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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-26
A Marvellous Invention.

The inventive genius of the Yankee
is ~proverbial, but a young Southron,
Miller Reese Hutchinson, of Ala
bama, has made an invention that
seems destined to bring more joy TO
the world, especially to that large
number that finds it either difficult
to hear or altogether impossible, than
any other invention of recent years.
Queen Alexandra, of Great Britain,
herself a victim of a defective ear,
already has decorated this young
American, and an exhibition he gave
in his laboratory in New York the
other day indicated that it was de-
served. In the presence of distin-
guished specialists, Hutchinson
caused three children who never be-
fore had heard a sound to sit in Won
der i~ndescribable as they listened to
music, to the sound of a photograph
and finally to the sound of their own
voices. None but those who have
been deprived of the sense of hearing
car conceive of the delight and JOY
this experience afforded them, to-
gether with the assurance that here
after they we're to enjoy the privi-
leges accorded to those possessed of
perfect hearing. The invention con
sists, primarily, of a transmitter, an
earpiece and a small electric battery.
The battery may be carried in the
waistcoat pocket, and the earpiece is
not larger than a watch case. The
penetrating quality of the electric
sound wave apparently ~disregards
the mechanism of the outer ear and
affects the inner ear direct.-Chicago
Voice.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-26
The Negro Population.

The latest census bulletin shows
that while the white population of
the United States increased 21.4 per
cent between 1890 and 1900, the in
crease of the colored population was
only 1871 per cent. This general re
suit does not at all surprise us. But
there are some particular facts that
do furnish food for reflection. Of
the Southern States the only mes in
which the percentage of negro in
crease has been greater than that
of the whites are Florida, in which
the ratio was 1873 to 1922; MISSISSIPPI
pi, where the percentage was 1922 to
1T; Alabama, where it was 21.9 to
pol; West Virginia, where it was
33.1 to 25.4, and Arkansas, where it
was III to 1914. The whites have
gained largely on the negroes in Del
aware, Maryland, Virginia, North
Carolina, Kentucky and the Indian
Territory. In Louisiana ten years
ago the two races were about equal
in numbers. Now the whites are in
the majority by nearly $4,000. 1t is
interesting to note, on the other
hand, that in the North Atlantic
group of States, from and including
Maine to Pennsylvania, the negroes
are increasing at a percentage vastly
greater than the whites; that is, the
percentage of the increase of the ne
groes is 42.6, while that of the whites
is POS, less than half that of the
negroes in those States. In the sew
eral States themselves the percentage
of increase for the negroes has been
In New Jersey, 1866; Pennsylvania.
1873; Massachusetts,, Al; New York.
41.6. Including the natural increase.
$4,000 negroes have been added to
the population of those States since
1890. Pennsylvania has $4,000 ne
groes, New York has $4,000, New
Jersey has 10000 and Massachusetts
$4,000. In the North Central Di-
vision, composed of the States of
Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
Wisconsin, Minnesota and Iowa, the
increase of negro population in the
past ten years has been $4,000
Ohio's percentage of increase has not
been large, being lip of negroes tc
1873 of whites; nevertheless, Ohio
was $4,000 negroes, while Illinois has
$4,000 and Indiana $1,000. The per.
centage of negro increase in Illinois
has been 1872; Indiana, PIP; Min.
n~esota, 34.6; Iowa, 18.8.-NashvilIe
Christian Advocate.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-26
Selecting Men for the Rhodes
Scholarships.

Free collegiate training at Oxford,
England, is the opportunity of at
least two young men in every State
and Territory of the Union. The
provision of free scholarships for
American youths was made under
the will of the late Cecil Rhodes, the
South Africa Diamond King" Dur
ing the past three months Mr.. George
r. Parkin, representing the Oxford
trustees, has been endeavoring to set
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-26
The Postoaace Department investigation.

The Postof1ce Department Investigation
Editor of The Progressive Farmer:
Less than two weeks ago Postmas-
ter-General Payne announced that
there would be a deficit in the ap-
propriation for the free delivery
division approximating $4,000, and
for that reason no new free delivery
routes would be established before
first of July. Since then, Inspector
the LIST of July. Since then, Inspector
Fosnes has been designated Acting
General Superintendent of Free De-
livery, Mr.. Machen, the former in
cumbent, has been relieved. Now
Mr.. Fosnes has discovered that in
stead of $4,000 or less, the actual
deficit will amount to not less than
$235,OOO. This is but a further dem
~onstration of the extravaganza Of the
methods heretofore in vogue in the
Post-ofice Department and against
which First Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne protested, thereby
precipitating the current inVestiga-
ton.
The most sensational feature of
the Post-offce scandal during the
past week has been the statement of
Former Cashier Tulloch, of the
Washington Post-ofice, in which he
gives date and number of the vouch-
ers' covering many grave irregulari-
ties involving ex-First Assistant
Postmaster General Perry Heath, ex-
Postmaster General Smith, Abner
Mckinley, a brother of the late Presi-
dent, and numerous other prominent
officials. When this report was first
filed the Postmaster-Genera at
tempted to kill it with ridicule, but
when the report itself was made pub
lie by Mr.. Tulloch it caused a great
sensation, and the Post-ofice officials
are now engaged in trying to demon
strate that the more serious charges
are exaggerated. In one instance,
a Mrs. Fannie r. Winans, of Column
bus, Ohio, was placed on the rolls at
the behest of Senator Hanna, by
Perry Heath, but not only was as
signed to no duty, but could secure
none, although she urged that she be
given an opportunity to earn her
salary, for a period of eleven months.
Mrs. Winans is now an employe of
the Pension Office, having passed
several civil service examinations
and been placed in the classified SER
vice.
A. B. M.
Washington, D. G., May %, 1903.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-05-26

deepen and broaden the plans vb;oS "
they had sketched in earlier voosa
Sir Antony MacDonnell, an 1r;aI'
man, a Roman Catholic, a National
ist and a Home Ruler, was Sent -.
Dublin as under-secretary. Tn
short two months, says Walter Wal
man in the Review of Reviews g.,
Antony had consulted every elias. 81
people, landlords and tenants. Gath
olics and Protestants, Nationalist,
and Unionists, and secured a general
agreement upon a system of land 70.
form which has just been presented
to Parliament.
The English conquest of ireland
followed hard upon the defeat Of tho
Spanish Armada. Soon after Eliza
beth's death all the best lands IN
Ireland of those who had been in
rebellion were confscated and turned
over to a horde of court favorites
Most of the lucky adventures who
thus became landlords continued to
live in England and Scotland, gave
no thought to the development Of
their distant lands or the welfare Of
their tenants, but from father to son
went on wringing annual, extortion-
ate rents from the tillers of the soil.
Thus about fifty million dollars was
annually carried out Of ireland by
the hereditary landlords. Under
normal conditions, much of this vast
sum would have represented the
laborer's margin of profit, and would
have been expended in better houses
and barns, fertilizers, tools, stock,
food, clothes and education.
The toilers, meanwhile, lived in
mud huts of one or two rooms, their
few cattle, pigs and poultry under the
same roof, subsisting almost ezclu-
sivelyNupon potatoes. When the pO-
tato crop failed and the starvation
fever came, a million human beings
persisted. Since then five millions
have emigrated.
A score of years ago Mr.. Glad
stones heart went out toward lrlSn
suffering. At least one of his reform
measures has been of lasting bene1t'
He provided that henceforth the
courts, not the landlords, should TX
the rents, a measure which has since
reduced the drain upon irish re-
sources about twenty million dollars
Moreover, arrangements were mau5
by which the more independent ten
ants could buy in their lands.
Along this line the present minis
try intends to work. 1t purposes "
abolish the whole landlord system anu
turn the land over to the four nun
dred thousand tenants By an al.
nual payment of considerably lSso
than their present rents, the tenan'
will, after a certain term OF yeas:
come into individual ownership #
the lands. The present income 4T 10
the landlords will be made up Oy re
government, which will devote SC t%e
four million dollars annually 10 ~
purpose. oood ar
So favorable is the proPoSeu ons.
rangement to both sides in the e11D Of
fer. that conservative statesmen
all parties believe Ireland,g w eIi"4 the
patton is near at hand. with form I'M
land in question settled So Sonr ALLOW;
e I IL Ill lnOlCalN lOno
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Six Mile Creek.

.Childrens Day exercises We're neces
sarily postponed until next Sunday even
ing-Our school closed on Friday
with picnic in the church yard
The funeral of Mrs. Goss was very
largely attended and one of the saddest
ever held in this vicinity-George Ott
thinks some of moving to Owosso in the
fall-The farmers are feeling rather
blue because of so much rain and work
is delayed very much-There was
another knock down just north of here
between two men, not boys this time
Mr.. Gitchell thinks of selling his farm
If all parties agree-Well, as / sit here
writing, and the rain just pouring,
feel as if the farmer has dark sight be-
fore him. The city people have no such
anxiety about what they will have; the
man in the shop knows just what he
will get when his days work is done
Not so with us. A friend of mine said
he left a good job at two dollars a day
to take farm on shares, now he sees
his mistake, for now he is not sure of
And it is still raining.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
MiddIebury.

Mrs. Mary VOORHEES, visited in Ovid,
Monday-Mrs. Wheelock and daugh-
ter visited her daughter, Mrs. j. j.
Knapp-George Devereaux, of Owos-
so, was at ]. j. Knapp's, Wednesday,
j, j. Dennis and wife, also Mrs Mary
VOORHEES, and son Leon, are attending
3: NJ. camp meeting this week near
Elsie-Mrs Susie Arnold is entertain
ing her sister, Mrs. Nickols, from Ill.
Mrs. Susie Arnold spent last Thurs
day with Mrs. Geo. Arnold-George
Lake raised a barn last Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. Collins spent part of last
week with her daughter Mrs. A. s..
Jorea and family-Mrs c. Haight
visited Mrs. George Arnold, last Thurs
day-Miss Eta Hall closed school a
few days last week on account of sick
ness-Mr. and Mrs. Ganong were at
the farm Monday, of last week.. r.
VanDyne and wife visited at Mrs. L. c.
Van Dyne's, Tuesday, of last week.
Mrs. E. Gould. of ILL.,, was also guest
of Mrs. Van Dyne, Tuesday-Mrs. j.
G. VanDyne and Mrs. Belle Smith en-
tertained Rev. and Mrs. S. w. Phelps
and son, Wendell, also j. j. Knapp and
wife Wednesday, of this week-Rev.
Phelps and wife took tea at E. Pa tricks,
Wednesday, also called on other families
on this street-Mr. and Mrs. Will
Montague entertained her people from
South Ovid, last Thursday-Mrs. G.
Haight visited her sister, Mrs. Seib and
family, recently Will Montague
raised barn last Thursday-John
Welton has commenced his new house.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
MIddleburx.soIot

Mrs. A. @. Howard and daughter,
Myrtis, and Miss Blanche Burgess, at
tended the Briggs Hutchins wedding at
Ovid, Wednesday afterneon-Mrs.
Lena Post is visiting friends in Grand
Rapids this week-Mr... Mclean i
very sick with appendicitis. DIR. Roach,
of Bennington, is attending him---A
number of the young people from this
place attended the children's day exer'
cises at Ovid, Sunday 'evening-Miss
Frances Hammond is spending the week
with her sister, Mrs. Lila Finch
Freddie Alchin and Dewitt Hammond
attended the school picnic at Burton
Friday-Miss Edna Van Dyne is
spending the week with her grandpar
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. James Van Dyne, al
Ovid
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Lennon.

Frank Frazier raised new barn
Tuesday-Mrs. Will Niver and chill.
dren left for the north Monday morning
to spend couple of months with rela-
tives near the straits of Mackinac-
The L. o. T. M. M. gave their second
ten cent tea Tuesday afternoon, it be-
ing the third Tuesday of the month.
These teas are very popular. The Ia
dies furnished fine supper-Mrs.
Peter Lennon left for Ann Arbor via
Detroit Wednesday to be present at the
graduation of the law class Thursday
of which Peter Lennon is member
E.. M. Ledyard closed a successful term
of school here. Monday. He had ar
ranged for a pleasant picnic in the
woods near the school house Tuesday,
but the rain caused the exercises to be
held in the school house. He is an en-
ergetic teacher and has done good work
in our school. Those interested in the
pupils should take steps to enlarge the
school house as the present room is too
crowded-Miss Katherine Desmond is
spending the week in Detroit-Prof.
Sheehan and daughter, of Vernon, spent
Tuesday in our townLAn eleven
pound boy came to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur Hollister Monday-Mrs.
Chris Seigel returned from visit with
relatives in Detroit Saturday evening
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
lainesburg,

E. L. Bennett is back in his Office after
weeks absence in Byron-7r-Dr. Arthur
Scott and wife will occupy rooms at
Mrs. William Armitage's residence on
Grand River street---Harry Sheffield
has taken to himself a wife. He is
clerking in w. j. Tillotsons drug store
Mrs. A. j. Lebar is quite sick, tho
her condition is improving at this time
jay Benson will soon open bakery
on the hill, in the meat market building
Frank Tyler is visiting with the
family of G.. w. Swarthout. He will
probably remain in Michigan during the
summer--Graduating exercises of the
Laingsburg high school We're held at
the Baptist church Wednesday evening
There were seven pupils in the gradu-
ating class The address was made by
Prof. F. Perry Shorts, and was consid-
cred a very able effort. Mr.. Shorts is
one of the rising young men OF central
Michigan and possesses all the qualifica-
lions of the true orator-Uncle Ben
Barnes will leave next week for few
weeks visit in Portland, this state, where
his sister is quite i'll - Our village
authorities are experimenting with
some new tangled street laws. We GER
tainly need better lighting sy TEN in
the village-Our village taxes are the
highest in the history of the corporation.
Some of our citizens are stepping high
in consequence. When you touch some
mems pocketbook you touch the only
tender place in their hearts.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
EorcjbIe Facts.

One-sixth of the deaths from disease
are due to consumption. Ninety-eight
per cent of all those who have used DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery for
weak lungs" have been perfectly and
permanently cured. Cornelius McCaw-
ley, of Leechburg, Armstrong Co., Pa,
had in all eighty-one hemorrhages. He
says: my doctor did all he could for
me but could not stop the hemorrhages,
and all gave me up to die with consump-
tom" What doctors could not do Col
den Medical Discovery" did. 1t stopped
the hemorrhages and cured their cause.
This is one case out of thousands. In
vestigate the facts.
Free. DR.. Pierce's great work. The
peoples Common Sense Medical Adviser
is sent free on receipt of stamps to pay
cost of mailing only. Send 81 one-cent
stamps for paper covered book, or 81
stamps for cloth binding. Address DR..
r. Y. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Southwest Bennington.

Mrs. Eva Noble, of Vernon, visited at
the home of Mr. Win Kimmis, over Sun
day-Mrs. John Beardslee and little
son Robert, visited her sister in Durand
few days last week.-Mrs. and Mrs.
Harry Harry Byerly and Mr.. and Mrs.
Charley Mitchell spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. A. P. StrongEIsaac Lewis
and f. Potter visited the formers wife
Friday, at Crosse Pointe. They report
Mrs. Lewis no better-Will Blacks
horse got its leg badly cut on piece OF
wire, Friday-The Childrens Day ex
ercises Were well attended last Sunday
afternoon. The program was interest
ing and well rendered. There was nc
Sunday school session. Collections
81 35
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Oakley.

Miss Dollie Brennan, of Saginaw, was
the guest of Oakley friends the past
week-C. J. Teachout was in Flint
the latter part of last week and purchas-
ed fine colt while there-The village
will try one cement crosswalk at the
intersection of Main and Second streets,
from the Willow tree to the hotel. If
this gives satisfaction more cement
work will be done another year--Mr.
and Mrs. Amos Parshall and family at
tended the funeral of her father at
Owosso, Sunday--An effort will be
made to raise sum necessary to con-
struct cement walk along the property
of the M. E. church; many have signi-
fed their willingness to contribute to
such fund and we think the amount
could be easily raised. Everyone in the
village should be interested in this pro.
ject-R. Holiday, of Breckenridge,
was the guests of friends here few
days recently-Mrs. Fillinger enter
tanned her mother from Henderson and
sister from Durand, Monday-Mrs.
Tracy Forbes, who has been in Owosso
the past three weeks returned Monday
Miss Florence Teachout is visiting
her father and other relatives here
j. B Curtis is in Maple Rapids and vi
cinityy this week soliciting orders for
portrait work--B. A. Fillinger has a
new awning in front of his store max
ing decided Improvement
Tent No. AGO X. o. T. NJ. NJ. succeeded
in securing set of officers badges given
by the Great Camp to tents initiating
fifteen or more members in one month.
Oakley Tent initiated seventeen mem
bers in April-The sugar beet people
were obliged to lay off the first of the
week on account of rain----Mrs Elmer
Banghart, of Frederick, is visiting in
Oakley this week-Mr. and Mrs. B. A.
Fillinger were in Owosso, Tuesday
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Tobias were in
Owosso Tuesday--John Hart raised
his barn Tuesday-Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Crambell, of Owosso visited in
town Tuesday-Miss Allie Parsball is
visiting in Owosso, this week-Mr.
and Mrs. Amos Parshall were in Owos-
so Wednesday, f Ur
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Burton.

Edmund Doyle, of Chicago, visited al
Rev. D. S. Cramer's the first of the
week-D. Lowe left Saturday fol
Battle Creek for few days stay-Mr
and Mrs. G. N. Wilkin, of Dewitt
visited his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P. H
Wilkin, from Friday until Sunday
Several from this place attended the
Childrens Day services at Garland
Rev. w. Cole, of Flint, will preach next
Sunday morning in the M. p church
james N. Mcbride was in Bay City
last Friday-Mrs. J. Potter enter.
tanned Mrs. A. E. Cadz at tea one day
one day the past Week.-Mrs. Mabel
and Florence jerks, of Ovid, attended
the picnic here last Friday-Miss
Sarah McWilliams entertained Mes
danes E. w. Mason and A. E. Cadz at
dinner Tuesday-Miss Nellie jerks
closed very successful term of school
here Friday with picnic which was
largely attended. The school board has
engaged Miss jerks for next year
Mesdames D. S. Cramer and U. G. Stiff
entertained Mrs A. E. Cadz at tea Sat-
urday-Miss Rose Parkes, of Oakley,
spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs
Salena Harris-Mr. and Mrs. James
Ockerman spent Saturday and Sunday
in Brady with Mrs Ezra Banghart and
family-Mrs. Alice Scott and her
daughter, Miss Laura, were going to
Owosso Tuesday when their horse be-
COY f1.io or oil Ia IL
and overturned the buggy, throwing
the occupants to the ground and ran
away. Mrs. Scott received quite severe
injuries d. S. Cramer visited
her daughter, Mrs. E. II. Smythe, Tues
day-Miss Inez Cramer spent Satur-
day and Sunday in Ovid, with her sis
ter, Mrs. Eugenia Snyder-Mrs A. E.
Cadz was the guest of Mrs. j. Potter
and Miss Alice Edwards one day the
past week-Born, June 18th, son, to
Mr.. and Mrs A. l. Roosa-Dr. RAY
Mahaney, of Owosso, was in town one
day the first of the week calling on old
friends-Mrs. z. Norris spent Tues
Mrs. w. Green and Miss Delta Green,
OF Garland, visited Rev. and Mrs j. d.
Young Wednesday-Mrs G. Arnold,
OF Ovid, spent Wednesday with Mes
DANES d. S. Cramer and U. G. Stiff
A. w. Wright, of Ann Arbor, visited
his sister, Mrs. A. E. Cadz, one day the
past week.-Mrs.. j. Gates, of Garland,
spent Monday with her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. j. Purvis-Mrs. John Potter
was the guest of Dr. and Mrs. G. Sno-
yer, of Ovid, the past week--Epworth
League meeting next Sunday in the M
p. church.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
"A Tale of Two Cities"

Leaving Detroit at in the afternoon,
aboard the palatial steamer Eastern
States" or Western States" of the
famous Detroit e. Buffalo Line, passen-
gers are afforded an interesting and
panoramic view of Detroit's harbor,
teeming with the commerce of the
Great Lakes, and bordered with its
countless evidences of manufacturing
wealth and activity. Passing down the
river, Fort Wayne appears, bristling
with its war.like aspects, and crowned
with ''old glory" gently curling in the
breeze, seemingly waving adieus to pass
ing travellers.
Again, we are among scenes of simple
country life-beautiful farms and arts
tic rural homes dotting the banks on
either side and the verdant islands mid
stream-and, as we float peacefully out
upon the bosom of "Old Erie" one feels
that the cares of life have Jagged be-
hind.
Now the varying course of the ship
from time to time brings to view the
silvery moon and its ripping reflections
in the vessels wake, while the strains of
some dreamy waltz, enchantingly rem
dered, soothes the ear, and cool, invig-
Grating breezes fan the brow as the
traveller is borne along, almost regret
ing that nature demands its sweet re-
pose
1t is sunrise and we are soon to end
our journey. AS we pass the break
water the harbor seems stretching out
to welcome our noble vessel, and the
tourist, to Buffalo's hospitable environs.
Once again we are among scenes Of
activity, but so refreshed that our jour
ney seems like fairy's legend.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Garland.

Mr.. and Mrs. Park Scott were called
home last week from their visit in the
eastern part of the. county by the i'll
ness of their grandson, Ward Van
Deusen-Rev. Cole, Of Flint, will de-
liver the sermon at the NJ. P. church
Sunday-Mr. and Mrs. Henry Snei-
der, Jr., met with an accident one even
ing last week. The horse became
frightened and overturned the carriage,
but fortunately they escaped injury
Last week Thursday afternoon Mrs
Henry Mitchell entertained the Ladies'
Aid Society, fifty taking tea with her.
In the evening the ladies served ice
cream, the proceeds to be used towards
purchasing lamps for the NJ. P. church
Miss Nina Squires, teacher, and
pupils of district No. 4, Fairfield, will
give an entertainment at the school
house Friday evening, June 26-The
childrens' Day exercises at the NJ. p.
church Sunday were unusually good
and were listened to by large audi
ence. Over thirty seven dollars was
raised for foreign missions-Mrs.
VIM. Green shipped her household
goods to Oshawa, Canada, Wednesday
j. B. Lewis has moved to VIM.
Green's house.
The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1903-06-19
Watch Out For Your Hay.

The weather prophet says the regular
storm period covering the 14th to 10th
will reach its eliminating stages about
Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, the
nth, 18th, and 10Th. Make careful
plans to avoid the June showers especial
ly in your haymaking at this time.
On and touching the 21st and 22d look
for the return of storm conditions, with
renewed thunder and rain squalls and
much harmless lightning at night.
About the 25th it will turn exceedingly
warm, the barometer will fall and per-
sistent cloudiness and frequent storm of
wide extent and much energy will mark
the closing days Of the month.