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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-12-06

On page we are printing the promised article
on Fishing" by Mr.. John Charles McNeill; ant
disciple of Isaac Walton can afford to miss
this vivid, lifelike sketch-one of the fine. we
have had on our Home Circle page thi year
Moreover the gladder to print it be- 4use il
gives us the opportunity of calling attention to
one of Mr.. McNeilPs latest and truest poems
"The Bride" in last Sundays Charlotte Observer
For beauty of expression and tender, throbbine
human sympathy, this is not surpassed by any
thing we have seen In the magazines for a year
"The little white bride is left alone
With him, her lord; the guests have gone;
The festal hall is dim.
No jesting now, answering mirth,
The hush of sleep falls on the earth
And leaves her here with him.
'fWhy should there be, o little white bride,
When the world hath left you by his side,
A tear to brim your eyes /!
Some old love-face that comes again,
Some old love-moment sweet with pain
OF passionate memories?
"Does your heart yearn back with last regret
For the maiden meads of mignonette
And the fairy haunted wood,
That you had not withheld from love,
A little while, the freedom of
Your happy maidenhood2
"Or is it but nameless fear,
A wordless Joy, that calls the tear
In dumb appeal to rise,
When, looking on him where he stands,
You yield up all into his hands,
Pleading into his eyes?
"For days that laugh or nights that weep
You two strike oars across the deep
With ifes tide at the brim
And all times beauty, all loves grace
Beams, little bride, upon your face
Here, looking up at him.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-12-06
December.

With whisper and rustic and start and hush,
The dry leaves murmur on tree and bush
On sofnber pines, with boughs bent low,
Forsaken nests are piled with snow.
The chickadees, alert for seeds,
Chatter and cling to the swaying weeds.
The snow drifts deep in the country ways,
And short and cold are the cheerless days.
Yet, fair on the brow of the frozen night,
The Christmas stars shine, large and bright.
By Sara Andrew Shafer, in the Outlook.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-12-06
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

But power dwells with cheerfulness. A man
should make life and Nature happier to US, or he
had better never been born. When the political
economist reckons up the unproductive classes,
he should put at the head of this class of pitiers
of themselves, cravers of sympathy, bewailing
imaginary disasters-From Emerson's @Consid-
erations by the Way"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-12-06

-
12 10000 bales--that is the estimate of the
United States Department of Agriculture as to
the size of the South's 1904 cotton crop.
This estimate was given out Saturday afternoon
and caused the greatest surprise of any Govern
ment report of recent years. Only the extreme
bears had expected the estimate to reach the 49,
100000 figure. Latham, Alexander & Co., for
example, whose forecast last year proved so nearly
accurate, had calculated on only IL 100000 bales
Last year they predicted 10,3O0,000 bales against
an actual yield of 1901, 600. Under the demor-
alizing influence of the Government report prices
Saturday dropped half cent in less than an hour,
January closing at cents, against 856 closing
Friday
No one tell just what course the market will
take. 1t was Henry Grady we believe, who
said, "Cotton is fool; :" and the variation from
is cents to cents in eight months justifes the
charge. The majority of thoughtful men, how
ever, seem to believe that prices will rally some
what-after Christmas if not before The man
ufacturers have raised prices on their goods and
there is no reason why they should not pay more.
And cotton costs much more to raise than ten
years ago.
This slump teaches afresh very old lesson. 1t
is because cotton is fool and can't be relied upon
that every farmer should diversity his crops and
seek to grow his own supplies as far as practica
bic, leaving cotton surplus crop. This is the
policy The Progressive Farmer has always ad
vised.
Another lesson very emphaticaly taught is the
need of organization. With thorough organiza
ton such obtained in the days of the Alliance
and jute bagging, the farmers would be in inf
nitely better shape to meet the present crisis.
But the crying, overshadowing need, it seems
to u.s. is for some organization or system by which
the probable In the spring may be foretold
with the accuracy the yield In the fall. |
Let reports be gathered from every section as to
the probable variation in size of crop planted and
when necessary, farmers may turn to other crops |
and prevent extreme ovefproduction. Even now |
a determined and widespread effort to reduce
acreage next year would do much to steady the
market and prevent further depression.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-07-30
Notice.
First publication July 49, 1904: last August s


To the owner or owners ~ any and all In
terests In the land herein described. and ii
the mOrtgagct or mortgages named I'm all gn.
discharged recorded mortgages against said
land, or any assignee thereof OF record.
Take Notice. that sale has been lawfully
made OF the following described land for I'M
paid taxes thereon. and that the undersigned
has title thereto under tax deed issued there
for. and that YOU are entitled 70 reconvey-
ance thereof al any time within six months
after service upon you 81 this notice. upon
payment 10 the undersigned or 10 the register
IN ehancery OF the county In which the lands
lie. OF all sums paid upon such purchase. to-
gether with one hundred per cent. additional
thereto and the fees ~ the sheriff for the
service or cost OF publication OF this notice.
20 be- computed as upon personal service OF
declaration a. commencement Of suit. and
the further sum or five dollars for each
description without other additional costs or
charges. III payment as Aforesaid Il not
made. the undersigned viii Institute proceed
ingS for possession or the land
SW4 Of NEA See. - Town ~ n. Range 81
w Amount paid ssi.ts Taxes for 1921. lsss.
fNS3, iSB aud 1892
rnd. u sW14 az NEA Sec. IS Town AZ n.
Range xi w. Amount paid ssis,aa Taxes Tor
1851. lSSs and 1852
und. y SMA Of NEaa rec. - Town ~ n.
Range ~ w. Amount paid SOL Taxes for $50,
Ind. y Lot See IA Town a. ~ Range 10 ".
Amount paid ssl,3l Taxes for 1881. ISIS and
Ind, Il Lot Sec "a Town A. n. Ranges 80 vi.
Amount paid 81 - Taxes for 1870.
Lot | see u Town A. ~ Range 33 w
AMOUNT paid sst.Ag Taxes for 1897 isgS, lssh,
lssh and 1920
sWH Of NF.4 sec, Is Town a. N. Range s w.
Amount paid STD Taxes for 1900.
Lot l Sec. IA Town ~ n. Range El Nv
Amount paid $3.50 Taxes for 1900
4 SINH OF MEN Sec. 10 Town A. ~ Range al
M Amount paid S33 A Taxes for 1904
Lot ! Sec. ~ Town A. N. Range 33 M
Amount paid S33 n Taxes for 1884.
sMA az NEA Soc Is Town AZ n. Range 81
w. Amonat paid S43.03 Taxes for 1893
Lot | Sec. IA Town A. n. Range R M
Amount paid Siss q Taxes fOrlSaB
L SWA OF NEA Sec Is Town a. NJ Range II
/ w. Amount paid S533a Taxes for 1sQs
| Lot Sec. u Town A. n. Range ~ Nv
Amount paid sj3a3 raNes for isN2.
! Und.A SWA OF MEN Sec. IS Town AZ n
Range 81 W. Amount paid Si4.Oa Taxes foI
/ 1891.
Und.A Lot See ia Town a. ~ Range a3 w
Amount paid s.S5. ~ Taxes for isgi
SWA OF Men Sec. Is Town ~ ". Range z
4 w. and Lot Sec. "a Town ~ n Range ~ w
Amount paid SS.03 Taxes for 1901.
Lot | Sec "a Town AZ n. Range 10 w
and SWA OF NE14 Sec IS Town ~ ~ Range 3
w Amount paid sa0o Taxes Tor 1902.
Total sos. ~
lall in Iron county Michigan.
4 ANDREW NELSON.
I Place OF business:
Crystal Falls. Mich
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-07-30


First publication July % 1904. last sep,cm-
her B. 1904
In pursuance and BY virtue 90 an order and
decree OF the Circuit Court FOR the County OF
IRON. I'm chanccTy, la the state OF Michigan.
made and dated on the seventeenth day Of
February. A. D. nineteen hundred four Ia q
certain cansc therein pending, wherein Eta
Berg is complainant and Donald q. Mackin-
non and Belle NJ. Mack innon are defendants.
Notice is Hereby Given. That ] shall SELL at
public auction TO the highest bidder at the
front door Of the Court House. in the City of
Crystal Falls. Counts OF iron aud State OF
Michigan. said Court House being the place
for holding the Circuit Court for said county.
on the sixth day OF September. a. d. nineteen
hundred four. at ten o'clock In the forenoon,
all or so much thereof as may be necessary
to raise the amount due TO the said COM
plainant for principal and interest, aud costs
In this cause. OF the following described par
Gel OF land, situated In the Village OF Iron
River. County OF Iron and State OF Michigan.
to-wit: Entire block numbered thirty-eight
(3Sl OF the recorded plat of the Addition 10 the
Village OF Iron River
Dated Crystal Falls, Mich. July Is. 1904
NJ. VI. MORTALITY
Special Circuit Court
Commissioner I'm and
for Iron County,
Michigan.
CHAs. n. WATSON.
Solicitor for Complainant.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-07-30

| A delegate convention OF the Demo-
Gratis Of Michigan will meet at The
Auditorium In the city OF Grand
Rapids. on Wednesday, August Sd,
1904, at IL O'Clock a. I'M, for the pur-
pose Of nominating candidates for all
state offices 10 be filled at the election
held on the eighth day OF November,
1904, including three Justices OF the
Supreme Court, and fourteen Pres
idential Electors and also 10 elect
Chairman Of the Democratic State
Central Committee and two Members
OF the Committee from each con-
greSsional district Co serve for the en-
suing two years and 10 transact such
other business as may properly come
before the convention.
In accordance with resolution
adopted In 1880 and since followed,
| each county will be entitled 70 one
delegate for each 800 votes cast for
governor al the last election, aud one
additional vote for each fraction Of
not less than $50 votes, but every
county shah be entitled TO at least
two delegates. Delegates must be re-
sidents ofthe counties they represent.
The delegates from the several
counties neach congressional district
will meet In caucus at 10 a. m. OF said
day, al such places as the committee
may hereafter appoint, and select
names TO recommend TO the conven-
tion for the following named positions:
Chairman OF the district delegation,
credentials, one member Of the com
mittee on permanent organization and
order OF business, one member Of the
committee on resolutions and two
members OF the state central COM
mittee, and one presidential elector.
County committees are requested to
send to the secretary OF the state COM
mittee the names and postotllce adj
dresses Of their delegates as soon as
chosen, as none but those whose names
are certified as delegates can vote
under the temporary organization.
THos. Il. BARKwORTH, Chairman.
CHAs. 5. HAMPTON, Secretary.
Detroit, July ,, 1904.
Under the above call. the different
upper peninsula counties well be en-
titled To representation in the con-
ventiOn as follows:
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-07-30
First publication Mayli. 1894; Last publica.
tlOn July 30 1904

First publication Mayli. 1894; Last publica-
NOTICE OF MORTGAGE SALE.
Whereas Zcphiren Barll. late OF the Town
ship of Bates. In the County OF Iron and State
of Michigan, made and executed certain
mortgage, bearing date the fifteenth day oi
November. a. ~ one thousand eight hundred
and ninety-twO. tO Peter McGOycrn. or Flor
ence. Wisconsin. which was recorded In the
office or the register ~ deeds of the said
County OF Iron or the first day of December
A. -. 1892, in liber OF mortgages on page l7s.
and whereas the amount claimed 10 bc due
upon said mortgage at the date Of this notice
Is nine hundred twenty eight ana 400 dol
lars. and no suit or proceeding has been In
stituted az law 70 recover the debt now re-
naming secured thereby. or any part there
OF: and whereas default has been made In the
payment Of the money secured by said mort
therein has become operative; now. there
fore. notice Is hereby given that, by virtue OF
said power Of sale. and in pursuance OF the
statute In such cn~c made ana provided, the
said mortgage will hc foreclO~rd hy sale of
the morigagcd premises al public Nrndne To
the highest bidder. ~ the front door OF the
court house an the City OF Crystal Falls. IN
said county OF inun, shat heinN the place OF
holding the circuit court within said county.
on the tenth day or August, A. ID. 1904. az ten
O'Clock Ia the forenoon, which said mortgage
ca premises are dcs. rihpu In said mortgage AZ
hcinG all That certain piece or Parcel 81 land
situate ia thc Township of Rates. In the
County of IRON aud state 81 Michigan aud
described o. follows towit: The Southeast
Quarter % Section fWenty-seVcn l.A IN Town
s1ip lorty-thvc 4A north Range th'rty-four
go Vest
prrER McGoyrRN. Mor'Ragce.
FRED RI ABuorr.
Attorney FOR MuriRaRce
business address!
CRYSTAL Fails Michigan
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-07-30

Keep it in your house.
Keep it in your shop.
Keep it in your office.
Keep 1t at your stables.
Keep 1t at your car barns.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-07-30

Penetrates no other nimlnl can penetrate
Sinks right into the fevered skin and takes out
pain. Good for everything that walks.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-07-30
Special Price Re-
dUctiOnS in Hosiery

Misses fine hose, full seamless knit, spliced
heel and toe, Jersey ribbed Leg, plain foot,
warranted fast color, worth l5c, on
only. ................ ..... ...........O OF
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-07-30

Good for Man or Beast. Cures
hurts and pains anywhere in the
body or on the surface.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-09
Defeated but mot ELIMINATED.

Such Of the political wiseacres who
are predicting the dismemb erment Of
the democratic purity rs Il result Of
its late disasterous defeat, ARE reck.
'oning without u thorough knowledge
OF Its recuperativo and reactiyc
powers. ReverSes are not unfamilinr
experiences with democracy. 1t has
met them beiore-met them when they
came successfully and covered long
periods Of time, but the germ essence OF
its vitality, us II political organization.
has never become ~'iupsired. 1t repre-
sents certain fundamental principles
which can tie with the de nth oi a rec
publican form Of government and as
long us this country enjoys popular
rule, SO long will democracy live.
just now all conditions may seem
unpropitious for future democratic
supremacy. Certainly we have never
known the time when they appeared
more so. But tho mission of the party
remains unchanged. II failed to be
sure. IN the last three presi ienii u
elections, when appealing to American
patriotism to r~epudiate Il government
which was evidently being administered
exclusively for the benefit OF the classes.
But the fact OF such defeat does not
settle the question iDvolved-does no,
prove that the appeal WAS predicateG
upon false principle or that it proceeded
from mistaken promises. 1t simply
goes to show that the voters do moi
realize i'll sufficient degree the dangers
| which threaten the COVER nment as Il
result OF republican rule. and that work
is still to be done in the way OF cdu,
eating the public conscience up to al
appreciation Of The iLsiliUus evils which
lie beneath a prohibitive tariff schedule
Capitalization. Of power i'll the hands
OF the executive, IA colonial departure il
government, and other miGchievou.
features attending republican policies
The time will come when the people viii
rebukr these tendencies, and til,
agency through which such r-bukr vii
he admin istered.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-09
hank Officers Were Easy.

The startling admission 10y President
OF Oberlin, Ohio. that he and Cashier
Spear OF that bauk Ind mdorsrd Mrs.
Cassie l.. Chadwick's notes :" the
amount OF 81. COO and that they tore
what purported to he the tiena;urr II
Andrew Carnegie, has ~usioUutc'i 'hr
New York lawyers representing the ~ =
ious interests involved in the ca e which
becomes moe surprising with every
new revelation.
Tint President Becliwiih's stut"'ncnt
brings to light new and important
phases OF the case aud brings raurh
uearer the inevitable uncoyering ri the
Ut the attorneys Interested. The rcru.t
Of to-day's nov III the case are
awaited with Increased interest III the
apprehension that the crisis L. near
aud may be reached to-day.
4 sensational report to. day was that
one of the local counsel Ter Mn. Chad
wick had decided to withdraw from
the case.
Percy W. Carver. counsel for Her.
bert ID. Newton OF Rroukliue. Mass,
who has claims of almost $4,000
against Mrs. Chadwick, speaking Of
the statement made last night 10y Pres
ident Beck with ssid developments had
. come SO fast that lie did not know
what to say. tie thought, however,
that Mr.. Beckwi'h must have ma ic the
statement under pressure, or. beng ou
the verge of nervous collapse, -hui lost
his nerve
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-09

systom, but was convinced It needed
some changes.
The most interesting anil important
feature OF his statement Was this Ian.
guaGe: Our greatest need is freedom
to work, think, speak and write. That
ireedom seems u~nuttainable under the
present bureaucratic regime, which
congresses the activity OF the whole
nation and raises countless obstacles in
the way OF personal initiative and en-.
terprise.'
That, Gays Il contemporary, covers
the entire difficulty. Russians DO not
have freedom to work, think speak or
write. The Russians who assumes tina
he enjoys any such privileges will soon
lind himself in trouble IL he under
takes to avail himself OF them. lie
scarcely dare think along lines that he
docs not know to be approved by the
government, since thinking would he
likely to lead him 70 action that would
disclose the nature OF his thoughts and
submit him to arrest. Men act rs they
think; though they may repress their
thoughts IN a large measure, they will
always do or ssy something to indicate
the trend Of the mind.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-09

AS o result Of a fight with In VS.
about = o'clock thus afternoon. two
negroes are ut tile no pit Il p-o3th'y
mortally wounded. while the thir { l.
iucarceratcd in the city bus;iir awaiting
his preliminary hearing which hc will
receive some time tomorrow.
The negroes had all consumed con
siderable liquor this forenoon and al
the time Of the cutting wcr" still under
the Influence. The atrray occurred III
n dug out in Chinatown aud 1t appears
the participants were tie only
witnesses to the crime; all three -; tie
negroes refused To c~Ommuuirat" with
our reporter ana consequently uolEm.
eau be obtained that tcud= To- throw
an! light un the cnu-,. u the truuhlc.
1t is generally supi"-",i that KuIch
barton. alias Dave MDor" iWm Dawes
porter and Alexander Thomas went
down to call on Cornelius smith FOR the
express purpose OF -bcatIng him up q
little" and Smith rcsortrd to- a knit.
stabbiug Barton III the abdomen and IL.
dieting II frightful wound III lhumu,
right leg above The knee.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-09
THE NEW NEVADA.

Not Il week passes without fresh dis
made in the districts south Of Tonopah,
and with Goldlicid AS Il b use Of supplies
prnspectors are spreading out east, west
and south Of there and penetrating
sidercd too difficult If access on account
of scarcity ~ufwHteT. With another base
nt supplies established ut AmarGosn. it
is certain that the vast tract OF mineral
bearing country round there will be
thoroughly prospected this winter and
undoubtedly some rich discoveries will
he made. For years 1t has been known
tina! the southwest part Of Nevada aud
ON through to Death Wiley is rich in
minerals. but few prospcctOrs ca red to
face death from thirst i'll or1er to pene-
trate II region 50 i%Ihospital and so aptly
named. These dangers sre now being
eliminated and the construction OF the
projected railroad will make the country
accessible to all. The most gratifying
part about these new discoveries in Ne
vada is that they are OF gold ore and OF
| great richness that in spits OF distance
fcOm transportation and consequent
high cost Of mining the fortunate own.
ers take Il fortune from the ground in
Il few months. And these discoveries
Of gold are building mp a new Ne
vRda. The old Nevada, the Silver State
with all Of its indolent satisfaction IL
live rn the records Os its CumstUck lode,
il dcnd. ronopah and Goldticld have
attracted new blood; cool, shrewd, lcveI
headed mine operators from all parts oil
the world, with ample capital to develop
| great mines are arriving daily purchRs
ing and bonding prospects, and the com,
ing year will witu-ss more Legitimate
mining in Nevada than has been know
for forty lenrs. 1t is admitted tl,at the
gold resources OF Cripple Creek are be
iDg exhausted, and this section of ..c
will take the place OF that great camp
When the guvcTnmcnmeDt mineral sta
tistics for 1904 are completed it will b,
seen that Nevada shows the creates
percentage Of gain in mineral output o
all the states almost entirely due to the
remarkable output Of gold, and ;rou
nov Oh the new Nevada will rank rs
| gold producing state %-BonanzI.
Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1904-12-09

tegrity .! India. it is the evident pur.
peso OF Great Britain to permit Japan
to act rs Il butler III the contest.
Tho treaty existing between England
and Japan does not call TOR British i'll.
reference in tho Asistic war unless
some other nation takes up arms in
defense 81 Russian interests condi.
ton not likely to arts, ~ matters are
shaping themselves.
From the pre- sent outlook the only
neutral nation likely to intervene in
the Oriental war is China, whose gym.
pathics and activities will be with Its
Monaghan brotherhood in Japan.
England has much to gain and
nothing to lose through Chinese par
ticipation in the struggle, for such a
course would form an effective barrier
between tho purposes Of tho czlr and
the Indian possessions Of the Britisuth
empire.
England cannot afford mt this time
to give rise 10 the suspicion ~ m I'M
friendly Opposition toward the car,
preferrmG to hold Rloof from the con.
diIons that are bound to rebound to
its benefit at the conclusion OF peace.
Thus England has accorded to the
Russians the courtesies which one ua-
ton might with proprie;y extend to
another during the period Of war, not.
withstanding its alliance with the
nikado.
In REFRESHING the bitterness which it
undoubtedly feels toward Russia,
growing out of the accumulated fears
Of many years, England has shown
diplomacy Of a high type, leaving that
nation i'll a strictly neutral attitude,
while profoundly nXiou for japanese
success.
Students Of the situation have no
doubt that England Snald have inter
vened long ere this, md made itself
felt in the conclusions Of the war, had
the japanese instead Of the Russians
met the reverses Of the couilict.-Ana.
cuEda Standard.