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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-02
Aunt Jennie's Letter.

DId the article, "How a Trim Farmyard
Helps in last weeks Progressive Farmer. i'm
press you! | have seen the experiment tried, and
the desire TO follow such an example is utterly
irresistible to some natures, and the force and
beauty of it is very evident even to a casual OBJ
server, and sometimes arouses admiration for
loneliness that YOU little thought in existence,
causing much wheelbarrowing of trash from
hidden corners, and many of those CHEEKY little
bontirCs at night that the children enjoy much.
BY the way, do we housckccpcrs burn as much
trash that ~accumulates unavoidably, as we should!
We mothers who have boys know Just how trou-
hlesomc 1t becomes after IA few weeks neglect, cs-
pecially if they are little mechanics. biologists,
taXidermists, naturalists and also engage in doz-
ems Of other occupations that produce trash. This
winter | have encouraged the collection of speci-
mems for a home museum, and the boys have got
Ten several baskets full of last years birds nests.
Some are beautiful and artistic. while a few seem
worthless as relics, but are dear to their little
hearts, and there is always a protest when they
are spoken of as Il nuisance. Now this is the
case with worn and useless doll dresses, hats, etc.
So what are we mothers to do!
l have often wondered which is best, to keep
a spotlessly clean and orderly house, thereby set
ting the children a memorable example in clean
illness, or indulge them in their fondncss for loved
objects and give them the snecial care of them !
We know how dear a bit of ribbon or lace is to the
heart Of Il little girl who is the proud posscssor
of a precious dolly, and knowing this we must,
when sweening, and See a tiny piece, stoop, pick
it up and put it away. Some mothers | know
sweep rclentlessly on, rob the child Of the treas
ure, and when asked concerning it, appear limo
cent of having seen it. Of course, we all know
that it is best to have a place for everything and
everything in its place, but can We always do that
when the children are in school and the mother
must work all day? The love of home is the
foundation on which American manhood and wo-
manhood is built and how best to promote and
foster that love is the greatest question which
confronts the mothers of the present.
Our letters this week will prove interesting to
all. We extend a most cordial welcome to Mrs.
G.. n. T., and enjoy hearing her chat; therefore
we beg that she call often.
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-02
MRS. G. n. T.
About Ones School Days

Dear Aunt Jennie i am young yet. But my
school days are over, and now | am beginning to
realize some of my teaching.
/ once thought that teachers and any one VIII"
made a talk III school had too much to say about
being perfect and honest.' But now | think
they did not say enough, and | wish to say just
what so many have often said: "Be perfect, even
in small things.'
The time to learn to be perfect is when one is
learning to do anything. Whatever a child does
first, let him then learn to do it right.
| often think how lessons have halfway been
learned and passed for learned. How often a
straightout fa1sehood has been patched over. This
is destructive to true character, for whatever one
learns to do, that soon becomes habit, and habit
makes character. And this character and habit
follows one into business in after life.
Then is the time when one needs to be perfect.
The heads of firms look at their men and their
work and can readily see who is doing things
perfectly and honest, and who is not. And the
men who are perfect and honest, even though they
often make mistakes, are the ones who survive.
And the other class are continually looking for
new work.
1t simply means everything to be honest. The
word, honesty, covers a large field. And the one
who is honest is liked by a score Of friends, and
has the consolation that he is right.
With best wishes for all the Chatterers and
Aunt Jennie, l am
SEARCH WARD.
Harnett Co., n. o.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-02

and wagging his tail, as if N welcome, drops
listlessly back to his slumbers on the mat. As
we are permitted to peep III through a window
of the sitting room, we see a family around the
hearthstone. The blazing back log has already
burnt to embers; the music has been closed; the
piano, with the violin and guitar, have been fold
ed in their respective covers; the innocent games
and home amusements, together with books and
other periodicals, are placed on the center table.
And there, too, is The Progressive Farmer, for
the father has laid aside his paper and holds in
his hands the One Book of all books. The smaller
children have laid away their tags; the elder
ladies their battenburg, the mother her patch
work, and they have all drawn their chairs close
together around the family altar. How lovely
the scene-a pious household gathered around the
home altar! The evening service has already
begun, for bark! they are singing the evening
hymn. Hearts and voices vibrate III unison as
they together chant to the old tune of Laban:
"To-morrow, Lord, is thine,
Lodged in thy sovereign hand,
And if its sun arise and shine,
1t shines by thy commando
And as the last words float out on our ears and
away, the father readjusts his spectacles, and
opening the well-worn pages of the old family
Bible, turns as ii by instinct, to the evening les
SON: Trust in the Lord and do good, SO shalt
thou dwell in the land, and verify thou shalt be
fed We listen reverently, and feel impressed
with his soft modulations and gentle tones, and
the lesson is ended with his timely remarks, his
words of wisdom, his fatherly counsel and advice
as he closes the Bible. All kneel together with
one accord and unite their suplications to their
Father in heaven. with fervent heart the father
returns thanks to God for His SO many blessings,
for the sunshine, the seasons, and the harvest,
that came all IN due time, and he cOnsecratcs
his children and prays God to continue these
blessings to them, and more f~ervently he prays
God to keep them safe from the evils and tempta-
lions of the world.
How sublime the act of a pious parent, who
thus prays for the blessings of God upon his
household. 1t makes home a type of heaven, the
dwelling place of God, the dew of heaven falls
upon a home where prayer is wont to be made.
Its members enjoy the good and the pleasantness
of dwelling together IN unity. A family OF sym
pathy and love, they reciprocate one another )
affections. Prayer promotes union and harmony,
makes home intercourse holy and delightful, and
affords security and harniness.
r @. n. T.
Vance Co.. n. c..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-02-02
OUR SOCIAL CHAT

dr am tet u Intended for this department should be ad-
Raleigh, N c.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
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The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
PEACE OF SPRING.

HE maketh me to lie down in green
pastures: he lsadeth me beside the stu
waters. .. 2
The quiet of the pasture landsl
There all the grass Is green and sweet.
And. whisperless.- IL understands
The gentle pressure OF our feet;
There dandelions thickly spread
In wondrous arabesques Of gold.
As though the stars from overhead
Upon earth's bosom had been rolled
The violets laugh at the sky
An echo of the dreaming blue:
The voiceless breezes wander by
To thread the blossom paths anew:
The early bees IN search OF sweets
Seem all a-tiptoe In the air.
Each wing Is noiseless in its beats
As through the soundless day they fare.
The wild rose In its cloister nook
Is shielding yet its summer blush;
The trees beside the lazy brook
Sway softly in the mornings hush;
The scattered clouds of white go by
Like sun-kissed sails far out at sea-
The argosies that journey high
To whatsoeer their haven be-
The quiet of the pasture landsl
Where newborn flower. leaf. and vine
Seem to be springs cup bearing hands
That offer US her amber wine:
Where fiimy wells of mist uproll
On sights that halt and hold us long
There, in a chord that thrills the soul.
The very silence sings a song.
w. ID. N. In Chicago Daily Tribune.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
IKe Intrusion
of Polly - y
By SARA LINDSAY COLEMAN
tcopyrisht, iSoa, By DAILY story Pub. Col

A Pearson sat on the little porch
~ and sent circles of blue smoke into
the soft night, snatches of gay talk, of
laughter and of music came to him
Polly was at the old home once more.
The little Polly who used to spring
across the barbed wire fence that di-
vided them and drop on the top step
of the side porch, breathless; the little
audacious Polly who plucked her short
skirt full of his violets without even
q by your leave. and climbed his cher
~ trees to toss his own cherries down
to him
Polly had wintered at fashionable
school in New York. had summerei
abroad and, crossing again, had made
her smiling entrance into a world that
seemed vastly interested in her. II
events. her tea-pourings at smart
gatherings as epochs. and her dinner
dance was put down as history. Now.
for a few weeks OF what Polly called
quiet, she had come back to the old
place to break into the tranquility of
Pearson's after supper cigar. There
were other porches where a man might
have smoked in peace. but at 40 ones
habits are well nigh Interchangeable.
A little white clad figure came
through the odorous darkness and
leaned on the barbed wire, little
plaintive voice called Hello" softly.
Pearson took refuge In silence. II II
had been the little girl with whom he
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
KILLED FIFTY BANDITS.
Russians Slaughtered Gang of Chi
nese Robbers.

Liao-Yang. May 16.-Chinese band
its are becoming bolder and are caus-
ing considerable trouble to the Rus
sian outposts. A swarm of bandits on
May 13 attacked the coal mines on
the branch line east of Yantai station,
ten miles north of Lao Yang. The
mines, which supply the whole rail-
road, were guarded by 200 riiemen
and 100 Cossacks. In a fierce fight
the Russians repelled the bandits and
then charged them, the bandits fee
ing to the hills and to three neighbor-
ing villages.
The troops surrounded the villages
and demanded the surrender of the
bandits. The surrender was at first
refused, but, fearing that the Rus
slams would destroy their homes, the
villagers finally revealed the hiding
places of the fugitives. The bandits
fought with the desperation of en-
trapped rats and so of them were
speared and killed. The Russians
suffered no loss.
Among II prisoners taken by the
troops were two Japanese officers
who had escaped from the Russians.
One of the bandits taken prisoner
confessed that the bandits had been
hired by the Japanese. whom they
were supplying with information.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
suicided in a church eeIfrv.

Chicago, May 16.-The dead body
of a man dangling at the end of
rope in the belfry of Emanuel Baptist
church, on Michigan avenue, was the
gruesome sight that met the eyes of
the congregation as they assembled
for Sunday mornings services. The
police were notified and the body
was cut down. In the dead mans
coat a memorandum book was found
bearing the name and address of
William johnson, 2233 Webster ave-
nue., Pittsburg. Written on fly leaf
of the book were the following
words: "Well, see that nothing but
death will satisfy the outraged public.
Therefore l will give it, but l will be
my own executioner."
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17

had ehummed, but this fashionable
young woman. whose goings and COM
ings were of such import. was not even
distantly related to that little hoyden-
Polly, and, as a plain American citi-
zen, he was silent, not knowing the
language that the new Polly spoke.
"Helloi" she called again into the
silence
With a flash and fiutter of feminine
founces she was over.
That's still a barbed wire," Pear
son called.
"Ohi" she clarionetted. "a barbed
wire?" She sped across the space that
interviewed to drop on his top step in
breathless scorn- WAS 1t that?" she
demanded. 'Tve been home a whole
day"
NO" said Pearson. calmly. II don I
mean to come. You've SO many dan
cling about you that I'll never BE-
missed. And. anyway, Polly, hear
II a habit of yours to whistle up your
dog and stalk from the room in the
midst of all the proposals."
Its because they make such a blum
der of it." said Polly. 81 know how II
should be done"
You're not so pretty" said Pearson.
disapprovingly.
MOI -plaintively.
You're little. and you're brown"
"Yes." more plainively.
Then, why-why''-irritab
everything in mans shape go down be.
fore your"
II don't know: but'-sorrowfully-
"they do. I-F'-she sighed heavily
"fell the bearded men at a breath. and
the youths that grow between. Bu
perhaps you aren't familiar with Long
felIow?" Polly was gone. and her low
mocking laughter drifted back te
Pearson
In the deep midnight stiffness Pear
son sat by his window to hear a voici
30 remote and sweet as a wind-blowI
bell singing. siren-like. the words com
/ ing family: And looked at my swee
little Polly till | looked my hear
away" He half smiled. half sighed. Th'
J little Polly had NO heart
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
A Missionary Convention.

Chicago. May 16.-All the states of
the middle west. especially Indiana,
Missouri, Texas, Illinois. Kentucky
and Tennessee, were represented at
the opening session of the annual
convention of the Cumberland Pres
byterian missionary women's socie-
ties, which began here Sunday. The
annual sermon was delivered by Rev.
w. L. Darby, of Kirksville. Mo-. who
spoke on The Greatest War in the
World" The speaker declared that a
victory for Japan would mean more
for Christianity and civilization, be-
cause her strides in civilization are
longer than those of Russia.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
Apologized to the Jury.

Bristol, Tenn, May 16.-The coro-
ner's jury which rendered a verdict
of accidental shooting in the case of
Edward L. Wentz, whose dead body
was found several days ago, received
a reply yesterday from Dr. ]. S.
wentz regarding his alleged criminal
charge in relation to the verdict of
the jury. DR.. Wentz makes due apol-
ogy to the jury, declaring that he did
not use such terms as were credited
to him in the press dispatches. DR..
Wentz was credited with intimating
that the verdict was intended to
shield the murderers of his SON, who
were friends of the iurv.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
RETIRED FIVE BISHOPS.
The Methodist Conference Puts Five
of the church's Leaders on the
Superannuatcd List.

Los Angeles, May 1G.-The Metho-
dist general conference on Saturday
performed one of its most delicate
duties. II retired from all active
participation in church work FIVE of
it's venerable bishops. They are
Bishop Edward G. Andrews. of New
York; Bishop John M. Walden. of
Cincinnati: Bishop John II. Vincent.
of Zurich, Switzerland; Bishop VII
lard F. Mallalieu. of Boston. and
Bishop Cyrus ID. Foss, of Philadel-
phia.
The ballot on the retirement of
these high officials was taken at roon
and while the result will not be made
public until the tellers report to the
conference to-day, 1t can be stated
with every assurance that those
above named will be placed on the
superannuated roll.
The conference also accepted the
request of Senior Bishop Stephen NJ.
Merrill for retirement.
The action of the conference ere
ated six vacancies in the board of
bishops. These, together with two
resulting from the deaths of Bishops
|
quadrennium, makes necessary the
election of eight bishops by the pres
ent conference. II is also believed
two missionary bishops viii be
chosen.
II is likely that the election of
eight, possibly more, bishops will
take place during the present week
The day has not been decided upon
but 1t is generally believed that II
will be Wednesday or Thursday.
Other matters that will come be.
fore the conference this week are:
Action Of the Methodist church upon
divorce, consolidation of the various
, branches of the book concern, limit
| ing the tenure of pastorates, placing
| the church on record in the matter oi
dancing. card playing. theater going
ETC., and many other matters that
have been brought up in memorials
from different conferences. The
number of candidates for bishop.
grows daily and no less than 81
names are now mentioned in this
| connection.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
Candidates for Governor the
Choice Is Likely to Fail.
OZARK HORSES" CHANCE
of Winning in Illinois Repub-
lican Convention Is Slim.
A STAMPEDE TO LOwDEN.
His Followers are Trying to Force .
Break in Favor of Their Candidate,
but the Prospects Of Success are
Said to be Rather Slim.

Springfield, Ill, May 16.-After an
other day of fruitless balloting, the
most remarkable republican conven-
ton in the history of Illinois took an
adjournment Saturday night until 3
O'Clock this afternoon without having
broken the gubernatorial deadlock.
Twenty four ballots were taken
Indications point toward another
day of fruitless balloting before the
deadlock is broken. 1t is possible
that break will come early this af-
ternoon, but the developments OF
Sunday do not justify any such pre-
diction- A comparatively small num-
ber of the delegates were here, most
of them having gone home to spend
Sunday, but the candidates and their
trusted advisers remained on the
ground, and numerous conferences
were held during the day.
1t is known that desperate efforts
are being made to take from the
Yates column enough delegates to
1t is reported that the Will county
delegation will go to Lowden on the
first ballot. This, however, although
emanating from a Will county dele
gate, is received skeptically.
After the failure on Saturday Of
the attempted stampede to Lowden,
started by De Kalb county, it is
thought probable that Lowden will
not permit any of the counties which
he may secure to vote for him until
he feels confident of having enough
to nominate, for the moment Yates
counties begin going to Lowden the
remaining Yates men may be expect
ed to go to Deneen, or the Deneen
men will go to Yates. There is no
probability that a dark horse" viii
be chosen. The choice is generally
regarded as being between Yates,
Lowden and Deneen.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
Arrested for Grand Larceny.

Elmira, N. Y, May 16.-Frank G.
lotto, a former local manager for the
Singer Sewing Machine Co., was ar
rested Saturday in Pittsburg on a
warrant charging him with grand
larceny. Two years ago he was man.
ager of the Elmira Office. The COM
pany became suspicious that his ac-
counts were not right and dismissed
him, notifying him that his successor
would soon arrive to take charge of
the Office. The night before the new
manager arrived the store was burn
ed out and the books destroyed Since
then the company has been working
on the case and recently had Jetto In
dicted for grand larceny.
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
THE COST OF ONES TEETH.
It Is an Expensive Piece of Business
to Have Them Kept in Good
Condition

when went to the dentists this
morning." said the wife at the dinner
table, according to the New York Sun,
81 learned something | never knew be-
fore. that he has complete record Of
everything that he has ever done to
my teeth in the Is years he has been
treating them.
81 told him l thought that he fixed
the tooth he was then treating a year
ago last June. and he said IL was long
er ago than that He said he would
make sure. and going to little wood
en- case he drew out a drawer filed
with cards
He went over them until he picked
out one and then announced that he
was right. giving me the precise date.
| was curious and he showed me the
card.
"On one side of II Vas my name. On
the other was a diagram of the inside
of my mouth, with every tooth in my
head plotted on 1t. Each tooth had a
number.
Below the diagram were the num-
bers of the teeth. in several columns
with entries against each. Almost al
glance you could tell everything thai
/ he had ever done to my mouth in al
that 15 years.
you could tell the cost of the worl
on each tooth. too. II was very inter
esting. and spent some time studyinl
the card.
II realized how expensive my teett
have been. and IL gave me quite
shock to know really how much money
1t takes to keep ones teeth in gooC
condition. The total sum would Civ,
me two very comfortable months II
Europe. The money one OF my ey,
teeth has cost me would buy me a new
spring gown"
The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-05-17
An Attack on Dalny.

Chicago. May 16.-A special cable
to the Daily News from Che Foo
says: Admiral Kataoka's fleet began
a fierce bombardment of the defenses
of Dalny on Saturday. The land bat
teries were speedily silenced. Under
cover of the fire from the ships,
troops were landed and a combined
attack on the city undertaken. There
is every indication that the town is
now in the possession Of the Japa-
npea