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Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
RECLAIM THE WASTE PLACES.
Words of Wisdom Directed to Those
Looking Forward to Owning
Farms I'm the Southwest.

Land has been classed as good and
bad, fertile and infertile, productive
and unproductive. The bad land can
be made good, the infertile can be
made fertile, the unproductive can be
made productive. But why do the
work necessary to reform waste land
when there is enough good land for
every farmer farm? This question
was once pertinent; but how is it
now? Farm land is becoming every
year more scarce, and in very few
years none but refuse lands will be
obtainable, except at prices beyond
the reach of men of ordinary means.
Population is rapidly increasing, inn
migrants are coming in by thousands,
and soon these waste places will be
taken in by intelligent, progressive
farmers and made to blossom like
gardens. There are thousands of
acres in the southwest that have
heretofore, been passed by on the
other side," because some needed
draining, some needed irrigation.
some needed terraoing, and some
needed fertilizing, but all capable Of
being made fertile and productive
when taken in charge by the right
men. Such lands are comparatively
cheap and there are many young ten
ant farmers who would do better to
buy and redeem such lands than to
await the uncertain contingency of
accommodating enough capital by cul-
tivating the lands Of other people to
buy far more costly farm. In the
days to come every acre of farm land
and every acre capable of being con-
verted into farming land, will be cul-
tivated. And in many cases these re-
deemed farms will be more profitable
than those that were originally fer
tile.-Texas Farm and Ranch.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
FARMER AND PLANTER.
WHAT CONSTITUTES SUCCESS.
The Successful Farmer In the One
Who Gets the Most Satisfaction
Out of Farm Life.

The successful farmer IS not always
the one who makes more money, but
the one who gets the most satisfac-
tion out of farm life. We know some
modest farmers, who have good
homes, containing many conven-
fences, who owe no man, who are as
able to educate their children and af-
ford their families many of the home
~ luxuries appropriate to a farmers
home. We also know farmers who
own ten times as much land, and who
have bank accounts that would star
tie the modest farmer first named,
and yet these two farmers could not
exchange conditions without serious
loss to the one first mentioned. AS
society is organized, money is neces-
sity of life, and one must have some
of it or he is at serious disadvant-
age. But money does not constitute
all farmer wants. His fields and
fiocks, his trees and vines furnish him
an abundane of things that are better
than money, as is proven by the fact
that men having money are always
ready to exchange it for the better
things the farmer grows. There is
more rational enjoyment in crate
OF strawberries or peck of Elberta
peaches than in an equal measure of
gold coin. Men want money because
Others want it, and therefore it can
be exchanged for things which we
can enjoy. Farmers can get more
nj "a e.
than any other class of people, be-
cause they get SO much of the beauti-
full and good direct from first hands
from natures own hand, and without
money, but with honest, health giving
labor that makes them all the more
enjoyable. The man who "dwelleth
under his own vine and fig tree" is
held up to our view by holy writ as
one who ought to be supremely hap
py, and conveys the idea of rural con-
tentment, as it existed two thousand
years ago, as it exists to-day, and as
1T will exist as long as men must sub
sist upon the bounties of mother
earth. The truth of this doctrine is
not affected by the fact that there
are many farmers who get but little
out OF farm life. They may get more
money than satisfaction out of it in
which case they are poor indeed. Or
they may get neither money nor sat
isfaction, because they are out of
place on farms, and should be else
where. 1t requires a well-developed
man, mentally, morally and physical
ly. to be good farmer to find pleas
ure in farm life. 1t can't be done by
disciple OF mammon; it can't be
done by servant of the wicked one;
it can't be done by fool.-Texas
Farm and Ranch.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

ending as ski, 'ello, berg, han, sen.
These people are supplanting the ma
tive-bred young men to such an ex-
tent as to completely change the
makeup of some eastern commlni-
ties.
Their purchase of property is of
course not due to any prejudice in
their favor on the part of former
owners, but to the fact that Jean
Calette or Steve Kalouski is, perhaps,
the only buyer willing to pay any
thing like a fair price. These enter
prising persons have worked few
years in city shop and laid up sew
eral hundred dollars. Taught by their
experience in overcrowded Europe to
prize the ownership of land, they are
ready to take a farm on easy terms
and work hard to pay for it in full.
They do not dcspise a location which
happens to be over five minutes walk
from trolley line or more than ten
miles from city. They expect to
work and save, with great deal of
help from vigorous, ambitious women
folks and their numerous and docilc
children.
Meanwhile the young man, who
would have been natural heir to the
farm, has sold his birthright for job
where he can wear creased trousers
every day in the week and keep his
finger nails white and smooth. With
an idle wife and pug dog he lives in
a little fiat, of which the monthly
rent is equal to the Erice of an eacre
of good farm land. He grows hol-
loweyed and nervous, and wears out
young, but the people with the
strange names live and multiply in
the ancestral homes.-American Agri-
culturist.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
HERE AND THERE.

"A farrcer should now be careful,
about breeding his saddle mares. He
should select a stallion which will not
be too near akin or too violent an
outcross, and be sure that he is reg
istered.
The condition in which farm prod
ucts are sent to market often deter
mines the question of profit or loss.
Although of inferior quality they may
be put up in such nice shape as to
make them acceptable to the dealer.
Try it.
All that an animal consumes be-
yond what is necessary to sustain life
goes to make increased weight or
product; when the quality of feed il
reduced below certain point, the ami
NAL is bound to consume it's own tis-
sues to make up the deficiency.
"A great many steps can be saved
IN doing chores if one will only car
ry little thought with his activeness.
Do all the work that lies in one di-
rection at one time, and that, too,
without retracing the steps. A step
saved means longer lease of life.
According to the latest mail ad-
vices cotton planting in Egypt is gen.
orally completed. Upper Egypt will
probably show an increase in area of
about twenty-five per cent. In the
Delta the area is undoubtedly in
creased, but only by small percent-
age.
The time to begin feeding pig to
get the most profit out of it is the
day of it's birth. A little attention
to feeding the pig given some six
months ago or so previous would not
be missing it so far. If we wish to be
successful swine growers our first aim
must be to keep the animals healthy.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
TREE PLANTING IN ALABAMA,
Eighteen Hundred Acres to be Plant
ed to Lob1olly Fine Chest-
nut and Oak.

A planting plan has receinly been
prepared by the bureau of forestry
for 1900 acres of land in Cullman
county, Alabama, owned by Emil Ahl-
richs, and valued at from $1.25 to SO
per acre. The planting will be done
in several different localities, but all
in Cullman county. Work will begin
as soon as growth ceases next fall,
and will continue through the winter,
except in freezing weather. The first
seasons work will include the plant
ing of loblolly pine seedlings collected
in the forest on a tract of 160 acres Of
open woods. Two hundred and eighty
acres will be planted with chestnut
and white and post oak. A seed bed
will be prepared for the raising of
loblolly pine for a tract of GAO acres,
as it is considered not advisable to
use entirely stock collected from the
forest.
All this planting is based on the
fact that while immense quantities Of
loblolly are being cut in that locality,
there is little or no reproduction on
the land in question, due chiefly to
annual fires set to improve the pas
ture. Mr.. Ahlrichs will have a fire.
patrol system.
1t is purposed also to treat traot
OF 64o acres to improve the natural
reproduction by the prevention of
fires.
Labor may be obtained at SIS per
month, hence the work can be done
at very small cost. 1t is estimated
that the planting will cost only from
So to So per acre.
Loblolly pine is to be planted for
the production of lumber, chestnut
for posts and telegraph poles, and
oak for railroad ties.-Farmers' Home
Journal.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
WHO BUYS THE FARM.
Rapidly Passing Into the Hands
OF Foreign Immigrants.

A glance over the list of recent
sales of country real estate shows
that more and more of the good old
ancestral farms are passing into the
hands of different class of owners.
The names include plenty of such
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
Saved His Life.

Whitehall, ILL.,, June Sth.-Mr. Lon Man.
ley had Brlght's Disease and after his home
doctor had treated him for sometime he
finally told him that he could do nothing
more for him, and that he would surely die.
"A friend who had heard of what Dodd' 8
Kidney Pills had done in cases of Kidney
Trouble, advised Mr.. Manley to try q
treatment of this remedy.
He did SO and everyone was surprised and
delighted to see an Improvement in a very
short time. This improvement gradually
kept on as the treatment proceeded, till
now Mr.. Manley is well. He says:
"The doctor said he had done all he could
for me. He gave me up. A friend adv ised
me to take Dodd's Kidney Pills, and in q
few weeks was nearly al right again.
II am not dead, and can truthfully say
that feel better today than / have for
years. Dodd's Kidney Pills are wonder
full remedy and I will always praise them
and recommend them to everyone suffering
az did,
Mr.: Manley's recovery has caused pro-
found sensation, as no one ever thought he
would recover.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
A FALSE ALARM.
singular Source of = StnrtIing Rumoy
of the Destruction of
New York

From Mexico City there comes in q pri.
vate letter this story of how the rumor be-
came current there in April of the destruc-
ton of New York, reports the Times
On the afternoon of the Sd inst. there
was rumor here Of a terrible earthquake
and cyclone in New York. Everybody
talked about it, and each one had worse
tale to tell; half New York was destroyed,
with 100000 people. Think of my
anxiety! l was afraid to telegraph. AT
last made up my mind to do so, but when
I reached the cable Office they showed me
telegram just received in reply to an in
quiry, which read: Not word of truth in
It.. l was greatly relieved. 1t seems that
two Spaniards who live here and who had
been on a visit to Europe returned to New
York that day. They are known among
their friends here as Earthquake and 'Cy-
clone, and are besides great eaters. One
of their friends in New York telegraphed
to friend here::
Earthquake and Cyclone arrived; have
swallowed up half New York
This was the cause of the whole thing"
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

"The Nean, Kool Kitchen Kind" of stovel
keep you clean and cool. Economical and al
ways ready. Sold at good stove stores.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

It is great evil as well as a misfor-
tune, to be unable to utter a prompt and
decided no-Simmons.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

Tom-"Did she ask YOU if she were the
only girl you ever leved?" Jack-"No
She took it for granted. ."-Somerville Jour.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

A Test.-"He has been mentioned AZ
candidate for Office very frequently" ;"
Yes" answered Farmer Corntossel; "the
only trouble is that everytime anybody
mentions him, the other fellers laugh
Washington Star
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
DOCTOR ADVOCATED OPERATION
PE-RU-NA MADE KNIFE UNNECESSARY.
NATARRH is q very frequent cause
~ of that class of diseases popularly

(ATARRH is very frequent cause
~ OF that class of diseases popularity
known as female weakness.
Catarrh of the pelvic organs produces
such a variety Of disagreeable and irri-
tating symptoms that many people
in fact, the majority of people-have
no idea that they are caused by catarrh.
1t all the women who are suffering
with any form of female weakness
would write to DIR. Hartman, Columbus,
Ohio, and give him complete descrip-
tion OF their symptoms and the peculiar
ties OF their troubles, he will immedi-
for treatment, free of charge.
Mrs. Epa Bartho> 1873 East f2th
street, N. Y. City, N. Y. wrtes !:
"Isuffered for three years wHh
leucorhea and alteration of the
svonlb. The doctor ADVOCATED an
operation which I dreaded Dery
mach. and strongly objected to go
under IT, No4y I an, a changed
4von,an. Peuna cured me i; It took
nine bottles. but I felt so much i'm
proceed Ikept taking It, as I dreaded
an operation so mach. I am today
In perfect health and hape not felt
SO sven for fifteen years. Mrs.
Epa Barfho.
Miss Maud Steinbach, 1899 18th st.,
Milwaukee, Wis, writes:
Last winter felt sick most of the
time, was irregular and suffered from
nervous exhaustion and severe bearing
down pains. had SO frequently heard
of Peruna and what wonderful cures it
performed SO sent for bottle and in
four weeks my health and strength
were entirely restored to me. Miss
Maud Steinbach.
Every where the women are using
Peruna and praising it. Peruna is not q
palliative simply it cures by removing
the cause of female disease.
DR.. Hartman hasprobably cured more
women of female ailments than any
other living physician. He makes these
cures simply by using and recommend
ing Peruna.
Hy0u do not derive prompt
use of Peruna, write at once to D
0f vOuP case and he will he nfeaSl
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
CUT1ICURA SOAP
The Worlds Greatest
Skin Soap,
The Worlds Sweetest
Toilet Soap.
sale Greater Than the World'S Product
Of 0thaf Skin Soaps.
Sold Wherever Civilization Has
Penetrated.

Millions Of the worlds best people
use Cuticura Soap, assisted by Cuticura
Ointment, the great skin cure, for pre-
serving, purifying and bcautifying the
skin, for cleansing the scalp Of crusts,
scales and dandru1f. and tho stopping Of
falling hair. for softening, whitening
and soothing red, rough and sore hands.
for baby rashes, itchings and channgs.
for annoying irri.ations, or too free or
offensive perspiration. for ulcerativc
weaknessca and many sanativc, anti-
septic purposes which readily suggest
themselves to women, especially moth
ers. as wcI as for all the purposes Of
the toilet, bath and nursery.
Cuticura Soap combines delicate
emollicnt properties derived from Cuti-
cura. the great skin cure, with the pur.
est of cleansing ingredients and tho
most refreshing Of flower odours. No
other medicated soap ever compounded
is to be compared with It for preserv.
ing, purifying and beautifying the skin.
scalp, hsir and hards. No other for.
eign or domestic toilet soap, however
expensive, is to be compared with 1t for
all the purposes Of the toilet, bath and
nursery. Thus It combines In one soap
at one price the most effective skin and
complexion soap, and the purest and
sweetest toilet, bath and nursery soap
ever compounded.
Sold throughout the World. Cuucuva Rcsolvent Hlc.
On form Of Chocolate Coated rs 25c per visl Or 00l
house Sol PARA Rue de a PAX Boston. lH Columbus
Ave Potter Drug Chem. Corp. sole Props.
q. Send Tor = All About the Skin, oealp and HainU
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

Dentists are dealers in extracts.-ChicaRo
Daily News.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken oi
as cough cure.-J. w. O'Brien, 800 Thirl
Ave.. n, Minneapolis, MINI, Jan. 6, 1900.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
We Can't Tell Your Fortune,

but we have publications that will enighten
You about Texas and its great possibilities.
Other Katy" publications, ''The Golden
Square. The Coming Country" "Old
Mexico" etc, will be mailed on application.
Address, KATY" $40 Wainwright Bldg.
st. Louis, No.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04
Responded Too soon.

His Aunt-John. why did you enter the
ministry?
John--Becanse, dear aunt, was called.
fare YOU sure, John, that it wasn't some
other noise you heard Puck.
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

To Cure q Cold In One Day.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets All
Water Valley progress., 1903-07-04

you DO NOT derive prompt and satisfactory results the
OF Peruna write at DR.
Of and he will you
gratis. SfsskEe 4s68
Columbus, Ohio.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20
THE PRESIDENTS TRIP.
The North Dakota Itinerary Fargo
y Jamestown. Bismarck. Medora.

The North Dakota Itinerary Fargo,
Jamestown, Bismarck, Medora.
Washington, March is. president
Roosevelt to-day told Senator Hans
brough about the itinerary of the
presidents party through North Da-
kota. The first stop in the state will
be at Fargo, where the train will ar
rive at 2:30 a. M, April, 7 remaining
until 10. The president will be Wis
ible from $3.50 until 10, and subject to
any program the local committee may
make.
The next stop will be fifteen min
tes at jamestown. Bismarck will be
reached at p. m. and the party will
remain thirty minutes. The last stop
in the state will be at Medora at 8
O clock for fifteen minutes.
Senator Hansbrough of Norht Da-
kota presented Major "A. w. Edwards
of Fargo at the White House to-day
and then took him to the state depart
ment, where arrangements were made
for Edwards to start for Montreal,
1t is understood he will leave Wash.
ington for Montreal the last Of this
week, not returning to Fargo. He is
uncertain whether he will have the
family join him in Montreal or not
but expects to rent house there and
have Mrs. Edwards and the younger
children join him in the spring.
w. w. Jermane.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20
SUPREME COURT.

Herald: Under the provisions Of q
law passed by the recent legislature
the supreme court terms at Grand
Forks and Fargo will be four weekf
each, instead of two wekes. The next
term of court will be held at Fargo,
beginning on March "a, and there is a
large calendar to be disposed Of at that
time. Judges Young and Morgan
have returned from an outing spent
at the Mud Springs in Indiana, and
the work of arranging for the coming
term has been started. Some of the
cases left undecided when Judge Wal
lin retired from the bench will be re-
argued.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20
DEVILS LAKE OUT.

We Will not be in the Baseball League
This Year.
A six-team base ball league was
formed at Grand Forks last week.
The towns in the new league are:
Grand Forks, Winnipeg, Fargo,
Crookston, West Superior and Duluth.
D. J. Laxdall was elected presi-
dent. The season opens May 18th,
and 100 games will be played. There
is talk that Grand Forks will have a
few games transferred to Devils Lake
during the Chautauqua.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20
FIX RACING DATES.
Bottineau Has Joined the Circuit and Will
Have Second Meeting.

Have Second meeting.
Herald: Bottineau has become a
member of the Great Northern Racing
circuit, and change of the date
schedule was arranged at meeting
of the officers of the circuit held at
the Hotel Dacotah last night. The
new dates:
Langdon, June 90 and "a.
Bottineau. June 90 and 70.
Cando, July s and 4.
Devils Lake, July, I, 8 and 8.
Larimore, July IS and II.
Park River, July Is and II.
C4ookston, July % and 80.
Grand Forks, August and 6.
There will be three events each day
at the several meetings for the fol.
lowing purses:
2:35 pace and $3.50 trot, $500.
2:18 pace and 2:15 trot, $500.
Halt mile running race, 5000.
2:45 pace and s:4O trot, 5000.
2:s5 pace and 2:2O trot, 5000.
2:10 trot and pace. $780,
The purses for harness races will be
divided on a so, 25, Is and 10 per cent
basis and the running races on a so,
25 and 10 per cent basis.
The matter Of closing entries came
in for large amount of the discus
sion, and it was finally decided that
the entries for the first four meetings
should be five days prior to the open
ing meeting at Langdon, June 2, and
that entries for the last four meetings
should close five days prior to the
opening of the Larimore meeting July
13.
The reports from the several towns
making up the circuit are very fatter-
ing and indications are that the meet
ings will be successful ones and that
there will be a large number of en-
tries of good horses.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20
A NEW SUMMER RESORT.

Since the completion of the Far
mers road it is likely a summer resort
will be opened up at Sweetwater.
Fred coykendahl is figuring on the
scheme. and if his plans carry he will
put on steam launch this year.
There is no finer place in the state for
camping than along Sweetwater lake.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20

If you want to sell your farm list
it with us at once. We have num-
Der of prospective buyers on our list.
Write us today giving description and
price. You may have just what they
want. Apdress
E. w. Miner & Co.
Dilsev Lake, N. D.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1903-03-20
NORTH DAKoTA's FAME.

Atcheson Kan. Globe: A prea sh-
er declared recently that st. Paul was
the hell ll-center of the world. Then
another located it in New England,
and now Bishop Mann says that it is
in North Dakota. Bishop Mann was
formerly preacher in Kansas City
and ought to know a hell-spot when
he sees it.
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-11-14
To Locate In Deadwood.

The following piece of news was pub
lished in st. Paul paper, under date of
November 8, the same having been sent
from Aberdeen:
There are rumors afoat in this city to
the effect that ex-United States Senator
r F. Pettigrew is to be selected as the
South Dakota member of the national
democratic committee some time in the
near future, and that he will take up his
residence in Deadwood, and from the
site of the Homestake mine, which is
owned by the Hearst estate, begin his
work in behalf of the party of jefferson.
If Pettigrew takes up his residence in
Deadwood he will certainly have the
support Of the Hearst millions should he
undertake to have himself elected to
succeed Robt. J. Gamble as senator, and
it is believed he is laying his plans for
some such coup. 1t is asserted that the
Black Hills may demand the successor
to Senator Gamble, and if that is the
case, and Congressman Martin cannot be
elected by the republicans to succeed
himself, the Hills people may conclude
that democrat is better than no sena.
tor, and support Mr., Pettigrew."
Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1903-11-14
Congress met in special session on tn

Congress met in special session on the
9th of November. 1t was given out at
the time the President called the special,
that nothing would probably be consid.
cred except the Cuban treaty, but new
problem has risen out of the sea and our
relations with the government of Colum
bia may require serious consideration.
AS to the treaty, it may be of interest to
state that it provides that all of Cuba's
exports may enter the United States at a
reduction of 20 per cent from the present
rates of duty. The United States ex-
porters are to enjoy the same percentage
of reduction on goods going into Cuba
with reductions of %, 80 and 40 per cent
on certain classes of articles. The larger
discounts are on machinery Of various
kinds, manufactures of steel, whiskies
and brandies, manufactures of cotton
and knitted goods and number Of other
articles. The president of the United
States is authorized to proclaim the ex-
istence of the new rates as soon as con-
gress takes the necessary action to make
them operative.