The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-05-23
FOR H FAIR SEX.
The Age of Girls and Their Chances to
Marry--Anecdotes and Articles
For Ladies of Ali Ages
And Conditions
woMAN's CHANCE TO MARRY.

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Is to 20 years of age is said to be 143
per cent. From 30 to 25 the chance is
increased to 50 per cent; from 25 to 30
it diminishes to 18; from 80 to IS, to
154 per cent. from 35 to 40 the chances
Of an unmarried woman sink to 81 per
cent. from 40 to 46 a still greater dim
mutton is seen, her chance being
but p From IS to so the old maids
chance of getting a husband is but s Of
1 per cent, while from so to IS she is
supposed to have but I of 1 per cent.
of a chance.-NeU York JOurfGL Z.
DID A WOMAN WRITE THIS2
How weary becomes of the con
tinual newspaper paragraphing Of
women. A oma does this, q
woman does that, woman is the sun
shine of home, woman our comfort in
adversely, and so on, ad infnitum, ad
nauseam. Why does not some enter
prising writer occasionally dilate upon
the virtues and charms of men? Man
as the consolation of weary hours, man
as the ready relief" from boredom,
man as the sender of flowers, as the
escort to theater or concert, as the
wide-awake entertainer. Surely there
are many capacities in which man
shines and why should he be ignored
so coldly and scorningly2 The wo-
man who makes q silk quilt Of 5000
pieces gets a half column notice; the
man who whites a toy village out of
empty spools is dismissed with a para
graph. It is an unjust world, and it
is time to raise a protest against this
unseemingly neglect of one half of
creation.
FEMALE INGENUITY.
ut was the funniest thing" said the
girl in the blue macintosh, according
to the Buffalo Express. Before I got
on the car 1 fshed up five pennies
from my purse and held them in my
hand. When the conductor came
along I::handcd him the five pennies,
but it seems that one of them dropped
in my lap and I didn't notice it The
COLlOACUCI 1OOhCo Oh Liz l. u qASCL way
and went On. When he came back he
told me- I had given him only four
cents"
"What'd you do2" asked the girl
with the fur cape.
81 looked through my purse and
found that I didn't have another
penny. Then I gave him a S. bill.
He got mixed and gave me- back so
cents too much change"
Did you keep it?' asked the girl
with the fur cape.
Certainly"
But that was the same as stealing.
1t didn't belong to you, and the poor
conductor had to account to the COM
pany for it,"
"Well," said the girl in the blue
macintosh, guiltily, ''he had no
business 20 give it to me-" Then she
added in a relieved manner. Besides,
I put it on the plate at church the very
next night"
HOW HE WON THE WIDOW.
"A WGd1biH "4NC" vi w SIOhs
Mass, will wed her coachman, Peter.
When Peter came to Wilmington four
! years age he wore ~0veralls and even
now he cannot speak English. The
widow has caused the bridegroom to
take her first husbands name and
after the wedding she will have him
educated and otherwise fitted for his
new sphere. Her explanation of how
every humble swain who is aspiring
for the hand Of some lady seemingly
! out of his reach, when Peter pro-
| posed" said the widow, when ques-
toned on the subject, Il was thunder
struck at first, but the subject at
tracted my attention and [ said, Why
not He is honest, loyal, obedient,
and loving. I remembered how some
! Of the greatest men Of time came
from the meek and lowly ard began to
make inquiries. Father Ryan con-
| suited Peter and told me that Peter
! did not love my money, but me-"
| Here we have an episode in real life
that takes all the madness out of
! Shakespeare's Malvolio. Some are
born great" said Malvolio, ''some
achieve greatness, and some have
greatness thrust upon them" and his
tormentors thought him crazy. This
Peter is a modern MalvoliO and sue
cess makes him appear q very cute
fellow.
METHOD IN 1T.
Jess-I don't see how you can be
such a goose as to engage yourself to
Dickey Bird.
Bessie has a rich bachelor uncle
Jess-Then why don't you marry the