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Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
CATARRH DESTROYS THE KIDNEYS
Was Miserable Gould Not Stand Up or Walk
Pe-TlI-na Cured,
, Many Persons Have
Cdtdrrh and Don't
Know It.

~ w ~
Mr.. James M. Powell, 633
Troost street, Kansas City,
Mo-, Vice Grand of I. Q.
0. f., of Cherryville, Kan. /,
writes:
"AbOuf four years ago !
suffered with a severe ca
tarrh offhe bladder, which
Observation-Disclosures
end pain. / was miserable
and could not stand up or
walk for any length of
time without exfre e
WEAKNESS and pain. Ibe-
gan taking Peruna and it
greatly relieved me, and in
eleven weeks / was COM
pIefeIy cured and felt like
a new man. FLAMES M.
Powell
hundreds ofDoifars Spent
in Vain.
Mr.. Cyrus H er S h 10 a n :,
Sheridan, Ind, writes:
Two years ago | was a
sick man. Catarrh had set
tied in the pelvic organs,
making life a burden and
giving nae little hope Of
recovery. / spent hundreds
of dollars in medicine whic
good. I was persuaded by
try Peruna. I took it two
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09

Where It's Easy.
Riff-I've got to work hard next year.
Raff-What, aren't you coming back
to college ?-Harvard Lampoon.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1903-09-09
MaSculine EieW,

Wife (reading)-Here's an account
of man who hanged himself with his
suspenders.
Husband-Married man?
Yes"
THAT accounts for it,
How does it?''
His buttons were probably all off
and he had no other use for suspend
ers. '-Chicago Daily News.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06

your eyes have that intelligent ex-
preston she so much admires? Well,
if you, a man, appreciate such COM
pliments, be sure that a woman ap-
preciates them a thousand times
more She lives for the man she
loves, and his love helps her to live.
Be ever ready to praise an honest
effort to do her best in any work she
may undertake. A kind word from
you will Tighten her burdens. Don't
forget and kill your compliments by
referring to some other woman who
can do the work better than she can.
This method is abominable and 81
lence is better than an odious COM
parison.
Well, I have given. you some ideas,
and I hope you will not become dis
couraged in your efforts to be just
what she believes you to be. Hop
ing that you both will be as happy
ten or fifteen years hence as you are
tonight, I remain
Your loving,
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06
A Powerful Voice.

Col. Prentis Ingraham, author of
a thousand novels, soldier in several
wars and a gentleman of the old
Southern school, is lifted from the
earth several times a day by a color
ed elevator conductor, who, like most
OF his race, is very fond of elaborate
language. Recently an artist in the
apartment gave a song recital, and
the Iarkey heard her sing.
We'll, James," said the colonel to
the conductor the next morning,
what did you think of the singing
last night?"
j was assassinated wild it, suh,"
he replied; "pufeckIy assassinated,
sun; she do sing wild great fuentil-
Ity."-The Pilgrim.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06

The letter which is regarded as the
most helpful in bringing about a
happier and more profitable use of
the winter evenings will get the
book. Now let us have some letters
right away. If you like Social Chat,
show your appreciation by writing.
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06
Success Which Is Failure.

81 do not know a more melancholy
ouomnIe of the human race" says F.
uonkinson Smith, in the New York
1~ndenendent, ethan what is known as
+bo bighly successful American bust
moss man; the sort of man who "opens
his daily life with his Office key and
closes it with a letter for the late
mall He has, of course, secured
nba+ nine-tenths of the young men
Of this country wish they had,-busi-
ness success, a large amount of Sc
c@urities. ample provision for his fam
iIv, and a certain power in the com
mercial world. If he has escaped
ni+falIs and thus saved his character,
he has certainly incurred the envy
of a large proportion of his fellow
men differently situated. To regain
the good feeling of his fellows, he has
one thing left, and that is to turn
pbilanthropist. In doing this, he
can recover, to a certain extent, that
norton of the respect of his fellow
human beings which is worth the hav-
inc; but as far as he is concerned,
there is no other course left for him
in life except either to keep on in the
same treadmill, accommodating and
perhaps dispensing, Or accommodating
and becoming a miser, or to give it
all up and begin to learn to live anew.
IF his life permits, that is, if it
has not been worn out by too close
application to work, he may probably,
before he is sixty, go to the school
of common sense, and learn the joys
of outdoor life,-of flowers, art,
music, literature, sympathy with his
kind, a tender appreciation of every
thing there is in the-world that makes
life worth living. If he learns that
successfully, the last ten years of his
life, between sixty and seventy,-may
be passed in comparative comfort,
but how much wiser it would have
been, after he had accumulated
enough money to pay his bills and
keep his family,-not in luxury,
which, ten chances to one, would ruin
his sons, and injure the future of his
daughters,-he had packed away,
both in his heart and theirs, the love
for the things which would have
made, not only the last ten years, but
all the years of his life, lovely and
happy! In other words, to sum it all
up, l would rather have my little
piece of pie every day I live, than
wait until I am so old my teeth won't
chew it,"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06
A Prize Offer.
AUNT JENNIE.

The first fires of the season have
been kindled, and the family has be-
gun to gather each evening about the
blazing hearth. From now until next
April, at least from two to four
hours each night will be spent in this
way. 1t is very important therefore
that arrangements be made to spend
this time as proftably as possible.
To encourage thought and discus
sion along this line The Progressive
Farmer has decided to offer a copy
of Thomas Nelson Pages popular
and fascinating new story, Gordon
Keith" for the best article on "Sug-
gestions for Winter Evenings" sent
by n reader of Social Chat.
Many phases of this subject admit
of extended discussion. First, there
is the matter of reading. Let some
writer describe the most helpful
kinds of reading, what books the
writer has enjoyed most OF found
most helpful, outline a course of
reading, make suggestions as to
reading aloud, etc. Social improve
ment may also have attention, and
the cultivation of a more beautiful
home life-combating ~disagreeable-
ness, cheap gossip, moroseness, ETC.,
and instead getting each person from
the youngest to the oldest to appear
plans of helping the children in their
studies, how to help them to get the
most out of their schooling, etc.
Courses of study for older people,
people out of school who wish to be-
come better informed regarding spe-
cial subjects, may also be discussed.
The ladies may describe different
kinds of fancy work. 'Possum hunts
and kindred sports for boys should
not be overlooked. Games of diff
ferent kinds should be suggested,
and music should also have atten-
ton. Parties and visits to neigh
bors, should also be encouraged and
different plans for home entertain
ments reported. Many other ideas
will occur to you. Let US have them.
You may discuss several different
phases of the topic or treat of only
one-reading, games, studies, hunt
ing, parties, home life, fancy work,
music, charity work, etc., etc.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06
s~ugpsstions From a HOusekeeper.

SOkkO064OA G4VU OOoSCACVRV4O
Dear Aunt Jennie May I come
in and chat just a little while? What
are you all doing that keeps you too
busy to say a few words to us who
are always listening? Some of us
like to listen and learn from the ex-
~periences of others. I have profted
by reading what many of you have
said heretofore. For quite a while
the Circle reminded me of an expe-
rience meeting and was exceedingly
helpful to us who must stay at home
and who see so little of the outside
world and the doings of its inhabi-
tants. The letters from the young
people we're CHEEKY and those from
the older ones we're inspiring. Mrs.
S. E. M. spoke of the nuisance of al
lowing mad dogs to run at large in
one of her letters not long since, and
/ wish to add my voice in the vote
to prevent this danger in some way.
Our dogs are dear to us country
folks, for it is to their watchfulness
that we trust security at night
while we are asleep; but there is no
dog dearer to its owner than is the
life of some relative or friend, there
fore we should hold ourselves ready
to kill the dog in case he has symp-
toms of rabies. The writer of this
letter once had a beautiful New
foundland dog killed because he had
diphtheria and the children of the
neighborhood we're in danger of tax
ing it. Of course, we loved the dog,
but human life was dearer, and we
sacrificed the dog and felt that we
had done our duty. Now diphtheria
is not so deadly as hydrophobia, and
why not kill the dog and possibly
save a fellow being?
Nutting parties are becoming
quite the clad" in our neighborhood,
and a jolly time those who go have
of it, too. Of course some married
people always accompany the party
who search for the little brown treas
ures. This winter we will have many
social chats while eating the fruit
of our labor.
How many of you like persim-
mon beer with a nice juicy sweet po-
tato? When making the beer don't
forget to add a few locusts, if you
can get them, and note the differ
ence.
By the way, try dropping Irish po-
tatoes in cold water when putting
them on to boil and see if they are
not mealy instead of clammy as when
put on in hot water.
Hoping to have the pleasure of
reading many letters from the Chat
terers this winter, I remain
Your well-wisher,
MRS. D. E. B.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06
OUR SOCIAL CHAT

All letters Intended for this department
should be addressed to AUNT Jennie y cSrS
OF The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, II, 8.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06

"Ideas must work through the
brains and the arms Of good and
brave men, or they are no better than
Dreams"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-06
Aunt Jennie's Letter.

auntie will say? Well, just this: If
the girl-no, / mean woman-is one
after your own idea of what a wo-
man should be in every respect and
you love her with your whole heart,
all will be well. But if she is the
girl who firted so outrageously last
summer and with whom you seemed
infatuated, beware; it is not too late
to turn around and face about. Bet
ter to run than face the world for
years with defeat written on your
every feature.
If you have chosen wisely, as I
trust you have, please pause and
take an inventory of your personal
self. Who are you, and what will
she be as your wife, Merely Mrs.
Smith, or the wife of our friend, Mr..
John Smith whom we all know and
admire for his many good qualities.
Do you measure up to your own
standard of true manhood? You
feel sure that you are not fooled in
your estimate of the girl. Is she
fooled in her choice? You know and
you are the only being who does
know, and you too are the master
OF your fate. Are you worthy of her
and will you try to be a model hus-
band for her sake? Remember that
she leaves all behind the day she be-
comes your bride; you are her all.
Will you disappoint her?
You can make her happy or you
can make her miserable. Which will
you do? Of course, you mean to do
the best you can; but let me tell you,
my boy, many men mean well and
honestly believe that they are doing
their duty when they provide a
house, clothes and a plentiful supply
of food. Yes, they are doing their
| duty, but not their full duty, for a
house is not a home unless there is
congeniality. I care not how costly
the furnishing of that house, it is
not home without love and forbear-
ance, patience and contentment-
these are the corner stones.
Are you careless of your personal
appearance? IF you are, be careful,
my boy, for she will expect you to be
her lover always, and no woman ad-
mires a man so much when unkempt
and unshaven. You have been scru-
pulously neat h~eretofore9 Well, con-
tinue to be so, for her sake.
A is an observant creature
and you are her ideal, remember.
Measure up to her estimate of you.
You can if you will, as she knows
that no man is perfection personi-
fed, but she believes you are nearer
perfect for her than any one else, or
she would not consent to be your
wife.
Don't forget to make love to her
occasionally or she will think that
YOU do not love her as you should.
Men pretend to care so little for ex-
pressions of affection; but isn't it
simply pretence? Now, honor
bright, don't you like to have her tell
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
Bag.Wornns.

Frequent enquiries are received re-
garding the "bag-worm" whose pecu-
liar sacs or bags are frequently seen
during the winter attached to various
trees and other objects. If these sacs
are examined, some will be found to
contain large number of eggs within
a mass Of yellow fluffy material. The
empty cases are the ones that were
occupied by the male during the past
growing season while the larger ones,
containing the mass Of eggs, were
the abode Of the females. The females
in fact never leave the cases and after
fertilization by the small male moths,
the eggs are formed as already de-
scribed. From these eggs are Matched,
in the spring, the larvae that begin
feeding on the leaves of trees at once
and soon form about themselves the
bag that is enlarged as the larvae
mature until it becomes too large for
them to carry. Then it is attached to
the limb while the larvae is eating
and is moved to another place when
the food supply is there exhausted.
Every one of these cases should be
removed from the trees during the
winter and burned as otherwise the
larvae are certain to destroy a good
number Of shade trees in the spring.
Oklahoma Experiment Station bulle.
tin.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
Selecting judges Of Swine.

w. G. Huey says: In the selection
Of the Judge, the exhibitors of each
breed of swine should have a voice
in selecting the judge or judges of
their respective breeds. No one man
should push himself like an autocrat
and dictate who should be judge OF
the various breeds, and do so over the
protest of the exhibitors. The ex-
hibitors or breeders of each breed OF
swine should be consulted in the Sc
lection OF their judge. And after a
fair expression of opinion of the
breeders of the various breeds has
been secured as to their choice for
judge, the judges for the various
breeds Should be selected and their
names published go days previous to
the opening of the fair. The swine
show at the Illinois State Fair is the
royal of America, and the State Board
of Agriculture should make ample
provision for the comforts and con-
venience of the exhibitor and the ex-
hibit, and to see to it that judges
are selected that are competent to
rightfully place the awards, and will
do so with clean hands.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
BALLCONING AS A CURE.
French Doctor Says Tonic Effects
Are Astonishing,

DR.. Naugier of Paris, in a paper
read at recent meeting Of the Aca-
denie de Medicine, made astonishing
claims as to the tonic and blood form
ing effects of balloon asceasicns A
two hours voyage in tae air, he de-
clared, causes a marked increase in
the numDer of the red cCr-uscles, and
the condition persists for ten days
after an ascension. Five such ascen-
sions in the course of six or seven
weeks, he said, are more beneficial to
en- anaemic than a sojourn of three
months in the mountains The good
effect begins to be felt almost i'm
mediately, and a heightened stay in
the air is of no value, and in the case
of many is actually detrimental in
causing nervous irritation.
DR.. Naugier urged that the munich
pal council be asked to provide a
large balloon, capable of taking to the
upper air daily fifty patients who are
too poor to afford a change of eli
mate.-New York Medical Record.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
Worried hY Monkeys.

A British soldier writing from the
Transvaal July 25 last tells the fol-
lowing story: II have to go to the top
of big hill every day to a block
house to see if the monkeys have not
run away with it. l carry big stick
up there with me, as some of them
are as big as 1. These big monkeys
also have learned to throw stones at
the tin huts, so that they are unpleas-
ant neighbors, especially at night. We
had a lively time last night. We had
just got off to sleep when the mon
keys came off the hill and stoned our
hut. OF course, being tin, we thought
the Beers we're upon us, so we turned
out with our rifles and fired and killed
one of them before we could see prop
erly what it was. They killed our
watchdog, so we may get another visit
tonight
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27

The Northern Pacific and
Great Northern roads are
charged with killing the mea-
sure for the state railroad
commission introduced in the
Washington Legislature by
request of Governor Me-
Bride. A dispatch to the
Minneapolis::Tim says that
the interests and the leaders
which have thus killed the
commission bill are the same
as those which two weeks ago
secured the election of Levi
Ankeny as United States sem
ator. ...
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
Cats Used as Messengers.

In a certain town in Belgium they
have trained cats to run messages,
after the manner of carrier pigeons
only that cats go afoot. It is new
way to keep pussy out of mischief and
give her something to do instead of
catching birds. There is very en-
couraging side to this story. Boys
must be more gentle in Belgium in
their treatment of cats than in most
countries, or else people would never
trust q cat alone with a message were
the boys ordinary boys-or at least
like some of the very bad boys that
we meet, who are so full of mischief
as to always have desire to be cruel
to animals.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
Growing Potatoes Under Straw.

Growing Potatoes Under Straw.
From Farmers Review: On this
farm we tried the plan Of covering
the potato patch with straw. The re-
suit was satisfactory. The tubers
were planted the ordinary depth and
as they came up the straw was put
on. Next time we will merely cover
with earth and then cover that i'm
mediately with straw to a depth Of
ten or twelve inches. Deep covering
with straw has proved the best with
us. There is much complaint here
about potatoes rotting, but we are
finding very few rotten ones.-E. c..
Thompson, Johnson County, Ne
braska.
Planting potatoes under straw has
been tried for a good many years, yet
the practice does not seem to in
crease. We would like to know what
are the objections to the practice. It
seems there must be some. or the
plan would be more generally adopt
ed. Will some of our readers give us
their experiences in this matter.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
RUSSIAN An Awful LANGUAGE.
{ -"sing Words and Diff
e J: 8 E.. 1c..:.lnciations.

= *
Full Of .'a::ss3r K ::::sing Words and DIFF
z@5.. s. t.o-..:: e. E :, IN stations.
The Russian Language to one who
is not familiar with 1t, is worse. than
a Chinese puzzle. A. young Russian
at present living in Philadelphia went
to the Commercial Museum the other
day to see if any of the newspapers
of his native land we're kept on file,
according to toe Record of that city.
He stated his warts to an attendant,
who replied, **We used to have the
Hobo, but it doesn't come any more
In speaking of the circumstance yes
terday, the young Russian said: Il
was rather puzzled to know what the
man meant, for the word hobo is de-
cldedly of American origin, and I
knew of no paper the name of which
was anything like it. Finally it
dawned upon me that what he meant
was~sa paper published i'll St. Peters,
burg, called, as near as can give the
English pronunciation, Novoje Vrem-
va, which means the New Time In
Russian the first of the two words is
spelled Hoboe, although pronounced
Novoje. And that's why he referred
to the paper as the Hobo"
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27

At the council meeting Friday
hight a liquor license was granted to
Nordstrom & Sylvester, with F. W.
Lyon and Frank Farrow as sureties.
The street sprinkliDg committee was
directed to make the street sprink-
ling levy.
At the council meeting Wednesday
night liquor license was issued to
VIM. Gotta, with s. Trebby and JOS.
Gendron as sureties.
The third estimate on the steel
work of the bridge was allowec-
$2411.30.
Chief Emder asked that $25 be ap'
propriated for Anthony Raymond, a
fireman i'll at the hospital. The
matter went over to the regular
meeting Monday.
Alderman Moeglein reported that
the hose cart for the second precin'
had been ordered from the ": =
Hunt Co.. OF Minneapolis. 1t will
carry 800 to 1000 feet Of hose. Two
truss Iaddere, so and go, feet have
also been ordered.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
"Takino" Matrimonial Fad.

Persons about to commit matri-
mony and victims invited to be pres
ent at affairs of the kind will be de-
lighted to learn that solution of the
what-to-give problem has been invent
ed in St. Paul, MINI. At a recent we'd
ding in that city the friends of the
bridal pair contented themselves with
handing out checks for sums ranging
from 81 up-mostiy up. This scheme
saves the bride the worry and peril Of
exchanging many duplicate gifts, and
relieves the givers of any amount of
hard thinking.
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
HeliqoIand a Gretna Green.

The island of Heligoland still con-
tinues under the German rule to MAIN
tain it's character as a sort of Euro
pean Gretna Green.
The Heligoland clergy are Luth-
eran, and are elected by the people,
after the ancient Tristan custom. But
most of their services in connection
with weddings are required, not by
the members of their own flocks, but
by outsiders, who cross the seas to
the islands merely for the sake Of
getting married.
A music teacher of the island has
officiated as the father" of numerous
runaway brides. When he gives away
lady whom he has never seen be-
fore to a gentleman about whom he
knows nothing at all, he accepts an
"honorarium" OF e5
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27
Deaths OF TURKISH Gulrans

Abdul Hamid, sultan of Turkey, has
Just celebrated his Goth birthday. Thir-
ty-four Othmans have reigned in Tur-
key and the longest reign was less
than fifty years, Solyman l. having sat
upon the throne from 1920 to 1866.
Only one sultan in the nineteenth cen
fury, only one in the eighteenth and
only one in the seventeenth ruled
longer than Abdul, and most of his
predecessors have been slain or put in
chains before their friends were able
to wish them many happy returns Of
their Goth birthday. ~
Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1903-02-27

The republican compromise
on the statehood bill was re-
jected by the democrats of
the senate, because the peo-
pie of Arizona strongly OBJ
ject to being united with New
Mexico, so that Oklahoma,
New Mexico and Arizona
must keep their territor ial
clothes on for a while yet.