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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13

six societies sent out $50 missionaries
to the foreign field. Three hfths of
them went for the first time.
Rev. J. Hudson Taylor says that
the number of opium smokers and
their families in China who are suffer
ing directly from the evil is $50, 600,
900.
There are now 1850 Christian con-
~gregations in Madagascar. The Ro-
man Catholics began work In 1916, but
not a trace is now left of their labors.
DIR. John Patton has given $50, 600
to the Victorian General Assembly, for
mission purposes. The money is the
profit of his autobiography and pri-
vate subscriptions from friends.
The Rhenish mission in Sumata is
a great success. At the last report
there were 6 5000 candidates for baptism
in the Battak tribe, /. 900 of them being
converts from Mohamedanism.
Several young women are to be
sent to China by the Church of Eng,
land Missionary Society. They r to
be sent to Foochow, where they will
learn the language before they pro-
coed into the interior.
Rev. g. s. MlnURy of Foo Chow
Methodist Mission, writes: "In 1893 !
had 8 day schools. in "a, 16, and now
loo, with about 5000 pupils. Within
the last six months we have brought
fully 2 600 children under Christian
influence for the first time"
Rev. Mr.. Fairbank, of the Amer
lean Mission Board in India, rides a
bicycle On his preaching tours. He
says: Wherever I go I find plenty OF
people willing to come and listen to
my preaching if they can ouly catch a
glimpse Of the horse that needs neither
grass nor grain"
Chinese converts are Of advanced
age. A missionary Of Che Foo bap-
tiz9d a man 70 years old, a widow 70,
and still another 8s years. At another
station there came to a Presbyterian
missionary a man who had wheeled
his aged father, rs years old, for five
miles on a wheelbarrow. The old man
wished to be baptized, but could only
say, GAN I know is, I am a helpless
sinner, and that I love Jesus and trust
Him for nv salvation"
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Quotat1Ons~t o-day-subJect TO markell huctua'
OUR PRIZES.

For the next year, beginning June
1st, 1896, and ending June LIST, 1897,
we make the following Cffer:
1. To the Sub-Agent who buys the
greatest number of Improved High
Arm Alliance sewing machines we viii
give one Of the same Is a prize.
2. To the Sub-Agent who buys the
next greatest number, we will give as
a prize, a High Arm Singer style sew
ing machine.
8. To the Sub Agent who buys the
third greatest number, we will give az
a prize, either a No, 1 Boss washing
machine or a No. / set of single buggy
harness lat option Of ~contcstant)
All prizes win be delivered, freight
paid, to any railroad station in North
Carolina.
4 To every Sub Agent who buys i've
of theae machines including those
agents also who take the prizes, we viii
give five dollars in cash and one dollar
each for every additional machine
above five. Any Sub-Agent will been
titled to participate in the contest,
This is an opportunity for everySub-
Agent. Descriptive circulars will be
furnished on application. Address
T. IVEY,S6. B. A
Hllsboro, N. O.
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"rake My Vote"

One Of the brightest bits that have
come to US from the South Australian
Convention is the application to Chris
tan citizenship of Miss Havergal's con
secrated hymn, a speaker suggesting
the line, Take my vote and let it be"
and asking the Endeavourers to COM
pie the staEza out of their own heads.
The Christian Weekly prints several of
these stanzas:
Take my vote, and let it be
CO~nsecrated, Lord, to Thea;
Guide my hand, that it may trace
Crosses IN the proper place"
Again
Take my eyes and let them 9
The candidate approved by thee"
And once more, the editors own
contribution
Take my vote, that we may see
Politics controlled by thee.
This to thee I gladly bring,
That the State may own her King"
Ii despair the editor gave it up, and
and offered q book for the best qua
.rain in by the Endeavourers.
The editor had not long to wait; the
Australian poet rose to the occasion.
Here is one of the suggestions:
Take my vote, and let it be,
~Consecrated, Lord, to thee.
Let me realize my power
In the conhict of that hour"
Take my hand and let me 'rase
Every name that would disgrace
Laws and land Or Senate bench;
May we thus the evil quench."
Here is another venture:
Take my vote and let it be
So directed, Lord, to thee,
That the men who frame u laws
May defend the righteous cause"
Once more:
Take my vote and let it be,
ConseCrated, Lord, to thee;
And for laws let it be given,
aere on earth like thine in heaven. "
Golden Rule.
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A OF DUTY.
BY REV. F. D swINDELL.


The support of the missionary work
Of the church is either a matter of priv.
iIege or positive duty. If merely a
privilege, it may be neglected without
blame, but if a duty, then neglect car
ries with it a moral wrong, especially
when that duty involves the highest
interests of others.
All questions of religious duty have
but one ultimate source Of authority,
the will Of God, or the commands of
God. The will Of God is made know
to US in the Bible. It is His Word. 1t
is profitable for doctrine, for correc.
ton, for instruction in righteousness.
Whatever is not read therein, or
may be proved thereby is not to be
required of any man.
Whatever is found therein becomes
imperative and i~nalienabIe in i5s obi
cations.
If we do not accept the Bible as the
standard Of duty, then we have no
standard, no rule, and we are in a
state Of religious anarchy, Or perhaps
rather we have no sufficient rule of
moral obligations.
If we turn from the realm Of mere
human opinion to this authoritative
Word, the question of the support of
missions can be easily determined, for
it rests upon the explicit command Of
Him who has the right, and the sole
right, to commando Jesus Christ the
Son of God, the Head of the Church of
whom the Divine Father said: This is
my beloved Son; hear ye Him.
What is His commands go We into
all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature"
This cannot in any fair way be linn
tied to a mere permission to do a great
and benevolent work; it is as emphatic
as language a be made. It gives a
most positive direction.
And it was given under impressive
circumstances. The Savior was hold
ing his final interview with His disci-
pies, and committing TO them the af-
fairs of His kingdom. They we're to
see Him no more in the flesh. He was
to go to the Father and take His place
of ~intercession at the right hand OF
God. They were to remain and carry
forward the work that He had inaugu-
rated.
In this solemn hour He gives them
their commission, prescriDes to them
their duty and leaves them with this
last u~tterRnce ringing in their ears,
and laid upon their hearts: "Goye into
all the world and preach the gospel to
every creature.
The apostles understood the mean,
ing of the Lord and endeavored to
obey him. That this command was not
limited to those to whom 1t was ad-
dressed is evident. To limit it to them
would simply mean that the gospel
purposes would perish with them, and
all the wondrous outlay of love and
sacrifice on the part of Christ would be
' circumscribed within the limits Of apos-
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Southern Railway
Condensed
I'M RFFRCT NOV. aa, 1906.
TRAINS LEAVE RALEIGH DAILY.

S:40 p. m. Daily.-Solid vestibule
trains with sleeper from Norfolk to
Chattanooga via Salisbury, Morganton,
Asheville, Hot Springs and Knoxville.
Connects at Durham for Oxford,
Clarksville and Keysville, except Sun
day. At Greensboro with the Wash
ington and Southwestern Vestibule
Oimited) train for all poins North and
with main line train No. IL for Dan
vile, Richmond'R and intermediate local
stations; also, has connection for Win
ston- Salem and with main line train
No. IS, Omitted States Fast Mail" for
Charlotte, Spartansburg, Greenville,
Atlanta and all points South; also,
Columbia, Augusta, Charleston, Sa-
vannah, Jacksonville and all points in
Florida. Sleeping Car for Atlanta,
Jacksonville and at Charlotte with
Sleeping Car for Augusta.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
11:45 a.. N. Daily.-Solid train con
sisting of Pullman Sleeping car and
coaches from Chattanooga to Norfolk,
arriving at Norfolk at 8 a. M, in time
to connect with the Old Dominion
Merchants and Miners, Norfolk and
Washington and Baltimore, Chesar
peake and Richmond 8. 8. Co.'S for all
points North and East.
Connects at Selma for Fayetteville
and intermediate stations on the Viii
son and Fayetteville Short Gut daily,
except Sunday for Newborn and More
head City daily for Goldsboro and VII
mington and intermediate stations on
the Wilmington and Weldon Railroad.
Express Train.
$50 a.. M. Daily.-Connects at Dur
ham for Oxford, Keysville, Richmond;
at Greensboro for Washington and all
points North.
Express Train.
300 p. m. Daily-For Goldsboro and
intermediate stations.
Local Accommodation.
200 q. m.-Connects at Greensboro
for all points for North and South and
Winston Salem and points on the
Northwestern and North Carolina Rail
road. At Salisbury, for all points IN
Western North Carolina, Knoxville,
Tenn, Cincinnati and western points
at Charlotte, for Spartenburg, Green,
vile, Athens, Atlanta and all points
South.
TRAINS ARRIVE AT RALEIGH, n. G.:
Express Train.
3:O5 D.. No. Daily.-From Atlanta,
Charlotte, Greensboro and all points
South.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
$40 p. N. Daily.-FrOm all points
east, Norfolk, Tarboro, Wilson and
water lines.
From Goldsboro, Wilmington, Fay
etteville and all points liz Eastern Caro-
lima.
Norfolk and Chattanooga Limited.
II: 45 a. m. Daily.-From New York,
Washington, Lynchburg, Danville and
Greensboro, Chattanooga, Knoxville,
Hot Springs and Asheville.
Express Train.
1853 q. m. Daily.-From Goldsboro
and intermediate stations.
Local.
7:2O q. m. DaiIy.-From Greensboro
and all points North and South. Sleep
ing car from Greensboro to Raleigh.
500 D. IN. Daily except Sunday
From Goldsboro and all points East.
Local freight trains also carry pes.
sengers.
Pullman cars on night train from
Raleigh to Greensboro.
Double daily trains between Raleigh,
Charlotte and Atlanta. Quick time
unexcelled accommodation,
w. H. GREEN,
General Superintendent.
". A. TURK,
General Passenger Agent,
Washington, D.. O.
j. IA. OULP. Traffic Manager.
The date Of the label on this paper
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Singing in the Rain.

uoar my happy little bird
hGinoing through the rain
,:Sni9g while the httul showers
TSessR against the pane.
aPIne skY somewhere" carols he
T-om his fearless heart,
rIn1gh the clouds are gathering thick,
and the chill winds start.
ouaat and shrill the silver notes
oTWneve a Wordless strain;
.pIne sky somewhere" in my thought
Is their glad refrain.
,L%eys sunshine just beyond,
Brief the present III,
rronble never long to last,
Ia their meaning still.
Cling thv sweet merry bird,
C0mforter OF mine,
Pringing, in thy little way,
Help from Love divine,
/ Tbo1 hast given me the clasp
of q golden chain, =
1ot from heaven into my hand,
Through the clouds and rain.
What though all my way be hedged,
Love shall open a door
Far the feet that follow fain
His that went before.
What though trials test my faith,
Peace shall yet maintain
Right to rule in one who walks
Singing in the rain.
More than I can count OF good
Ave has been my share;
Dearest hands to help me on,
Having all my care;
Blessings making every day,
To the latest one,
And the shadow only proof
Of the glowing sun.
Therefore, with undaunted front,
Trusting in my King,
Shall I face whatever foe
In the path may spring.
So I hear q note OF cheer
In the brave refrain
OF my merry little bird,
Singing in the rain.
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The Gospel Field.
IN FOREIGN AND

IN FOREIGN LANDS
Twenty three thousand souls pass
in9o eternity every day in India.
There are 600 papers and period,
Gals at present in Japan, where not one
existed twenty three years ago.
There is in the United States one
IFotestant minister to every 999 in
oaOltants. In foreign lands there is
only one to every 400, 600.
During a few months Of lest year
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-13

Mill Stones tbest Nc. Grit, write for prices
The Agency handles the Genuine Iron Age"
CultivatOrs and .Harrows and can save you
money
Brethren having anything to sell, as veil az
those wishing to buy will do we'll to consult the
Agency.
There is q slight demand for feld.peas. Let
US know how many bushels you wish to SELL
what kind they are and what you will take for
them bagged and o b your railroad station.
Hides
shipped in the same bundle or bale, each hide
should be marked plainly with owners name
and post Office.
address the package to T Ivey, s. b. A.,
HILLSIDE; o, N. O., and notify US Of shipment,
sending us bill of lading.
The prices we pay viii be as much as the same
class of htGes will net you in the New York mar
ket. We charge no commissions.
Quotations O-day-subjec to market huCtua-
~atiOns-for hides delivered at Alliance tannerY:
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The date Of the label On this paper
GhOUus Nhen gOGGr SGbscTjptjOn ICGS ONt.
&S yours OGGtg Then reGetC, please.
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WORN YOUR WOOL.

The Agency is prepared to give you
some valuable assistance. Write as Tor
samples anu prices and shipping IN
structions We give a discount from
factors regular prices.
f. IVEY, 6. B.. A.,
HmLsBoRO, n. @.
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HARDWARE.

Powder. best rife. per keg.......,.....,. $4O
Hames-.
No 2h hook, iron bound, per doz........ $50
No 3 hook, iron bound, per dOz......,,,, 800
No 16 hook, brass bound, per dOz. 626
Plow Lines
Cotton, with snaps, 80 feet long, doz.... 85
Madras Hemp with snaps, 80 feet " ..,s 185
Fence Wire
Plain wire, put up in rolls of 100 to $50 pounds.
Barbed wire put up in rolls of 100 pounds each.
Five pounds staple to the roll at &c per pound.
Galv. barbed from stock .............m. 2 80
Poultry Netting
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N. @. Of1ulal Farmers Alliance GuanO, g per
cent. PhOs. Ac., "a per cent. Am, 8perc cent.
Potash)
Progressive Farmer Guano. g per cent. PhOs.
Ac.. 2 per cent. AM, 1% per cent: Potash)
NC. Official Farmers Alliance Acid Phosphate
Q3 per cent. Av. PhOsphoTic AcId0
Write for prices. NO OTHERi
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It costs a great deal Of money to run
n DnDer like The PTogreSOt0e Farmer.
If NoW osUe anything, send the money
today. Don't Hc0it until tomorrow.
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Lar hnshel.
DRY GOODS.

ag extra 15c.) German"..'.."
The herald., 1897-09-26
SOME VALUABLE PEARLS.

The most curious among famous
pearls, is that which, three centuries
ago, the French traveller, Tavernier,
sold to the Shah Of Persia for $675, ,000
It is still in the possession of the SOW
ereign of Persia. Another eastern po-
tentate owns a pearl of II 12 carats,
which is quite transparent. 1t is to be
had for the sum of 100000. Princess
Youssoupoff has an Oriental pearl
which is unique for the beauty of it's
color. In 1920 this pearl was sold by
Georgibus of Calias to Philip Nv. Of
Spain at the price of $4,000 ducats. To-
day it is valued at $225,O0 Pope Leo
XIII, again, owns a pearl left to him
bv his predecessor on the throne of St.
Peter, which is worth 100000, and the
chain of thirty-two pearls owned by
the Empress Frederick is estimated at
$175,000.
One million dollars is the price of five
chains of pearls forming a collar owned
bv the Baroness Gustave de Roths-
child. and that Of the Baroness Adolphe
de Rothschild is almost as valuable.
But these ladies are enthusiastic col
lectors of pearls, and their jewelers.
have instructions to buy for them any
pearl of unusual size or beauty which
they may happen to come across. The
sister of Mime. Theirs, Mile. Dosne, is
also the owner of very valuable
string of pearls. which she has collect
ed during the last thirty years.
The herald., 1897-09-26

and Mrs. John d. Rockefeller .or
their daughter Edith November. 1895.
are therefore correct models for Octo-
Der brides this year, and those who de-
sire to have everything in the wedding
invitation exactly as it should be can
not do better than copy the Rockefeller
arrangement.
The invitation IL engraved, without
shading, on a double sheet Of heavy
vellum, five and quarter inches long
and six and a half inches wide when
folded double. This necessitates an OBJ
long envelope when the sheet is folded
again. The dimensions of the envelope
are five and one-half by three and one
half inches.
Enclosed with every wedding invi-
tation is a card, exactly the size Of a
lady's visiting card, with these words
engraved upon It:
"Please present this card at the First
Baptist Church on Tuesday, Novem-
ber the twenty-sixth,"-or whatever
the place and date happen to be.
For such as are to be honored with
invitations to the home reception, a
heavy card, four and three quarters by
three inches Is enclosed, engraved like
the Rockefeller card:
"Mr. and Mrs. John D. Rockefeller
At Home on Tuesday, November the
twenty-sixth, at half after twelve
o'clock. -Four West Fifty-fourth Street"
"At Home cards for the newly mar
ried pair may be sent with the invita-
ton If desired. They are the same size
as the reception cards, and come at
So. so for the plate and first 100 cards.
The herald., 1897-09-26
ALL ABOUT THE WOMAN OF FASHION,

and straw color is one Of the newest
combinations. A filmy yellow gauze
with heliotrope figure is being prepared
for a swell october wedding. 1t has
a surplice waist whose sides do not
match; for one, the right, is shirred.
and edged with a wide pleated ruffle,
and the other is simply laid in folds
with a shorter ruffle running over the
shoulder. The surplice crosses in such
a way as to form small v at the neck
which Is left open-a decided change
of fashion in a gown which is worn
with a hat. Around the waist is a
broad sash of heliotrope silk which is
trimmed at the ends with two wide,
pleated and lace-edged ruffles headed
with three rows of shirring. There are
also two ruffles around the bottom Of
the skirt. This bridesmaids hat will
have the Victorian flare away from
the face and will be trimmed with gor-
geous straw colored feathers and a he
liotrope bow just over the hair and un-
derneath the brim. Heliotrope satin
shoes complete the costume.
For the brides going away gown
nothing is prettier or more appro-
pirate than dove grey. A suit
which has the new combination of
grey and pale yellow is made with
a jacket that suggests a mans
evening dress coat. In front it
The herald., 1897-09-26
Good Form in Wedding Cards
as Dictated by the Best
Engravers.
How Much it Costs Merely to
Invite Folks to Your
Wedding.

The stationer has learned some of the
tricks of the costumer's trade, and has
gone to changing styles with every new
season like any experienced milliner.
This involves new supply Of letter pa
per, visiting cards, ETC., about twice a
year, to keep up with the times.
In wedding stationery, however. there
is very little room for change, as moth
ing can be found to satisfy the require
ments of elegance and simplicity any
better than the time-honored vellum,
chastely engraved with words which
convey the invitation or announce
ment in the simplest language.
Taste varies from season to season
between three approved methods Of
The herald., 1897-09-26
NEW WOMAN
OF THE NORTH.
Temperance Reformer from the
Arctic Circle Visiting
America
Letter by 0lafia Johannsdottir
Tells About Her Country
women.

One of the most interesting figures
at the coming Worlds w. c. T. U. con-
vention, which is to be held at Toronto,
in october. will be Miss Olafia Johns
dottir, or Johannsdottir, as she herself
spells it. She is president Of the Ma
tional w. c. T. U. of Iceland, branch
Of the Worlds union, which as an
adopted child Of the organization is
barely two years old, but which as a
product of native Icelandic origin has
been in existence about four years. At
present the little new woman" of the
north is visiting Miss Ruth Shaffner.
at the Indian School in Carlisle. Penn,
in which Miss Shaffner is a prominent
worker. 1t was through the agency Of
Miss Shaffner and her friends. Miss
Mana Pratt and Miss Jessie Acker-
The herald., 1897-09-26

Announcements Of marriages are In
the same form as invitations, except
that the word Announce" takes the
place Of the words Invite you to be
present at" These are sent out the
day after the marriage, and are often
addressed at the stationer's, where
list of names and addresses has been
sent for the purpose.
There are a great many fancy arti-
cles designed especially for tile brides
use, and all are appropriately done in
white. The wedding cake boxes are
white; the newest are heart-shaped.
A case containing the marriage GER
tiflcate done in illuminated lettering
consists Of a moire silk book binding,
about ten inches long by eight wide
A moire silk bound scrap book, about
fourteen inches long and eleven wide,
inscribed in gilt letters with the words,
"The wedding gowns" contains blank
sheets upon which pieces of the differ
ent dresses in the trOusseau may be fas-
tened and preserved.
Prayer-book marks Of narrow white
satin ribbon with three little silver
wedding bells are a new fancy of the
season. Three gold rings sometimes
appear in place Of the bells.
The following is scale Of prices OBJ
tanned at first class stationer's:
Wedding invitations, plate and one
| hundred notes, one hundred inside en-
yelopes, one hundred outside envelopes,
| S15. 90. Each additional one hundred
notes and envelopes. $4.00.
| Church admission, plate and one hun
dred cards, $500. Each additional one
hundred cards, $1.25.
| Reception cards, same as brides "At
Home" cards, mentioned above.
wedding announcements are slightly
cheaper than invitations. The first
hundred notes, with inside and outside
envelopes, cost $14.O0. Eacs additional
hundred costs $500.
Thus, for thirty-five dollars, one can
send out two hundred invitations, con-
tanning reception and church cards.
Brides "At Home" cards will cost
about ten dollars more.
| Copyright. 1897. by Bachelor Syndicate.