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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-26
HOW MANY ACRES SHALL WE PUT TO
COTTON?

We wonder how many people have asked this
question this year. But now what are VIC going
to do about it? To me, it is not so important how
big the acreage is going to be, but how we'll the
work is to be done; not the extent of the crop.
but the condition of the soil and the manner of
cultivation. These are the important factors that
should control the situation.
Don't you think that a good many of us are in
clined to attempt to do a little more than we are
really able to do? We see good prospects on every
hand of money in cotton; we look the situation IN
the face and fatty and squarely decide to do more
than we have done before. But kind friends. had
we not better go a little slower? Would we not
IN the end profit ourselves more by not attemnt-
ing quite so much; and what we do. that do well
and thoroughly. Maybe I am wrong, but I have
always felt and experienced that Is acres we'll
taken care of, will mean more than 40 that ara
scratched over, huriedly planted, and poorly cu1-
tivated.
And then again: Don't you think that a good
many OF us are going to forget nearly everything
else In our eagerness to grow cotton. Isn't hav
going to be a little scarce next year2 or corn ~
pork! Don't you feel sometimes that we are .
ing to neglect some of the other crons that
paying us just as well as cotton? I feel this vav
L 1eel that just now is a pretty good time to raise
some potatoes, for in a year or so our neigbbors
Will want some seed. Yes, hays will take a climb
shortly and we won't have any to sell or even for
1t looks this way to me. And so 7 am
really anxious to see a few more hogs, a few mora
Sheep; a good many more cattle and corn and h.v
raised next year than ever before.
We can do these things, you know, and at no
expense to our regular, standard crops, I hone
many OF US can arrange to grow more <hav and
this coming year.
Let US remember that safety comes with diver
lty: II cotton is short or low in price these other
G. w. BURKETT.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1904-01-26

we are glad to see that the bill for increas;no
the salaries of rural mail carriers is rapidly grow.
ing IN favor. One of the carriers writing IN ro-
gard to our editorial last weeks says: "The hone ~
congress increasing carriers salaries is the on11
tning that keeps me from resigning. There is not
d decent living in it at present" And there ara
many others who feel just as he does.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-19
WILLIAM THE CONQUEROR OF WARREN STOCK
RY FI.FANOR IF

BY ELEANOR LEXINGTON.
. HE first to assume the name
Warren was a Norman baron
l. who lived on the river Va
renne Hence the name,
which has had various forms-de Var
renne, Warrene, Warrena, Warrener,
Warinus, and finally Warren.
The Baron de Varenne's daughter
Gunnora married Richard, Duke of
Normandy; their grandson, Robert,
was father of William the Conqueror
When William and his Norman
army invaded Great Britain one of
his knights was William de Varrene;
he was given estates and was known
as Earl of Warren, and married the
Conqueror's daughter Gundrada.
If the mighty Conqueror was the
greatest man of his day, then the Earl
Of Warren ranked second in import
ance, for when William was absent
from his realm, Warren was Guardian
of the Kingdom, and an additional
earldom, that of Survey, was given to
him. Malcom and William, kings of
Scotland, were of Warren stock.
The first of the name in the New
World was a man of affairs, for he
is spoken of as 'Mr"-a mark Of dis
tinction in Colonial times. He was
Richard Warren, and had consider
alton enough for his descendants to
come over in the Mayhower. His
wife, Elizabeth, followed three years
later with her five daughters on the
Ann. One Of the daughters, Sarah,
married i'll 1884 John Cooke, son Of
Francis Cooke. 1t is an interesting
coincidence that the fathers of both of
them came i'll the Mayhower and the
mothers on the Ann
The Warren name is a synonym
for courage and patriotism. Repre-
sentatives have taken part in every
American war since the storming of
the Narragansett fort in 1875. Joseph
Warren, who fell at Bunker Hill, was
the model of a patriot. 1t was he
who sent Paul Revere on his memor-
able midnight ride to warn Adams
and Hancock, thus making possible
the initial victory of the war.
The true version of the story, that
when delivering political speech a
British officer leveled pistol at his
head, is that the officer displayed a
lot Of bullets in his hand, and War
rem at once covered them with his
handkerchief. Warren found this
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Patience ReW0rded
LUith Full Pardon

A wonderful example of the pa
tience of prisoners in preparing means
for escape was discovered some time
ago in the French penal settlement in
New Caledonia. The convicts live in
barracks, and every evening they are
thoroughly searched and locked in.
Among the prisoners were two ma
rine engineers who were in for politi-
cal crimes. They lived together in
the same hut. Every night, for two
years, they labored at digging an un-
derground chamber beneath their
house, concealing its entrance during
the day. Every morning each OF them
carried out some dirt in his blouse or
his pockets.
Their hut stood near the seashore.
After two years toll they had dug
tunnel reaching almost to the sand
stone bank by the beach. AT the end
OF the tunnel they followed out
large cavity, and in this cavity they
set to work building boat. By cut
ting through to the beach they were
able to come out at night and find
pieces of driftwood on the shore, and
every serviceable piece of timber they
dragged in
In their underground chamber thew
made forge, and with little bits of
steel and iron, some smuggled in
from the marine repair shops in their
hair and under their arm pits, they
made. first tools, then bolts, rivets and
the necessary ironwork for the build
ing of launch Then they set pa
tlently to work building an engine for
the launch. When that was finally
accomplished, they had been working
nightly for over seven years.
At this time another convict was
lodged with them, Paris embezzler,
and they had to take him into their
confidence, For six months he helped
them, until everything was ready, ex-
cept to provision the boat. Then the
embezzler turned informer, hoping to
gain favor thereby, Next night guards
surprised the two marine engineers i'm
their underground chamber, seized
their tools, and put them into solitary
confinement with ball and chain.
The subsequent investigation
brought to light the entire plot. The
seven long years of patient toll so
impressed the French commandant
that year later he managed to obtain
a pardon for the two engineers, and
they returned to France
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The Fighting Bills.

During the first part of McKinley's
first administration, when the tariff
was causing much discussion in Con-
gress, Madrid paper discussed the
political situation in America in its
editorial columns. The following is
literal translation of part of this
editorial; but first it must be remem-
bered that in Spanish modifying nouns
always follow the nouns modified:
THE crisis in the Senate reached its
graveSt moment yesterday and all is
now tranquility. Bill Dingley passed
and forced Bill Wilson out, thus ef-
fectually killing him. The fierce con-
test between Bill Wilson and Bill Nc
kinley some years ago will be remem-
bered by our readers, in which Bill
Mckinley was killed by Bill Wilson
The present victory of Bill Dingley
therefore, justifes Bill Mckinley"
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lack. the Iack-Knife Dog.

Sauntering down TO the post Office,
at Hancock, Michigan, | was sur
prised to see a mongrel dog leave the
crowd, that had collected for the mail,
and make straight for me. Upon
coming within reach, he behaved i'll
a most peculiar manner, barking and
alternately jumping at my trousers
pockets and gazing intently at a gray
covered terrace across the street.
At length a tall, lank miner from
Red Jacket said, Here's wot ne wants
yer ter do, stranger" He drew a
clasp knife from his pocket and threw
it across the street into the long grass.
With yelp of delight, the dog dart
ed across the street and soon returned
with the knife in its mouth. | then
threw my small penknife, with the
same results.
The dog went from one to another
of the crowd begging them to give
him the privilege of retrieving their
pocket knives by beating a ziz-zag
course until his wonderful nose scent
ed the object sought He never failed
to find the little bit Of hardware.
Jack knew the taste and smell of
every piece of pocket cutlery in Han
cock, but he would retrieve nothing
else
The grass in the lot was above the
dogs back and knee deep to a man,
and each time a knife was thrown
there the thrower, by false moves and
feints, did all in his power to mislead
the dog. When this is taken into con-
sideration, it will be realized what a
wonderful nose the little mongrel
possessed.
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meeting so crowded that rather than
di turb the audience he procured
ladder and entered by a window.
The "Squabble of the Sea Nymphs,"
poem which had a great vogue at
the time, and which satirized the
" b 5ton Tea Party" was written by
Mercy Warren, wife of General James
Warren. Her History of the Revo-
luton" was one of the popular vol
umes of the day, and had the merit of
being written by one who, if not ex-
actly 'in it, was of it, and knew all
the principal participants. Mrs. War
rem was lifelong friend of Abigail
Adams, and some Of Martha Wash
lngton's most interesting letters were
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Third Avenues Foreign Population.
In one respect Third avenue, New
York, is the most wonderful thorough
fare in the world. No foreigner can
walk along its length and not find
restaurant in which he may be served
with his national dishes. Every coun-
try in the world is represented on
Third avenue by one or more restau-
rants.
First, just off the Bowery, below
Canal street, Chinatown, with its
chop suey" and restaurants, opens
off. Above these come the Italian
restaurants and the eating houses of
the Russian Jews. Here, too, the
Syrians have coffee houses, where
Turks and Persians also come to eat
dishes that their mothers used to
make.
Still further up, where the Bowery
becomes Third avenue proper, the
German restaurants and beer-kellers
become numerous, interspersed here
and there by Greek, Hungarian, more
Italian and more Chinese eating
houses.
Near Twenty-third street Armenian
coffee resorts are numerous, where
Armenians, Macedonians, Albanians
and Greeks gather to curse the Turks
and eat homemade dishes.
And SO it goes on, even to Harlem,
where the Germans are again in the
majority.
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erful physique, and had the courage
OF her convictions. She displayed
that courage in a practical manner.
Lydia, there's a red-coat coming"
called out one of her neighbors. She
ran out and saw trooper on horse
back in the midst of a. group of
women and old men. He was inquir-
ing the way to Boston. The sight Of
the hated red-coat was more than her
Yankee and Warren blood could
bear. Grasping the bride, she order
ed the soldier to dismount. AS he
paid no heed to her, she pulled him
from the saddle, at the same time
shaking him vigorously.
You villain" she cried, chow do
know but that you have been killing
some Of my family?" Lydia had FIVE
brothers in the Lexington fight.
The unfortunate soldier protested
that he hadn't killed any one, that he
hadn't fired shot
Let me see your cartridge box"
she demanded.
Opening it. she found several car
tridges missing. At this, she shook
him again violently Her anger in
creaslng, she grasped his sword in
such a threatening manner that, fall
ing on his knees, he begged for his
life. She made him prisoner, after
wards exchanging him for one Of the
American soldiers.
The Warren arms are what are
sailed in heraldry "checky"-a most
honorable distinction, as the game Of
chess is a representation of a COM
bat between two parties of warriors.
These arms are described as checquy
or an azure, on canton gules, lion
rampant argent. Crest, on chapeau
gules, turned up ermine, a wivern or
dragon argent, wings expanded chec-
guy or and azure.
The Saint Paul globe., 1904-06-19
A Too Conscientious Sculptor.

Tourists in Mexico. especially
Americans and English, have always
been good customers of the dealers
in curious and antique relics. For
many years there was an old man in
the city of Mexico who had always on
hand a large supply of Aztec relics,
baked earthenware, statuettes and
idols, knives, stone hammers and
other implements that Montezuma's S
people were wont to manufacture. He
did big business, and nobody sus-
pected the genuineness of his wares
until one day an American came to
his shop
How much for this mud idol?"
asked the Yankee traveller.
Five pesos, senior"
And what $ the price of this brass
horse?"
Twenty pesos, senor."
The American took up the horse
and examined it.
WAS this made by Aztecs?"
Eyes, senior"
Well" replied the tourist, "it's a
pretty smart imitation, but you
shouldn't have shod him You're Civ
ing too much for the money"
Evidently the police thought so, too,
for next day the old curio dealer dis
appeared.
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without notice, and so was the one
story printing office. However, the
dog paused at the drug store long
enough to rear tip on its short hind
legs and sniff the doorknob in a casual
manner before it went on its way 1t
gave perfunctory sniff at the thumb
latch Of the grocery store, critically
inspected the doorway to the post
office, threw up its nose to catch the
scent Of the upper currents of air as
it passed the general merchandise
store, but did not deign to give the
Sons of Temperance headquarters a
passing glance.
The interested passengers had by
this time thrown up the sashes of the
Pullman and were shouting sugges-
tons to the little dog, to which it paid
as little heed as it did to the Sons Of
Temperance.
When the animal reached the Blind
Tiger" barroom the train was awaken
ing from its trance; squeaking noises
issued from the wheels and hissings
from the air brakes. The dogs tail
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The train stood in front Of the row
OF talse-fronted frame houses which
sprawled along the narrow strip of
the town. To add to the general air
OF discomfort drizzling rain was
falling.
The train was making one of those
long, silent, unexplained stops to
which Southern trains are addicted
No one got off and no one got on the
cars, which were apparently only rest
ing their wheels.
Suddenly small animal appeared
on the scene, and the sight of it was
eagerly welcomed by the many pas
sengers. Some cried, IT'S fox"
others said that it was a coon, and vet
others declared it to be possum, but
the wild guesses only showed a
lamentable ignorance of natural his
tory
It was only a poor little yellow dog.
evidently in search Of something and
thoroughly knowing its business.
Almost every other house was a
barroom, and the steps, latches or
knobs of the doors to these places re-
ceived the dogs most careful inspec-
>t1On. But a little chanel was Dassed
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| LllGILf flslAL

was dropping between its legs and its
body was bespattered with rain, but
the moment its wet nose touched the
knob of this saloon door a wonderful
change took place.
The creature was transhgured. It's
tail wagged energetically and the ami
NAL leaped into the air. frisked about
and emitted barks Of delight 1t acted
as if it was greeting the real presence
of some person. After its first trans
ports Of JOY had passed it sought shell
ter from the rain under wooden
bench.
AS the train pulled out the dog
could be seen comfortably curled up,
its nose resting between its front
paws, its intelligent eyes fastened ex-
pectantly upon the closed door, and
its tail slowly and contentedly thump-
ing the board walk
The story without words was told.
The faithful yellow dog had located
its master, and we all knew that the
man was not member of the Sons
of Temperance.
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Here's q NeW
Bear Story

Here is a bear story little out of
the ordinary, which comes from a
small lumbermen's settlement in Ore
gon, California.
The superintendent of the mill
started out one Sunday morning to
hunt bears. He continued his quest
till late in the afternoon, but bears
didn't seem to be around much FL
nally, he came to the bank of a river,
and there he sat down to think.
Before him a fallen tree reached
out into the torrent. He wanted a
drink, so laying down his gun, he
crawled out on the trunk to among the
limbs, and there he stopped to drink.
Then he rose, wiped his mouth and
turned to crawl back.
Suddenly he heard a snort, and
looking up, he saw a large brown
bear at the shore end of the tree
trunk The bear was seated almost
on the gun, and regarded the hunter
with a calm, contemplative twinkle ir
his little black eyes.
There was only one thing to do
and that the superintendent did. He
sat down on his end of the tree tc
tire out the bear But the BEARS oc.
cupation was not very firing, and the
end of an hour found him still there
The hunter then tried to scare hin
by yelling and shouting "shoo," anC
other strange words. But the beal
objected to being "shooed" at, and
with an angry growl, started out OF
the tree trunk to tell the hunter so.
The trunk was too thin, however
and the bear stopped half way. Ther
he deliberately reached down his paw
and began splashing water on tn,
man out among the limbs. AS it wa
winter this new development in hos
tilities was not particularly pleasant
so the lumberman made no NOR
demonstrations. Finally, the bear re
turned to his post on the bank.
Toward evening Bruin suddenl,
rose, shifted the air, then turned AM
trotted off, The man, stiff from tn
cold, crawled in as fast as he could AM
secured his gun. Just then two me-
from camp appeared. 1t was the,
who had raised the siege. The bea
escaped.
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A Famous Pointer.

Speaking about hunting dogs, Wal
lace was a pointer of as wide reputa-
ton as his masters slver-mounted.
muzzle-loading shotgun.
When Wallace made a point on a
covey of quail he ''froze" as soon as
his nose caught the scent. But if, after
a reasonable time, no one appeared.
Wallace would look cautiously around
to see why the gunner failed to fol-
low up the point.
If the hunter was inattentive, the
wise old dog would leave his point,
tlptoe to the man and gain his atten-
ton by suppressed "houghp Then
he would tiptoe back, find the game,
and again resolve himself into rigid
statue of doc
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Dog Actors.

Many chained dogs apparently
make frantic efforts to break loose to
attack you. They rattle their chains,
spring up and come down to their
feet, coughing as if their fierce strug-
giles had caused their collars to almost
strangle them. But it is all a piece of
clever acting-nothing but big bluff.
Close scrutiny will show you that the
strain put on the chains would not
break piece of string. The chains
are never even drawn taut
| once entered a yard and passed a
sleeping monster Dane without seeing
the brute. The dog suddenly awoke
and, seeing stranger in the yard,
with savage growl it sprang at me-
To my horror, the chain snapped like
a thread and the dog was free.
But it did not expect this result and
was terrified at its unusual position.
After an amazed look at the broken
chain the great beast gave startled
yelp, clapped its tail between its pow
erful legs, cleared high picket fence
with a single bound and vanished
down the street.
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often save a man from serious mis-
haps. In Wheeling, West Virginia, a
large Irish setter sprang unexpectedly
at my throat and caught its teeth in
my collar and necktie.
Of course | was frightened, but I
had the presence of mind not to let
the dog know it. | stood for mo-
ment perfectly quiet, looking down
into the beasts savage face. | saw
what sort of dog had me, and, as soon
as | could trust my voice, coolly said:
Down, sir! Charge! What do you
mean? Chargew
The dog hesitated and prow1ed hut
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A Turkish Riddle.

Here is an old Turkish riddle which
has been handed down for many cen
turtles and yet has never been an
swered:
There was once beggar who al
ways dreamed he was a pasha. and
there was pasha who always dream
ed he was beggar Which was the
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written to her. She was SC brilliant
and forceful writer that her pen was
in request ION all occasions. MANY
political speeches delivered by mem
bers Of the convention in favor OF
adopting the Federal Constitution in
1888 were written by Mrs. Warren.
Another feminine member Of the
family who made a name for herself
IN those stirring times was Lydia
Warren. She was woman Of pow
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A Lone Ball Game.

In Wisconsin little fox terrier
came trotting up to me with ball in
its mouth and by sundry signs tried to
induce me to throw the ball, but
had no time to play. Seeing this the
dog took the ball to the top of the
slanting board sidewalk, allowed
gravitation to roll it down to the
gutter, and then ran after it in great
glee.
1t was no accident, for l saw him
do the same thing half dozen times
before | left him still engaged in his
"one ole cat" game of ball.
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skobeleff's Prophecy of Kuropatkir

There is a story told Of General
Kuropatkin by veterans of the Russo
Turkish war which illustrates his com
bativeness.
Kuropatkin was Chief Of Staff to the
famous General Skobeleff, who Sc
verely defeated the Turks at Softcha
but at great cost in Russian lives
Kuropatkin was the only officer or
Skobeleff's staff not killed or wound
ed. When Skobeleff heard that Kuro-
patkin had survived the fearful fight
he exclaimed:
"You can't kill Kuropatkin, the ole
war dog! He's tough enough to be a
Minister of Warp
Many years afterward. when Skobe
left was dead Kuropatkin really be-
came Russia's Minister of War.
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its habit of obedience was too strong.
Down it came to a Charge" on the
ground at my feet, much to the amaze
ment of the owner, who was fastening
to my rescue.
The man had not heard what | said
to the dog, and could only pant the
words, What did you do to him?
He's very dangerous dog-a very
dangerous dog!''
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To Kill Falsehood.

falsehoods may be killed by letting
them lie, There isn't So much pun
ming in this line as there is essential
truth
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The Smokers Companion.

A dog sitting beside me in from
tier hotel insisted upon knocking the
ash from my cigar. By continued ex-
periments, | discovered that the lit
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Curious, amt il, how much bigger
the sum is you have 70 pay back than
It was when you borrowed it2
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Wallace, the silver-mounted gun,
known as "Old Baldface," and their
owner were known from New Orleans
to Lake Erie. The dog and hunter
have joined the great majority, but
the gun hangs in my library.
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Left Handed Philosophy.

Folks who remember what to forget
have found pretty nearly the secret
of true popularity.
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There are folks in the world who
not only do not believe all they hear,
but not even all they say.
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Realizing ones Importance comes
along about the time other folks be-
gin TO doubt it.
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Sometimes it's pretty hard to dis
tlngush between the truthful enemy
and the lying friend.
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tie creature had probably been train
ed to do this unique trick, and that
he took great delight in it.