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The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27
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False Economy.

Never wear WORKOUT, soiled, gar
ments, thinking any old thing is
good enough to work in at home.
Have neat, wash-fabric house dress
es, and suitable aprons; wear your
hair as carefully arranged as if you
were going to dine out, every day. 1t
never pays to economic in time or
money when personal appearance is
at stake. We owe it to our fellow
men to look our best at all times,
and under all circumstances. Men,
too, will do we'll to keep we'll groom
ed, even though no one is to see them
but the home folks. 1t pays to look
our best. SINCERE
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

Since reading your article on
patent medicine" writes a North
Carolina reader, 81 never expect as
long as I live to let another drop
of patent medicine pass my lips.
Again and again let me congratulate
you"
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27

A historic ship-Mayflower.
A ships Officer-mate.
A young girl-maid.
Her mother-matron.
To injure-maim.
A tree-maple
An army officer-major.
A city official-mayor.
Madness-mania.
A unique party was given not
long ago by clever hostess, which
was carried out in this way. Guests
were paired of and told to converse
for five minutes. Half the number
were taken into another room given
pencils and told to describe the per-
son with whom he has conversed by
filling out various blanks containing
items as complexion, height, weight,
color of eyes, hair, shape Of nose,
mouth, ear, disposition and striking
characteristics, all signed names.
The cards were numbered and the
hostess read the description aloud
while the described guests gave the
names of those described The per-
son guessing most persons received
a prize.
A Travelling Party that was car
ried out with success. began with
invitations to Personally Con-
Quoted Tour" and the decorations
of maps, charts, time tables, bag
gage checks, tickets, sign boards, all
added to the success of the occasion.
At the top of ticket" are written
certain items found on railroad tick
cts. such as personal description.
"non-transferable" with a coupon
good for one lunch" etc. The tick
ct is filled out with items which are
to be answered with the name Of a
city. The following may be easily
increased IL desired.
An improved Noah's boat-New-
ark.
A city whose aim is go-Chicago.
A great engineering feat-Wheel-
ing. w. Va.
A place for ingerers-Tarrytow
A surgical feat-Lansing.
A deceased farmer-Cincinnati
A musical encore-Sing Sing.
A farm product and an enclosure
Cornwall.
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27
A SAGE ON SUPERFL UI1IE.S.

a LADY, who was also phanthropis crossed the Rus
sian frontier to visit Tosto an ushered into his pres
ence she uttered the usual conventional greetings
coonons while the eyed her absactedly silently
AS ~ she said as if he quietly turning back the
top OF my head and looking at the thoughts inside"
When she ceased speaking touched her large and at
the time, fashionable sleeve, and said, sweehy:
Why do you wrap much cloth on your arms If YOU
'tpped Il Off 1t would make nice jrock for a little erl
From The Human Way" by Louise Collier Wilcox
The progressive farmer and southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1910-1920, 1910-08-27
Saturday, August 81, 1901

cut from willow sticks, the test be-
ing the making of the best whistle
and the one with the prettiest note.
Cup Race.-Each contestant fills
a cup to the brim with water and
then tries for certain goal without
splitting any of the water
Observation Race.-This race js
for speed and the use of the ewes.
Along the course to be run a certain
number OF objects are placed. The
winners of the race must make the
course in the shortest possible time
but must also be able to tell the
greatest number of objects he saw
on the way
Chicken Race.-In this race only
women are qualified. The contest
ants are lined up in two rows. A
chicken is let loose in the middle
space between the rows, when the
deafening tumult of the race begins
Rainy-Day Race.-This contest Is
open TO girls only. An umbrella and
bag is provided each contestant. In
the bag is placed a pair of rubbers
and pair OF gloves. At given
signal the bag is opened the rubbers
and gloves are put on, the umbrella
is raised and the walk of certain
distance begun. When the distance
is reached the rubbers and gloves
are returned to the bag which is car
ried In the race. the umbrella closed
n In rat IL -
point is accomplished.
Added zest is given to all these
contests by Offering small prizes to
the winners.
Entertainments for Outdoors and
Indoors.
Campfire entertainments for the
moonlight nights of the autumn are
always enjoyable. remember a
corn roast" that was given with
great success. The green corn in
the shuck was roasted in huge
campfire. and with generous sup
ply OF sandwiches furnished the re-
freshments for the evening. Later
sitting about the great campfire each
hu'Sa was itQutsAeu W teit laNOT-
lite story. A small prize was offered
for the best tale. Fish roasts or
melon parties could be easily car
rico out In the same manner.
The passing OF the old-fashioned
singing" the spelling bee" and
debating society,"" has been noted
with regret by many OF us. A re-
vival of these entertainments would
mean much in the social life OF
many neighborhoods.
The great difficulty with many
hostesses who really incline to So
cial gatherings is the lack OF suita-
BILE modes OF entertaining. am
giving here n few suggestions for
evening entertainments.
\ Peanut Party.-On little tables
which will seat four persons are
placed trays holding unshelled pea
nuts, which the guests are to spear
with long hatpins provided for the
purpose. Score cards record the
most skillful and least successful OF
the contestants. The tables are
numbered and the successful couple
progress at the close of each contest.
The lead table rings a bell for the
opening OF each contest and again
when the peanuts have been speared.
Loft M hn ~
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
REsu1rs aAINEp BY LEE pRAa.

RESULTS GAINED BY TIE DRAG.
lFrom Southern Good Roads Magazine.
hand wheel track or rut the full length
of the portion TO be dragged and the
return made over the other half of the
roadway.
The drag does the best work when
the sop Is moist. but not sticky.
The advantages to be gained from
the persistent use Of road drag may
be summarized as follows:
Ffrst--The maintenance Of a smooth
serviceable earth road. free from ruts
and mudhOles
Second.-Obtaining such a road sur
face with the expenditure Of a little
money and labor in comparison with
the money and labor required for 9th
eT methods.
Third. The reduction of mud in wet
weather and of dust III dry weather.
There are also several minor bene-
fits gained from the use of a road drag
besides the great advantages which al
ways accrue from the formation Of i'm
proved highways, Of which may be
mentioned the Punishment of weeds
and grass from the dragged portion of
the road.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14

CONDITION OF ROADWAY BEFORE USING
DRAG
[From Southern Good Roads Magazine
drag. That lies in making it too
heavy. 1t should be so light that one
man can easily lift it. Besides, a light
drag responds more readily to various
methods Of hitching and to the shift
ing Of the position and weight of the
operator. both of which are essential
considerations.
A dry red cedar log IS the best ma
terial for the drag. Red elm and wal
nut when thoroughly dried are excel
lent, and box elder, soft maple and even
willow are preferred to oak, hickory or
ash.
The log should be seven or eight
feet long and from ten to twelve
inches in diameter and carefully split
down the middle. The heaviest and
best slab should be selected for the
front. The two slabs should be held
thirty inches apart by the stakes. A
strip Of iron about three and a half
feet long, three or four inches wide
and one-fourth inch thick may be used
for the blade. This should be attach
ed to the front slab A platform of
inch boards, held together by three
cleats, should be placed ON the stakes
between the slabs. An ordinary trace
chain is strong enough to draw the
implement, provided the cleVis Is not
fastened through a link
The successful operation Of a drag
involves two principles which, when
thoroughly understood and intelligent
ly applied. make road working with
this implement simple The first con
Germs the length and position Of the
hitch. while the second deals with the
position of the driver on the drag. Fol
ordinary purposes the snatch link or
rlevis should be fastened far enough |
toward the blade end OF the chain to |
force the unToaded drag to follow the |
team at an angle of forty-fve degrees. |
This will cause the earth to move |
along the face of the drag smoothly |
and will give comparatively light draft
10 the team, provided the driver rides
in the line of draft.
Usually two horses are enough to
pull a drag over an ordinary earth
Dad The team should be driven with
me horse on either side of the right
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
KEEP CLOSE GUARD
over KING MANUEL
Portuguese Suspect Arrested
at Gibraltar.

It is reported at Gibraltar that a
suspicious looking Portuguese. who ar
rived direct from Lisbon, has been
arrested there, and that since the ar
rest special precautions have been TAX
en- to guard King Manuel
II is understood that King Manuel
altered his decision to go to villa
Manrique in consequence of represen-
tations made by Spain. The govern
ment at Madrid feared that if he Wis
tied there just now his presence woIld
stir up the Spanish republicans.
King Manuel before leaving Port
gal wrote to Premier Souza saying
Il am compelled, owing to st
to embark. br
to inform the people of Pc
my conscience is clear |
acted faithfully as a Po'
have done my duty. |
remain whole heartedl'
hope my country "
and try to understs
"My departure
to be regarded
ton"
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
1000 DEAD IN LISBON
Revolutionists Are In Complete Con.
troll of Capital of PORTUGAL.

Revolutionists Are In Complete Con.
troll of Capital of Portugal.
The correspondent Of the Franklin
ter Zeitung, at FranKFori- -rIi-S Main, Ger.
many, at Madrid, says refugees who
have arrived from Vigo, Spain, report
the number of fatalities in Lisbon as
result of the revolution at about 1000,
and that several thousand persons
were wounded
The Lisbon correspondent of the
same newspaper says the new govern
ment has decreed the dissolution of
religious orders, the members of which
must quit Portugal within twenty-four
hours. Another decree. he says, calls
nthe clergy to abstain from wearing
clerical raiment on the streets SO as
not to provoke attack.
The censorship at Lisbon has been
relaxed somewhat and dispatches are
coming more freely from the scene OF
the revolution. All confirm the earlier
reports that the revolutionists are in
complete control of the capital and
that the infant republic is making pro
gress. The republic has been proclaim
ed also at many points in the prov.
inces.
A special dispatch says that an in
surrection has occurred at Setubal.
Portugal, where many troops are quar-.
tered The infantry that had gone over
TO the revOlutionists engaged the roy
alist cavalry. The casualties are esti.
mated at 900.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
TAFT AUTO HITS BOY
Struck by Car In Which Mrs. Taft Was
Riding, But Not Seriously Hurt.

Struck by Car In Which Mrs. Taft Was
Riding, But Not Seriously Hurt.
Mrs. Taft was an anxious visitor at
the Salem, Mass hospital. where Will
fred A. Crowell, the six-year-old son
of William A. Crowell, of Salem, lies,
suffering from bruises and cuts re
ceived when he was struck by one ot
the White House automobiles.
The hospital authorities assured
Mrs. Taft that the little boy was in
no danger. They said he was merely
bruised on the face and arm and that
he would be sent home.
The accident occurred on Monday,
when Mrs. Taft was returning from
Boston
According to Chauffeur Long. the
automobile was running at a moder
ate speed through the eastern part OF
the city, when the boy suddenly ran
from an electric car track upon the
roadway and directly in front of the
machine.
Long whirled his steering wheel so
that the blow was a glancing one. al
though the child was thrown againsl
the curbstone and cut and bruised
The automobile was Immediately stop
ped and the child picked up and hur
ried to the hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
pENNSYL VANIA RAILROAD
Bulletin
OPENING OF THE GREAT PENNSYLVANIA
STATION IN new YORK.

On Sunday, November o. full train service will be
nauguated by the Pennsylvania Railroad to and from its
station Seventh Avenue and Thirtysecond Street.
New York City
The location of the Pennsylvania Station, block
from Broadway two blocks from Fifth Avenue, is in the
heart of the hotel club and theatre district OF Manhattan
Within short radius located the majority of the big
retail and The Seventh Avenue surface
and the Eighth Avenue surface pass its doors the
Thryourh Street surface (cosstown pass its Thirty
fourth entrance and stations of the Sixth Avenue
Elevated and Hudson and Manhattan Tubes short block
from its main entrance.
Time tables showing the service to and from the
Pennsylvania Station being arranged and may
be obtained Ticket Offices before the opening of the
Station
Connections will be made Manhattan Transfer (near
Newark with local trains and from the downtown stations
by way of Jersey City, that downtown New York passen-
gers who desire may continue to the Cortlandt and
Debrosses Street Stations and the Hudson Terminal Station
of the Hudson and Manhattan Tubes
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
1oo-Year.old Farmer pead.

Joshua Roselle, a resident of Wyom.
lng, eight miles from Wilkes-Barre.
Pa, died at the age of 100 years c
months and l day. He was a farmer
and had worked hard all his life, most
OF the time in the open. Except for a
slight deafness his faculties were in
normal condition. He enjoyed good
health until few weeks ago, when he
began to fail rapidly. He is survived
py i've sons and one daughter, twelve
eranddaughters, thirteen grandsons
ana nineteen great-grandchildren.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
PROMOTE
Age Retireme

Age Retireme e VIM
Moves Arc &. rer Up.
Commander Robert L. Peary, the
Arttic explorer, it is announced, will
be promoted to the rank of cap
tain in the corps of naval engineers
on Oct. 20 as the result of the retire
ment of Captain U. S G. White, on
account of age Orders to this effect
were issued at the navy department
Rear Admiral John B. Milton, com
mandant of the naval training station
at San Francisco also will be placed
on the retired list on Oct 20.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
Shot Girl: Killed SELF.

Following a quarrel in a tenderloin
resirt in Baltimore, Della Pusey, aged
twenty-five years. was shot and fatally
wounded by an unidentified white man.
who afterward killed himself A tag on
a keyring found in the mans pocket
had the stamp of a store at 20 Wash.
l1gton street. Jamaica, L. |.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
KILLED by FaII at Funeral.

Frederick Fritzmeyer, of Philadel
phia, ninety-seven years old was call
ed to Schuylllill Haven, Pa, to attend
the funeral Of his daughter, Mrs. John
E. Elman. After viewing the remains
he tottered while descending a stair.
case and pitched headlong to the bot.
tom. He sustained such injuries that
his death soon followed.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14

industry, and probably will lease beds
and plant large number OF oysters
next spring. Should the plans OF the
Virginia oystermen be carried out. a
larger part Of the river will be taken up
with the oyster industry, and MillsborO
will become the shipping point and
oyster center OF the section.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
PLANTING OYSTERS IN INDIAN RIVER.

Because the quantity OF oysters in
the Chincoteague Bay is gradually de-
clining an association Of oyster growers
in looking around for new site for
beds, settled on the mouth of the Indian
River As an ideal place for the oyster
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
Increase Homesteads.

To the already large area Of about
100000 acres the intercior depart
ment has added 10000 acres to the
enlarged homestead portion of Wyom
ing. Under instructions from President
Taft the department has withdrawn
$1,000 acres of oil land in the state OF
California. bringing the total of land
withdrawn on account of oil in that
state up to more than 100000 acres.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
WANTS TEXAS FOR HUSBAND
MiIlviIle, N. j. Girl Can't Find Rea
Man In Home City.

Governor Campbell, of Texas, has
received a letter from Miss Lillian AL
len. R. F. d., No. 2, Millville. n j.,
asking him to pick out a husband for
her
She says: q am a northern girl and
am unable to find real man here. !
was informed that Texas is the state
that has real men, so have taken the
liberty to write. I am a music teacher
by trade; also a graduate from Mill
vile school"
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14

senior Costa, minister OF justice,
.Bnounces at Lisbon, Portugal, that the
rbect of the governments policy is TO
ntroduce a pure, progressive admin
fration within the republic and 10
,onsolidate on a moral and practical
.ssis the good relations OF Portugal
Fth foreign nations"
The government, it is added. will
brow wide to everybody the door of
dlcation, assure the national defense
d land and sea, administer the colo
r.es on a basis of decentralization and
alf- government, establish a system of
igstice that will ensure essential lib
sry to all, abolish the police magis-
tates, investigate the expulsion OF
monks and nuns, close the Roman
Catholic schools, compel the civil reg
stration OF births, deaths and mar
hages, separate church and state, and
strengthen the nations credit and
finances.
Normal business conditions are be-
ms resumed in Lisbon. Cheers which
greet the occasional passing Of a troop
Of soldiers, headed by a band playing
the republican hymn and the univer-
sal display of the republican colors, |
red and green. are practically the only |
outward evidences of the momentOus |
change Almost every man, woman |
and child wears red and green cock
ade or red and green ribbons knotted |
like soldiers epaulets. Even the horses
and mules are decorated with repub
lcan emblems. Nobody mentions ex-
King Manuel or the monarchy, either
in pity or condemnation. They are
topics which have ceased to interest
the people, and even the whereabouts
Of the ex-king seems to be unknown.
The royal palaces of Ajuda and Neces-
sidades are occupied by soldiers, who
guard the valuables con
tanned therein. The palaces will prob
ably be converted into museums.
Admiral Refs, leader of the revolu-
iion committed suicide Tuesday in the
belief that the plans had miscarried
md that the republican cause was lost.
His body and that of Professor Bonn
,arda whose murder by a military Of
icer precipitated the revolt, have
ince been lying in state in the muni-
ipal chamber, awaiting intermont in
be national pantheon.
The expulsion of the priests contin.
es. Any seen on the streets are i'm
lediately arrested. Civil Governor
eao explains that this is the best
leans Of protecting them from vio-
,nce.
The members Of the Irish Dominican
issiOn. which has fiourished here
nee its foundation in 1915, have also
)me under the ban. They have ap-
ealed to the British legation, but
.ereis no reason to suppose that they
i'll be exempted. A number OF Irish
ans will have to go also.
The native monks and nuns have
zen given the option of staying if
ey renounce their orders; otherwise
ey viii have to quit. Most of the
)rtuguese Jesuits will go to Brazil Z
me of them will go to England The
ate will be greatly enriched by the c
nfscation of property Of the con
egations. q
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
Order For Locomotives.

Twenty-four locomotives have been
ordered by the Chesapeake & Ohio of
the Richmond, Va, branch of the
American Locomotive works for early
delivery.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
sneeoh and Writing.

0PSSCH anu FiitthS'
'Many people talk much more agree
ably than they write" said the literary
person.
EYES," replied Mr.. Owington. my
tailor does that. Exchange.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14

The split log drag is one of the de
vices which refuse to be secuted out
Of existence III the making of good
earth roads II was devised a mum
Der Of years ago by D. Ward King Of
Maitland. Mo Mr. King is a native of
Ohio.
He says that one grave mistake is
commonly made in constructing the
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
SPLIT LOG DRAG
VALUABLE DEVICE
Makes Impossible Roads
Smooth and SeTViCeable,
CAN Be MADE AT LOW COST

Invention Of D. Ward King, a Good
Road Advocate of Missouri, Is a Very
Simple Contrivanoe That Any Farm
or Can Have For the Price of a Few
Pieces of Iron and Some Nails.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14

Was -eet In Air.
The 1ted all his atten.
tiUn 4 the jiggers that
W He sat on the left
melody gave him a
put it on and he
whOOp.
ldier held the ma.
I'd the engine. He
thing was all right
NAL to let go The
gently and gradually
90 feet. AS il rose it
re speed, and before he
Roosevelt and the aviator
ping over the heads of the
Ihe biplane descended in
= circle and made a long loop.
0lonel waved his hands to
beneath him. He called to them
the hum of the motor choked his
rds. In three minutes and twenty
conds the plane glided back to its
'riginal position near the colonels au
The crowd swarmed towaro
him.
He uttered exclamations that came
SO fast that you couldn't tell what he
was saying. He kept by Georgeing'
and said fine" at least a hundred
times He was so overwhelmed that
he couldn't describe his sensations Of
being in the air
81 went up in an American airship,' |
he said, with an American to handle |
It. 1t was fine"
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
SGaTGS Pilot by Waving His
Hand TO Crowd.
WAS UP OVER 3 MINUTES
Colonel Surprised His Attendants
When He Accepted AVator's Invita-
tion-Declared It Was Bully.


with Arch Hoxsey. In a Wright BIZ
plane he enCircled the field twice and
remained in the air three minutes and
twenty seconds When he came down
to earth the colonel exclaimed that il
was the bulliest experience he had
ever gone through. He hadn't expect
ed to do it.
His Finest Experience.
1T was the finest experience l ever
had" he shouted to the crowd Of
cheering thousands. I'D liked to have
stayed up an hour"
He shook hands with Hoxsey, thank,
ing him for the ride, and then he dis
appeared in a cloud of dust This was
only one of dozens of interesting
things the colonel did. He rushed and
whizzed and ae wabout just like he
used to do st. Louis folks who at.
tempted to follow his course gave Ill
up as bad job.
Hoxsey S; ID he had to caution his
passenger to keep his hands on the
holding rail On the turns Colonel
Roosevelt began to wave his hands at
the spectators and the aviator was
afraid the former presidents hands
would catch a controlling cord.
When it comes to mixing business
with pleasure you cannot surpass the
colonel. He made three big speeches, |
and then motored out to the aviation
field.
While he sat in the automobile with
Governor Hadley, Arch Hoxsey, who
had been flying, came over and spoke
to the colonel quietly. The governor
introduced them. I'D like to have you
for a passenger" murmured Hoxsey
and the colonel looked about and
above. There was no wind and the con
ditions appeared to be right
Suddeply he began to remove his
coat He doffed his dusty black som.
brero
you're not going, are you, colonel?"
asked Governor Hadley. anxiously. The
-oionsl looked about him. by George,
thank | will" he answered, and he
.tepped out Of his motor car.
HcSseysN Nbsplane was nearby, and
be olsaei Tad reached it in a jiffy.
s9a;i5Eer Rowland and his two sons,
Kari ana Harold, and Advertising
Manager Hoyt rushed over. They
COULDN'T believe their own eyes.
why, he to- us he wouldn't go
lp said PuI II Rowland.
Milford chronicle., 1910-10-14
jORTUGAL PLANS
IEFORMED NATION
M Chamber Methods to Be
Abolished.
ELERGY TO Be BANISBED

soysl Family Are Safe at Gibraltar
and May Go to England to Live.
1000 Were Killed In Lisbon.