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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-02

remedy is with the farmers them
selves. There is no use putting tn
responsibility upon the governmen
or some one else. The yield of pro
duce in the State is due to a wan
of knowledge, and a haphazard wa,
of doing things, resulting from
want of training.
A person has only to travel owe,
the State and see that the farms are
cultivated in patches, without an eye
to economy Or appearance, and tina
pride in the farm is lacking by the
owner. All over the State many Oh
the best families have been forced
to move to town to educate thei1
children, and in some sections sc
great has been the move that whole
neighborhoods are almost deserted.
FARMERS CLUBS, GOOD SCHOOLS,
GOOD ROADS, ETC.
To remedy this, the people Of the
community should organize for the
development and improvement Of
that community. Political opinions
and prejudices should be set aside.
They should have a school equal
to any of the city schools. You pay
taxes for everything else. Why not
give a little extra that your own and
your neighbors' children may get a
chance in life?
The greater portion of our chill
dren who attend the public schools
will never enter a college, and as the
great majority of thtem are to be the
farmers of the future, they should be
taught agriculture and inspired with
a love for farming rather than be en-
couraged to leave the farm which, as
a rule, has been the case. The law
requires agriculture to be taught in
the public schools, and it is being
done to some extent, but we need
more of it.
We ought to have good roads, and
every house ought to have a tele-
phone, and wherever desirable, have
free rural delivery.
Some communities have all of
these, and are alive, progressive and
satisfied. Every community can have
these advantages by putting forth
some effort. And if we have them,
why should we want to move to town ?
We practically have moved the
town to the country, and
have the advantages of living both
in the town and in the country. These
improvements will have the tendency
to make country life more pleasant,
and make the young people like farm
life.
. AGRICULTURAL EDUCATION.
If there is to be a permanent i'm
provement in agriculture, we must
begin at the foundation and build
wisely. Begin with the little boy and
girl that are now starting to school.
The farmers are more poorly educat-
ed than any other class Of our peo-
pie.
Tf thev roam the honoh+ Of ovpor;
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The Agricultural Outlook.
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people, but is very largely due to con
ditions that have surrounded us il
the past.
The soil of Iowa is rich, and it is
a great dairy State, and she ships
her butter into North Carolina, but
no matter how rich she is
she cannot buy u cotton
seed meal, which she does, pay
freight on it, and pay freight on but
ter back here, and compete with US,
when we have the cottonseed meal,
and in addition to the hay crop, can
raise pea vines in abundance, which
is superior to the best hay. We
have the soil, pasture, climate; and
yet our farmers are PERMITTING thou
sands of dollars worth of butter to be
shipped into this State yearly.
DAIRYING AND sTooK RAISING
NEGLECTED.
One great drawback to our State
is that it is such an easy State to
live in hat our people are not will
ing, especially the young men, to take
off their coats, and get down to the
hard work that is necessary to keep
COWS and make butter. And yet this
keeping of cattle is what we need to
do. / was much impressed by some
figures given by an agricultural stu
dent in his graduating speech here
to which I will call your attention.
I want to impress on you the fact
that We are annually sending enough
money out of the State to buy things
we can produce, to make our State
rich in a short time, and if we do
not correct it, it will be a reflection
upon US.
This student made a canvass of
the grocery men of Raleigh, and tax
ing Raleigh as the average of what
other towns in proportion to popu-
lation are doing, he found that the
enormous sum of ten millions of dol
lars is annually sent out of the State
for butter, cheese, lard, hams and
other meats, canned fruits and vege-
tables, fancy apples and pears, -four,
corn, bran and hay.
The man who has good cotton,
corn, wheat and tobacco lands should
raise these staple crops, but North
Carolina, IN account of her soils,
climate and market is well adapted
to dairying, beef cattle and fruit
growing, and it is this branch of ag-
riculture our people should give more
attention.
The successful farmer of the flu
ture is the n who keeps live stock,
and produces everything on the farm
that it will produce for the support
of his family and stock, and has a
surplus to sell.
HOW TO DEVELOP OUR FARMING
INTERESTS.
1t is the intensive small farm
worked by the people who live on and
own the farm, that is going to put
North Carolina in the front rank
and make her q rroo+ S+o4
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WANTED-To rent or buy q location for
in town or country. T. r.
New Hill, N. c.
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Farmers Exchange
RATES OF ADVERTISING.

Two cents q word for first insertion, and
one cent q word for each additional inser-
ton, each figure or initial counting as a sep
arate word.
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family to work on small farm, dairying.
trucking and chickens. Prefer a man that
place for the right man. For further fnfor-
nation, address M, care Progressive Far
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-08-02

SMALL FRUIT FARM Of 40 acres. 1000
6ear1ng apples, peaches and grapes on 1T.
1000 Du1ld1ngs; one half mile rom rail
road station. two n a half miles from
a an : ~ acre pasture fenced; fine spring.
IL m Iact. modei little dairy and fruit farm.
mountain resort Hotel, Is rooms, all fur.
n1shed, ready for bus1ness-$3,OOO, one-third
Wade, COrnelia, Ga.
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1t is the intensive small farm.
worked by the people who live on and
WI the farm, that is going to put
North Carolina in the front rank
and make her a great State. We are
not measuring up to our opportuni-
ties, and 1T is my purpose to show
you a way in which l think we can
bring about a change and also show
how We can check this wholesale
focking of the people in the country
to the towns, and the young men be
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
HOW TO SPELL "BURNs."

The True Patronymic Of the Great
Scotch Poet.
In the review of Mr.. Millar's Liter
airy History of Scotland in the Spec
tator Of Sept. IL the writer says:
"The father of Burns spelt his name,
not Burns or Burmese but
'Burnes.'"
There is, l think, ample evidence to
the contrary, as appears from the fol-
lowing facts: When a certain Walter
Campbell moved from Argyllshire to
Glenberyle in the Mearns (Kincar-
dinshire) early In the seventeenth CEN
fury he assumed the name of Burn
house or Burmese. From him the
fourth in descent was William Bur
ness, the father of the poet.
The family Bible records the mar
riage of william BurDess and Agnes
Brown" in 1857, and I myself copied
the name of william Burmese from
the old gravestone in Alloway kirk
yard more than forty years ago, which
has since been replaced by a new one.
The poet always signed himself
Robert Burmese" in his letters for
about two years after his fathers
death in 1884 the last extant letter
with that signature being n adj
dressed to Mr. Aiken, April 8. 1850.
After this date he appears to have
adopted the spelling with which we
are all familiar, Robert Burns
London Spectator.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03

George Kunkel, the nominee, was
born In Audrain county 80 years ago
and has lived In Mexico since early
Childhood. He was identified with the
W. A. Morris grocery house for many
years and is now manager OF the +. A.
Morris Company, SUCCESSORS to the
w. A. Morris Co. Mr.. Kunkel is
prominent inlthis city and county and
Is very prominent In business circles.
Hehas q always been a staunch Repub.
lican and has been secretary OF the
county and city central committees
several times. He was recently ap-
pointed delegate to the congressional
convention at st. st. Charles, which
meets Thursday.
1t will be ten days or two weeks be-
fore Mr.. Kunkel enters upon the dis
charge Of his duties as postmaster,
which will be as SCOT as bonds are
filled out and confirmed and the nee
esSary formalities are gone through
with
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
A TEXAS WONDER.

One small bottle Of the Texas Won
der, Halls Great Discovery, cures all
kidney and bladder troubles, removes
gravel cures diabetes, seminal ennis
sions, weak and lame backs, rheuma-
tism and all Irregularities Of the
kidneys and bladder In both men and
women; regulates bladder troubles in
children. II not sold by your druggist
1t will be sent by mail on receipt of 81.
One small bottle Is two months treat
nent and seldom fails to perfect a
cure. DR.. e. w. Hall, sole manufac-
turer, P o. Box 629, St. Louis, Mo.
Send for testimonials. Sold by all
druggists Office, 293hOlive street.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
Former Baby of Regiment

Walter Bryarly, formerly of Audraln
county, was the recent guest OF rela-
tives near Benton City. Mr.. Bryarly
has been away from Mexico about 4
years and is doing well In Texas,
where he has an excellent position
with a railroad, having been lately
promoted to the position Of extra con-
ductor.
Mr.. Bryarly was a member Of Co. L,
9th Mo-, during the war with Spain
and was known on account of his
youth as "the baby Of the regiment, -
being Is years old when he enlisted.
He va a general favCrfee, being young
and diminutive and OF a very pleasing
personality. He is now a six-footer
and the sobriquet hardly holds good at
this time.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
SKINNER ITEMS.

Correspondence of the Ledger.
SKINNER, March ALEX Bruce and
wife and son were victims OF a hard
spell Of grip last week.
A. W. Powell and family have all
been confined to their rooms the past
week with that dreaded disease, la
grippe.
Jack Stephens and family and Mrs.
Tom Allen were Molino visitors the
first Of last week.
Mr.. Henson and Judge II. T. Spurl-
ing attended the funeral of their
brother and uncle, respectively, Heck
iah Squirting, at Clark Saturday. MI.
Squirting was 50 years old and died of
heart trouble and Bright's disease.
John Quinlan has been Ill of pneu-
monla, and we are glad to state that
he is better at this writing and bids
fair to be up and around within a few
days.
Mr.. DeJarnett, Mr.. Sharps and II.
L. Squirting, and a score OF other have
been in the gripping business within
the past fortnight.
A few farmers and where they have
moved for the ensuing year:
Chas. Threlkeld to the Mr.. White
farm.
Harry Householder to his own farm
near Trinity Methodist church.
Henry Rosentall to the @. f. Clark
place west of here.
Willard Stephens on a small place
Of John Ellis.
Bob Skinner to the old Stephens
homestead.
Henry Berrey to the Aunt Martha
Berrey place that he recently pur-
chased.
Gatewood school closes next Friday
a seven months term Of school taught
by Miss Ella Waddington of Benton
City.
At the j. W. Rutter sale stock and
all things brought a good price. Mr..
Rutter will move to the Kanatzer
farm southwest Of Centralia.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
ORIGIN OF SUB ROSA"

Phrase Is One Of the Oldest In Elk.
istence.
Everyone knows the meaning Of sub
rosa," whether acquainted with Latin
or not, but how many are familiar
with the origin of the pet phrasef
says Victor Smith in the New York
Press. I learn from an interior dec.
orator who is employed by some Of
the heavy swells along the Highlands
OF Fifth avenue that it Is now the Gus
tom to paint or sculpture on the
ceiling above dining tables in rooms
where little or big confiiences are ex-
changer. This is a return to the
ancient usage. The rose is the EN-.
blem of silence. Cupid gave the flow
er to Harpocrates, the god of silence,
to bride him not to betray the amours
OF Venus. In the middle ages a live
rose was suspended from the chande-
lier when friends talked over secret
matters. and sometimes was placed
over the door, as a sign that whatever
was said must be kept sacred. The
banquet room ceiling OF Haddon Hall,
OF which we have heard a great deal.
is decorated with roses.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
ITEMS.


Correspondence OF the Ledger.
MARTINsBURa, Mo-, March 1.-Mr
L. A.. Bird returned home from Van.
dalia Monday.
Mrs. Fl. A. Overbaugh a d daughter,
Ethel were Wellsville visitors Thurs
day.
Misses Mary Holterman and Emma
Fully went to Wellsville On the Bur-
lington Friday.
Mr., w. A. Douglass, of Mexico, was
on our streets Saturday.
Mr.. Harry Crutcher, Of st. Louis,
was the guest Of j. A. Christman and
family Sunday.
Mr.. Joe Wenzel and family left Sum
day for st. Charles where they will
make their future home.
Misses Pearl and May Chrisman who
have been quite sick are improving.
Mr.. Marvin Walker returned to
Council Bluffs Monday after a weeks
visit to home folks
Ruth Peyton has the scarlet fever.
Miss Maggie Torreyson spent Sum
day in Wellsvllle.
Messrs. VIM. Jones, Jim Scott, Geo.
Casting and Lutte Diggs were Mexico
visitors Monday.
Quite a number from here attended
the funeral OF DIR. Arnold In Wells.
Vile Sunday.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
ETHEL FULrs ELopEmENr.
Welded a Men in California While
Engaged to Another.


Miss Ethel Fults, who left Kansas
City after establishing a fine reputa'
tion as a singer, about six months ago.
for California, was welded there Sat
urday to r. A. Smith, of Philadelphia.
At the time, 1t is said, she was engag-
ed TO another man. Her family learn.
ed OF the wedding, which was really
an elopement, after it was all over.
Miss Fplts vas born In Sedalia, but
came TO Kansas City in 1899, living
with her parents at Twenty-ninth
and Troost avenue. About six months
ago they went to live in Los Angeles.
She has a very fine contralto voice,
and studied under French masters.
While at Hardin college, Mexico, Mo-,
she won a 81, 900 piano, and while here
she was a soloist in a Philharmonic
concert In the old Coates theater.
In California she was singing In a
church choir, and had gone to Pasade-
ma to sing in a concert in a Y. NJ. G.
A. course. While there she welded
Mr.. Smith, the Rev. Mr.. Meredith
performing the ceremony.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
Exhibit of Missouri Literature and
Journalism.

The exhibit of Missouri literature
and Missouri journalism to be made
by the Missouri Worlds Fair Com
mission at st. Louis promises to be
comprehensive and interesting. The
exhibit is being assembled at the
rooms of the State Historical Society
at Columbia, Missouri, of which +. A.
Sampson is Secretary. Here will be
held on March s, beginning at 2
O'Clock, the annual meeting of the
society with papers or addresses as
follows: .sThe Province Of Historical
Societies." by DR.. II. r. Robinson, Of
Maryville, acting President of the
Society. "a Decade Of Missouri
Politics, 1860 to 1870" by Judge II. @.
McDougall, Of Kansas City. 1.-THE
Constitutional Conventions of Mis-
souri, Of 1865 and 1915" by Colonel
William #. Switzler. Biographical
Sketch Of Col. B. w. Glover and His
Part In the Civil War;" by Captain
George s. Grover, Of the Law Depart
ment, Wabash Railway; annual re-
port of the Secretary.
Over 5000 Missouri newspapers will
be exhibited In st. Louis. About one
thousand volumes by Missouri authors
have been collected for exhibition.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
JEALOUSY OF A SINGER.


How Famous Tenor Looked on an
Aspiring Rival.
Brignoli, the famous singer, was in
tensely Jealous of all other tenors,
never admitting for an instant that
any one of them could sing even pas
SADLY well. When the handsome. tai.
ented Tom Karl burst upon the New
York stage Brignoli turned up his
nose
"What do you think OF Tom Karlf"
Tagliapietra asked him one night.
"Oh, he is a very nice little boy"
he replied. with a shrug. II like him
very much, but he has missed his vo'
cation. l think he was born to be q
policeman"
Karl was tall and Of fine proportions
and was singing at the time with
TitieDs In La Favorita."
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
FROM ROWENA.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
RowENA, Mo-, March Mot
withstanding the bad roads Rev.
Kelly filed his regular appointment
at Bethlehem Sunday.
Mr.. Emmett Crawford has moved in
to the residence which he purchased
from T. j. Holloway. We welcome
this excellent family to our midst.
J.. S. Fountain and family, of south
of Centralia, were here Wednesday,
the guests OF ]. J. Walker and fam
lily.
Quite a number in this vicinity have
the la grippe.
Prof. Robt. Rowland closed a very
successful term Of school IN Good Wat
er District Friday.
Several of our citizens attended the
Mayes and Rutter sale Wednes day.
Stock sold well.
A great deal of moving in this VI
entity,
Mr.. Charley Ward and Miss Era
Carter were married at the home OF
the BRIDES parents Sunday evening at
6 o'clock. Rev. Kelly performed the
ceremony. Mr.. Ward is n of our
most prosperous young farmers, while
Miss Carter is one of Monroe's most
popular and lovely young ladies, We
extend heartiest congratulations.
J.. B. Tate and wife are moving to j.
j. Walkers farm.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
A SIGN OF OLD LONDON.
Insignia of Business House Has stood
for C~Anfurfaa

Insignia of Business House Has stood
for Centuries.
One Of the signs pictured In Julian
King Colford's "The Signs of Old Lon.
don" In the January st. Nicholas has
peculiar interest for all Americans.
What is called "The Crown and Three
Sugar Loaves" was the sign of the his.
toric house which exported to America
the celebrated chests of tea that went
into Boston harbor In December, 1773,
the first overt act Of rebellion in the
revolution.
While the contest gave America her
independence, and set aside the rule of
George III, It did not overthrow the
business of the Oldest tea house in
Great Britain. The business is carried
on to-day in the same old place as in
revolutionary times. Its sign-the sign
of "The Crown and Three Sugar
Loaves"-has survived the stress of
age and storm and fire. The great
fire of London swept within half a
block of the shop, but the old sign It.
self reigns to-day.-St. Nicholas.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
| axative nromo Ouinins
IN WAYNE COUNTY
Names Of State Candidates To Be
Placed on The Ballots.

WILLIAMsvILLE, Mo, Feb. 81 The
Democratic Central Committee of
Wayne county to-day decided to hold
a primary election May 81 tonominate
a county ticket.
It was ordered that the names OF
the candidates for all StaJe, district
and judicial offices be voted on at this
primary.
This proposition was favored by Mr.,
Eolkjc frfanda +.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
MISS ETHYL FULTs.
Former Hardin College Girl Married
Relative Of the Barnes Family Of
This City.

Los ANGELES, CAL FEB. 28.-Mlss
Ethel W. Fults, daughter OF J. A.
Fults, formerly Of Kansas City, So
prano soloist Of the First Congrega-
tional church and popular society girl,
ended an engagement in Pasadena
Thursday evening, and yesterday was
married to Mr.. Robert A. Smith, Of
Philadelphia. The wedding was a
surprise to her family and friends.
She formerly attended Hardin College
at Mexico, Mo-, and is a relative OF
the Barnes family Of that city.
Miss Ethel Fults is we'll known In
Mexico musical circles. Miss Fults
was born in Sedalla, Mo-, and lived
there most of her life. In the fall Of
1899 she came TO Kansas City with her
parents to live. Their home was at
Twenty-ninth street and Troost av-
enue. After a residence OF several
years in Kansas City her family went
TO Los Angeles, Cal. Miss Fults was
a society girl in Sedalia and frequent
ly visited friends in jefferson City and
other Missouri towns.
Miss Fults has a rich contralto
voice. She studied under A. de Ira
badello, the famous French master,
and he at n time pronounced her
n of his best pupils. While a stu
dent at Hardin College at Mexico,
Mo she won a piano valued at $1,000
In a singing contest. December II,
1899, Miss Fults was one of the soloists
in the Philharmonic concert at the
Coates opera house. Her singing
caused her to be the recipient Of much
favorable comment at that time. She
never sang regularly in a Kansas City
church, but was heard frequently at
social affairs.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
CURES WITHOUT
STOMACH DOSING.
Hyomei Cures Catarrh by Simple
Breathing Woodbridge & Purdy
Refund Money if 1t Fails to Cure.

The folly OF taking medicine into
the stomach to cure catarrh of the
~noseSthroat and lungs, has been real
lied by physicians, but not until Hy-
omei was known, had they a practical
method that would obviaJe stomach
drugging.
Breathing Hyomei through the in
haler, every particle of air that enters
the nose, thloaI and lungs, is charged
with a healing balsam that soothes
and allays all irritation, kills the Ca
tarrhal germs and enriches the blood
with additional 0zoue.
Woodbridge & Purdy have so much
faith in the power Of Hyomei to cure
catarrh, that they are selling it under
their personal guarantee to refund the
money II IL does not give positive
relief
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
SANTA FE ITEMS.

Correspondence OF the Ledger.
SANTA FE., March 2.-Rev. Mr.,
Hess will preach at the M. L. Church,
next Sunday morning and night.
Miss Latham, of Rensalier, is visiting
Mrs. jeff Bates.
@. w. Tanner, OF Mexico, is visiting
here.
Rev. II. p. Alexander and family
will move to Maitland, NO., to reside,
where the former has been chosen
pastor of the Presbyterian church.
Miss Ethel Edgar is home from
Monroe City where she has been at
tending school.
The infant son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Hanna has been very Ill OF
pneumonia. =
Miss Genia Carter was the guest OF
Miss Alma Camplin Saturday night
and Sunday.
The school will give an entertain
ment about the first Of April.
Mr.. and Mrs, Fields, of Shelbina, are
the guests of |. N. Bailey and family.
Reed Massey and Miss Ethel Bybee,
both of near Santa Fe, we're married
at the home of the bride, Wednesday
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
ashut In.n

shut In" All, well, my body lies
Confined and pent these walls between.
The while my happy spirit flies,
As free as wavelet's dancing sheen.
Three angels softly press the key
That holds my soul in somber thrall.
Then lightly float n whisper me,
Gods mercy his love for all.
With one, the Angel of the Past,
/ tread the paths of childhood's days.
I laugh and shout and lightly east
All care aside for childish plays.
i wander through fair orchard aisles,
i pluck the fruitage, red and gold.
Heap boards of nuts In fragrant piles.
And golden hours rich blessings hold.
The Present Angel comes to me,
A wondrous Yift within her hands.
Through books We sail on distant sea,
And wander far in foreign lands.
We mingle with the struggling throng,
That toll within the great worlds
shops,
With iostling crowd are borne along
To deepest mine. or mountain tops.
And then the dearest OF the three
Sits down at eve beside my bed,
The angel of the blest ITO Be-"
When all of life and light are fed.
A future bright she holds In view,
Through lowly doorway hid by cd.
Oh, SOUL Be patient, brave. and true;
What glories wait who walk with Godi
Irene Pomeroy shields. Monroe Center.
Mich.
Mexico weekly ledger., 1904-03-03
Hunters Valuable Donkey.

A traveller in central Africa tells Of
a native hunter Of the Wanderobo
tribe who was the possessor OF a most
accomplished donkey, which, with an
antelcpe's horns strapped to its head.
Its body covered with a skin or paint
ed to resemble the animal its master
intended to stalk that day, was the
means OF deluding many an unwary
creature into falling a victim to the
poisoned arrows Of the hunter crouch
ing behind his four.footed assistant.