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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26
Seed Wheat For Next Year.

farming arJ1cIeS from dudceS Ear
mer, and in it's last issue we find an
other editorial which we must pass
on to our readers. Says DR.. Wal
lace:
If the farmer is to succeed he must
keep a good lookout ahead. His
plans necessarily take in one OF more
years work. He must have a definite
system of rotation, should know
where he is to put wheat and cor
the next year and the year after, and
in what yea certain fields should
be down in grass. If he is to improve
his crops, he must improve his seed
from year to year.
Sowing wheat, whether for win
ter or spring, is a good ways off, but
it is not too early to call his at
tention to the method in which he
will secure the best seed. Whether
he is growing winter wheat or spring
wheat he should, in our judgment, Sc
lect the best acre, or five acres, &C
cording to his requirements. while it
is yet growing and ripening in the,
fields, and when it is fully ripe cut
and stack it, and put it in Ills barn
by itself. He should let it go through
the sweat, and when the proper time
comes thrash it by itself, taking care
that there is no mixture from previ-
Gus Hastings of any kind of either
inferior seed or foul seed.
Before seeding time comes he
should provide himself with a good
tanning mill, a grader if possible.
and, without regard to waste or ex-
pense, blow out and sift out all small.
immature, light weight, or damaged
seed. He should next provide HIM
self, if the tanning mill is not pro
vided with them, with some screens
that will allow all except the very
largest and plumpest grains to pass
through them, and these alone should
be used for sowing his seed for the
crop of next year. If time does not
permit him to make this careful Sc
lection, this final sitting, for the
whole of his seeding, let him care
fully sift out enough of the larger
seeds to SOW a part of the field from
which he intends to take his seed for
the crop two years hence. Let him
put this on his best land and give
it the most thorough culture. If
any of our readers will pursue this
policy for five years they will not
complain of seed wheat running out.
Why do we suggest this method?
First, because the largest grains
usually grow on the largest and
most vigorous stalks or stools. They
have a habit of growing large, and
this habit, like all other inherited
tendencies, is exceedingly valuable
to the man who wishes to grow a
large crop. Secondly, the larger
amount of starch and gluten stored
in the grain as food for the germ
after 1t has begun to grow will push
1T forward rapidly, giving it a vigor-
ono ctar+ onI anol1,-~ - - I'll
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26

There are among our readers many
retired farmers and those past mid
die age with more or less leisure
time on their hands. It will pay
these men to follow a method in
volving considerably more labor than
the one we have suggested, but which
will produce the very best results;
namely, spend some time in their
wheat fields when the grain is about
ripe and select by hand the largest
and best filed and most perfect heads.
enough of them to produce a peck
of seed. Plant this by itself, and
note results. By following this up
for a few years a variety of seed
can be produced vastly superior to
the seed which they have been sowing,
in fact, almost a new variety. 1t
is possible in this way to greatly
improve the type and quality of any
sort of wheat or other grain, and
develop what is really an improved
type, much superior to the stock with
which they began. This has been
done many times and can oe done
by my good farmer who knows a
good head of wheat growing on a
good, vigorous stalk, when he ees it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-07-26
The Audubon Bird Law.
Editors Progressive Farmer

I have two little boys who have
been counting the birds nests they
have found this season. They take
much pleasure in watching the birds,
and not for anything would they de-
stroy the nests or capture the young
birds. This reminds me very pleas
antly of my own boyhood when I used
to take so much interest in the little
birds, and tried to learn all I could
about them. / knew the note of ev-
cry bird and many of their habits. I
sometimes think that birds have
given me more pleasure than any 9th
er one thing, and I feel sorry for
the man who finds no Measure in the
cheering songs of these little feather
ed friends of ours.
What I started out to say especial
ly is that birds are now becoming
more plentiful. For quite a number
of years little birds have been very
scarce, and this probably accounts
for the increase of insect pests that
have become so numerous and de-
structive.
The Audubon law will doubtless
be of great benefit to the State in a
material way-not so much for The
protection it gives to birds. nor ,on
account of the penalty for their de-
struction, but more especially be-
cause the attention of the people has
been directed to the value of birds
as observation-disclosures. Men have te-
come so material that their morality,
religion, citizenship and everything
else, are more easily influenced by a
money value than by any sentiment
of honor. Then as men see the value
OF birds they protect them, and this
L think accounts for their Increase.
If the Government were importing
birds instead of insects, L should
have more faith in the experiment.
The importation of ants will prove
a curse, very probably, instead of q
blessing. w have already too many
ants. The "black leg" and "wilt" of
cotton are both caused by ants, and
who can tell what the new species
will go to doing when they get here
E. S. MILLSAPS.
Iredell Co., N. Q.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06
Resolutions on Resignation of Rev. Collins.

kesOtutlOns on kesiBudtlOn VI NeFs SOihus'
WHEREAS: The Rev. Vaughan s.
Collins has been removed from our
town and State and can no longer
give to the Smyrna Temperance AL
lance his valuable service.
Therefore. Be it resolved, that we
express to him our appreciation of his
labors in organizing the Alliance
work in our midst, and
Resolved that we pledge to him our
support of the work he so dearly
loved and for which he so arduously
labored, and
Resolved, that we commend him for
his zeal and earnestness in laboring
for the cause of Temperance and hope
that health may be spared him that he
may continue in this needy work, and
Resolved, that copy of these resO-
lutions be given to our Brother, copy
spread upon our minutes, aud copy
sent to the Smyrna papers.
By order of the Alliance March 20,
1904.
JNO. P. BURDETTE,
WALTER FORD,
W. G. MCDOWELL,
Committee.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06
To Mothers in This Town.

Children who are delicate, feverish and
cross will get immediate relief from Mother
Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. They
cleanse the stomach, act on the liver, max
ing sickly child strong and healthy. A
certain cure for worms. Sold by all drug
gists. Csc Sample FREE. Address, Allen
S. Homestead, Leroy, N. Y.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06

ARE YOU WATCHING the label on your
paper? Byreferring to it you will see
the month and year up to which your
subscription to THE SMYRNA TIMES is
paid. Don't allow the bill to grow
and then blame the publisher for not
notifying you.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06
FOR RENT.

A pretty seven-roOm cottage for $500 per
month. Condition frst-class in every re-
spect. Beautiful shade trees. Also for
sale, 80 feet of Wrought Iron Fence, good
as new, pretty design, great bargain.
463 N. F. WILDS. f.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06
NOTICE.

The Clayton Savings and Loan Associa-
ton will issue a new seriesrof Shares to be
known as as Nlnteenth Series, on April the
18th. Payments to be made to
AGA JOS. SMITHERS, Secretary.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06

At the regular monthly meeting of
the Official Board of Asbury M. E.
Church held Thursday evening,
March 31st, 1904. a committee of three
was appointed to draft the following
resolutions:
WHEREAS: In the judgment of the
Bishop and his cabinet, it was deemed
necessary to appoint our beloved pas
tor, Rev. Vaughan S. Collins, to an
other field of labor, therefore be it
Resolved, That while we Loyalty
submit to the powers that be, yet we
wish to record our high appreciation
of the valuable services Brother Col
Inns has rendered our church, during
the three successful years of his pas =
torate among us. In him we have
found a faithful pastor, a Christian
gentleman and splendid preacher,
full of faith and good works. In his
family we have found examples OF
piety and zeal in the Lords work. We
earnestly pray the divine blessing to
rest upon them in their new field o.
work and commend them to the love
and fellowship of the saints to whom
they have been sent.
WIN. FAIRIES,
L. NJ. PRICE,
JNo. P. BURDETTE,
Committee.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06

OFFICE:-Next Door TO the Fruit Growers
National Bank.
Telephone. No. 10.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06
The Sooner

The better for getting
your new Spring Suit; we
are doing a big trade i'll
Boys and Little BOYS
Suits, Refers and Top
Coats. Latest New York
styles and prices are not
high. Suits $500 to 5000.
Refers and Top Coats
So 90 to $500. Larger
Boys Suits and Top
Coats, $500 to $1,000.
Youths Sizes $500 to
$500. A great stock of
Young Mems Suits and
Top Coats $500 to $4,000
Mems Suits, Spring Over
coats, Dress Suits and
White Vests. Buy your
new Spring Outfit as soor
as convenient and you
will have longer to wear it.
Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1904-04-06
NO. 2336.

No. 2336.
DEPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
II 1.-THE FRUIT GROWERS NATIONAL
BANK at Smyrna, in the State of Delaware,
at the close of business Mach 2Sth, 1904
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
M F
| - T
G y

about as mother had predicted;
and weren't Juniors glad she
had been so farsighted and firm
enough not to be leased into let
ting them have their way! 1t
went pretty hard at first, tho
some Of the disappointed young
sters showed they possessed
fine spirit Of courage in "smil-
ing and seeming perfectly con-
tented' when in their hearts
they knew they were almost
ready to cry. But they were
more than repaid when fortune
smiled upon their misfortune;
and they concluded sagely that
elders know best after all.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
TIE WAY PA USED TO SPLIT WOOD.
THE WEEKS ROLL OF, HONOR
MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS.

MINNEAPOLIS PRIZE WINNERS. - -.
Gertrude Murphy Eighth Grade School, 44S1 Blats
dell !
Walter Anschuet, Sixth Grade, School, 2e1s
Chicago
HONORABLE MENTION.
Faith Power, Grade Sidney School, 8016
University
Wallace Hamilton, Grade School,
Hillside
Gertrude Ramsey Eighth Grade, Adams School, 2s1 Six
Angie Ethel Ayers Sixth Everett School,
street Me- . E
Bessie Tansey sixth Washington school,
= street s. ~5a#&4a3%
Alice clark. Grade, Clinton School Stevens
s.
NORTHWESTERN PRIZE WINNERS.
Gladys Summer Seventh Grade Frazee. MINI.
Gertrude e. Crawford Sixth Grade Chatfeld, MINI.
HONORABLE MENTION
Marion Parker Eighth Grade, Washington School,
Cola Anderson Eighth Grade, Preston MINI
Marion Alexander, Grade, Barnesviue
mont avenue Grand Forks. N. D.
HIGH SCHOOL CREDIT.
Title Win, Eleventh Grade, South Side School,
Ju1iette shortridge Tenth Grade Devils Lake N D.
Larson, Grade, School 797
Maryland avenue. St Pau1
Pan Hutstnpiles. Ninth Grade Rverdale School Cakes
ceesa Oanpben Ninth Grade. slaytDn. MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
NOT SO MUCH OF A GUIDE
The Sled Took Charge of Affairs and Played Havoc with
Things in General.

+ (Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.)
I the road to learning any other road. But
all things must have beginning, and my first experience
along this line hill just in front Of home
had secretly wanted to steer the bobsled for long
time, but had dared to ask for this homer until
today The boys and girls who sliding with
finally tho reluctantly said that could they had had
any idea of how nobly to perform my duty they
would have consented.
So started. All went well until we reached the
middle Of the hill Then the sled took matters its
hands and played havoc with things in general My
sister suddenly sitting in the middle of the road
you. One Of the boys left to finish the slide
by himself without the sled, and result that boys
mother had to take extra stitches small
before he cared to be again in public AS for me-
after going into ditch with the sled crawled out
best could, but never have steered since.
Sixth Grade. Gertrude E Crawford,
Chatfeld, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
ABOUT TEN THUMBS
No Fun in Holding AL the Keys
Down at Once.
(Prize.)

II AKING music lessons was
L not just what I expected il
would be. Instead Of making my
fingers glide gracefully over the
keys, giving forth melodious mp-
sic, as I had thought I should,
all my fingers seemed to be
thumbs. I could not put them
where I wanted them. sWhyi I
did not know. I thought that by
taking three or four LESSONS I
could play difficult music, because
I imagined all that was neces-
sary was to master the notes, but
I soon learned to my sorrow that
this was not the case. The bass
notes seemed to be dancing a jig;
I could not make them stay where
they belonged. And when the
time came for combining the bass
notes with those Of the treble, I
received many a sharp crack
across my fingers with the teach
er's pencil because I could noh
make both hands go at once.
But the beginning Of "Teuch
and Technic' was the worst. I
seemed to be trying to hold all
the keys on the keyboard down
at once. But if we want to
achieve anything we have to be-
gin, as everything has q begin
| that I do not have to begin
Gladys GUNNER,
Frazee, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

Chen VINO would MIND little things
like thosef There were real
troubles we'll worth wailing over:
such times at sewing with Taw-
full stitches and tang1es and
knots; such dreadful messes in
stead Of delectable dishes; such
woes as followed fast on. the
heels Of the first day at school;
such tumbles and spills and
sprawls, ana wreckage and
gloom and tears as lowered
around Junior paths at almost
any time-well worth the wall
ing, and wall Juniors did with
the best will in the world. But
that did not help matters much
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
MORAI-LOSE ALL OUTLINES.
(High School Credit.)

HM favorite subject geography ended
AvA the list did not like geography and therefore
could not learn it maybe and effect vice
At any rate for several days had been rect
ing special topics. We were given topic told to
look information and make outline from which
might reee This had gone for three days and yet
had not been called And indeed not prepared.
I did not know whether Canton,
river whether it in Maine Africa. I had given
the subject thought after it had been assigned to
sa @
tell about Canton, t'I don't know Ali right,
still sweetly "Wen make list of those who don't
know and have extra session tomorrow
ing. Tomorrow you may tell about Odessa
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

ming. And glad that do not have to begin
again. Gladys GUNNER,
Seventh Grade. Frazee, MINI.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
WzHZ7MS OF CHANCE
Many Seeming Misfortunes in the Lives OF Mime
apolis Juniors Turned Out to Be Very For
tunate Indeed. -~-


are not pleasant things to have
as a rule, now are they3 At least the ordi-
nary ones are not. There is another kind,
however, which Juniors saw threatening to
overwhelm them like a regular cloud but
which after all turned out to have silver
lining. This is the way the stories ran:
Juniors wanted to 60 somewhere or do some
thing particularly delightful, and mother
put her foot down and said no for very good
reasons. But Juniors could not see it that
way, and they fretted and whined and
scolded and made themselves-oh, exceed
ingly disagreeable! Then after all that fuss
overed that if they had had their own ways
have been i'll or injured, or dear only knows
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
RUINS OF FUDGE
The Modern but No Less For1orn
~ Cinderella.
-.sz-= (Prize.) ss.

CON, deari Isn't that Just
" the meanest thing that
ever happeneda' came in tear
full voice from the depths of the
kitchen, and then foated forth
such series of walls and sobs L
hurriedly left my practicing and
ran to see what the trouble was.
To my dismay I found my sister
seated on the floor in the midst
Of a puddle Of what was to have
been fudge, but what was &C
eidentally turned into a kind of
sticky varnish which the floor
did not need at all. Cinderella
could not have looked more for
lorn among her cinders than my
poor sister among the ruins of
her fudge; but instead of pick
ing her up and comforting her I
burst into a peal of laughter.
And in my mirth I sat down
upon what I supposed to be a
chair but which was, in reality,
a chair plus sticky fudgepan.
My sisters tears now changed
to what I considered a rather
silly laugh, as decided that he
who laughs last laughs longest.
But what was fortunate about
this? I could not tell right
away. My sister 8 tears subsidized
and she diligently scrubbed the
floor while I changed my dress
and wondered how it had happier
vited the girls over to help ca
what shall / dos' But in spit
would not tell me about the fudg
kitchen for some clue to the spill
thing I saw was a can Of baking
and tho I have no more proof Il
the spilling Of the candy was 7
were either of those girls who ;
fudge, I would thank my lucky s
and would consider it fortunat
B Eighth Grade,
Bryant School. a
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
CROSS AND MOST CRYING
But After the Fire Somebody Was Glad He Had Not
.. Gone to the Barn to Play.

(Fifth and Sixth Grade Prize.)
Of those rainy, disagreeable Saturdays and
knowing that should not be allowed to go out-of-
doors, T planned fine time in my workshop.
building castles in the air Of what all going to
make, and oh, it hard to wait until after dinneri
But had finished my dinner and preparing to
90 up into the barn, mother called after me- asking
where going told her up in the barn ttWater,
she said st wish you would up there today for
is dusty" Alas, al the pleasure had planned
spoiled.
I went to my bedroom IN very III state OF mind
very and almost crying There nothing to do
but look out Of the window. Suddenly rudy glow ht
up the back yard and just IN time to the fre
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26

engines dash up prepare for hard fight with the
flames enveloping the barn On Investigation it was
found that the flames had started in such that had
been the workshop all of escape would have
been cut off. Walter Anschuetz,
A Sixth Grade 2918 Chicago Avenue
Horace Mann School,
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26
TWO BUSY CHU7NS'
Fortune and Misfortune Walk with Northwestern
Juniors Along the Path Of the Beginning Of
Things.
ToPIc-s.AT THE BEGINNING"

CAUSE Hthe world is so full of number Of
things and everything has had begin
ming, there was no lack of material for the
stories on beginnings tho Juniors were con-
fined to incidents in their own experience.
And nothing was SO vitality interesting as the
other glimpse Of life in general and newer
understanding of their own in particular.
Sometimes the beginning opened the way to .
world Of fun and recreation; Juniors never
regretted the beginning Of such sports as
skating, fishing, boating various games OF
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-11-26


rived or the advent Of summer OF course sometimes
the beginning of sports difficult and many
the bumps and bruises and stranger constitutions But
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-29
RESERVATION AUTHORITY

The following innocent item APP
peared in the local columns of the
Fort Pierre Fairplay last week:
Prof. Carpenter writes that our
gumbo shale and clay are the finest
material in the world for Portland
cement. Samples Of the finished
product will be forwarded within a
short time.
What's the use of those fellows out
there making a pretense Of having
just as rich agricultural lands as
those on the east side Of the river,
when they will publish such items as
above. They must be a queer kind
Of agricultural products that VIII
grow in soil which is calculated will
make good cement blocks. All that
Mitchell has ever said about the
lands out there is that it is not cap
aule of producing agricultural pro-
duets in paving quantities, and we
don't know of any better authority
for support of the proposition than
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-29

The registration for Rosebud lands
has been a pretty good thing for
South Dakota and the state will
profit by it in two ways. First, it
VIII bring in many new families
from eastern states who may be for
tunate enough to draw a quarter sec
ton. Second, the eastern people
who came out here to register at n
OF the four places had an opportu-
nifty to see South Dakota and her
crops at a period OF the year when
few visitors ONE this way. What
they saw in the way Of growing
crops simply a%stounded them. They
had heard Of these wonderful crop
stories through the newspapers but
they were discounted more or less.
Just now they have had an oppor-
tunity to see without being told, and
1T has had a wonderful effect on the
credulity Of these same eastern peo-
pie. There were LOG, 800 people reg
istered at the four places in the
state, and there are less than 5000
quarters to be disposed of. The
commissioner of the general land
office at Washington makes the State
ment that he believes that South
Dakota's population will be in
creased by loo. 900 as the result of
the opening of the Rosebud ~reserva-
ton. People who have come out to
this country to register and fail to
get a quarter section in a great
many cases will purchase land in the
more settled portions of the state,
east of the river.
The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1904-07-29
III LONELY PRAIRIE.
A Trackles. Waste Without Water
or umn iabttxtiun.

or Uumn Habttxtiun.
Il had almost us soon be set adrift
in n small boat in midorean rs to he
dropped down on the vast prairie near
the Colorado state line said
a man who is familiar with the west.
zone cannot realize the loneliness of
the western plains until he has crossed
them. There are Very few human hab-
ltations. comparatively little of the
land is under cultivation. and water is
a scarce and precious commodity. In
every direction nothing meets the gaze
OF the eye except Il tracklesS. ~treeleSs
waste which is bounded only by the
lowering sky. Prairie dogs are the
chief denizens of this region. and as
the rain whirls past they perch them
selves on their hind legs and sit bolt
upright as motionless as a statue.
There are a few houses, but they are
at wide intervals. The one single ad.
vantage that a lonely pedestrian has
In that region is that by following the
railroad track sufficiently far he will
reach a town some day.
ut Is positively tiresome to the eve
to rid across the praities in II comfort
able Pullman car surrounded by all the
of life. This being true, 1t
must be next to appalling TO have to
tramp over this region without food or
water except what II begs at the few
way stations along the route. | have
never been able To see anything pictur-
esque or inviting about the wide
stretching plains. '-Birmingham News.