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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10

His Interesting Answer to the Question,
Does a College Education Pay?

" SO4S6S
Ex-President Grover Cleveland
contributes to a recent issue of The
Saturday Evening Post a vigorous
and remarkably forceful discussion
of tie question, Does a College Edu-
cation Pay? and it is of interest not
only to the thousands of young men
who are considering the problem, but
to the tens of thousands of parents
who may have doubts. Mr.. Cleveland
does not judge success simply by
money-making.
"Many a college-bred man labors in
the field of usefulness without either
wealth or honors, and frequently with
but scant recognition of any kind,
and yet achieves successes which, I'M
seen and unknown by the sordid and
cynical, will bloom in the hearts and
minds Of men longer than the prizes
of wealth or honors can endure" he
says.
Further on in the article is this:
parents should never send their
sons to colleges simply for the pur-
pose of educational ornamentation.
The fact that parents have the fate
of a son largely in their keeping
should not only enlist their parental
love and pride, but should, at the
same time stimulate their parental
Judgment. Furthermore, they should
be constantly mindful that they have
in charge not only a son, but an I'M
completed man who is sOon to become
their contribution to the manhood of
the world. They therefore owe a dual
duty, which demands on the one hand
that the education of the son be I'M
dertaken as a help to his success in
life, and on the other that this educa-
ton shall promise for the maturing
man the equipment necessary to in
sure his value as an addition to civ
lIlZed humanity. Before he leaves
home to enter upon his student life,
his sympathy with these purposes
should be fully aroused, and he
should be impressed with the impor-
tance of keeping them steadily in
view. He should also take with him
to his new surroundings a love of
truth and honor, a cheerful, manly
disposition and truly democratic in
clinations. With these his collegiate
advent must be suspicious, and his
future life well guarded against
failure. Lacking these, his way is
made immensely more difficult and
uncertain"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10
THE HOME CIRCLE
Selections From "Macbeth. "

1t were done quickly: if the assassi-
Could trammel up the consequence,
and catch
With his surcease success; that but
this blow
Might with be-all and the end-aI
here,
But here, upon this bank and shoal
of time
We'd jump the life to come. But in
these cases
We still have judgment here; that
we but teach
Bloody instructions WHICH, being
taught, return
To plague tn inventor; this even
handed Justice
Commends the ingredients of u
poison'd chalice
To~our own lips. He's here in double
trust,
First, as I am his kinsman and his
subject,
Strong both against the deed; then,
as his host,
Who should against his murderer
shut the door,
Not bear the knife myself. Besides
this Duncan
Hath borne his faculties so meek,
hath been
So clear in his great office, that his
virtues
Will plead like angels trumpet
tongued against
The deep damnation of his taking
off;
And pity, like a naked newborn babe,
Striding the blast, or heavens cheru-
BIN hors'd
Upon the sightless carriers of the
air,
Shall blow the horrid deed in every
eye,
That tears shall drown the wind.-I
have no spur
To prick the sides of my intent, but
only
Vaulting ambition which o'erleaps it
self.
Duncan is in his grave;
After Iife's ftful fever he sleeps
well;
Treason has done his worst; nor steel,
nor poison
Malice domestic, foreign levy, moth
ing
Can touch him further!
l have liv'd long enough; my way of
life
Is falT'n into the sere, the yellow
leaf;
And that which should accompany
old age,
As honor, love, obedience, troops of
friends,
I must not look to have but, in their
stead,
Curses, not loud but deep, mouth
honor, breath
Which the poor heart would fain
deny and dare not.
Tomorrow, and tomorrow, and to-
morrow
Creeps in this petty pace from day
to day,
To the last syllable of recorded time;
And all our yesterdays have lighted
fools
The way to dusty death. Out, out,
brief candlel
Life's but a walking shadow; a poor
player
That struts and frets his hour upon
the stage
And then is heard no more: it is a
tale
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10
THE CARE OF THE HOME.

Home-makers Prepared by Mrs. Helen
Armstrong, Chicago.
A well-kept house may be home
like, or it may not, but other things
being equal, a home that is comfort
able, attractive and well cared for
has a great influence on the happi-
ness and we1l-being of the family.
When this result is obtained without
apparent worry or ~overWork, and the
wheels of the domestic machinery
run easily, housekeeping has been
mastered, instead of being master.
Many women become such slaves
to their work and it's regular routine
that the entire family is in a con
slant state of discomfort, and the
bugbear of everlasting scrubbing and
cleaning drives away all ease and
pleasure.
WORK FOR ALL
The first essential of a home IS
a cooperative spirit between the
members of the famimly. A selfish
spirit is easily fostered where all the
responsibility falls upon one pair Of
shoulders. No matter how slight the
task, each one should feel that he
can be of some use in the home, and
even the young children may learn
to be very helpful, and what is more
important, thoughtful for the COM
fort of others. I think [ can hear
a protest from some mother right
here, either saying that children
should have a good time while they
are young, as cares come. soon
enough; or that it is easier to do a
thing ones self than teach another
to do it. I admit the point in both
arguments, but would ask if it is
not worth something for children to
learn their power of usefulness and
a certain sense of responsibility, be
it ever so slight? This may be
taught without in any sense curtail-
ing youthful pleasure. An anticl-
pated treat is more fully enjoyed af-
ter the set task has been cheerfuIly
performed. So I would make a plea
for the help of the children in the
home, boys as well as girls. Every
little helps, an hours rest for che
mother, either for a new book or mag
azine or a little outing daily, is sure
~ worth this labor to them, in her
added strength, pleasure and posi-
bilities of companionship.
BUILDING A HOME.
So much for the theory in the care
of a home; now let us consider the
subject from a practical standpoint.
In our modern papers and magazines
we see many plausible articles on
building good homes for smoll sums
of money, and most of us have fan
cied just how delightful this might
be, had we the means. The fact
which the average family has to face
is that here is the home which we
must live in-how can we make the
best of the material at hand?.
There are CO MANY valuable +root-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-02-10

This is No. 9. OF cur Sc les of the Worlds
Bes. POtms.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-07
Five Went Down with Rorua.

NEW BEDFORD, Mass, Aug. T.
Five persons went down with the
barge Florrie. which sank during a
storm between Barnegat and Fire is.
land.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-07
Morgan,s Greateat nnrls asNrger.

NEW YORK, Aug. with an un-
precedented capital of 25.OO0.0O0, the
merger of the National Bank of Com
merce and Western National bank has
been consummated by J.. Pierpont
Morgan. The combined deposits of the
banks aggregate S1j0,000.000. This
brings to a realization the dream of
Mr.. Morgan of establishing the largest
md most powerful bank on this CONT
nent. The merger will go into effect
Oct. 3.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-07
Explosion Injuries Eight Miners.

Explosion Injuries Eight Miners.
FAIRMONT, w. Va, Aug. IA ter
rife explosion of powder at Monongah
mine No 2 resulted in the injuring of
eight miners. three of whom cannot
recover. and probably two others will
die. The accident happened in a pecul-
lar manner. The men were in a mine
car going down the slope of the mine
entrance. One man on the real of the
a carried some cans of powder strung
from a coal auger. This rested ON his
shoulder. A short circuit was formed
when he accidentally touched the cleo
trio trolley wire over his head with the
anger and the powder exploded. The
injured were brought here by train
and taken to the State hospital.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1903-08-07
Won sternburg al Oyster Bay.

OYSTER BAY. n. Y, Aug. r. His
nellency Freiherr Speck Won Stern
imperial German ambassador.
Feding Herr Won Holleben. recently
ed, presented his credentials as
Rssador to President Roosevelt
h received by him at Sycamore
today. He was accompanied by
bn Vol Dem Observation-Disclosures
counselor of legation and first sec
ry. Keen interest was manifested
fficial circles here at this departure
IN precedent on the part of the pres
ht al a special mark of favor to the
imam envoy, who for more than ten
Yrs has been his intimate friend.
is the first time an ambassador
ever presented to the president
tide of the White House.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10
ONE IN TEN DESERTS WIFE.
Chicago Is Stirred Over This
Startling Discovery.

Approximately ten per cent. OF the
newly made husbands of Chicago every
year are deserving their families.
This on the principle that figures
cannot lie. For while in the year
1902 Clerk Salmonson, of the marriage
license bureau, in the county building,
issued 2O,OO2 marriage licenses the
bureau of charities, the county agent
and the Chicago Relief and Aid Socie.
ty In the same year were called upon
to aid nearly 1900 families because of
the desertion of the husband and
father. just how many needy fami-
lies thus deserted did not call upon
charitable societies cannot be guessed.
At any rate the stir ever these coz
ditions which has been made in Chi
cago not only has been reflected In
other states, but at the last session of
the legislature at Springfield the
idea of making wife desertion a felony
and extraditable was modifed into q
bill, and this has become law that
promises to make the support OF wife
and family duty by no means easy to
dodge.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10
HOW TO USE 1T.
What Society Does With the
Napkin These Days.

Victor Smith, the free lance Of the
New York Press, once more puts the
country under obligations to bin. He
announces on authority that the cor
rect way TO pronounce Harry Lehr's
pane is not "Leer," which is suggest
i've of what the monkey does, but
"Lurr, with slight rolling of the RS.
Further, Mr.. Smith tells Of new way
of using the napkin, invented by Mr..
Lurr. On very holiday, he says, Mr..
Lurr, at fashionable luncheon, spread
he napkin on chair and sat upon it.
"One perspires so much" he drawled,
"and as l have on white flannel | do
not propose to give people chance TO
make comments" Ills example.
MIR. Smith declares, "was followed by
the anticipates of high life who had on
dark as well as light trousers" Now,
If YOU are in society you know what to
do with your napkin.-Savannah
News.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10

The Savannah News prints the fol-
lowing interesting story, which grew
ont of Congressman Griggs' recent
visit to Washington, from it's cores
pondent in that city:
When Senator Hanna occupies his
brownsville winter home he is a con-
stituent of Judge J. M. Griggs, who
represents the second district in cou-
gress, and who is chairman of the dem
ocratic congressional committee.
While here Judge Griggs expressed
his regret that his senatorial constitu-
ent should have become involved in
anything like a controversy. over the
Endorsement of President Roosevelt.
"You see" remarked the Judge, III
have a right TO take more than pass
ing interest in the political future OF
Uncle Mark because of his winter
residence in my district And this
leads me to feel aggrieved that he
should have seemingly laid down, be-
cause despite what his friends or enc
mics may say IL will appear this way
to The reading public.
"T caa understand his mistake in
making the bluff, but it is easy to I'M
der stand every bluff after it has been
called. Last year was Senator Fora
ker's year in Ohio politics, and with
the aid of Senator Hanna he was the
unan;nors choice of the republican
pa.5y OF that state for reelection.
This year was naturally Senator Han
pa's year, but it was Mr.. ForaBer's
turn to demand some consideration,
aud as the president desired an early
Endorsement, which in my opinion
shows great political astuteness on his
pa.u, Nj. Foraker could do no better
than insist that Senator Hanna con-
cede this much.
SARCASTIC OVER HANNA.
"Of course Senator Hanna was in
complete ignorance of the fact that the
president desired this Endorsement I'M
til the presidents statement came out
in Toe papers, although the presidents
friends in New York and other states
a year ago demanded his renomina-
tlon.
"All this being true I can readily
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10
TRYING TO "ECONOMIZE."
A Big Insurance Company Drop
ing Its Little Agents.

One of the big life insurance COM
panies began on June l reorganiza.
ton of its staff of agents. More than,
600 agents, it is stated, will be "loppeds
off," 1t is the little fellows, who write.
one-year policies amounting to less.
than 100000, that will have to 90
The movement is in the interest of
retrenchment, OF course, the company
receiving the benefit. And, really.
when one comes to consider that these
poor companies merely live in palaces
and cannot afford to pay their presi-
dents more than two or three hundred
thousand dollars year the necessity
for retrenchment at the expense of
the small agents can be well under.
stood.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10
REV. CARSWELL BOUNCED.
Well Known Georgia Minister Is
from Church.

The following dispatch from Baltl-
more III be read With interest here.
Rev. Carswell has visited Dawson
several times, and is known by many
of our people:
"Eev. E. r. Carewell, we'll Known
Georgia divine, has been practically
expelled from his denomination and
the ordination papers, under which
he has filled many Georgia pulplts,
have been demanded.
"The request for the ordination pa
pers and expulsion came as :the result
of sensational ocharges which have
been recently filed against MIR. Cars
well, in which his morals are said to
be involved.
1.-THE action was taken by the Ham
den Baptist church of Baltimore. The
only way in which Mr.. Carswell could
again enter the Baptist ministry would
be 'to again seek reconciliation.
Whether he will seek the pulpit
again has not been announced.
'Mr. Carsweil is now superintendent
OF an institution for the stammerers
at No. 1888 Callow avenue, this city.
"Refore coming to the Baltimore
pulpit Mr.. Carswell served the Bap-
fist churches of Elberton and Balm
Drid se, both in Georgia. He is well
throuchOnt the STATE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10
WAS SORRY WHEN Mr.. HANNA LAID DOWN
Grggs Talked Politics His Recent Visit to WASH
ngton. Regretted to See the Republican Boss Who He
Claims a Constituent, Forced to the Position
Second Fiddler in the Republican Band

! understand how as soon as Senator
Hanna found it out and on account OF
his great love for the president he wss
more than willing to concede this much
to Senator Foraker"
Then the judge lapsed into a re.
hecUive mood.
81 am indeed delighted" he solilo-
quized, "to see some one else fighting
besides the democrats. And might
say that would like it very much bet
ter if our folks instead of always in
sisting on fighting to finish would
sometimes do like uncle Mark'-lay
down before the game got too hot"
However" concluded Mr.. Griggs,
81 think the democratic party as a
whole is weary ofquarreling. There
are signs that the great majority Of
the party will be ready to stand To-
gether in 1904 on issues now affecting
the people. They will nominate some
man who has the confidence of the
masses and at the same time is not OBJ
noxious to the business inter ests of
the country."
CANNOT IGNORE BEYAE.
(Which faction of the democratic
party will name the candidate?" was
asked.
at is perfect folly to ever think OF
the vast majority of the democratic
party pc uniting small minority TO
dictate The candidate and the platform.
This will never be done.
Chow about ignoring Bryau?"
sit is idle also to think of RELOCATING
Mr.. Bryan TO the rear. We can no
more afford to ignore Mr.. Bryan than
we can afford 10 nominate him. He
must be and ought to be consulted,
both as TO the platform and candidate.
In fact, all democrats ought to be con-
suited about next years platform and
candidate. No factional or sectional
candidate can hope tor anything but
defeat. AS Isaid, it looks as if, in the
| language of Col. Ike Hill, we are git
tim together right.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10
HAVE THRIVED A CENTURY
Jones COUNTY STRAWBERRIES AND
GRASS HUNDRED YEARS OLD.
Planted Century Ago, They Are Sill
Luxuriant. A Most Interesting So
ny from Middle Georgia.

One hundred years ago three broth
ers, Benjamin, Jonathan and Pitman
Miner, became pioneer settlers In
what is now Known as Hog Creek
neighborhood, six miles east of Round
Oak, in Jones county, says the Macon
Telegraph. These three men, with
other help, sawed out sufficient lumber
tobuild frame dwelling houses, other
houses being of logs. Augusta, Ca,
vas their nearest trading point, which
was about one hundred miles away,
Were they hauled their cotton in
wagons in the fall and bought supplies
for year. During one OF these trips
to Augusta Benjamin Miner bodgit
some bermuda grass seed and straw
berry plants. In the front yard, under
aparlor window, the grass SEED were
planted as ornamental grass Inc
strawberry plants were set in the gar
den. The grass soon spread over tne
front yard and around the house, and
was by this time looked upon as ter
rOr to the country. The straw berries
were cultivated for f fly years and USED
BY the family. At the end OF tlty
gears Jonathan and Pitman Miner
moved to Pike county, and Miner
station, on the Central railroad, was
named for the Miner family. ABOUT
this time Bejamin Miner moved his
house over Oh an adjoining hill, nearer
the public road, leaving the straw Der
RES and bermuda grass TO take care OF
themselves.
All the trees around this old settle
nent were cut down and the land Gull
tlvated up TO the edge of the torment
Ing bermuda grass, it being left
ondisturbed through fear of scattering
hover the other part OF the farm.
Now this grass is growing luxuriantly
almost over the entire farm and is con-
sldered the finest grass in this country
lot stock to feed on while given as hayA
fine trees two feet through are now
growing in and around the old straw
Derry bed, but the berries continue TO
thrlve, and the writer of this ate at
ulnner a few days ago strawberries
pulled from this old bed, set out one
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10
WHAT KILLS PEACH TREES
OIL SPRAYING RESULTS DISASTROUS.
LY IN MANY CASES.
Mixture Should Be Properly Tested Be-
fore Applied TO Trees, and Not
Used When Too Strong.

81 have Just been on tour through
the orchard country in the Fit. Valley
aud Marshallville sections said Mr..
J. M. Hunt at the Hotel Lanier. 81
was struck with the fact that a great
many dead trees are standing about in
the orchards. | asked the cause of it,
and was told that spraying with oil
was the cause"
Mr.. +. c. Berckmans of the famous
nurseries of Berckmans & Sons at Au-
gusta, and who has an immense orch
ard in MaYfield, Hancock county, was
the person to whom Mr.. Hunt was
talking.
81 have heard of such thing" said
Mr.. Berckmans, "but we have never
lost tree from oil. 1 sprayed all of
mine with it, but never burnt one so
far as | can tell. The whole trouble
is" continued Mr.. Berckmans, "if the
oil kills the tree it does so because it
is applied too strong. | notice that a
great many people set their pumps.
and go to work shooting the spray
without testing the strength of the.
mixture. If they get it too strong
trees will be killed, but if they will
test the oil properly trees will not be
hurt Macon News,
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10
coTToNINJURED BY WORMS
Insects ALREADY Doing Damage to
the Plant.

The department OF agriculture has
issued the following bulletin:
aThe further Improvement in the
condition of cottoA is generally indi-
Gated, but the crop, IS rule, is from
two to three weeks lac. Better stands
are reported from the, CaroIinas, Ten
nessee, Alabama and PORTIONS of Mis-
sissippi, Louisiana and Texas. In
Arkansas, Oklahoma and Missouri the
crop is grassy. Cut worms Sre causing
damage in central and southern Texas,
and boil weevils are reported from a
number of additional counties in that
state. 3"
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10

hrouic bronchial troubles and sum-
mer coughs can be quickly relieved
and cured by Foley's Honey and Tar
KENDRICK' S DRUG STORE.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10

hundred years ago. The aavor
and shape ofthese berries are different
from what is known as the old Seld
strawberry.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1903-06-10

On the first indication of kidney
trouble, stop it by taking Foley's Kid
HENDRICKS DRUG STORE:
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-25
AT NEW ORLEANS.

New Orleans, Dec. 24.-Parisienne and
Colonel Tyler were the winning favor
ties to-day. In the third race Higgins,
on One More, crowded Meistersinger
into the fence and was suspended for
three days for foul riding. Radford in
the same race excited suspicion of the
stewards, who thought him under the
influence of drugs, and they ordered the
refusal of all the entries from the sta
BILE of ]. ]. Gilmore, his owner. Sum-
mary:
First Race-Six furlongs. Parisienne,
to 10, won, with Dusky, 8 to l, sec
ond, and Miss Hume, 8 to /, third. Time
1:1S AS.
Second Race-Selling, mile. Bad
Embry to 1, won, with The Regent,
10 to 5, second, and Sarah Maxim, IL
to 5, third. Time 1:40 2-5.
Third Race-One mile. Col. Tyler,
to 2, won, with One More, to 1, Sec
ond, and Radford, IL TO /, third. Time
1:42 3-5.
Fourth Race-Two- year. olds, selling,
six furlongs. Aggie Lewis. 8 to 1, won,
with Agnes Brennan, to l, second,
and Julia M, to l, third Time 1: IA rs.
Fifth Race-Five furlongs. Sadduc-
Gee, to l, won. with Jim A. Long. 100
to l, second, and New York, IL to 5,
third. Time 100 AS.
Sixth Race-Two-y ear-olds, at six
furlongs. Wreath of Ivy to 1, won,
with Footlights Favorite, IL to 5, sec
ond and Allegrette, 20 to 1, third. Time
ia
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-12-25

For the second time this season the
Lawton Cadets and the Columbias VIII
meet in a gridiron struggle and If this
game is as good as the last the lovers
of good football will have chance to
see as good a game as one could wish
for. Having found out their weak
points the Lawtons have gone to work
and strengthened them and are now
stronger than they ever were. The
Columbias will not change their line
up to any great extent,but now having
gotten their team into good shape be-
Iieve they can win again. In fact they
regard II as a sure thing, but the Law
tons differ with them there. In prae-
tioe the Lawtons have shown up splen-
dldly and Capt Wilmington says his
team should win by az least two
tOuchdowna.
The teams Will clash a. 1880 sharp
ana Il - especially requested that