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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07

their fellows to good as their intellect Wouio
permit if they could only say speech
If these farmers, as boys at school, had mace
practice of getting speech and saying IL
each Friday afternoon, the mind would have been
trained to hold on to the thought, the boy would
have trained himself not to be timid, and so on
Oratory is not what after-that is git.
What wish for the boys, is to train your minds,
nerves and voices so that in manhood II any ac-
casion presents ITSELF where you can talk intel
ligently to your fellows, you can face crowd and
give utterance to what you feel will do good for
others.
What about the debating societies? Why not
have one in every neighborhood this spring!
And as cotton is now all the talk, debate as to
what is best, form resolutions, ETC. These will do
good and will set the boys to thinking. Many
other subjects can be debated. Is it wise and
prudent for the State to issue bonds2 Is the anti
jug law good for the whole State?
1 remember debating society (where occa-
sionally went by invitation) where heard some
warm debates by boys who now known as
Hon. JAS W. Osborne of New York; Hon. w. @.
Newland, of Lenoir N. c.; Rev. W. w. Moore, of
Richmond, Va: Lindsay Patterson, of Winston
Salem n O., and others I could mention. These
men trained themselves to speak at their society
meetings. They can and do address large assem-
blies in America abroad; they do it with ease,
and hold their hearers attention.
Now, boys take this matter up with your fell
lows and avail yourselves of your opportunities
You can't do it when you are busy
Then when you are men, and vital questions need
to be discussed, you will not be as I am
"a DUMMY"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
lust q Ruse.

Miss Oakley was serving tea in her studio one
afternoon when the word "ruse" came up. Every
one had some episode about an odd and success
full ruse to narrate. Miss Oakley said:
81, too, recall ruse that succeeded wonder
fully, unexpected and original ruse that a
friend of mine employed.
"My friend, Philadelphia woman had recent
ly for visitor an elderly uncle from the country
He was good old man, but his table manners
were not-ahem-up to the mark.
MY friend could not think of taking her uncle
to task about his table manners; if she had it
would have broken the POOR old gentleman's
heart. Instead of taking him to task she employ
ed ruse upon him. Her ruse, which was quite
successful, eliminated like this:
Mary says the uncle at dinner, this here
knife of mine tastes soapy.'
Very well, uncle. You shall have another
"The second knife comes. The uncle, with
grimace, again remarks:
'Soapy, too, Mary, just like the first knife
was'
"My friend frowned
It's too bad, uncle she said. But city SER
wants are so careless. Try eating with your fork
Maybe that's clean."-Philadelphi Bulletin.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Not Hiring Any Generals.

Ever since the some of the privates have
told with great relish of the old farmer near
Appomattox who decided to give employment af
ter the surrender, to any of Lees veterans who
might wish to work few days for food and
small wages. He divided the Confederate en-
ployees into squads according to the respective
ranks held by them in the army He was I'M
educated, but entirely loyal to the Southern cause
A neighbor inquired of him as to the differ
ent squads. "Who are those men working
there? 2" she asked.
"Them is privates. sir-privates of Lees
army"
swell, how do they work 90
every fine, sir; frst-rate workers"
"Who are those In the second group?0
"Them is ieutenants and captains. and they
work fairly well, but not as good workers as
the privates"
Il see you have a third squad. Who arc
theyw
"Them is colonels."
''Wel, what about the colonies? How do hey
works"
Now, nelghbor, you'll never hear me say one
word ag'ln any man who fit in the Southern army:
but amt a-gwine to hire no enerals"-.Balti-
more and Richmond Christian Advocate
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
A Month of Flowers.
"a DUMMY" /"

March is a great month for starting flower
seeds indoors in order to gain three or four
weeks on the season, says the Garden Magazine.
All the popular ANIMALS should be started now.
No greenhouses are necessary, not even hot
bed cold-frame though the best results come
from such. Earliness alone would hardly be
worth striving for, if a plant bloomed for
definite period, say four weeks, because what you
would gain at one end would be lost at the
other. But in many cases. especially verbenas
and petunias, month earlier means clear gain
of thirty days, for the same plants, with good
management, will continue to bloom until frost
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
THE HOME CIRCLE
Annabel Lee

1t was many and many year ago,
In a kingdom by the sea,
That a maiden lived whom you may know
By the name of Annabel Lee;
And this maiden lived with no other thought
Than to love and be loved by me.
was a child and she was a child,
In this kingdom by the sea,
But we loved with love that was more than
love,
/ and my Annabel Lee
With love that the winged seraphs of heaven
Coveted her and me.
And this was the reason that, long ago,
In this kingdom by the sea,
A wind blew out of cloud chilling
Ny beautiful Annabel Lee:
So that her high-born kinsmen came
And bore her away from me,
To shut her up in sepulchre
In this kingdom by the sea.
The angels, not half so happy in heaven.
Went envying her and me;
Yes, that was the reason Gas all men know,
In this kingdom by the sea)
That the wind came out of the cloud by night,
Chilling and killing my Annabel Lee.
But our love it was stronger by far than any
love
Of those who were older than we,
Of many far wiser than we;
And neither the angels In heaven above,
Nor the demons down under the sea,
Can ever dissever my soul from the soul
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee
For the moon never beams without bringing me
dreams
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And the stars never rise but feel the bright
eyes
Of the beautiful Annabel Lee;
And So all the night tide. lie down by the side.
j e.
bride,
In her sepulchre there by the sea,
In her tomb by the sounding
Edgar Allan Poe.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Written for The Progressive Farmer.l
Boys, Learn to Speak.

Boys, can you "say speech" Friday afternoon
at school9 Can you get on the platform, face the
teacher and your school-mates, and talk that
speech off in an easy, natural way and feel no
embarrassment
If you can, you have accomplished part of
your education which will be help to you all
your life and that will aid you more often than
you can now imagine.
When / was at school it was with trembling
and fear that walked on the platform to try to
say, 'The Boy Stood on the Burning Deck" and
the same feeling comes me now If / have
occasion to say word to body of men.
The object of this letter is to urge all school
boys to practice talking in public. School your
self that you have perfect control and be able
to say anything you wish in any sized crowd.
The thought of saying this word af advice to
the boys came on me while attending meeting
of farmers this winter. For two months matters
of great concern have brought out farmers to
meetings where it was necessary for them to talk
to their fellows necessary to get up in the midst
of several hundred men and say something. There
very few farmers who can do so.
/ know broad-minded men who can talk most
intelligently to one dozen men in an off
hand way any subject, especially on the cot
ton question:; but when they attempt to talk to an
hundred or more in public place, they are con-
fused, lose their thoughts and fail to influence
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Proof Positive.

eyes, said the young man, "the girl 1 am en-.
gagged to is an angel
ooh, sure" sneered the scanty-haired man who
had been up against the matrimonial game fo,
many years. "That's what they all say"
''But she is all right" continued the smitten
youth Gwen mother says she is too good fo,
me-"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
Youthful Diplomacy.

eNow, sir" said the indignant mother to her
naughty five-year-old son, "Im going to give Won
good whipping"
eff you'll cut it out mamma" rejoined the
diplomatic youngster, "I'll use my influence with
papa to get you a new sealskin sack"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
he Knew.

Dad" said little Reginald, "what is bucket
shop?"
"a bucket-shop, my son" said the father feel
ingly, "a bucket-shop is modern cooperage es-
tablishment to which a takes barrel and
brings back the bung-hole." Town Topics.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07

This Is No 20 Of serie OF Southern Poems selected es
the Editor. - S'ON A-AH' W
The statesman., 1905-12-01
Savage Wild Buffalo.

A Ceylon newspaper prints the fol.
lowing regarding the head Of wild
buffalo. which was shot in that island
recently: Both the horns we're bad.
ly worn OF. This was probably caused
by the animals constantly digging up
the ground with it's huge horns at the
least excitement or on seeing an en-.
emy at a distance. It is said that the
animal was a savage and dangerous
brute, and the mere appearance Of the
huge head clearly shows It to have
been 60 A bullet was found imbedded
an inch deep in the neck OF the buf.
falo. close behind the left ear, II hav.
ing been previously shot at by some
one, evidently at a very long distance"
The statesman., 1905-12-01

stlacneu. Inc creek contractor smiled
knowingly, but promised compliance,
and for the next few days every Joint
was delivered in the manner required
The quality Of the meat, however, did
not improve; on the contrary, It had
more 'goaty" flavor than ever, and
loud and bitter were the complaints
Of its consumers. At last the mystery
was solved. One day. when the in
specting officer picked up a leg Of
mutton to weigh It, the Joint fell to the
ground, leaving the tail in his hand
Subsequent investigation showed that
It had merely been sewn on with q
thread
The statesman., 1905-12-01
PERIL IN PEANUT BUTTER.
One Mouthful Sufficient to Cause SpIFt
In Family.

In Family.
The last case l will mention at this
time was on this wise: She returned
in the evening from a shopping foray
and casually mentioned that she had
some peanut butter. She set It down
in the kitchen. Later in the evening
he slipped out in the kitchen in
sort of desultory, quiet, and unosten-
tatious way and cut a piece Of bread
and set about spreading on some OF
the peanut butter. In the dim light
he did well and got plenty on, but un'
fortunately she had not mentioned
that she had also bought some enam-
cline for polishing the stovepipe.
When the bread was spread he took
mouthful Of It, the kind Of mouth
ful man is apt to take when the re-
straints and formalities OF effete So
ciety are far from him. Then he
placed some handsome but unpremed-
itated stucco work on the newly
painted walls Of the kitchen, and
from that date things began to get
twisted, and there was not that de-
lightful camaraderie that there had
been. She got alimony two years
later, and 1t was charged that he he'd
spells Of temper, and on one occasion
went into the kitchen just after It had
been newly painted and filled his
mouth with some black substance, and
then, like a Chinaman wetting down
an ironing, spurted It seyenty-two
ways from Sunday. That shows how
unfair a woman is when she gets
after person she no longer likes.-
Perkin Warbeck in Magazine OF Fun.
The statesman., 1905-12-01
German Author Fond Of America.

It was popularity of the late
Balduin Mollhausen that in nearly all
his novels the scene is placed partly
in Germany, partly in America. He
was extremely prolific, his stories aud
travel sketches making UP nearly two
hundred volumes. He spent many
years in the western prairies and the
Rocky mountains before he became
librarian at Potsdam. To the last he
kept his enthusiasm for the west. He
left to Berlin museum four albums
containing pictures Of America, "ss
cle who Will ever again see IT.
The statesman., 1905-12-01
TAILS WERE ALL THERE.
Willy Greek Butcher Complied with
the Regulations.

A funny story is told about an army
meat purveyor in the Ionian Islands:
A favorite device in certain stations
abroad was to palm off goat flesh for
mutton. A jealous quartermaster In
the Ionian islands, suspecting this
practice on certain occasion, thought
he would assuredly defeat It by order
ing that all the legs OF mutton sent In
by the butchers should have the tails
The statesman., 1905-12-01
MUSINGS OF A MERE MAN.

A kind word to the cook never spoils
u Q dinuer
The statesman., 1905-12-01

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Send stamps or money.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-11-11

futile attempts To- reach the second
story ot the funny hotel scene, how
often this same device has been APP
propracd for other stage attrac
tons II appears that the lamented
and most prolific 81 musical comedy
authors, Cbas II Hoyt, had in his
carly life been ST impressed with a
negro minstrel act styled Slippery
Days" that he determined to utilize
the mechanical principle involved in
the construction ef a shoft flight ol
stairs employed in il and wrote one
entire act 81 "A Bunch OF Keys" So
as 10 utilize its humorous intent
OF course il was necessary to en-
large upon the idea and 10 make such
improvements as would rob rs use
of the dangers possible 10 the more
timid performers. also 10 bring rs
adaptabilty witilin the reach Of re-
fnemcnt This was accomplished
with the result that the movable
staircase serves as an adjunct to
some Of the stunts which are con-
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-11-11

anticipates the story, for the day be-
fore '.Tbe Clansman reached Co
luinbia. the State printed two com
munications covering about a column
OF space, which stated positively that
the Ku Klux Kan did operate in that
portion Of the State in which the edi-
tor OF the State claimed they did not
exist
The old saying. Convince man
against his will, he's OF the same
opinion still" is very true one, 50
it is useless to argue The fact re-
mains, however, that the people are
with Mr.. Dixon and believe III him.
1t is also true that they intend to
see his play, The Clansman' and
the only trouble that has been discov-
cred 50 far IS that the theatres are
not large enough to hold the people
who wish to see-tAe play. This IS a
plain statement Of facts that cannot
be controverted. but editorial discus
sions are always interesting, and no
body enjoys reading them any more
than Mr.. Dixon, who himself often
Jumps into the arena and mixes IN
the frav. Al the Grand shortly
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-11-11
Donnelly & Hatfield Ministries

The Donuelly < Hatfield Maenif-
cent MnsirclS, under the personal
direction 81 al 6. Field. have made
Che vocal music d their splendid en-
,ertainment one 81 tire chief features
The singing contingent, usder the d.
r>osQn q l.raQk " Decker. is larg
cr and more talented titan vas ever
brought together With i minstrel
company Il has always been the
pUrpos . this popular organization
70 offer the latest ballads Of the day
ly Tire best singers With tins end IL
view Albert Barnesdalc, the eminent
English tenor, the best singer OF tie
simple, touching melodies 81 the day.
has been engaged He stands pre-
eminent among fenors George
Brown, tenor robusto. has sung his
way INTO popular favor throughous
the country Ills classical selections
are revelation TO MS auditors. The
powerful baritone at Fred Werner
has made him famous chas E. Car
ncy, alto. has remarkable voice and
is one 81 the song hits Of The billW
yelling has made his mark during
the years he has appeared as a tenor
soloist. Tor his pure, clear voice has a
charm for all. William Norman. So
prano. and Norman Stanley. contra
bass add to the general. pleasing CT
fects 81 the singing, Frank N Decker
has powerful bassa profulsda voice
which has established his reputation
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-11-11

and telling The Governor that he did
not know What he was talking about.
Tie editorial mentioned that the play
would be presented in Columbia and
said that the theatre building will be
packed like can Of sardines. For
once the editor Of the State struck il
right. For two performances the the
atre was as full Of people as it would
hold and hundreds were turned away
This last statement. however. rather
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-11-11

vinoingly comical and which never
fail to provoke side splitting merri-
ment
Several members Of this seasons
~ Bunch OF Keys company have
learned to do some things on these
trick stairs that are startling sur
prise,. such as are entitled To a
high place among funny acrobanc
ta,,. however, these same artists
simply prove themselves capable OF
contributing in other ways towards
the nccssant flow OF funnyisms that
form The bone ard sincw Of one q
the clevcrest and brightest vehicles
ever prepared Tor the display OF com
bincd vaudeville agility.
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-11-11
y The DARKTOWN CIRCUS. g e
lmBIG BUR- GFIELD IFSRRs COMPANY

his play. The Clansman : In this
article the editor assailed the his
tarie accuracy 81 Mr. Dixon's writ
ings and incidentally intimated thai
tie Ku Klu1 Khan had done but lit
tie good and much harm in the State
ef South Carolina He also main
tanned that this organization did not
cxist ii the middle and lower sec
tions 81 that State Two days later
he wrote another column on the
The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1905-11-11

throughout the country 4 score Of
twenty cultured singers complete
the great vocal contingent OF the
DonnelIy & Hatfield Magnificent
Ninstrels At the Grand. Monday
night
The Southern farm gazette., 1905-09-15
Sheep Squibs

Select breeding ewes early
aud carefully.
Secure an extra good ram and
don't delay it.
Neglect makes scrubs out OF
the finest sheep.
Sheep need little care. but that
little pays wonderfully.
One great profit in sheep rais
ing is due 10 the increased sol
fertility.
\ small quantity OF mill feed
- a desirable help for lam bs that
are being weaned.
Mutton - produced the most
prohta bly, by feeding sheep for
II while they are Young.
When lam bs are being weared
their mothers should have short
pasture for few davs 80 a. To
reduce the low OF milk.
Il grain is fed to sheep, begin
BY feeding only a small AR rount
and later increase IL gradually
as mach ~ desired.
Observe frequently. how diff
:crcnt sheep eat. TIose that
cat ia 4 slow. litc.ess manner are
not the kind ID use for breed
crs.
The Southern farm gazette., 1905-09-15
~ Farmers for Farmers

fltsYe trazf.sff#s
Ia reading your paner | md
maeh pleasure and falnabtc m
formation. - medium Tor
re * hangc o! opinions among
those follow ny agricultural pur-
~alt.. / .hana i worthy ot the
patronage o: ercry farmer n The
state.
e. r. Vase, Battlefield. Miss.
The Southern farm gazette., 1905-09-15
Fancy Fowls

-suiIt to order, "a oac nav
- L must conform in sha ne
= the demand of the standard
| 8 the variety 10 which K be.
/ nnrs. It's color must a.se
nin conformity 10 that demand
d BIZ the standard. The stand
,rd deals with nothing but waa'
rates TO formation of BODY an,
nlor OF piumagc. 5u; N the &c
scription OF each VARIETY gives I.
the details "a ~ what tb1s for
nation OF BODY and color o
numage shall be, and - tn,
@saw" of the word ot the fame,
IA its work of pcrfcctiug tn,
iaOrough bred or fancy fowl
The thorough bred OF today rcr
rcsen,s the efforts Of man :,
produce fowl beautiful IN bott
color and form, and that he ha
been successful N these c..ort
wiiI be readily proven by VS.:
:nanv good poultry show, Tn,
Standard deals with what +,
termed the fancy points, and j
rects what shall be the co.or a
the plunagc of each section. a.
we'll a. It's shape or form. /
xvs nothing Of the mum Der o
rggs 4 female of anv certain "a
r;eiy shall iay each year. ro'
does +, speak of anv ut The point,
ol utility. bat SIMPLY ot ;ho-,
matters relating to the appear
!ncc of the bird. And ne or
,orents of the 'horoag n arec
,ay hat ali this matter ri toru
nd color - a fad. :ancv. aus
rat the entire arr OF the :Aucse'
10 prod uce a fowI sha. = pleas
rg TO the cve-onc Iaat 8
,trong IN the Qualities OF cojoi
I'D .,r- - lad dy.xn - 4 b,s4.
The Southern farm gazette., 1905-09-15

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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-02
EDJCT0
En- la Corte de Dlstrito, del Distrito
judicial de Humacao, P. r.
Los Estados Unidos de America.
81 Presidentc de los Estados Unldos.
Felipa Delgado. Ex-parte.
Sobre authorization para contraer se-
gundo matrimonio por virtud de
ausencia del marido.

Habiendo presentado ante esta
Corte en- ell dia dc hoy Ia parte erriba
cltada una solicitud para que SO auto
rice contraer segundo matrimonio.
alegando la ausencia de su esposo Fa-
olan Torres, conocido por ell nombre
de Sebastian Lerdo desde hace el espa-
clio de mas de diez amos, ell Hon James
A. Erwin, Juez de essa Corte, ha die
tado una orden para que ell dia doce
de Abril q las ocho de la mafiana.
comparezca ante esta Corte cualquier
persona que pueda dar noticlas res
pecto la ausencia y paradero del re-
ferido Fabian Torres, conocido por ell
nombre dc Sebastian Lsrdo, en- cav
dla, Sc oirAn las demas pruebas que la
promovente aporte al case para resol-
yer 10 pr6cedente.
para que 10 dispuesto tenga efec-
10 libro ell presente edcto para su pu-
blicacion en- ell peri0dico LA DEMoCRA-
ClA, debiendo pub!icarse durante Sc
senta dfas, una vez por sem ana, en- Hu.
macao, bajo mi irma y sello del Tri.
bunal, tres de Febrero de 1905.
ENRIQUE RINCoN.
Secretary District Court.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-02
Co|onia especial de estudian-
tes pueTto-TiqueHos
en- Baltimore
A cargo de don Rafael Janer
18Th, DRUID AVE
18Th, DRUID AVE

Admite niflos y nifas memories de
Ia amos, 4 raz6n de 81 0 anticipates
por Semestre, en- concepto de upilaie,
ensehanza, lavado de ropa, asistenc a
medica medicines. Referencias DR.
Coll y Lcdos. Figueras y Perea en- San
Juan; D. Arturo Dfaz en- Arecibo; DR..
L. Orcasistas en- Rio-Piedras; Doctor
Martinez Guasp en- Mayaguez; Lcdo.
julia en- Ponce; D. Basilio Pidero en-
Carolina; D. Juan Davila en- Manati;
D. Jos6M. Delizen Aguadilla D. Fran.
cisco Giuliani D. jose Benitez en-
Vieques.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1905-03-02
CONStJO EJtCUTIvO

Como qniera que Sc hace dificil
tomar en- su totalidad las peticioues
comunlcaciopes que Sc leen en- las
sesiones del Conseio Executive por la
rapidez con que Sc da lectura a dichos
informes, y para evitar malas inter-
pretaciones pnr parte de los reporters
que acuden solfcitos q tomar notas,
creemos que Sc veria con mucho gusto
que ell secretario senior Bennett ordena-
ra sacar copias de las referidas petit
clones para repartirlss a la prensa,
siguiendo en- este ell procedimiento
adoptado por Ia Camara desde su pri-
mers legislature.
Trasladamos desde luego la re fe-
rida petici6n al secretario del Consejo
setior Bennett.