Tuesday, September 1, 1903.
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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER
Better Roads and Better Schools. How to Drive i-orrecuy
Editor of The Progressive Farmer : One cannot drive without sitting
The farmers of East Tennessee are down, andjhat position should, from
aroused on the subject of road im- the first, be correct, easy and nnn,
1 -H ii ? I "I L a T i A t--i Grip r Rit.
provement, ana especially entnusiaa- says vouuirj iiuc m xvv.
tic for the plan of co-operation be- squarely down on your seat, or cusn
tween the State and nation. At the ion; not on the end o your spme
recent East Tennessee Farmer's Con- with your feet stuck far out m front
vention. with an attendance of 1,200 as if rowing a boat, but upright, and
men the Brownlow Bill was unani- with the legs forming an angle at the
mously endorsed. The measure was base ot the spme, wnicn win niau
especially commended as a means of you, for comfort's sake, hollow your
improvement in the country schools, back, anrt which position, m lurii,
This is one of the strongest reasons will give you a "feel" to wrist, fore-
for the systematic improvement of arm and hand which you never knew
the country roads. Unimproved before.'
roads are perhaps the greatest draw- The reins are held in the left
back to the success of rural schools, hand, the left or nigh rein coming
When the season of bottomless roads over the first finger and thence
arrives, the attendance at school be- through the palm; the right or off
comes small and irregular, the classes rein coming between the second and
become discouraged, and but little third fingers and thence through the
progress can be made. palm, thus separating the reins by
One of the principal reforms of the width of two fingers, and enab-
f.,W t in th consolidation ling quite a wide change in direc-
of rural schools so as to do away with tion to be made by merely turning the
ih rrrpntPr number of small unsatis- hand and wrist
" .iv a 1 1 i
fontnrv sMmnls nnd renlace them Uo not lug at a norse s mouin, uul
with larger centrally located schools, always drive as if any sudden pull or
Th would rodne the exncnse and sharp jerk might break the reins.
; i,rt nffl,;0.nv tlm However dull he may be, always have
mra AnAn CTIVniDn rvrovwnrnf
n T & J UU i ICS KSSiKf SLT- m mil wubuied.
i or uuuuim r ino; -nd even distribution ot , fAKrr-w-
M per cre lor t?roo T.f, or.na.la th V
at1
country schools. In many places tbc
people have adopted the plan of send
ing out wagons at public expense to
bring in the children on the various
roads. But this plan is only feasible
where the roads are uniformly good.
Hence the bad roads which prevail
in most sections are a great bar to
educational progress.
The principal reason why the pol
icy of national road building was
abandoned early in the last century
was the invention of the steam rial
roads. For three-quarters of a cen
tury we have gone on developing our
steam roads until we have the great
est system in the world. Now that
this development approaches comple
tion, attention is reverting to the
importance of the common road;
And it is especially gratifying to
find railroad men working enthusias
tically and devoting their means to
the improvement of the public roads.
They recognize that such roads are
not competitors, but feeders of the
steel highways. Hence they organize
"Good Roads Trains" load them with
road-bunding machinery ana run
from place to place on their systems
getting up conventions and building
object-lesson roads. The work of
this kind which has been done in the
South is bearing fruit, as is shown
by the wide-spread interest in the
national aid plan. B. P. W.
A BOY'S WILD RIDE FOR LIFE.
'With family around expecting him
to die, and a son riding for life, eigh
teen miles, to get Dr. King's New
Discovery for Consumption, Coughs
and Colds, W. H. Brown, of Leesville,
Ind., endured death's agonies from
astma; but this wonderful medicine
gave instant relief and soon cured
him. He writes: "I now sleep
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ous cures of Consumption, Pneu
monia, Bronchitis, Coughs, Colds
and Grip prove its matchless
merit for all Throat and Lung
troubles. Guaranteed bottles 50c.
and $1.00. Trial bottles free at all
drug stores.
Ho Pull on the Horse
when it steps over the connecting' beam of the
y 1111 " M. i ,
iSEQ mppEEn iiay Press
thus removing the great objection to full circle hay presses.
It is the lowest Driced pood hav rres on the mar Wet- re
quires less help, so is economical to operate. Easy capac
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contains a few of the many testimonials we have received
from satisfied customers. Write for it. Distributing
points. Baltimore, Memphis. Cincinnati.
Address SIKES MFC. CO., Helena, Georgia.
L5a"' evea distribution of
r ' V. j r.iiM. nothinsr eauais ics
inmpy,amuuruij mi.---tj -
enough feeling of the bit to have him
under control, and keep him up to it
to that extent. At any hole, gutter,
or sudden elevation be sure your
hand and arm freely "follow" his
mouth, and do not let them admin
ister a sudden jerk to it as the vehi
cle drops or rises. When starting,
just feel your steed's mouth an in
stant before you start, as a signal to
him that you are about to require of
him motion ,and this should be done
whether you mean to go forward or
backward; it enables him to tighten
his muscles and collect himself, phys
ically and mentally, to obey your instructions.
5
FOR FALL SOWING.
Farmers and Gardeners who de
sire the latest and fullest informa
tion about
Vegetable and Farm Seeds
should write for Wood's New
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the fall planting of Lettuce, Cab
bage and other Vegetable crops
which are proving bo profitable to
southern growers. Also about
Crimson Clover, Vetches,
Grasses and Clovers,
Seed Oats, Wheat,
Rye, Barley, etc
Wood's New Fall Catalogue mailed
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scription.
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Let every one try his hand. All together now and the thing is done. Sample
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RALEIGH, N. C.
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