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Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21
ASHES OF ROSES.

Soft on the sunset sky,
Bright daylight closes,
Leaving, when light doth die,
Pale hues that mingling lie
Ashes of roses.
When loves warm sun is set,
Loves brightness closes;
Eyes with hot tears are wet,
In hearts there linger yet
Ashes of roses.
Elaine GOOdale
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21
y So

You sfse&" very ~ ::,1tn@l., of that
mans c01iH::,.5H''
Yes
"BUt hc W.1s lI5':.ol. Il s5.G1.i, or a t:rt=
man or IL police :GHN.
NO. b"t Ia e;sf> n.:Is'4a4nns that Ia
has gathered limsali' - Washington
Star.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21
NEW POPE AT A GLANCE.

\ man of large, well-flled figure, his
head massive and fine, his countenance
and kindly eye bespeaking gentleness,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21

los o. -..'Si III - lie injured. -
Ionk9rS StHfeSuIan
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21
AC-.ER FEELING.

Cc.b.e-I was ever at Newport the
other Gay visiting Van Antler
Stcne-HoW did his servants treat
ycuo
Father sE.ppy at first, but they
van ed Up bit when I explained thu :
had given them all tie mc-l-g I
d''-Life.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21

Miss Margaret Ellington has the
leading female role in "lf | Were
King" with which e. n. Southern is
row deIightlng New Workers. The
youne actress has great dramatic pow
81, and being only twenty two years
c. age, may be heard from later.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21

Yes stree; them summer boardors is
easy marks. WHY. / Uada ernaff oat
Of 'em this 4ear ter pay fer ahe laat $40
&od bricks 1 bougat IN town" Chi
g8@a American.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21

'Nhy, if one man drinks der peer und
der odder man smells of der growler it
makes brewery und cobbler shop in
one, und we vhas both happy
NJ. QUAD.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1903-08-21

"lt vhas philosophy l says.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

not to say humiliation, to all we'll
wishers of the South that so little
attention is given to the identifying
of Southern homes. The cultivation
of a taste for rural embellishments
is greatly to be desired. The elegant
improvements of a country-p1ace APP
peal to every lover of the beautiful
and the true, and form one of the
most agreeable and profitable recrea-
tions that can engage an intelligent
mind. Such improvements add
much to the value of an estate. All
houses should be painted or white
washed, as well as the fences. Every
n has not good taste, but every
one may, by utilizing his spare mo-
ments, increase the attractions of his
home and add to it's p~leasantness and
beauty and make it an abode of in
telIigence and virtue. Where one ex-
poets to spend all his days, to rear
his family and to mold their intel
lectual and moral natures, nothing
will pay so largely as a tasteful
dwelling, embosomed in shrubbery,
enlivened by flowers and green turf,
a little wood lot near, with fine old
shade trees, and a herd of well-bred
cattle or a flock of well-bred sheep
running thereon to give animation to
the scene, thus exciting a deep inter
est in the breeding of domestic ami
mails and a genuine love for the du-
ties of the farm. It does not require
great wealth to secure these things,
but they give a charm to the home
and add grace, beauty and activity,
furnishing as much satisfaction and
happiness as the most splendid man
sion, with it's expensive greenhouses
and flower gardens.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
Lastweek's North Carolina Crop Bulletin,

LastWeek's North Carolina Crop Bulletin.
The drought has undoubtedly in
jured the early corn crop considera-
bly,, especially on light, sandy land,
where the plant fred up to the ears;
the deficiency in moisture at this
time was not favorable for the ma
turing of the ears; late corn looks
green and thrifty, and is very prom
ising; some fodder has been stripped
from old corn. Cotton is small and
many correspondents report that it
is blooming to the top; it appears to
be fruiting we'll, however, and IN the
extreme south portion of the State
some boIls are nearly full grown;
some shedding of forms is reported,
but less than usual at this season;
generally cotton continues to do
fairly well. Tobacco has been all
topped in northwest counties, where
some splendid crops are reported;
many plants fired at the bottom in
northern section; curing is being
carried on rapidly under favorable
conditions. Field peas were some
what checked in growth by drought.
Sweet potatoes, peanuts and rice
have not suffered much injury, but
garden vegetables have failed to
make much growth. Saving hay was
accomplished successfully during the
week; some little blowing for winter
wheat has been done. Late apples
appear to be more promising In
western counties than heretofore re-
ported.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

When a man lives with God, his
voice will be as sweet as the muir
muir of the brook and the rustic of
the corn.-Emerson.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

QCdCA crop 4AGO S0N6Ed1 grades ana
establish by the fairest packing a
reputation for the district. Crates
cost fourteen cents each, including
six small half-peck baskets, delivered
at the nearest railroad station. They
are manufactured at Adairsville, Ga,
and Bridgeport, Ala, as well as the
half-peck baskets.
An intelligent grower will not
neglect his orchard after the fruit
has been gathered. Hogs should be
turned in to eat up all the decayed
or rejected peaches. In this way a
large number of insects will be de-
stroyed. They will also benefit the
orchards by roofing about the trees,
which will be better In many respects
than a good blowing. If the grower
has no hogs, all the rejected fruit
should be put into a cart and hauled
out and burned. Every tree should
hen be looked over carefully. Dead,
broken or injured limbs should be
removed. This will give more room
for the thriving ones. A little prun-
ing, even where a general system has
not been adopted, should be done,
by which all feeble limbs and ground
sprouts are removed. Oftentimes it
happens that a tree is not true to
the name, and may bear a very poor
quality of Seeding peaches. This
may be rebudded and afterwards cut
off above the bud. Such a tree will
grow verdy rapidly. The tree will
rarely miss more than one crop by
being rebudded. In many peach
growing localities, after the orchard
has been thoroughly plowed in the
fall, it is top-dressed with lime or
wood ashes or superphosphate of
lime. In the North barnyard manure
is frequently used. Whatever gen
eral application is made should be
made in the fall, though each indi-
vidual tree may be fortified in the
spring of the year. Peaches should
be dried during this month. Kiln
dried fruit is much to be preferred to
that dried in the open air, for the
reason that it is free of fy-specks
and dust. )
APPLES FOR MARKET AND DRYING.
Early apples go into market in
June and July, but August is the
month when the cider apples and
apples for drying attain their great
est perfection and ripen in largest
quantity. The fall apples also begin
to ripen and find a ready market in
the cities of the North. What is a
winter apple in the North often be-
m a fall variety in the South.
Dried apples have become a staple in
all the family groceries, and there
is no fruit in it's dried condition that
is more healthful or more palatable.
With proper agencies fruit may be
dried at a very inconsiderable ex-
pense.
For the drying of peaches, apples
and berries houses with evaporating
~o- 10 oroo+o6 OF email
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11

enough placed in the centre of the
room that will keep its temperature
up to $50 degrees the fruit will dry
sufficiently in thirty-six hours to
store away. Such a house should
dry on an average of one bushel a
day. Another very effective arrange
ment for drying fruit is made by
building a number of brick arches.
side by side and making a fat, level
top cement over the whole array of
arches. When covered over with an
ordinary shed and good fires kindled
under the arches any fruit spread
upon the fiat surface will dry rapidly.
The arches should be united in the
rea by a channel leading to a CHM
ney In the real centre built to the
height of eight or ten feet. Every
large fruit-grower should have large
drying houses. Dried peaches and
dried apples have always been a ia
vorite dish with the American people
people and r of ready sale. Often
times when wet weather comes on the
fruit will rot very rapidly. Much of
this might be saved by gathering it
at once and taking it to the drying
houses.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
FARM WORK FOR AUGUST.

in the Southern Farm magazine.
Now loaded trees resign their annual
store
And on the ground the mellow fruit
age pour.
-Beattle.
August is the month when vegeta-
ton falls to its lowest degree of vi
tality. The sap of the trees ceases
to flow, the twigs no longer grow, the
leaves tremble in s~enescence, and the
roses even take a summers holiday.
All animated nature becomes slug
gish and seeks rest; the beasts of the
fields and the fowls of the air, and
even the human mind and body, feel
the lassitude and somnolence of the
season and yearn for rest. The ac-
tive work in the cultivation of the
crops has been performed; many of
these crops have reached maturity,
and others are ripening and becom-
ing congested with their several
Juices. 1t is a season when the call
to rest is breathed by the winds, muir
INJURED in the gentle lullabies of the
streams, written in the hazy sunlight
and felt in the inward sense and
longing of the human heart.
PEACH CROP.
The peach crop of the South is for
the most part gathered and market
ed during this month. The harvest
ing should begin before the peaches
are fully ripe, otherwise they will be
overripe when they reach the market.
Baskets are used in gathering. When
the limbs are higher than can be
reached conveniently from the
ground, s%tep-ladders are sometimes
used, but oftener the picker climbs
the trees and gathers from each limb.
The baskets as filled are taken to the
clearinghouse. In New Jersey the
peaches are assorted into three
grades, and those intended to be sent
to the domestic markets are packed,
in half-bushel baskets, round in form
and widening towards the top. When
the peaches are to be shipped to dis
tant markets they are packed in
small, Open-top, square baskets, each
II holding half a peck, and six of
these baskets are put in one crate.
This is by far the most popular
method of packing and is the one
adopted exclusively by the Georgia
and Alabama peach-growers. No
purchaser of fruit is expected to re-
turn the small baskets, and they form
the most convenient method yet de-
vised for carrying the fruit to the
purchasers home. The haf-busheF
baskets covered with cloth are used
largely in Delaware, Maryland and
New Jersey. They are too heavy and
unwieldy to be carried by hand; be-
sides it is often stipulated that they
be returned to the peach-grower.
The half-bushel baskets cost $50 per
1000. The six basket crates are gain
ing in popularity every year even
with the shippers to domestic mar
kets.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-08-11
CRIMSON GLOVER.

CRIMSON GLOVER.
August is the proper time for SOW
ing crimson clover, an annual legu-
mious plant that may be substituted
for the ordinary red clover when the
latter fails to catch. Few things in
the vegetable world present a more
beautiful sight than a field of Grim
son clover in full bloom. This le-
gume is especially suited to the
Southern climate. Two or three gal
Ions of seed to the acre should be
sown in carefully prepared soils,
It comes to maturity in April and
May. 1t will yield from three to six
bushels of seed to the acre. It de-
serves more attention, though only
an annual, from the farmers of the
South for dairying purposes than it
has heretofore received. It's chief
advantages are:
1. It is a good "catch" crop, and
when a failure of red clover occurs
it may be sown upon the same land,
and so preserve the regular rota-
ton.
9. After the clover has been cut IN
early May the same land may be
plowed and planted in corn.
3. It makes excellent pastures dur
ing the fall months after the other
green crops have dried up.
FALLOwING LAND.
The work of summer blowing
should not be relaxed. The land
broken in August is in much better
condition for seeding to either wheat
or the grasses in October or Novem-
Der than that broken in September.
The vegetable matter has more time
in which to decay, and the drying
effects of such ~undecayed vegetation
are averted.
CLEANING UP THE FARMS
In every portion of the South, ex-
cept in the tobacco districts, August
offers the most favorable o%pportuni-
ties for cleaning up and identifying
the farm. Briers, bushes, brambles
and noxious weeds should be cut at
this period, for, as vegetable life is
at it's lowest ebb, the chances of de-
o-or g7,oh Growth ara much in
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
BRUTAL gTUDEN4 REBUKED.
His Fellows in the University of Vii
 einia Drive Him Thence.

His Fellows in the University of Vir-
 ginia Drive Him Thence.
 Washington Post.
 A recent incident in connection with the University of Virginia seems to contain a suggestion of value and importance. Most of the students there board with persons in the immediate neighborhood. Most of those who take boarders are gentlefolks. Some days ago one of the students felt moved to break loose from the restraints of good manners, and to use language and indulge in behavior which he would not have dreamed of at his own home. The effect was to wound and humiliate a lady who had every claim upon the young mans respect to say nothing of gratitude and affection. It was an offense both gross and cruel
 Of course, the occurrence was witness ed bv other students who were boarding at the same house, and, of course. 1t was drIv reported to the class. Apparently It Ia not considered as an obligation of hon. or al inc University of Virginia to con- hive al brutal and ungentlemanly con- duct If is not etiquette to conceal breaches of decency and manhood, wheth- ar tha victim be an unprotected lady or a beInless boy. The atmosphere Of Char IotteaviIIe seems to differ materially from that of certain university towns we might specify. To make a long story short. the class appointed
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29

committee to wait upon the ruf- nan, and to notify him that what he needed, and needed urgently, was q change of air. The negotiations were con- ducted with the utmost gravity. There was no hostile overture, no menace. no buster. not one of the accessories- less the fact-of haxing. The fellow was simply given to understand that the Unf- versity of Virginia was school for gen tlemen, and that his proper place must be sought elsewhere. 1t remains to be said for him only that what he lacked in good feeling and decent instinct he made up in quick perception of his per sonal interest And 50 he left Charlottes- ville-to the infinite content of all con- cerned
 Very likely we are old-fashioned- the times. as the pleasant jargon goes-- but We have not yet risen to the night of believing that college boy needs to be . rufiian if he would succeed in life. One hears much about the virtues of haxing as Q means of ennobliug the American youth-"making men of then," in brief. The brutal tyranny of half a doxen big boys over a helpless and homesick little boy has been defended in very high quar- ters. Nevertheless we have perslstontly cluns to the conviction that the univer- sity haxer is no better at heart than the lowest bully of the sluns, and that any one capable of prosecuting and mal- treating defenssless creature is as odi- ous and cowardly monster as ever fig- ured in the Newgats Calendar.
 Charlottesville appears to be a place where. among other things. good man nerB and chivalrous conduct form part of the curriculum. and where, even f the alumnus be not wiseare, he at least is unlikely to be | blackguard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
UNIQUE BEAUTY SHOW.
Prizes Offered for the Most Perfect
 Physical Man and Woman.

Prizes Offered for the Most Perfect
 Physical Man and Woman. New York Special.
 New York is to have an international physical culture exhibition next month that will embrace many notable features. One of these will be contest for the se- lection of the most perfect man and wo- man. A prize of si,0o0 each will be hung up for the man and woman whose physi- cal development most nearly approaches perfection.
 The plans of the projectors of this new exhibition are ambitious. First will be preliminary competitions in the larger cit- ies of the United States and in several cities of Europe. Those who enter the lists must pass under the eyes of the ex- perts in form and muscle. By the time the foreigners reach New York the Amer icans will be here to meet them. Then the candidates from the city of New York will enter the competition. They will be selected by the votes of those who see their poses on Monday and Tuesday even- ings, December 8 and a. Each ticket holder will be supplied with one vote.
 Then comes the grand contest of all of them--the representatives of every sec- tion of the globe will pose simultaneously. by the votes of the spectators, the best and most beautifully developed man and woman. On the final night the two types of American beauty of form will pose against the two representatives from Great Britain for the LOO prize and the palm of victory.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
Rz && New York. Headquarters for Christmas Cam dies.
 JOS. MANEGoLD 6 CO.,,
 Wholesale Con1ectioners.
FROGS LEGS FROM LoUIs1ANA.
Western Man Preparing to Ship

Western Man Preparing to Ship a
 Large Number Out of the State. New Orleans Picayune.
 New Orleans is to be the main Southern point for the shipment of edible frogs. is one of the largest game and melon op- orators in the country and he has come here this time for the sole purpose of making this the main station for the cole lection and shipment of frogs. or frogs that were caught in the Texas and Louis lana swamps last year 'Mr. Wetzel paid out over $4O,0O0. Last year they were shipped from Texas, Mr. Wetzel at that time having his Southern headquarters in Beaumont. but because frogs are more numerous in Louisiana than in Texas, and because better shipping facilities are had here. MT. wetzel will make his headquar- ters in New Orleans this winter.
 MT. Wetzel will greatly increase the frog business in the South. He intends to bring here a number of expert frog catchers, and these men will instruct and initiate others In the delicate art of frog catching. The frogs are caugAt alive ana kept alive until 1t is time to ship them when they are killed and trimmed ard shipped in cold storage.
 MT. Wetzel says the Louisiana swampa breed millions of frogs every year. and the frog business has never been worked on the large scale on which 1t is capable MT. Wetzel intends to work up the busi- ness as 1t has never been worked before, and he will shIe Louisiana frogs to all parts of the world.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29

caution, in the second. Jealous men near ly always have ground for being jealous
 But wait a minute. They make 1t.
 Human nature is very peculiar. We nearly always justify the opinion that Is formed of us. If friend of yours thinks you wit have you ever noticed how your best phrases come naturally in her presence? And if you meet per- son for the first time in q day when you are feeling stupid you will have uphill work being brilliant in her presence af- tsrward. Some of the wickedest men in the world have been thoroughly good with some one person who actually be. Iieved they were good. On the other hand, let some one look upon you with suspicion ,and isn't 1t natural that you should almost want to justify that sus- picion and get through with it?
 Cre Jealous Han.
 know of one jealous man. He had to leave the girl he loved and go on a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29

.. - BVWu UL CAu0t blue cloth with a full front and under: sleeves of chiffon of the same shade. The sleeves show the fashionable dou- ble puffs held in by bands of oriental trimming. Down the front there is a 'toothed trimming of the cloth held down by 8 tiny tassels or buttons. The slkirt is fulled into pin tucks on the hips, and the waist has two lines of tucks reach ing from shoulder to waist The little fancy tie and belt are also of the orien- tai embroidery.
 The hat is one of the smart little shapes raised abruptly on the left side. It is of deep blue velvet trimmed with two white tips.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
stsppei Against a Hot Stove.

child or Mrs. Geo. r. Benson. when stepped back against hot stove which burned him severely. The child was in great agony and his mother could do nothing to pacify him. Remembering that she had bottle of Chamberlain's Pain Balm in the house. she thought she would try 1t. Tn less than half an hour after, applying 1t the child was quiet and asleep, and in less than two weeks waa we'll. Mrs. Benson is well known resi- dent of Kellar. Va. Pain Balm is an tn tiseptic lininnent and especially valuable for burnr cuts, bruises and sprains. For sale by all druggists. --adv.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
Ah Ha! We're Ready for You

With our Hot Chocolate, Beef BOuil- lon Extract of Beef, Tea Cocoa and all the delicious refreshments.
 Xou know there is as much differ ence between Chocolates as thers is between rain a-d sunshine. Ours is rich and creamy with that delici- ous Chocolate aroma and taste 50 delightfully."- pleasant to the con- noisseur. It's quite the thing when one is tired from shopping or fatign- ed from social duties.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29

There are several blunders men make; but, take my word for 1t. their two worst ones are jealousy and silence. The latter, you may remark, Is not a fault of women.
 That will do for you!
 The Jealous man-Providenc forgive him, for shan't-he has no sense of hu- mor. in the first place. and no sense of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
Iose Of Life Id Fire.

Duluth. Minn.. Nov. q. Thomas Green was cremated, Frank Thomas was proba- bly fatally burned and three others whose names have not been ascertained are naisslng as Q result of a fire which des- troyed the Central Hotel ct Tower. yes terday morning. The suspicion is enter tained that the fire was of incendiary origin and that the hotel was fired to cover up the crime of murder.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29

long journey,
 but before he went he was actually foolish enough to tell her that if she kissed a single man in his ab- sence he would never forgive her. As a mat ter of fact, she had no desire to do anything of the sort; it hadn't even oc- cured to her. But from the m o m e n { he made the threat and left her she
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29
Bank MiIl Reopen.

Pittsburg. Nov. N.-It is announced that the Federal National Bank which closed It's doors on October II will reopen on December 1. under the old management According to the report of the receiver to the comptroller If the currency the bank is perfectly solvent and It's capital un- impaired
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29

medallion bear ing a tiny tas- sci.
 They are re- viving among other things the old fashioned rain coats with wide capes. T h c se are srnartest in blue or red with silk surfaces and very smart, fam cy buttons. And, of oourse, the umbrella must match.
 But to return to the subject of dresses. The sketch herewith represents a
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-11-29

to give kiss. The woman of 1t? Not a bit of it: just the human nature of 1t. Tell a man he can't, have something and just watch him.
 We'll, she stood 1t as long as she could and it was as much a matter of pride as anything-when one day she kissed a man and then recklessly sat down and wrote about 1t to the foolish one. at the same time breaking the engage ment
 And do I blame her? No. should have done it myself.
 There are some men who are natural born tyrants. They can't forget that they are men. And to De a man in their eyes justifes their moving the earth if they can