even weeks?"
zone hundred dollars" said the
boy.
"I'm afraid you don't know your
arithmetic" said the teacher.
"Well," said the boy, 1T may not
know my arithmetic, but I know
my father Henry Elias Rowland,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
THE "GRIT, BARE.LEGGED LADDIE."

"grit, bare legged laddie" was
smarter than he seemed, and this
fact the teacher was not long in find
ing out al the he began TO teach him.
At the end of two years, by attend
ing evening school, he had learned
all that the village schoolmaster
could teach him. This brought his
school life 80 an end, but he still
kept on studying. He bought books
on engineering and mechanics, and
spent his leisure in learning what
they taught and in experimenting.
At last he began TO think about
making better engines than those
around him. Meanwhile he had &C.
cured the appointments of engine
wright at one of the great c~ollieries
of northern England, and he gradu.
ally applied his plans for an improved
locomotive He was not entirely sue,
cessful as first, but he was not dis
couaged. He saw his mistakes and
corrected them. Before he was
thirty-fve years old he had con-
structed several locomotive steam
engines, and five years afterwards
he had become known as a success
full and energetic engineer, and was
called upon to build long and diff
cult lines of railway.
But his locomotives were too slow 4;
he wanted them 30 run faster. He
proposed TO build one that would run
at the rate of twelve miles an hour.
Everybody laughed at him. Some
thought that he was going crazy.
One gentleman who considered him
self very wise said to him "Suppose
you invent an engine capable of run
ming nine or ten miles an hour, and
suppose while it was running a COW
should stray upon the track, would
not that be a very awkward oircum-
stance?"
'I should think 1t might be very
awkward indeed-for the cow" he
answered.
Well, he succeeded in making his
locomotive, and at a trial which took
place near Liverpool il attained to
the unprecedented speed of fourteen
miles an hour. By making certain
improvements, this same engine, the
Rocket, was made to attain the
speed of thirty miles an hour. PEG,
pie laughed no longer, but admired.
He was invited as a consulting en-
gineer 80 foreign countries, and
wealth flowed upon him. Philoao
pliers sought his friendship. His
king offered him knighthood, but he
refused a title, p~referring to remain
plain GEORGE STEPHENSON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
THE PRESIDENTS ESTIMATE OF HIS
DAUGHTER.

In speaking of his daughter Alice
TO a friend President Roosevelt once
said: "She does not stay in the
house and fold her hands and do
nothing. She can walk rs far as I
can, and she often takes a tramp
of several miles as the pace I set for
her. She car ride, drive, skee, shoot
though che doesn't care much for
the shooting 7 don't mini that.
It isn't necessary for her health, but
the outdoor exeroisa il. and she has
plenty of it."-April Ladies' Home
Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
II DAY rs DONE.+

Come read TO me some poem,
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall soothe the restless feeling,
And Danish the thoughts of day.
Not from the grand old masters,
Not from the bards sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo
Through the corridors of time.
For like strains of martial music,
Their mighty thoughts suggest
Life's endless toll and endeavor,
And to night / long for rest.
Read from some humble poet,
Whose songs gush from the heart,
As showers from the clouds of summer,
Or tears from the eyelids start,
Such songs have power TO quiet
The restless pulse of care,
And come like the benediotion
That follows after prayer.
Henry W. LongfeUc
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08

The story of q boy who refused TO
allow his poverty TO stand in the
way 30 his desire for knowledge is
related by an exchange:
Nearly a hundred years ago, a
stout, freckle faced, awkward boy
of eighteen years, dressed in
n ragged waistcoat and short
brooches, without stockings or shoes,
raped n evening at the door of a
humble cottage in northern England,
and asked to see the village school
master. When that person ap-
peared, the boy said, very modestly
"I would like TO attend your even.
ing school, sir"
Sand what do you wish TO study"
asked the teacher, roughly.
81 want TO learn to read and write,
sir" answered the lad.
The schoolmaster glanced yer the
boys homely face and rough clothes
scornfully, and said
Every well, you can attend, but a
grit, bare legged laddie like you
would better be doing something
aLse than learning his letters" Then
he closed the door in the lads face.
If that "grit, bare.legged laddie'
had said to the schoolmasterr "Imean
30 become a great inventor, to be the
friend of rich and powerful men, to
hold conversation with kings, and
30 write my name among the great
enes of the earth" it is likely he
would have called the boy a fool TO
cherish such wild dreams. Yet this
poor, ignorant lad, who did not know
she alphabet at eighteen, accom-
plished all these things before he
died.
He did it by hard work and be-.
cause he made up his mind 30 do the
best he could. He kept pegging
away. His ignorance was a misfor-
tune, and not a fault. His parents
were too poor to send him to school.
He was the son of the fireman of d
pumping engine in a Northumber.
land colliery. His birthplace was q
bowel with a clay floor, mud walls,
and bare rafters. When he was five
years old he began to work for his
living by herdtng COWS in the day
dime and barring up the gates at
night. As he grew older he was set
DO picking stones from the coal, and
after that TO drive a horse which
drew coal from the pit. He went
half-fed and half clothed but for
"a that" he had a mans brave soul
n his sturdy little body.
For several years he was assistant
fireman TO his father then he was
made fireman himself. subsequently,
At the age of seventeen, he was
PIEgman of a pumping engine, a
post superior to his fathers.
But all this time, though ignorant
u books, he had been studying his
sngine. Gradually he acquired so
complete a knowledge of his machine
Ghat he was able TO take it apart
and make any ordinary repairs. The
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08

CHARLES Metoalf, who has been
writing advertisements for a drama
in New York City, had an unpleas.
ant experience in connection with a
composition of one of the great dali.
les in that city. Metcalf wrote a DO
etioal advertisements, as follows:
"From half-past eight till half. past
ten,
You laugh and laugh and laugh
again"
Imagine his surprise when a mat
ter. of-fsot oompositor set up the ad-
~vertisement and it appeared:
"From 8: 80 to 10. 80
You laugh and laugh and laugh
again" Live Matter,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08

Look off, dear Love, across the sallow sands,
And mark yon meeting OF the sun and sea-
How long they kiss in sight of all the lands,
All longer, longer we.
Now in the seas red vintage melts the sun,
As Egypt's pearl dissolved in rosy wine,
And Cleopatra night drinks all. IT'S done,
Love, lay thy hand in mine.
Come forth, sweet stars, and comfort heavens heart;
Glimmer. We waves, round else unlighted sands.
O., night divorce our sun and sky apart
Never our lips, our hands. Sidney La
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
THE oRATORY OF SENATOR PErrUs.

Says the Washington Post:
Senator Pettus solemnly arose as
If TO address the Senate. His tall
and venerable form lowered above
his colleagues. The Senate became
silent, waiting for the words of wis
dom which should fall from his lips.
With every eye upon him, Mr.. Pet
tus reached around into the tail
pocket of his long frock BOAT and
drew forth a plug of tobacco. Then
he took a chew and sat down without
saying a word.
Everybody smiled.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08

81 congratulate you, my dear sir,
on the marriage of your daughter. I
see you are gradually getting all the
girls off your hands"
"Of my hands-yesI But the
worst of it is I have to keep their
husbands on their feet."-Tit Bits.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08

aNos. 81, IS and So OF our series OF the Worlds
Best Poems, arranged especially for THE Pro-
aREssTvE FARMER by the editor. In this
mgTies selections from the fOllowtng authors
nave already appeared: Burns, Bryant, Mr. and
Mrs Browning, Lord Byron, Campbell, Eugene
Feld Goldsmith, Leigh Hunt, Holmes, Omar
Khayyam, Kipling, Lampman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08
The Home Circle.


Nv soul In like the oar that momently
Dies in desperate stress beneath the wave
Then gitters out again and sweeps the sea:
Each second I'm new born from some new grave.
Sidney LGnier.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-04-08

Take off this load of responsibility
from the human race and we might
be happy, but we never could be
great.-Lyman Abbott.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28
Free Scholarship.

The Central Normal College at Great
Bend, offers the pupils of Barton
county common schools the folio wing
scholarships: To the one making the
highest average in the county diploma
examination forty week scholarship,
to the second thirty week, to the
third twenty week. and to the fourth
a ten week scholarship.
The c. N. C. has done more for the
young people of Barton county than
any other school in the state. and this
liberal offer is certainly prize worth
working for.
c. R. ALDR1cH, Co Supt.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28
In Memoriam.

JOHN WALTER JOHNSON was born
in the state of Indiana, March 10,
1885, died in Great Bend, Kans.,
Feb. 18th 1902, aged IS years, II
months and 2 days.
He moved with his parents to
Madison county, Iowa, when he was
young; was married to Miss r .sana
Cracraft, NV 20 h, 1859, in that
state. Four children we're born to
them, three sons and one daughter
the daughter aud one son proceeded
the father in death.
| Bro. johnson united with the nj.
E. church in Msdisoa county, Iowa.
when young man.
In April 1874, he and family came
to Great Bend. Kans, and later
moved out to the farm 8 miles west Of
the Bend, where be li}ed until he
died.
Bro. johnson was a true christia q
in ell these trying times. Was q
charter member of the IL. E church
that was organized at No. %, Stone
school house in 1877 Was Superin-
tendent of the Sunday school at thai
place for many years. and contributed
to its support and such of the congre-
CATION.
/ The funeral service was held at hii
home, on Monday the 17th, conduct.
ed By Rev. j. N. CLARK, at 2 p. NJ
and the remains were buried in ths
Everett cemetery In Dist. No %,
Barton county.
1 Mr.. Johnsonis son, Ban died jusl
1 three days before his father from the
sickness of measles. He was buried
at the Great Bend cemetery, by tbs
ieide of bis wife,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

A young man near o,miiz, was mar
ried in Great Bend last Wednesday,,
but was so backward he did not want
the fact mentioned in the papers.
"Archibaldus" will get you, sif you
don't watch out.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

Don't fail to hear the stump speech
to be given By Chauncy Butter at the
entertainment, given By the Pericle~
sian society, Friday evening, Feb. %.
We received a postal card, Sunday,
from Adolph Nicolet. mailed at Locle
Switzerland, Feb. sth, in which Adolph
says he Is enjoying his visit, but to
stell the boys hello for me-" and
1There is no place like Kansas"
A Great Bend man who drove up to
Larned last week, incautiously sampled
Larned's favorite beverages livery
stable cocktail. He supposed he was
drinking liquor, but said it went down
his throat like ten feet of red hot
barb.wire.
&, A. Allison writes us from Sba-
ron, Kansas, that they are all we'll and
steers doing fine. Says the latter are
|suffering somewhat by reason of some
people trying 10 bore two inch hole
with gimlet-in other words, trying
| to keep too many cattle on too little
feed.
| A letter from j. j. Chaplin. of Crete,
Neb.. of the 10th inst. say they are
having winter good and plenty. Mr..
Chaplin wants to be remembered to the
Brothers of the A .. U. w. and the
A o. a. M.-the latter especially hav.
| Jog made most lasting impression
on him.
Have you ridden around the city of
Great Bend lately and noted the new
residences just built, others going up,
and the piles of stone for still others?
If you have not you have no idea of
the way our city is improving. Take
few hours off and get around and
size up your town and its improye>
ments.
Mrs. John Church, a sister-in-Iaw of
Mrs. l.. @. Breeder, and her two grown
daughters, Miss Lena and Miss Edith,
together with some little folks of the
family, came in on the train this even
ing to spend a week with their rela-
tives. Mr.. Church goes on through to
Lamar. Colo. where he has located,
after having sold his farm In Mo.
Judge says let 'em come as he has
room down there for a car load.
Dan Asher brought in load, one
| wagon bed full, OF the products of his
farm on the south side, Monday, of
this week, which brought him 1920 81
cash. Hogs2 Nit. Corn? Not this
year. It was alfalfa seed. And yet
there are hundreds of farmers in tue
| Walnut and Arkansas valleys in this
county who could raise, but have not
an acre Of alfalfa. True, it is hard to
get alfalfa started: but it is worth
Imoney; when you get it.
IS. Azeilh dance will be held this even.
/ ing In the Morrison house hall. that
promises to be the beginning of a series
of most pleasant entertainments in
that line. The young people of the
city areruniting all the dancing clubs
in one, and in that manner each dance
can be made success. This ought to
have been done long ago. This town
| is not yet large enough for the young
folks who dance to divide up into
cliques or crowds and engender rival.
~ that is foolish as well as expensive.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

The question is being debated pretty
thoroughly as to whether or not there
is much of the wheat winter.killed
with the town experts of the opinion
that it is
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

Harry BROKER, the Hutchinson
marble yard man, has been in the city
the past week, seeing his friends.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

R. N. Tucker was up from Macks,
Vile, Thursday. He took home with
him full blooded Write face. to i'm
prove his herd.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28
SOMETHING NV.
Here is a Proposition that will
Interest YOu--Our PrOfit=sl1ar-
ing Plan==It will Pay You
To Trade With Us.


We have recently developed a new
plan to increase our already large bus
We call it profit sharing
system, as by 1T We enable you to share
in our gains.
We. desire to double our sales. and
to do this we are willing to reduce
AS one Undue ement for you to give
US your patronage we are giving away
hand richly decorated Porcelain
trade. We know we can't get it unless
we give you good reasons for trading
TT will pay you to trade wi tn US
because we give you good weight and
honest measure, courteous treatment
prompt 1Gmpt,a service. the purest goods OBJ
goods clean and fresh, and final
ly. we are going to give away, abso-
lutely free, several sets Of beautiful
d. she's, dishes good enough and fine
enough to satisfy any family.
With every 20 cent purchase we
give you coupon whic redeem in
Chinaware. You do not have to pay 30
cents for can Of cheap baking powder
OF buy ground coffee and chicory to re-
ceive these coupons, but they are Civ
out on sugar coffee and every
ticle Of merchandise carried by US.
You will surely apprec late the liberal
oity of offer, and avail yourself
of the opportunity Of securing a full
1oO-piece Dinner Set, viii oh is com
plete service for II people.
Our ware is serviceable and dura-
bic. yet very daintily decorated wi tn
delicate flowers, and each dish has
gold line around the outer edge.
You can get the dishes piece by
pi ece, jus as you need them--a cup and
saucer today, plate tomorrow, and
according to your purchases. Please
call in and examine the ware.
In addit ton to the above prizes We
will give. customers fine, Five
Piece Parlor Suite, finely upho1s tered
in Mahogany finish. This wi IL be given
away follows:
On judy list, 1902, to the party returning us
First greatest number of Coupons, list choice.
Second greatest number of Coupons, I'd choice,
Third greatest number of Coupons, Sd choice,
Fourth greatest number of Coupons 4th choice,
Fifth greatest number of Coupons, 5th choice
Coupons, hut any thing you want n entire stock
We carry the most complete stock OF
Groceries, TinWare Etc.
county. We buy for cash, thereby able
to give customers the benefit of LOW PRICES.
We headquarters for
Seed Potatoes, Farm and Field Seeds, Etc.
We pay the highest price all kinds Country
Produce. Give call.
! CRESCENT GROCERY co.
A A. "A A A,
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

Write Reeves & Kirkpatrick, at
Dodge City, for wheat lands and
ranches. State what you want.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

Look up the new ad of D. G. Gliss
man, the secondhand dealer. He
buys. sells or trades anything-except
your wife or your religion.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

Word comes that Tom Pascal, an
old time Barton county who recently
moved to Topeka. died in that city last
week. Tom was steady, Industrious
cOlOred man.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28
LOCAL AND PERSONAL ooMMEnT

- :.
Hrs. Lucy Brands is still at very
low ebb Of life's tide.
Ebert Seward is packing up this
week. to move south.
The first man to be confined in the
new city Jail was a woman.
Jake Gustin has been down from
Galatia for a week or moro.
EIrick Cole. Jr-. is homo from Utica,
Ness county. for couple OF weeks
visit
Walter b. Cornell, the stock man.
made trip up into Lane county this
week.
Don't fail to hear Chan Buffers
stump speech, at the M E church to-
night.
The March term of the district
court opens in Great Bend Tuesday of
next week.
The services of the street sprinkler
are highly appreciated about this time
of the year.
Master Bay Aering, of this city, is
doing quite an extensive business in
pedigreed Belgian hare.
D D. Riley and brother Oliver, Of
Leoti, spent few days this week with
their parents in this city.
Show at the opera house Saturday
night, Under Two Flags" Secure
your reserved seats to-day.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1902-02-28

Show at the opera house SATURDAY
night, Under Two Flags" Secure
your reserved seats to-day.