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The Republican., 1905-02-16
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By WILLIS B. HAWKINS
Copyright. 1904. by Wills B. Hawkins

~ DGAR WiNSLOW n stranger
- to most of the club diners. had
~ been introduced by his friend.
the toastmaster, as "our COM
ing novelist and had responded bril-
hantly to trite sentiment. His was.
beyond comparison. the speech of the
evening, and nobody applauded it more
enthusiastically than Mr.. Barton. the
banker Later in the evening Mr.. Bar.
ton sought an introduction and led
Edgar to the reading ROOM where he
might have him all to himself
Winslow, mellowed by more wine
than it was his custom to drink and
tempted by the great bankers flatter-
ing interest told much of his personal
history and more of his ambition. He
had really accomplished little as vet,
he said-sOmc short stories and a few
verses in the magazines were the sim
Of his achievement-but he had long.
cherished the central idea of a novel
which when written would, he hoped
1t was profoundly impressive the way
he modestly refrained from saying
what he hoped
Mr.. Barton was more than ever under
the spell Of the young mans delight
full enthusiasm-and the wine. Why
was the great novel unwritten? The
banker had his suspicious. He asked
shrewd questions, adroitly invited con-
fidences and at last convinced himself.
Then, having fixed date when Edgar
Shn Ii
he reluctantly let the interesting guest
rejoin the general company
An hour or so later the banker hat in
hand, bade Winslow good night, hand.
ing him sealed envelope with the re
quest that he ''lOok over this manu-
script" when he reached home
In his little hall bedroom late that
night Edgar opened the envelope and
found $500 in currency. accompanied
by friendly note which begged thou
sand pardonS. protested that the paltry
loan was made in the interest of lit
erature, expressed the hope that it
would enable the author to write the
great novel at once and assured him
that Mr.. Barton was his ardent admir-
er-Mr. Barton and, it might have add
ed, TO some extent the wine
To the credit of his good sense be it
said. Edgar did not deem himself in
suited IL he felt a touch of mortitica-
ton it was because he had invited this
aid by talking too freely of his private
affairs. But the question was, could
he afford in the circumstances to ac-
cept the loan: He was shamefully in
arrears to his kindly old landlady and
knew that she needed money. There
We're other debts, too-a few small
amounts advanced by friends who
could i'll afford such generosity. And
then the chance to write the novel!
He ended the controversy in his mind
by resolving to send u pr0misSory note
to Mr.. Barton, due on the 18th of the
following February.
: This seemed businesslike and. as he
figured it, would give him time to
write and dispose of the novel, for
hope, you know, springs eternal in the
literary breast, a fact which, by the
way, is a great thing for literature.
Mr.. Barton was little ashamed of
himself next morning. To be sure, the
$500 was a mere vest pocket amount,
but the principle of the thing was the
same He had let his emotions get the
better of him in a matter Of money,
and that was not business. Moreover,
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~ DGAR WINSLOW, a stranger
Ia@~ to most of the club diners, had
. been introduced by his friend.
the toastmaster. rs "onr COM
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
BOOKS AND BOOKLETS.

A publication deserving the heartiest support
of all patriotic North Carolinians is the North
Carolina Booklet, issued by the Daughters of the
Revolution. The last three numbers contain ez-
ceent historical articles by Messrs. W. j. Peele,
S. A. Ashe and Collier Cobb. The price is only
one dollar year, and the subscription list ought
to be doubled
A North Carolina Congressman writes US that
no more copies of the book, Diseases of Cattle"
mentioned in The Progressive Farmer few weeks
ago as being for free Congressional distribution,
are available. There were not enough printed to
supply the demand. Our readers who applied too
late WILL therefore, have to wait until the book is
republished-and this may be two three years
hence.
The subject is rather belated; but it is at least
not entirely too late to say that the Methodist
denomination owes DR.. T. N. Ivey debt Of graft
tude for making and publishing the North Caro-
lima Methodist Handbook" The number for 1905
is a very valuable reference work, and we expect
to see other denominations rapidly adopt the Doc
tors Handbook idea
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
THIS WEEKS PAPER-SOME RANDOM
COMMENTS.

No more notable agricultural features have ap-
peared in The Progressive Farmer or any other
Southern paper for years than the series of Got
ton Growing Talks and "Corn Growing Talks"
by Mr.. @. B. Williams and Prof. B.. W. Kilgore,
of the North Carolina Department of Agricul-
ture now beginning in our paper. These papers
will run for five six weeks, and are based on
fve-year series of actual field experiments at the
North Carolina Test Farms. Every farmer in the
South ought to read them: and we have consider
able number of copies of last weeks paper and
of this weeks-left over to supply any sub
scribers who may wish the entire series. Ask your
neighbor to subscribe now. Our offer Of three
months for 90 cents holds good only on orders
mailed on or before March 11th.
DIR. Freeman is hammering away at the ter
racing idea in a very practical fashion, and we
expect to see him make lot of converts Inter
est in the subject is clearly on the increase
Among our other articles, the reader should not
overlook Prof. Masseys advice on tomato grow
ing; our Poultry Editors counsel on "Starting
With Pure Bred Poultry" Prof Williamss COM
ment on alfalfa-which also reminds us that
more exhaustive alfalfa article by Mr.. T. B. Par
ker will probably appear next week; and Mr..
Stewards informing article on Money in Can
ning"-a subject certainly we'll worth looking into
On paoe 6, ga Dummy" lives some good advice
to the boys and our Social Chat is as good as
could be asked for
Excellent articles already in hand for early is
sues-besides the Cotton and Corn Growing Talks
and Mr.. Parker's alfalfa article-include "Ouali-
ties Needed in the Stock Breeder" by Mr.. A. L.
French Making 1000 Pounds Tobacco Per Acre"
by Robert Sanders; Feeding Value of Cotton
seed" by DR.. TAFT Butler; Mature Study for
Late March" by DR.. F. L. Stevens; Telephone
Line Construction" by Ellington Tart; and
"Chufas Make Cheap Pork" by M. F. Batchelor.
We also expect article the cotton situation
by National Committeeman J. A. Brown.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

And tender boy who wears his rusty cap and
outgrown coat that he may secure the coveted
place in college and the right in the library, is
educated to some purpose. There is great deal
of self-denial in poor and middle class houses
that has not got into literature, and never will,
but that keeps the earth sweet; that saves on
superfuities and spends on essentials; that goes
rusty and educates the boy; that sells the house
but builds the school; works early and late takes
two looms in the factory, three looms, six looms,
but pays off the mortgage on the paternal farm,
and then goes back cheerfully to work again.
From Emerson's Essay on Culture"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07

Oh Ask Me Not'': Mr.. McNeill's Latest Poem.
Love. should set my heart upon crown,
Squander my years and gain it,
What recompense of pleasure could own
For youths red drops that stain it?
Much have thought on what our life may mean,
And what its best endeavor;
Seeing may not come again to CLEAN,
But, losing, lose forever.
Seeing how zealots, making choice of pain,
From home and country parted
Have thought it life to leave their fellows slain
Their women roken-hearted
How teasing truth thousand faces claims,
AS in broken mirror,
Ard what father died for in the flames
His own scorns error;
How even they whose hearts were sweet with song
Must quaff oblivions cotton,
And soon or late their sails be lost along
The al-surrounding
Oh ask me not the haven of our ships,
Nor what flag floats above you!
I hold you close, I kiss your sweet sweet lips,
And love you, love you, love you!
John Charles Mcneil, in the March Century.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
The Editors Apology.

An excited military looking entered the
editorial sanctum of Missouri paper the other
day and exclaimed: "That notice of my death
is false sir. I will horsewhip you within an inch
of your life, sir, if you don't apologize in your
next ISSUE" An editor who is up to his business
always knows how to get up appropriate apologies
when they are demanded That editor knew his
business and the next day his paper contained the
following apology: owe regret extremely to an
nounce that the paragraph which stated that Ma
jor Blazer is dead is without foundation."- Our
Home.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
TO THE SAMPLE COPY READER.

Ny dear Sir: If this number of The Progress
sive Farmer and Cotton Plant has come to you
marked Sample Copy" it is simply invitation
to subscribe-that's all. And to induce you to
subscribe, here's a very special ofer-good only
to March 18th:
Three months for 20 cents-and your money
back if you're not satisfied!
Such offer doesn't need argument. Three
months for 80 cents is our regular rate, and it's
cheap as dirt at that. But we are obliged to get
1000 more subscribers before April-must have
them; and want you one of the lucky thou
sand. Josh Billings, you know, said:
"He who by farmin' would git rich,
Must rake and hoe and dig and sich,
Work hard all day, sleep hard all mite,
Save every cent and not git tite."
But that's only muscular labor. A man must
work his brain as well and direct his muscular
labor intelligently. That's where the farm paper
helps. Take the articles growing and
cotton growing, now beginning in The Progress
sve Farmer, for example. They are the result
of very careful actual farm experiments on the
big North Carolina Test Farms, and any ar
ticle will be worth years subscription to you.
Do you know how to select your seed corn-size
and shape of ear, type of kernel size of cob. ETC.
Know the kind of fertilizer and manure neededg
Know the varieties adapted to your section of the
State? Know how to plant and cultivate? And
about cotton-seed fertilizers, planting, cultiva-
tion-and thousand connected subjects!
But it's of no use to argue further. Here's the
paper to speak for itself. You need it and your
family needs it. Three months for 20 cents will
carry you through this splendid series of Cotton
Growing Talks" and "Corn Growing Talks"-and
your money back if you not satisfied. just
clip out this blank, sign your name. put In 20
cents in stamps-and we'll do the rest.
P. o. Observation-Disclosures State. ........
Date NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., 1905.
Publishers Progressive Farmer: Enclosed please
find 90 cents for which send me your paper three
months as per your ofer-good only to March
11tb
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-03-07
A Pretty Good Record, All Round.

Even those who are most disposed to criticize
the Legislature must admit that it passed over a
good many places for making trouble We have
heard of rank partisan legislation-like the
impeachment of the judges seemed to be, for
example. Even more notable is the fact that all
propositions looking to further agitation of the
race question: division of school taxes, etc., were
vigorously sat upon.
Friday night the much-dscussed bill for estab-
Using an immigration Bureau met its Waterloo.
And of this we are rather glad. We still believe
that We ought to try to get good class of imnl-
grants into this State but it seems to that this
work can be carried on most effectively by our
State Department of Agriculture.
1t only remains to be said that Governor Glenn
has rather cheapened himself by continued and
persistent messages of advice; and that with the
big squad of laborers and employees (some of whom
found no task more difficult than that of trying
to look busy), the Capitol Building all the
time disreputably dirty.
Nevertheless this General Assembly, the
whole. ends with pretty good record behind it.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-11
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my dears," said Mrs Clark, looking
up from a letter she had been read
ing, ''Mollie Milford is coming to pay
us visit She will be here next
week.
But, Mamma" said Jane, with elon-
gated vissge, 'Uncle Thomas will be
here then"
There's no danger, replied Mrs.
Clark, placidly, "Mollie/ is crushed.
She's not designing.''
Jane shrugged her plump shoulders
and Lydia turned up her pretty nose,
but Mrs. Clark needed not these man.
ifestations of disagreement and went
on with her breakfast.
It was Mrs Clark's plain duty in life
to prevent designing women forcibly
marrying her brother-in-law. HE is
not fitted for the matrimonial state
she would say to friends and when
Captain Bascom spent his time at her
snug cottage, as he always did be-
tween voyages, he was carefully
guarded against feminine attack. A
rampant of sister-in-law and nieces
sheltered him from even a glance from
some spinster and while he honored
the cottage with his presence it was
ware hawks" to all unmarried la
dies. They never crossed the thresh-
old of the Clark residence.
Captain Bascom liked his sister-in-
law and his nieces and enjoyed his
visits though he was bored at times
over the presence of ancient matrons
who were occasionally invited to tea.
He sometimes asked plaintively, if
there were no we'll favored young
women in Pugsford, but as he never
received satisfactory answer he
doubtless imagined that we'll favored
young women were not Indigenous
to Pugsford and that those whom he
occasionally saw on the street were
strangers.
Captain Bascom had two thousand
pounds invested in consols Of a
verify this sum would con- to the two
Miss Clarks on the captains death,
provided-but then, Mrs. Clark was
resolved there should be no "provid-
ed" if she could help it. Hence mar
riageable and we'll favored spinsters
were rigidly excluded from the Clark
invitation list during the captains
stay.
With Miss Milford it was different.
She was not by any means bad look
ing nor unatt-active, but she was
crushed. Years before she had been
engaged to be married and on the
wedding day the groom had disap-
peared as if the earth had swallowed
him. 1t was entirely proper that Miss
Milford should be crushed, and crush
ed she was. Young girls viewed her
with intense interest as having a halo
Of romance around her head and SPIN
sters while averring that it served her
right for putting any sort of trust in
man admitted she was most becoming
ly crushed in her manner.
1t was an odd coincidence that Miss
Milford and Captain Bascom should
come down from London in the same
carriage and become acquainted on the
journey, but Mrs. Clark gave little
weight to this happening. She did,
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-11
Revival Of the Album,

The photograph album is about to
be restored to popular favor. For the
past ten years it has been relegated
to the garnet, while people have hung
the pictures of relatives and friends
in airy bits of wire known as the pho
tograph holder, interjected into stray
corners of bureaus or dressing tables
and generally maltreated them and al.
lowed them to be subjected to the dust
and CRIME of the daily atmosphere.
The now general use of the camera
has helped to restore the once passe
picture album to it's former dignified
position on the parlor table.
The new photograph albums are diff.
ferent from those of the days of long
ago. They are far more artistic and
easy to handle. Sometimes they are
made of fine leather sometimes of
soft kid, but at all events they are not
SO likely to jar upon artistic sensibili-
ties as did the velvet and plush af-
fairs which were once the pride and
adornment of the parlor tables of all
well-regulated households.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-11
Raconteur.

Raconteur.
When Uncle Jabez makes a joke, it's
mighty hard to tell
'Jes what a Teller ought to do.
Cause if you laugh fore he gets
through
It rifles him up a spell.
An then a dreadful silence comes; it's
minutes till it's broke.
Paw holds his breath
Skeered half to death.
When uncle makes a joke.
When ordinary people tell us riddles,
there is fun.
But when folks happen to be rich
It's hard to tell which thing is which
That's proper to be done.
An paw, he says, if Jabez overlooks us
Wen be broke.
We must laugh right
And be polite
When uncle makes a joke.
An so. in order not to take a chance,
however small,
Paw mas collected the whole lot
An told 'em over till we've got
10 know 'em one an all.
An now we laugh exactly when a certain
word is spoke
Nav needn't nudge,
Paw needn't bulge,
When uncle tells joke.
Washington Star.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-11
The Poet Fled.


The ETHEREAL being with the unshorn
locks was shown into the editorial
sanctum.
81 have written a poem on the dog"
he said.
Whose dog?" demanded the editor,
dercely
t'It is not any particular dog" fall
tered the poet.
''Do you mean to say you took ad.
vantage of the dog because it was not
particular and wrote your poem on
it,"
'Tm afraid you do not understand
me. wrote the poem regarding the
dog"
But why were you regarding the
dog at all? What had it done that you
should regard it,"
IF you will allow me to explain,
had been inspired by the dogs fidel-
lty-'
If the dog was faithful, why should
YOU seek to hurt it's feelings by writ.
ing poem on it? And no wdid you
manage to write a poem on it at any
rata' Did you have the poor brute
sha I'D and tattoo the verses on it's
back, or did you brand them on? Per.
hap5 you-"
But the poet had disappeared like
the mists of the morning.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-11
Was wiping tears from her eyes.

ford was to go. In the evening Jane
came breathlessly upstairs. She was
passing the parlor and had overheard
the captain say to Miss Milford, "Say
yes, my DEAR That was all, but it
was enough and Mrs. Clark felt that
the whole edifice she had so carefully
built about those two thousand pounds
was topping to the ground.
Miss Milford left early the next
morning. What Mrs. Clark said to
her man knoweth not but woman
can get rid of woman when she so
desires in a way that is not chroni-
cled Mrs. Clark saw her go and drew
breath of relief.
But the house Mrs. Clark had build
ed about those two thousand pounds
rested on the sand. That evening
Captain Bascom announced that he
was going to London the next morn
ing.
when he goes, I'll go. too," said
Mrs. Clark; there was fight in Mrs.
Clark
Captain Bascom took the a. m.
train for London. Mrs. Clarl. took the
10 a. M. train, and on her arrival in
| London was driven directly to the
docks, where lay the captains steam.
| er.
/ you've just missed im," said the
mate, in answer to her enquiry for the
] captain. "'E's took cab and gone
| habout half hour ago."
He. however, remembered the ad-
| dress given by the captain to the cab
| driver, and Mrs. Clark re-entered her
| cab
Hes taken lodging in Southwark,
my dears,' she said, with set face.
''He wants to be near that designing
baggage. I'll break up her game"
1t was an unpretentious house in
Southwark at which the cab stopped,
and Mrs Clark, finding the captain
was within, entered.
les hupstairs," said the girl who
opened the door, "You can walk
hup."
Plainly there was a woman's voice
| coming from the room which was
designated as containing the captain,
and Mrs. Clark shuddered and glanced
at her daughters. It was too late, for
! the captain himself opened the door
and beckOned them. in.
Miss Milford knelt by bed and a
thin, emaciated man held her hand
| That's her lover whispered the
! captain to Mrs. Clark, 1.-The fellow
who cut, and run the day he was to
marry her 1t seems there was some
money missing in banking house
where he was a clerk and they sus.
pected him. His uncle. a proud old
stick made the loss good and told him
to leave England. He went to Africa,
up the Haul Congo, and saw nothing
but niggers and malaria for ten years.
WE'LL after he'd gone they found the
robber but they never found the lover.
He was among the niggers. He was
! brought down to London to die and !
took him on my steamer so he could
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-11
HIS EXPERIENCE TEACHES THEM
That Dodd's Kidney Pills Will Cure
6right's Disease. Remarkable case

That Dodd's Kidney Pills Will Cure
8right's Disease. Remarkable case
Of George J. Barber-Quick recov.
cry after years Of suffering.
Estherville, Iowa, Jan. 23d.-(Spe-
cial)-The experience of Mr.. George
J Barber, we'll known citizen of this
place, justifies his friends in making
Tia announcement to the world
"Bright's Disease can be cured" Mr..
Barber had kidney trouble and it de-
veloped into Bright's Disease. He
treated it with Dodd's Kidney Pills
aud to-day he is we'll man. In an
interview he says:
i can't say too much for Dodd's
Kidney Pills. l had Kidney Disease
for ifteen years and though l doctor.
ed cor it with the best doctors here
AMI in Chicago, it developed into
Brlsht's Disease. Then l started to
usa Dodd's Kidney Pills and two boxes
ccse5 ME completely. think Dodd's
kinney Pills are the best in the
world"
a remedy that will cure Bright's
Disease will cure any other form of
kinney Disease. DOdd's Kidney Pills
ne'ar fail to cure Bright's Disease.
The Cook County herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Minn.) 1893-1909, 1905-03-11
A Dangerous Question.

Assistant District Attorney William
Rand Jr., of New York, was talking
about the dislike that women have to
telling their age in court
GAS rule" he said, "a woman, not
withstanding her Discrimination. gives
her age civilly. Now and then, though,
she makes some caustic comment
that strikes with unpleasant force the
lawyer questioning her. 1t is always
dangerous to ask a woman how old
she is.
I'm a New York court I once heard
a lawyer examining a maiden lady.
He was by no means young, but he
strove to conceal his years. He wore
a wig and his mustache was dyed
When he asked the lady her age she
bit her lip and frowned at him.
"'Your age, madam he repeated.
'*She continued silent. She frown-
ed harder than ever.
Really, madam said the lawyer,
I must insist upon your answering
my question. Obstinacy is useless
here How old are your :.
'Forty-three,' she said savagely.
How old are you, you fool? You look
about ninety"