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The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04
Home Without a Mother.

Dear Aunt Jennie:-Oh! what is
home without a mother?
Dear Counsins, you who have
mothers living, love and cherish them
while they are living for, all too soon,
they will be hid by the cold, silent
tomb, never more to smooth and kiss
your curly heads. Place roses round
her while she is here to appreciate
your kind deeds, strew her path with
flowers of love each day. make her
burdens light by offering a willing
hand to help her through the tolls of
the day. Think not those beautiful
hands too sweet and white to soil
with the dish-towel, for the sake of
helping mother. She appreciates
help, and loves those little hands all
the more for being soiled to tighten
her task. [ have never known what
it was to have a mothers love. To
be loved and comforted by her.
My mother died when I was too
young to remember her. But still
there has ALWAYS been a vacant place
in my home because mother was
gone. I never had her loving hands
and sweet kisses to comfort me in
my lonely hours. You do not know
how much you will miss her, or how
much good her comforting words will
do util she is gone. [ feel like life
would be more pleasant to me could
my mother have lived to kiss my
cheeks and smooth my curly hair one
time after [ was old enough to re-
member her. All! the remebrance of
such love would have helped to com
fort my aching heart through many
a lonely hour. But, alas! such wish
es are in vain. and I can only hope to
meet her in the great bevond.
SNOW BIRD.
Pender Co.. N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04
Thinks Our Uncles and Aunts Might
Speak in Our Corner.
BERTHE Co., N. G.

Dear Aunt Jennie:-I am a reader
of The Progressive Farmer, and
think it a good paper. It should be
In the home of every farmer. I en-
JOY so much the letters in the Social
a corner in this excellent paper de-
voted to this purpose. l have often
thought of writing, but feared my
letter would go to the waste basket
instead of the press. / am going to
risk it though, and ask for admit
lance this week.
We missed your cheerful letter
both last and this week, Auntie. /
was sorry to hear of your illness, and
hope for you a speedy recovery.
Hope you will be able to come in
next week, and give us a good long
letter again.
l, too, think it would be a great
addition to the Social Chat if some
of the dear old people would write.
What an inspiration and encourage
ment it would be to us who are
younger to have these dear mes
write and tell us of some of their
struggles and experiences through
life, and how they have succeeded.
l believe all the counsins would ap-
p~reciate any incident they might re-
late of their by-gone days. They no
doubt may be able to do much good
with their letters, and possibly in
spire in some youth a greater ambi-
ton and nobler aim. So come on,
dear, aged ones, and brighten our
columns with your presence.
What has become of Jack Klinard?
He ought to come again, and tell us
if he has fallen in love yet. 1t
seems strange that one of his age
has never been in love.
Well, I'll close now, and if this
misses the waste basket, I think I'll
come again.
MARGARET.
CASTOR Co.. n. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04

go without a collar and tie, wear
shabby shoes (and even go barefoot
ed), in a few years after marriage.
but just let him become a widower,
and OH what a decided change takes
place at once. In a short time you
will e him appear altogether a
changed man in appearance.
l am not trying to defend the wo-
men, but just wanted to say I
thought the men we're as "deep in
the mire" as the women. and Cousin
Jack did not give his idea of how
the man should appear.
Guess my time is out, so with best
wishes to Social Chat, it's Queen"
and all the Cousins, I bid you adieu.
COUNTRY GIRL.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04
Cousin Jack K1inard Should Look at
Men, Too.

Dear Aunt Jennie:-May l come
in and chat with you all a few mo-
ments this pleasant afternoon? /
think "Social Chat" is fast improv-
ing, and to me, it is very interesting.
Jack Klinard, your letter was very
good, come often.
l., for another, think the world
would be better were there fewer So
ciety women, and more who thought
of home and it's pleasures, first of
all.
I, too, Cousin Jack, think a wo-
man should try to be as neat and
clean after marriage as before, but
1 think a man should too, for his wife
would appreciate %neatness in him as
much as him in her. The man US
ually gets careless about his appear
ance as much and as soon after mar
rage as his wife. / have known
men to let their beard grow long in
winter because they we're afraid of
Catching cold," if they shaved when,
I venture to say, before they were
married they would have shaved
clean, dressed up and rode several
miles most any winter night to see
their "best girl" and "hooted" at
any one that would have warned
them of catching cold.
A man will let his hair grow long,
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04
lack Klinard Endorsed.

Dear Aunt Jennie:-I have been
a reader of The Progressive Farmer
for a considerable time. and have
been deeply interested in many of
the Chat letters. but none has as yet
met NV approval more completely
than the one entitled, "Why Some
Wives Fail" by Mr.. Jack Klinard.
l am as he says he is, a young man,
and have never married. / have al
ways taken great pride in studying
human nature, and will venture to
say that nothing will more quickly
stir anger and disgust in a mans
heart than to see his dear little wife,
the n that che" has plighted his
honor to defend, begin "a short while
after marriage" to go slack (excuse
slang), take no interest in her toilet,
never think of arranging her dress,
or fixing her hair until there is a
visitor announced.
l can sincerely sympathize with
any man who has been so unfortu-
.nate as to secure a woman for his
HE companion who is of this type.
No woman who truly loves, honors
and respects her husband. and has
any respect for herself, will fail to
Keep herself as neat. clean, and sweet
after marriage as before.
L dare say that half of the unhap-
py marriages arise from this one
cause. Now | do not venture to say
ina the wife is always in fault when
trouble arises, for the husband is
very often to blame, but as I am only
speaking of the wife. I will not speak
OF the husbands duty. But Twill
say tha a woman has it in her pow
ef 70 make home Il heaven or a hell.
Our Heavenly Father who made
heaven and earth, never made any
.Iln@ half so good as a pure and vir-
Suous woman. The man who is lucky
enough to secure one for his life
companion, who will strive to make
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04
PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND COTTON PLANT.
home happy, and try to keep herself

home happy, and try to keep herself
as sweet after marriage as before,
one who meets her husband at the
door, con his return" with a smile
and a kiss, should consider himself
blessed, and take more interest in his
home and wife, than being at a club.
/ had rather remain single the bal
ance of my days, and live in power
ty, than to marry a woman who
would not respect me as much after
marriage as before.
@. E. W.
BERTHE Co., N. @.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04

BUSINESS PRINTING for Farmers. Use
good stationery with your own name and
name of your farm neatly printed Write
or prices to MUTUAL PUBLISHING 20.
Raleigh, N. Z. (Th1s company prints THE
FARMER.)
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04
OUR SOCIAL CHAT

All letters intended for this department
sbonld be addressed to "Aunt Jennie" care
NJ The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. O.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1905-07-04

Remember. you must be a new subscriber
to the Farmer or the Recorder.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20
McGahan I alks
Wheat Prospec cts

Z. D. McGahan, Of the grain
firm Of Edwards Wood Cn., was
in Devils Lake looking after the
business affairs of his we'll
known company and gathering
data concerning supplies Of.
wheat in country elevators and
IN farmers hands. Before de-
parting, Mr.. Nc Gahan called on
us and talked over advertising
and cidentally told us that the
outlook for continued prosperity
and high prices for the products
OF the farms was excel ent; that.
/ he was surprised to know how
many farmers had taken advan-
tage Of the opportunity to mar
ket their wheat around 81. 90 per
bushel resulting, In d condition.
that of small country supplies,
Ese ldom experienced at this time
5of year, and predicted that the
movement to- terminal markets
would fall off sharply and unus-
ualIy early NJ r Met ahan says
80
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20
Cotton Growers
Get Desperate

The cotton growers Of the
south recently burned large
quantities of baled cotton in
order to reduce the supply, hop
ing thereby to increase the price.
The cotton situation IN the south
is a peculiar one. There was
large crop and with the large
supply the, price went down.
Spectators pushed it further
and by catching a time when
the planters were practically
compelled to sell in order to
make their annual settlements,
these spectators were in a fair
position to secure control of the
entire crop, and by withholding
the crop from the manufacturing
market, compel that branch Of
industry to pay whatever price
was asked and thus enable these
spectators TO reap vast fortunes
The trouble, simply stated, is
that the southern cotton planters
have not kept pace with the
commercialism of this age, and
are, therefore, at the mercy of
the cotton operators. Cotton is
just as much staple article as
wheat. If the southern planters
would have possessed the money
to carry them over until next
year without a sale Of their pre-
sent year crops they could have
controlled the supply and dictat-
ed their own prices. Or, barring
this, had they mortgaged the
present crop in order to procure
ready money, they could have
paid high rate of interest and
Still have been financially ahead
at the end of the year with the
advanced prices they would have
realized. Then as the scarcity
Of the commodity on the market
made a good price, they could
have sold, and allowed the spe-
culators to hold the short end of
the rope. But southern pride
will not permit the mortgaging
of crops even when it is a good
business proposition. Then
more than a three or four per
cent interest rate is regarded as
robbery in that country. With
the same narrow and fogy me-
Ithods of business, the wheat
growers of the northwest would
be as much at the mercy Of the
spectators as the cotton growers
of the south are. One is Or O.
gress, the other pride.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20
A Pleasant
Family Reunion

A most enjoyable Christmas
gathering of relatives and
friends was held at the home Of
Mrs. M. E. Stafford in Zilwau-
kee. Many elegant presents
were distributed and a bountiful
dinner to which all did ample
justice, was served to the large
company. The evening was
very pleasantly spent in listen
ing to a short musical program
and in conversation. This being
the first return to the old home
of three Of the Reuter- boys
since they went west several
years ago to make new homes,
much of interest to all was re-
lated by them. Happiest Of all
the happy crowd were Father
and Mother Reuter- who had
long looked forward to a reunion
of their children. The guests
were: Rev. Father Bouchard
and Mr.. and Mrs. Augustus
Reuter- Of Milwaukee; Mr.. and
Mrs. Augustus Reuter-, jr., and
three children Mr.. and Mrs. +.
lei. Routler and Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Reuter-, all Of Devils
Lake, N. D. MI. and Mrs. w.
H. Routier and sons, Of Battle
Greek; Mr.. and Mrs. TT. G. Web
Der and Mrs. Oliver Of Carroll
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Dandy and
Miss Emma Purchase Of Sagi-
nav. and Miss Sara Western Of
ackson. Saginaw Courier
Herald
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20
District Court
And [ aWbreakers

The following state cases have
been disposed Of by the district
court: Jud Miller, burglary,
jury trial, guilty; Albert john
son, pleaded guilty; Geo. Will
liams grand larceny, jury trial,
guilty; Lee Barnhart, grand lar
ceny, jury trial, guilty: Dan
Maxon, blind pigging, pleaded
guilty; James Cummings, same
charge, jury trial, guilty; Amy
Barber, same charge, jury trial,
guilty; Harry McPhail, grand
larceny, jury trial, guilty. Mack
Fly, Christ Johnson and Christ
Eikness, pleaded guilty to
charge of blind pigging. VIM.
Haight, same charge, jury
trial, guilty; Fred Solberg,
same charge, court directed
verdict of not guilty. The jury
in the civil case Of Murphy VS..
McIsaac failed to agree. 81
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20
Good Prices
For School Lands
Land Man Powell:

Land Man Powell:
The fact that Ramsey county
lands sold at the highest average
at the recent state land sale than
in any other county in the state
is very significant, especially
when it is remembered that
most Of the buyers were old
time resident farmers of our
county and not outside specula-
tors, as at former sales. These
public sales serve as an adver-
tisement of the favor our rich
lands are held in by local farm
ers and here fix a standard of
values similar to the more fixed
land values Of Illinois and Iowa.
Now that the state land sale is
over, I look for a real estate re-
vival this spring by buyers for
cash or short time terms as the
twenty year term of the state
land is a great objection to many
who would like to perfect the r
title in their life time. I have
recently closed the sale of 191
ACRES in Morris township at over
$23 per acre, with practically no
buildings, and of an 80 acre tract
in Dry Lake township at S17 an
acre spot cash. An active farm
land market will have a reflex
influence on city property. Last
Saturday I closed the sale of the
Charles Cogelow property on east
Second street to Charles Holling-
er for ST, 500 cash.
Senator Hansbrough's bill to
extend the time for the Indian
Reservation settlers until May
LIST will be a great boom to our
new settlers and will be much
appreciated by them and the
general public.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20
Farm House
Is Burned

The residence Of Peter Gering,
northwest of StarkWeather was
burned a few days ago. Mr..
Gering was employed as a teach
er in Pleasant township, and had
erected a house near his school.
The explosion Of a lamp set the
building on fire. In attempting
to save some Of his furniture he
was badly burned.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20

country mills have been very
busy during the fall and winter
supplying the large wants of the
local trade and have disposed of
a great deal Of wheat, it having
required more wheat tomake a
barrel Of flour this year on ac-
count of the very poor quality.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20

short time, and Monday he was
sentenced to the penitentiary by
Judge Cowan for nine and a half
years. Sheriff Rutten took him
to Bismarck at once.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20

RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts S242. 913 al
OVerdrafts, secured and unsecured.....s ,671 10
Y. 5. Bonds to secure circulation 80. $1,000 90
Premiums on U. S. Bonds ~. .......... 2,459 72
Stocks, SECURITIES, Warrants, etc. CT. ii ,O65 98
Banking House, Furniture and Fix.
Expenses and taxes paid 49,, :. ~ . IS
Due from State Banks and Bankers !. Il. 20 90
Due from approved reserve agents 80. 1S25SO 81
Checks and other cash items 2,762 20
Notes of other National Banks 2.7O() al
fractional paper currency, nickels,
Lawful Money Reserve in Bank, VIZ L: E g
Legal tender notes. 1852 90 SO. 2O5 40
Redemption fund with q. s. Treasurer
Is per cent of circulation 90
Total 900 81
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paid .... - so 600 90
Surplus fund 90
National bank notes outstanding. . $1,000 90
Due to other national banks........ 6050 oil
Individual deposits subject to check 258,s62 20
lime certificates of deposit ~. I15,684 OF
Ceftlned Checks ..,.... I'll so
Total 5. GOO 81
State OF North Dakota u
County of Ramsey %
u. II. Routier, cashier of the aboye.naTned
bank, do soleInnly swear that the above state
ment is true to the best OF my knowledge and
belief, f.. Fl. Rou.rIER, Cashier.
snbscribed and , aMorn to before me this 18th
lshAL . & !. {. De d
Ny commission expires July b. lSi0. #
Correct Attest. 4 ! ]: g saaPi
Directors.
Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1905-01-20
No. 3S97
REPORT OF THE CONDITION OF
The First National Bank

AT DEVILS LAKE,
In the State of North Dakota, at the close OF
business January IL, 1905.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-25
HAD TO SLEEP IN PANTRY.
Crowded Out BY Observation-Disclosures
Job With Equitable-ls Sued
For Divorce.

TOLEDO. o., July 25.-In answer.
ing the divorce petition of his wife,
Roland NJ. Simmons, now in Alabama,
eulogizes his better half and takes all
the blame for their marriage troubles,
but begs the Judge to deny the decree.
The answer is very unique and is
drawn by himself because he says he
had no money to hire an attorney. He
says he slept in the pantry so that he
could give the only sleeping room in
the fat to his wife's mother. He
then asserts that he was induced to
work for the Equitable Life Assur.
ance Society and that owing to its
big scandal he could make no money
and took to drink.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-25
(py PublIshers, Press,

BERLIN, July 25.-The Foreign
Office here authorizes the statement
that at the conference between Rai
ser Wilhelm and Emperor Nicholas
on Sunday night and yesterday EN-
peror William advised the Car to
conclude peace with Japan.
LONDON, July 25.-Speculatlon
continues here as to the purpose OF the
conference between Kaiser William
and the Car. In diplomatic circles
the opinion is held that the two
rulers discussed not only the war and
the internal situation in Russia, but
that the strengthening of Russo-Ger.
man friendship was also considered.
One diplomatist said to-day to the
correspondent of the Publishers
Press: There is no doubt that the
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-25
MISSING
cLARKseuRe MAN MYSTERIOUS
LY DISAPPEARS AFTER Fu-
NERAL OF HIS MOTHER.

PARKERsBURG, W. Va, July 25.-
T. NJ. Stealy, bookkeeper for Ruhl.
Keobaigard & Co., in Clarksburg, who
came here ten days ago with his wife
and three children to attend the fu.
neral Of his mother. has been mystic
riously missing since last Tuesday.
His wife and children went to, West
Union to visit relatives soon after the
funeral here, and he was to follow
the next day. He started for an af.
ternoon train. ostensibly to go home,
last Tuesday, but has not been seen
here or at home since.
Stealy and his wife had not had any
misunderstanding and he was highly
valued by his employers, both OF
which facts tend to make his disap-
peatance the more peculiar.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-25
HER BABE WILL BE
BORN in PRISON
PLEA FOR BAIL FOR WOMAN Ac.
cusED OF HUSBANDS MUIR
DER Is REFUSED.

CLARKsBURG, W. Va, July 25.-
A woman is entitled to more sympathy
than a man, said Circuit Judge
Charles Lynch at special term held
yesterday when the attorneys for Mrs.
ocie Goodwin, who is in jail here un.
der Indictment, charging her with the
murder of her husband, Alvin Good.
win, who died from gun shot wound
fired in a mysterious manner while
sleeping in bed with his wife at their
home at Grass run several weeks ago.
Mrs. Goodwin applied for bail. stat.
ing that she was prepared to furnish
security of FIVE thousand dollars. The
application was refused by Judge
Lynch. who said that the 6ffense was
a capital one and that II she were
guilty she, ought not to be bailed.
The attorneys centered their plea on
the fact that the woman was in deli.
cate condition and that the environ.
ments Of prison life would have an
Influence upon her offspring. When
the refusal was made Mrs. Goodwin
was in the court. She appeared in ex-
cellent health and in high spirits,
as though. her close confinement had
not had much effect upon her.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-25
JUDGE MASON MAKES
IMP0R TANT ruling in
THE KING LAND CASE

be made within thirty days from the
filing of the grant or deed by the pur.
chaser, and If not done within the
thirty days the Jurisdiction of the
court to hear any further controversy
in relation to such land is taken away.
Judge Mason holds that this thirty
day limit is merely directory, and
that If 1t shall appear that thirty
days are not sufficient the time may
be extended by the court. He does
this on the theory that by the Legis.
lature giving any time. it intended to
give sufficient time. In the King case
there are several hundred persons
holding grants and deeds Of this char.
acter, and thirty days are not suffi.
cient, in the opinion of the court, for
the State and King to furnish proof
of their forfeiture, If any, and amend
the bill and answers.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-25
PAID PENALTY FOR
WIFE MURDER
sIeLER JOHNSON SWUNG INTO
ETERNITY AT THE END OF A
ROPE TODAY

ToWoNDA. Pa. July 25.-DIgler
Johnson was hanged in the jail yard
here this morning for the murder OF
his wife and her niece. Annie Benja.
min. at their home. near Macedonia.
this county, last September. The
drop fell at five minutes after ten
O'Clock. Johnson had four foot fall.
The murderer was accompanied to
the scaffold by his spiritual adviser,
Rev. DR.. Dewitt. Arriving on the
death platform. the black cap was
drawn over his head. his arms pin.
ioned behind his back and the moose
adjusted.
2 The trap was sprung by Sheriff
Robinson, who had complete charge
Of all the details OF the execution.
Bigler Johnson killed his wife and
niece on the night OF September IS,
and then set FIRE to the house, burn.
ing. their bodies to crisp. He was
farmer, had trouble with his wife.
and lived in a shack near wysix,
Bradford county.
Yesterday he made voluntary con.
fession. saying that he alone did the
killing. On the morning of the crime
he went to Towanda and drank con.
siderable whiskey and then decided
to go to Binghamton. where he
thought he could escape payment Of
Sc a month for the support of his
wife. which the court had decreed
for his desertion of her. growing out
of some domestic trouble. He miss
ed the train and then bought pint
of alcohol which he drank, after
which he decided to go to his wife's
home and kill her. He said he was
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-07-25
AW0MAN
IS MENTIONED IN THIS CASE AS
OFTEN HAPPENS IN THOSE
OF SIMILAR KINDS.
CBy Publishers Press.)

NEW YORK, July 25. = Arthur
Bernheimer. member of the firm of
Bernheimer & Walters, dealers in cot.
ton goods at West Broadway and
Franklin street committed suicide to.
day in his apartments in the Hotel
Seville by shooting himself through
the head. The motive for the suicide
has not been made public, although
Bernheimer left two letters, one OF
them addressed to his brother, a,mem.
Der of the same firm. Besides the two
letters there were fragments of third
written and torn to pieces. There was
a note also telling Bernheimer to call
up woman in Far Rockaway at nine
o'clock this morning. The name OF
the woman was withheld.
Bernheimer. was reputed to be
wealthy, and SO far as known, had
no business troubles. He was unmar.
RED and had occupied suite of rooms
at the Seville for more than year