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Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-31
Found u Friend.

Valley, City, y. Oak, July 21th.-Mrp.
Matilda NJ. Boucher Of tins place tells how
she found "A friend IN the following words:
For years ! suffered with a dizziness in
my head and could get nothing to cure me
TIL about two years ago when | was advised
cured me before ! had used the whole ofthc
first box, and | haven't been troubled since.
IN January OF this year | had an attack
OF Sclatica that made me almost helpless,
and remembering how much Dodd's KID
ncy Pills had lone for me before, ] sent and
got some and began to take them at osce.
I'm three weeks ! was well, and not a
TRACE OF the Sciatica LETT, and | have been
wei ever since.
"Dodd's Kidney Pills have certainly been
OF great benefit to me. ! have found them
a friend in time of Sickness, and ! will a..
ways recommend them to every one suffer
ing with the troubles that bothered me-"
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-31
St0m the Cough

and works of the cold. Laxative Bromo
Quinine Tablets. Price % cents
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-31
DOCTORS SPECIAL NOTICE.

ment called by my name and sold by ain
druggists In hundreds Of thousands Of very
serious cases, with unexampled suc,, M,
and most satisfactory results, "-DR. Sl.O-
CUM.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-31

kldhtyS SIMPLY II cures chthfrh
wherever located.
If you donot derive prompt and ats
factory results from the use OF Pcruna,
write at c to DIR. Hartman. givirga
full statement Of your case and h." viii
be pleased to give you his VI bio
advice gratis.
Address DR., Hartman, PRESIDE . OF
The Hartman Sa~nitarium, COlumL, q.
Morgan County democrat. (Versailles, Mo.) 1900-1906, 1903-07-31

Friend-"What's the matter, old man.
Doesn't she return your love-" Jilted One
THAT'S Just the trouble. She returned 1t
and told me TO give 1t to home other GIRL
Princeton Tiger.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01

that when low prices do prevail with
any one crop that they will not be
dependent on that crop for a living
or money but will by this method be
enabled to be Independent in a meas
ure of any particular trust handling
said common commodity.
That the president and majority of
vice-presidents be authorized to call
meetings of the general association
when and where they may determine.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01

Among the many famous cures Of swamp
Root investigated by kCis ntists the ones we
publish This week for the b neft Of our read
ers, speaR in the highest terms of the won
derful curative properties OF this great kid
ney, liver and bladder remedy.
MRS. II. N. Vince er, of III High Rock ST.,
Lynn, Mass, writes on Nov. 2, 1901: About
IL months ago L had a very Sc ere spell OF
a1ckness. / was extremely sick for three
weeks, and when Inc y l was able to leave
my bed / was left with circulating pains in
my bGcF. My water at times looked very
like coffee. l could pass but little at a time,
and then only after suffering great pain. My
physical cond too was such hat ! had no
strength, and Was all run down. The doctors
said my kidneys we're not aft cted, but I fit
certain they were the cause of my trouble.
Ny sister, Mrs. @. e. L1ttlefeld, of Lynn, adj
viSed me to give DR.. Kilmer's SWamp-Root q
trial. 1 procured q bottle, and inside of
days commenced to get relief. 1 followed up
that bottle with another, and at the COM
plet1on Of this one found 1 was completely
cured. My strength returned. and to-day l
am az wen a. ever. S~wamp-ROOt is so pleas
ant to take,
NJ business is tha Of canvasser. am on
my feet q great deal Of the time, and have to
use much energy in getting q Ound. My
cure iS exceedingly gratifying 10 me-"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01
FIGHT WILL BE BITTER.

Those wo will persist in closing
their ears against the continual rec
Gmmendation of DR.. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, will
nave a long and bitter fight with
Their troubles, if not ended earlier
Gy fatal termination. Readwhat T.
n: Beal, of Beal, Miss, has to say:
Last fall my wife had every symp-
I0m of consumption. She took DR..
h!ng's New Discovery after every
hlng else failed. Improvement
came aat once and four bottles en-
9rely cured her" Guaranteed by all
druggists. Price SOC, and $1.O0.
Trial bottles free.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01
WHY SWAMP=ROOT
GIVES STRENGTH.

Almost every one, from personal experience, knows that the effects of
any kind of severe physical strain r felt, first of all, in the small of the
6ack-in other words, in those Vital Organs, the Kidneys. This is true
in the case of the very powerful a it is with one of less strength, and
it is especially true wheneyerthe kidneys are weak:
The Great Kidney Remedy Swamp Root, strengthens the kidneys and
through them helps all the other organs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01

A special meeting of Edgecombe
County Alliance was held in Tarborc
on the 18th inst, with large delega.
tons from the thirteen sub Alliances
in attendance. It was an. earnest
body of men-typical of the sturdy
yeomanry of Edgecombe-engaged
in the noble work Of advancing the
welfare of those who feed and clothe
the nations of the world.
The County Alliance appointed a
committee of n member from each
sub Alliance to visit the Experiment
Farm, located in this county, for the
purpose of studying the best and
latest methods of farming, thus de-
irving practical benefit from men
who have been thoroughly trained in
the science of agriculture.
The following constitute the COM
mittee: r. W. Pou, W. A. Thigpen,
John A. Davis, W. D. Leggett, Hen
ry Corbett, r. S. Weeks, J. D. Ian
caster, J. K. Lawrence, B. F. Shell
ton, ". G. Daughtridge, F. R. Lloyd,
DR.. R. H. Speight.
The following resolution was unan-
imously adopted:
Resolved, That Edgecombe County
Alliance recommends to the Alliance
men and other farmers that they re-
fuse to sell cotton seed It the present
low prices, and not to do so unless
they are offered at least Is cents per
bushel.
The oil mill men argue that the
price of seed is governed entirely by
the price of oil, and that in view of
the reduction in the price of oil they
cannot pay more for seed, yet it is a
strikingly significant fact that the
price of cotton-seed meal remains at
$25 per ton. the. same price as last
year when the mills were paying
about 30 cents per busheI.
Another significant fact is that the
price of hulls remains at last years
figures, too, though at the present
prices (191a cents) the mills are buy
ing their seed for one-third less than
last year.
Has the price of meal been reduced
one-third in consequence of the re-
duction in the price of seed? No!
Nor has the price of hulls been re
duced. either. There must be "some-
thing rotten in the State of Den
mark"
The farmers can get better prices
for their seed, if they will unite and
demand them.
Our Alliance also adopted a reso-
luton in reference to the Mexican
boil weevil, which you have printed
in full in this weeks Progressive
Farmer. y. b. L.
Edgecombe Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01
The virginia-carOlina Tobacco Growers
Association.

Tn last weeks Progressive Farmer
mention was made of the organiza-
ron of the Virginia-C Carolina Tobac-
~ Growers at Danville, November
nth. In the election of officers, S.
q Adams, of Charlotte County, Va,
was made president, and w. T. Bry-
ant. of Caswel County, n. O., secre-
tary. The following platform and
resolutions we're unanimously adopt
ed:
Whereas, the producers of the raw
material are the source of all wealth
and upon whom everX business and
commercial interest absolutely de-
ponds for it's existence, and
Whereas, the producers of tobac-
co, the staple crop, are depressed and
distressed by the low prices prevail
ing, while the manufacturers of same
are prosperous, and the m~anufactur-
ed article in no sense reduced in
price but maintained as though the
raw material was commanding a fair
and corresponding price. Believing
that such an abnormal condition
should not exist, the tobacco grow
ers of Virginia and North Carolina
have met and do declare as follows:
Resolved, That this association
shall be known as the Tobacco Grow
ers' Protective Association of Vir-
ginia and North Carolina.
That there shall be elected by this
convention a secretary and treasur-
er who shall hold office for twelve
months or until their successors are
elected.
That vice-presidents be also elected
by this convention for each county
who by virtue of the Office shall be
presidents of the county associations
of their respective counties.
Ihat each county through It's pres
ident take immediate steps to organ
lie an association for that county by
calling a meeting of the tobacco
growers and electing a secretary and
~canVasSers for said county, and take
steps to aus all tobacco growers to
join the association, so as to obtain
concert of action, the thing above all
others needed by the farmer and the
only hope of success in this impor-
tant move.
An advisory committee to consist
OF three members from each county
association, which committee shall
provide for a financial plan and this
section to be operative only when 80
per cent of the tobacco growers shall
have Joined and that an initiation fee
OF 80 cents shall be paid by every
member of the different associations.
That our tobacco growers be urged
Oy each county association the
Sary Importance of Investigation, SO
FIGHT WILL BE BITTER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01
Springfield, Ohio, Feb. 21st, 1901.

u"SuO ~" Springfield, Ohio, Feb. 2s,1 1901
SPECIAL NOTICE-If you n sick Q afeel badly" begin taking
the wonderful discovery, Dr. Kilmers Swamp-Root, because as soon as
your kidneys RI getting better they will help all the other organs to
health. A trial will convince anyone.
You NAV have a sample bottle of this great remedy, Swamp-Root, sent
absolutely free by mail, also a book telling al. about Swamp-Root, and
containing many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial Letters
received from men and women who owe their good health, in fact their
ey lives, to the great curative properties of Swamp-Root. In writing
to DIR. KiImer & Co., Binghamton, n. VI be cure to say that you res
this generous offer in the Raleigh Progressive Farmer.
If you ar already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you
an purchase the regular fftycent and one-dolar size bottles att the drug
stores everywhere. Don't make any mistake, but remember the name
SwampRoot, DR.. Kilmers Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton,
N. Y, on every bottle.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01
tin. IL MHee%1

The mild and extraordinary effect of the word-famous kidney and
bladder remedy, Dr.. Kilmers Swamp-Root, is soon realized. 1t stands the
highest for it's wonderful cures of the most distressing cases..
Weak and unhealthy kidneys are responsible or more sickness and SUI
fering than any other disease, therefore, when through neglect II other
causes.k kidney trouble is permitted to continue, fatal results are Jul to
follow.
We often se a friend, a relative, o z an acquaintance apparently well,
but in a few days WI may be grieved to learn of their severe illness, o
sudden death, caused by that fatal type of kidney troubIe-BrlghtsD Dis
ease.
The effect Of the Sample Bottle Of s~wamp-Root.
I wrote % DR. Kline & 20, Binghamton, N Y , for sample bOttea m it was promptly
9entH I Vase peased anertr yngt the sampeb bottle that sent to The drug sore "A
RB55S9G1q4T5ssSssae 5 gPP a Le1 leave edT fr9 eqdG T live loss loss GoYg appen IA nd general angem Il
te digeWive functional 1 think my trouble was due to too close onnnem In my
business Icn cOmmend it highly for all
tSs 6: 's d ' aRS0rs S2%s sn9 @ea GIN P bot IN IN g1wst n NIuH
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-12-01
Good Meeting of Edgecombe County
Alliance.
Alliance.

Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20

There Is a great difference between
being buoyant and namboyant
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20
In English Style.

Curious customs are started by the
French In the endeayor to be ike the
English In some OF their ways. For
instance. among the middle classes.
when a special dinner Is given in the
English style" the length of the din.
ing table is loaded with immense dish
es, their shape and form each ind.
eating their contents, In the same way
as the rounded cover Of a cheese dish.
in the form OF a cheese. tells Its own
story. One Of these dishes win be
butter colOred. and rounded knobs. rep
resentative OF plain boiled potatoes.
will ornament the cover: another OF
green and white will have raised cab
bage leaves running over while vet
another IS all In ridges. Indicative OF A
bundle OF asparagus. The wells OF the
dishes themselves are all treated in the
same way. and the coloring. rouehlv
speaking. Is correct.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20
THE COUNTRY IN WASRINGTON'S DAY.

Think, ye fashionable danes of to-day,
of national capital in 1900 in which the
audience room was used by Mrs. Presi-
dent Adams as a place for drying clothes.
| fCongressmen lodged wherever a board
could be found. Yellow fever drove the
population of New York and Philadelphia
into the country. Grass grew In the
streets while they were away. The pop
ulation Of Ohio was $4,000. Of Tennessee
1O6, 900, Of Kentucky 221,0 ,000 The num-
Der of postoflces was 903, miles of post
routes 21,0O0 and annual revenues $231,-
COO
The acquisition of the Louisiana pur-
chase and the opening of the immense
domain of the West to the settlers was
about the last act which assured the per-
manency Of the republic and left free
the way for the marvellous prosperity fol
lowing. The sewing machine did not ex-
list, nor the steam road, nor a mile of
railroad track, nor grain elevators, nor
packing establishments, nor electric
lights, nor pneumatic tubes, but the spirit
Of the people was sincere, their courage
unQuestioned, their faith In the God of
the republic stern and unrelenting. How
could they fail, led by Washington, by
Jefferson, by Madison, by Randolph?
The farm lands under cultivation in
the entire country were less than TO-
900, 900 acres, although that in corn now
exceeds 100000 acres, in oats more
than 25,000,000 acres, in wheat more
than 100000 acres. The annual wheat
Ill ak kha Of he
less than 100000 bushels; 1t is now
over 550,000,000 bushels. The cotton
acreage was about 100000 acres; It is
now 24,000000 and the annual value of
the product about $300,000,000.
Schools were few and books scarce. In
fact, such books of value to be had were
those carried away from foreign lands
when emigrants fed to the colonies to es-
cape persecution. Such poetry, prose or
paintings as came forth were poor imi-
tations of foreign standards. Only In
theological documents and state papers
did the thinkers of the United States
take precedence at that time of all 9TH
er nations. 1t Is not matter of national
boasting, but of world wide credit, freely
given, that the state papers of Washing
ton, Franklin, the Adamses, Hamilton,
jefferson, Madison, Jay and others con
tanned a pure and vigorous English,
clearness of thought, mastery of lucid
lty such as no documents of similar char
acter In the old world bore.
So, too, the theological discourscs of
Jonathan Edwards commanded for the
same reason profound admiration, as did
as well the oratory of Randolph. Henry
and Fisher Ames. But school facilities
were few and far between. the acconmo-
dations most rude. The total value of all
school property in the country in 1900 fell
below S1,500,000; the total school attend
anee was less than 100000, and the
teachers engaged in the work not over
10000. At the present time the enroll
ment In the common schools exceeds 15..
100000. the average daily attendance
100000 and the number of teachers
300 600.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20

"But may have forgotten what you
mean," said Louise, casting a furtive
glance up into her companions face, but
dropping her eyes again when she found
how eagerly his gaze was fastened upon
her. "You used to poster me in many
ways" :.
"Yet can remember of but one. Shall
speak it?"
Certainly you may speak"
"Then twas for calling you my little
wife that you used to do these things.
And more, too; you used to assure me
that when you became my wife in earn
est, you should be strong enough to pinch
and box me as / deserved. Don't you
rememberp
"But-but / was a child then" MUIR
INJURED Louise. trembling.
"Ay-and we were both children. fon
were then a laughing, buoyant girl OF
ten, and wild youth of seventeen.
Those were times when the heart hid
none of its emotions. All, Louise, many
a time since then have l looked back
upon those hours, and tried to analyze
the emotions that moved me then. 1t
seemed strange that | should have then
taken an image upon my heart that the
hand of time could never efface--and
that, too, the image of a mere child. But
do you remember when the painter, Vlvi-
ami, came to the old chateau, and | hired
him to paint your miniature on ivory
"Yes," murmured Louise, now looking
up.
st. Denis opened his vest, and from
beneath it he drew a golden locket that
opened by means Of spring. He press
ed it, and the case separated, revealing
sweet face-a childlike countenance'
yet full Of soul and life. The golden
hair hung in wild profusion about the
dimpled cheeks, and q beaming smile
dwelt in the deep blue eyes, and upon
the parting lips.
"Do you know whom that was taken
forT Goupart whispered.
20, yes-'tis me; It's mine. l remem-
ber 1t well. o, how like Louis it looksF'
Because 1t looks even now like you.
But listen, Louise. Seven years-yes,
eight years-I have owned this sweet
transcript, and not for one moment, dur
ing all that time, has 1t left my posses
sion. Never have my eyes closed to
sleep but it has rested upon my bosom,
and never waking hour but have worn
# next my heart. Think you ! have
forgotten the sweet love Of my boyhoodT
Gradually the fair girls head sank upon
her companions bosom, and when she
looked up again, her eyes were filled with
tears.
ITO he continued)
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20
Rrinrinr Him to Terms.

~ would Ike to have your photo
graph for an article to be published. in
our Sunday paper" said the repre5en-
tative Of the sensational journal"
Couldn't think Of it." said the man
whose sudden fame was due to the
fact that his son had eloped with a
variety acress. Il have no desire for
notoriety."
"0f course" was the reply, "if you
prefer to have me sketch you from
memory after | get back to the Of
fee"
Take IL" cried the man. hastily ten
dering the photograph. "Tve seen
some Of those memory sketches. Chi.
cago Evening Post.
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20


He the only President chosen unanimously
He speech during his long public
exercised twice in the eight his Presidency
He had ghblue and his hair dakbown
He inches high and had large hands and feet
His the of attack smallpox
He fond of riding, racing driving and
hunting.
His Farewell published 1896 the most
found documents penned by American
member Masonic which, his the lead
ing If not the only secret society.
He fond of instrumental music especially the harp which his STEP
daughter, Eleanor Parke Gusts skilled performer.
loved animals and his booded
Lotteries his he frequent investor He
also bet when playing cards, of which he fond.
His mouth and had habit of cnchn his when
serious
He had portraits of himself Peae Wright Trumbu
Savage Sha G. Stuart and Others of which accepted
entirely satisfactory
bacco, although he raised export
Like Lincoln
the opportunity
surprising
known get into towering fits
He always doubt to his ability and
receiving advice from fiends-St Paul Globe
The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1903-02-20
ACCIDENTS WILL Be FEW.
ble-Tracking Railways Is Reduc'
ing the Dangers of Travel.

Double Tracking Railways Is Reduc-
ing the Dangers of Travel.
In order that he might see the Inn
provements made Of late years In the
railway service Of the country the first
train dispatcher who sent orders by
telegraph when employed on Yer
mont line recently made a trip on one
Of the leading Southern railroads and
was asked to tell what he thought
was the greatest advance in American
rallroading-the modern locomotives.
the heavier rails, the slgual systems.
the improved cars, the new roadbeds.
the automatic brakes or the new meth
DDS of switching. Allowing all the I'M
portance of all these, he declared the
chief Improvement In the safety. celes.
lty and profit In American railroading
to be the present system of double
tracking which is being steadily ex-
tended to all main lines of the country.
At the beginning Of 1901 there were
10000 miles of main or single track
on the railroads of the United States
and $1,000 miles Of second track. Ten
years before that there were 15G. 900
miles of main or single and 5000 miles
Of double track.
In the ten years intervening the
amount of double track increased 80
per cent, while the amount Of single
track increased less than 25. At the
present ratio Of growth In a few years
the chief railroad system will have
their main lines all double tracked. all
the branch. subsidiary and feeding
lines. which constitute n very large
part Of every railroad system. do not
require double-track service.
On single-track line having a large
business the running OF trains on
schedule time Is practically lmpossl.
BILE and the danger of accidents by col.
lision or derailment is much greater.
A single breakdown paralyzes the
whole line and the maintenance II
sidings is a continual Item OF cost re.
quiring great care In operation.
For all three reasons double track.
Ing has come to be considered an es.
sentIal to up-to-date railroad service.
There were even, at the last computa.
tiOn, 1,200 miles OF third track on
American railroads and 900 miles of
fourth track. The remainder Of the
mileage is made up of sidlngs and
yard track.