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Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-03-16
4 PROMISING STRAWBERRY.

Handsome, Excellent I'm Quality and
Likely 10 Command = Fancy Price.
This very large strawberry (E. I'll.
Ekeyl, photographed at the Ohio exper-
iment station, ia described as long, con-
ical, pointed and slightly necked, color
Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1905-03-16
What,a 4 cntfIas,R

What Is d cattleo7 Ask s.Buffalo''
Jones. game warden of the Yellow
stone National park. and his kanswer
win be, - cross between buffaIo and
an ordinary cow" The cattlc0s.possess
peculiar advantages FOR breeders or the
northwest III that they require little
feed OF shelter during severe winters
Exchange.
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A Good Report.

The annual report of Secretary
of the Interior Hitchcock, just
SUBMITTED, contains a big boost
for New Mexico. II is of course
impossible to reproduce all the
good things that Mr.. Hitchcock
says, but the following extracts
will be of interest:
The annual report of the gov
ernor, Miguel A. 0terO, presents
in q comprehensive manner the
industries and resources of the
territory, and shows that the
past year has been one of exceed
ing prosperity. Disastrous foods
occurred last fall, which were
repeated in the spring of 1906.
The rains, however, which at the
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must be intelligently prepared
for it.
Modern war is not what war
used to be. No ore is now fitted
to command troops who is not
a scientific and well trained man.
Modern war must be scientific
ally treated to save human life.
The Japanese are a military
people, but we are not. We do
not get on with military prep
arations as they do, but we
should be ready for conflicts.
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Arbitration insufficient.

We talk of peace, and felicitate
ourselves with the belief that
our guns and war ships will soon
be thrown in the junk pile; that
henceforth all differences be-
tween nations are to be settled
by arbitration. But Lieutenant
General Chaffee, in a speech at a
public reception in his honor at
Los Angeles last week, says that
the United States will again 90
to war. The following is a part
of his address: rs
Gentlemen, war will come
again. There are plenty of men
in this room who will see our
country at war again. Not on
our own soil. perhaps. you must
remember that we have now BE-
come one Of the nations of the
earth. We have great interests
TO defend.
when that war comes we
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Church Directory I
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NSNOSOSOSOSOO Ooeo
METHODIST Preaching services every Sunday
al II am. and 1880 pm. Sunday school at 9a5 a.
M. Junior League at p. M. Epworth League
at $50 p. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday evening
AZ so'eloek. W. Z. FoULKs. Pastor.
Presbyterian Preaching at II a. m. and 7SO
Sabbath School 10 n. m. Junior Christian Endea-
vor at p. m Prayer meeting Wednesday at 7;3O
.. m THEODORE HoPPfE0. Pastor
ST. LUKF's EPISCOPAL Services first and
second SUNDAY in each month: Sunday School at
10 a. m. every Sunday
j. II. DARLING. Pastor.
lGLEsIA METoDIsTA EPISCOPAL
Escueia Dominica cads Domingo q las 10. Pre-.
dieaeion q las II a. m. va las Z D. m. LIZA Ed
gorth laa &c IA tarie. Cultos De oraeion loa
Iuevez. Sc extiende invtacion a todos.
DIONICIO COsTALES Pastor.
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To a HIGHER Court.

Senator Mitchell, of Oregon,
died at his home last Sunday of
a complication of diseases, COM
bined with the depressing effect
of disclosures of land frauds
with which he had been connect
ed, and for which he was al
ready convicted. His decline
since the day he was pronounced
guilty has been rapid.
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SECRET
SOCIETIES

Deming Lodge No. 6. |, o. o, 7. meets every
Monday night at Odd Fellows hall. corner Silver
avenue. JOHN ALLISON. Sec.
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latter period wrought so much
food damage, have resulted in
the greatest harvest that the
tillers Of the soil in the territory
have ever grown. 1t brought
out the grass on the ranges, so
that the sheep raisers have not
only recouped their losses but
have made large percentages of
profit on investment, etc. Rail-
rOad building has been resumed
in San Juan county, and over 200
miles of railroad across the CEN
trail portion of the territory is
nearing completion; preliminary
work has been commenced on an
east and west line from Folsom,
in Union county, to Elizabeth
town, in Colfax county, and the
Arizona & Colorado Railroad Co.
has completed the survey for a
north and south line through the
western portion of the territory,
which has thus far been without
railroad communication. Activ-
ity in farming and other indus
tries is general.
Agriculture is progressing UNI
favorable conditions, and with
profitable results. The number
of farms in 1905 was 1870 with
an acreage of 100000 and
valued at $3O,OOO,OOO; improve
ments valued at So, $50, 900; farm
implements, $3.50, 600; vegetables
$3.50, 900; fruit $500, 1000 and other
products $500, Five hundred
thousand pounds of butter were
made during the year and the
number of eggs laid aggregated
1000, 900 dozen. Stock raising
is flourishing industry. There
are in the territory l,05O,O00
head of cattle, $685. 1000 head of
sheep, $50, 900 head of goats, and
100, 600 head of horses. The wool
crop Appropriated 2O,OO0.O00
pounds, and there were shipped
out of the territory 100000 cat
tie, $4,000 horses, 10000 hides,
and 100000 sheep.
The assessed valuation of cat
tie is a little less than Sc, 600, 900,
and the railroads are assessed at
SO, 900, 900, although the CONNER
value of the latter, according to
the United States census bureau,
exceeds $9O,OOO,OOO. Thus on all
classes of property the assessed
valuation is but a small fraction
of the true value, and even at a
tax rate ranging from 3 to 6
cents on the dollar, the actua!
taxation is remarkably low, and
much lower than that of the sur
rounding commonwealth.
That capital is seeking invest
ments in New Mexico upon a
large scale is indicated by the
report of the territorial secretary
which shows that during the past
fiscal year there were 100 corpor-
alton filings, with a capitalization
of over Sill, 256. 200.
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An Emeraancy nedicIne.

For sprains, bruises, burns, scalds
and similar injuries, there is nothing so
good as Chamberlain's Pain Balm. 1t
soothes the wound and not only gives
instant relief from pain, but causes the
parts to heal in about one third the
time required by the usual treatment.
Sold by all druggists.
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That President Roosevelt is
popular, and stands high in the
estimation of even his political
opponents, is an indisputable
fact. And yet there are very few
people in his own party or in the
United States who have wholly
approved of the President Roose-
velt's acts.
1t is well known that he of
Tended the South by dining with
Booker Washington and by his
appointment of colored men to
government positions in tn e
Southern states. He offended
the anti-imperialists by his pol
icy in the Philippines. He makes
the railroad magnates howl by
his determined effort to secure,
by congressional action, rate
regulation. The trusts are Of
Tended because of his efforts to
have, to a certain extent, their
interests controlled by the ma
tional government. The coal
combine resented his interfer-
ence in the anthracite coal strike;
the labor unions CRASHED their
teeth because of his reinstate-
ment of the superintendent of
the government printing Office.
Several leaders of his party are
estranged because he favors tar
if revision, and other measures.
We question if a man can be
found who will say he approves
of everything Mr.. Roosevelt has
said and done as the chief of our
executive department. Yet in
spite of this general disapproval
of his particular acts, he I'M
doubtedly comes nearer being
universally popular than any
president this country ever had.
At the North he is hailed where
ever he goes with reclamation,
from swinging round the cir
Gle" in the great Northwest, to
a Mothers Congress in the ma
tional capital; and he presents
the hopeful case of the first Re-
publican President who could be
received and hailed with en-
thusiasm by the people of the
Southern States since the late
unpleasantness.
And why is this? Because he
commends himself to the people
of the whole community for his
frank, straightforward, courag-
eous honesty. He may make
mistakes, as we believe he has
in his position on the New Mex
leo and Arizona statehood ques-
ton, but we believe, and the
whole people believe, that he
means to say and do the right
thing as he sees it. 1t makes
one feel better toward the hui
man race to find this high re-
gard and sincere approval for
downright honesty and courage
so general. Courage and SINGER
ity. honesty in the discharge of
his high duties, like Caesars
wife, above suspicion-cover a
multitude of mistakes from any
individual standpoint.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03

could not by any means be made to stand rlgnt
end up, not to mention the mystery connected with
the probable to which two forks must be put.
l was ANONYMOUSLY voted down.
Now, have been trying to appease the wrath
of the aforesaid "Four Hundred" by trying the
crease game. But cannot afford to poison the
pleasure of living by standing up always. l
must sit down. And once I sit down there comes
the bag at the knees
have been told that the secret is that, when
sit down, / must pull up the pants six or
inches. I tried it-and, behold! I made two
bags instead of one.
Life is too short-the Four Hundred are too
particular. / am going back to one plate, one
cup, knife and fork, one oon-(throwing
the double-ended cup out of the window and
comfort-I no longer tuck a napkin under my
throat and choke myself half to death to please
other people
AS for cuffs, they always too long too
short, or too loose or too tight. Then they get
twisted around so that the fancy buttons, in the
looks of which we take great pleasure, get hidden
under the sleeve. And then the button holes get
too large-and then-oh, life is too short for
cuffs
As for ladies' clothes-but I am now on danger
ciety talking about cutting something bias and
putting in a gusset-what earth these are, I
know not. So good bye, till more convenient
season. ARACHEL.
Lenoir Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
Matrimonial Advice by "Old Gorgon Graham. ~

When you differ with your wife never try to
reason out who's in the wrong, because you'll
find that after you've proved it to her she'll still
have lot of talk left that she hasn't used
Of course it isn't natural and it isn't safe for
married people, and especially young married peo-
pie, not to quarrel ittle but you'll save heap
of trouble if you make it rule never to refuse
request before breakfast and never to grant one
after dinner. [ don't know why it is, but most
women get up in the morning as cheerful as
breakfast food ad., while a man will snort and
paw for trouble the minute his hoofs touch the
floor. Then, if you'll remember that the longer
the last word is kept the btterer it gets and that
your wife is bound to have it anyway, you'll cut
the rest of your quarrels so short that she'll never
lind out just how much meanness there is in you.
Be the silent partner at home and the thinking
one at the office. Do your loose talking in your
sleep.
OF course if you get woman who's really fond
of quarrellng there isn't any special use in keep
ing still. because she'll holler if you talk back
and yell If you don't. The best that you can do
is to pretend that you've got chronic case of
earache and keep your stuffed with cotton.
Then, like as not, she'll buy you one of those
things that you hold in your mouth so that you
can hear through your teeth.-From "Old
Gorgon Graham; More Letters From a Self
Made Merchant to His Son." by George Horace
Lorimer
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
One on Paul.
Lenoir Co., N. @.

Paul Du Chaillu, the one-time African explorer,
performed good Samaritan act night in as
sisting along the street very intoxicated strang
er. The man told him where his home was and
after considerable difficulty Du Chaillu got him
to his door. The bibulous one was very grateful
and wanted to know his helpers name. AS the
explorer did not particularly care to give his
name in full, he merely replied that it was Paul
$50 it's h-hic-Paul, is it," hiccoughed the
man, and then, after moments of apparent
thought, inquired solicitously, "Shay, OF man. did
y ever get an-hc-any ansher to those lo-ong
lettersh y wrote to tn Ephesians ?"-Chicago
Chronicle.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
The Irishman and Suicide.

|'Do you know of the only Irishman who ever
committed suicide?" asked W. B. Pollard of Jer-
sey City. 'You know, it is said that Irishmen
never commit suicide, and when the argument was
advanced in crowd of that nationality, he was
unstrung that he decided to show his op-
ponents that Irishmen do sometimes commit
rash act. He accordingly disappeared, and the
man who employed him started search. When
he got to the barn he looked up toward the raft
ers, and saw his man hanging with a rope around
his waist
"'What you up to- Pat1 he asked
"'Oim hanging meself, begobp the Irishman
replied
"'Why don't you put it around your neck?'
"EFaith. Oh did, but Oh couldn't braythe' was
the unsmiling reply of the man from the Emerald
Isle."-Louisville Courier-J ournal
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
No Chance to Write.

There are many poor correspondents who would
doubtless like to make the excuse given by a bow
who was spending his first year at boarding
school SAYS the Youths Companion. The first
letter. anxiously awaited by his parents, was not
received for more than a week; and then it was
short and to the point. He wrote:
"Dear People-I don't believe I shall be able
to send Won many letters while Pm here. You
see when things are happenings, I haven't time
and when they aren't happening, haven't any
tbino TO write. You'll understand how it is, won't
Won. father? And, mother, you just ask father to
explain to YOU how it is. So now will say good
-bva with love TO all. In haste GEORGE"
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
An Inconoclast on the Servant Question.

You hear lots of racket about the servant prob
lem by folks who are not able to keep servants.
The wife of a poor man who is straining every
nerve to make buckle and tongue meet, who leaves
her kitchen in the hands of some slovenly cook
in order that she may CAD about spend her time
in idleness, may make an angel in the hereafter,
but she is mighty poor excuse here. We wish
that some of these women who able to do
their own work. and are not able to keep servants,
and are complaining about the servant problem,
could follow for week many a woman who is
doing her house work. making the clothes for half
dozen children, doing her washing and
ironing and making a hand in the cotton fields
part of the time. A lot of this cheap talk about
the servant problem is bosh.-Monroe Enquirer.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
The Patient Darkey.

The Hon. John Sharp Williams, leader of the
minority in the House of Representatives, says
that one day while leisurely driving down a road
his home town in Mississippi, he observed
a darky reclining under tree near the roadside.
The negro gazing lazily up through the
branches of the tree, and hoe lay beside him.
In the cornfeld adjoining the road there could
be seen, Mr.. Williams states, many weeds imped-
ing the growth of the grain.
"What are you doing there, Sam?" asked Mr..
Williams.
"Pse heah to hoe dat corn, sah," was the an
"Then what are you doing under the tree-rest-
ingY
"Not exactly, sab. I amt hardly restin', cause
I amt tired. Pm waitin' fo' the to go down,
so kin quit work" k."-Collier's Weekly.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
A Gentleman.

One of the best definitions of the much-abused
term, gentlemen, is from President Elliott, of
Harvard College, 1t is as follows:
"a gentleman must be quiet; he must be gener-
Gus, efficient deferential to age, beauty, excel
lence, skill and all worthy things He must never
do anything that will hurt a woman, or a child
or any inferior"
How many of us are worthy of the noble name
of gentleman ?-Selected.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
THE HOME CIRCLE
The Harlequin of Dreams. y

Swift, through some trap mine eyes have never
found,
Dim-panelled in the painted scene of Sleep,
Thou, giant Harlequin of Dreams, dost leap
Upon my spirits stage. Then Sight and Sound
Then Space and Time, then Language, Mete and
Bound
And all familiar Forms that firmly keep
Mans reason in the road, change faces, peep
Betwixt the legs and mock the daily round.
Yet thou canst more than mock: sometimes my
tears
At midnight break through bounden lids-a
sign
Thou hast a heart: and oft thy little leaven
Of dream-taught wisdom works me bettered
years.
In one night witch, saint, trickster fool divine
/ think thou 'rt Jester at the Court of Heaven |!
Sidney Lanier
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03
Written for The Progressive Farmer.l


Many people think that clothes are worn mainly
for the protection of the body. Well, this is true
to a considerable extent; but there exceptions
For sometimes we see that the clothes Of some
people are so made that we are forced to conclude
that protection of the body is, evidently. secon-
Gary consideration.
| know some gentlemen who would not dare to
go down the street unless their trousers had
sharp edged crease down the centre of each leg in
front. How crease can make pantaloons warmer
ir winter and cooler IN summer has always been
= mystery TO me. This idea has SO spread among
our people that the great demand for crease has
caused some men and women TO set up establish
nents where work is done but creasng pants
and they make a good living at it.
As for myself, prefer to baggy trousers
-baggy at the knees. mean. 1t is convenient
have these pockets, as it were. in which the
knee ;oint can have full play. I got this idea
from cne of Mark Twains books, IN which he re-
lates an incident in his life illustrating this mat
ter In company with several ladies' and gentle
rlen. while out walking, they were caught in
sudden shower and all got thoroughly soaked be-
fore they reached their hotel. While waiting in
their rooms for their wet garments to be dried at
the hotel laundry, they received packages of dried
clothing handed in to them by careless servants.
Mark says that of his garments was missing,
but in place of it, he received that had pock-
ets in the back of it, the shoulders. En-
planning this popularity to a male married friend,
he said that it very convenient arrange
ment for ladies-they were pockets for the
shoulder blades to work ini
/ have made a discovery, lately. / find 1T IS
much cheaper to buy fannels that are warranted
not to stretch-because they invariably do stretch
In fact, after being washed for three or four
times, the arms and legs of the aforementioned
articles stretch to such an extent that you can
cut off enough of the surplus material to make an
extra pair.
Now, Mr.. Editor, it has been my desire, Gas you
know very well, that / have been trying for
years. to get into the "Four Hundred" first
tried by studying and endeavoring to find out the
uses of the different pieces of table that are
semi-circled about your plate when you dine with
the "Upper Ten" / have related in the columns
of Charity and Children the tremendous mis-
takes that I made, especially in my insane efforts
to find out the uses of the six spoons, two coffee
cups mug and double-ender china cup which
1olao%o
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-01-03

a series of Southern Poems SELECTED es
peciaIy The Progressive Farmer Plant
Editor.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-10-11

Blanche Harvey her little sister and
cousin were county seat visitors Satur-
day.
Mrs Lydia Hockett who has been Wis
iting Mrs. Fred Gigax at Schleswig
returned to finish her visit at her moth
ers Sunday. Her sister Ola met her in
Denison on her way home
Will Slater had narrow escape from
being run over by the train Monday
last but "a miss is as good as mile
Will Slater took trip to Dakota TO
Dakota TO look at some land (and then
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-10-11
Sale of Pianos Returned From Renta

This has been one of the greatest years
ever known for people to rent pianos in
Chicago. All classes Of pianos have been
in demand the Steinway, Weber,
Krakauer, Washburn, Sterling, Hunting
ton and many other celebrated pianos
have been used in large numbers. These.
rented pianos are now being returned in
great quantities to the largest Chicago
Music House, Lyon &Healy. Their pc.
sition in the matter is this: These pianos
can no longer be classed as new, they
must be sold as second hand, no matter
how little they may have been used by
the persons renting them. Some of
them, as matter of fact, have merely
been standing in a private parlor for six
months or a year.
If you want one of these pianos or if
you think you might be interested, why
not drop a postal to Lyon & Healy for
particulars State about the kind of a
piano you would like, and they will send
you list to look over. On every one of
these pianos you are sure to make large
bonaf ide saving Furthermore you may
be certain that any ore of these pianos
will be exactly as represented, for Lyon
& Healy particularly guarantee this fact
These pianos may be purchased for a
small cash payment and easy monthly
payments when desired, Write in the
near future for the list to Lyon & Healy
10 Adams Street, Chicago.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-10-11
Hrion

Arion
Dan Hemphill was in town on Satur-
day.
Tom Carson visited in Arion Thurs
day.
Fred Olson and wife were down from
Buck Grove Sunday.
Mrs. Wade spent Sunday with her
parents at Woodbine.
George Hoffman and DR.. Coon were
Denlson visitors Monday
Mrs. Florence Hoffman is visiting
her daughter at Juanlta, Neb.
MIR. and Mrs. Thee. Walker spen
Sunday at the w. w. Coon home.
DR.. Frank Evans and wife were Wis
itors at the DR.. Evans home Sunday.
Mrs. p. M. Green of Wilton. Wiscon-
sin is visiting her sister Mrs. w, w,
Coon.
Jack Oliver has purchased the
McGee property from d. j. Butler and
has moved H..
L. D. Butler, VIM. Ssailer and
Marion Cole visited South Dakota
looking at land the past week.
Miss Stella Butler attended the foot
ball game at Denison Saturday remain
ing over Sunday with friends.
Mat Wolf and hank Cummings were
out in northeast Nebraska last week,
the former buying 100 acre farm.
Eli Molone and Lin Rood came
back from Nebraska TO take their
families along to the new home and
will depart again for northeastern
Nebraska on Tuesday.
The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1905-10-11

George Gum is putting IN more
water pipe in mis- feed yard.
Mr. George Weed and his mother
made trip to Denison last week.
There is some talk of building new
farmers telephone line to Wall Lake.
Alb. Richardson is building big hog
house. Young hogs seem TO be plenty.
Mrs. George Gum is going to Nilsson
ri next week to visit her father and
mother.
James Maloy bought some fine heif-
ers at David Laws sale. and E. j. Gum
bought a fine male.
John Dean lost full biooded COW
last week from milk fever. MIR. Dean
tried hard to save her.
Logan Sherwood drove TO Boyer last
Saturday and had good time. Logan
says the citizens of Boyer al e all right
The dance given by the new hotel
man at Herring last Saturday evening
was we'll attended, and The music was
good.
Nell Wright and some of the boys
went to Storm Lake for fishing last
Friday and brought home 1000 pounds
of fish. and did not see hook either.