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DANGER IN TIN CANS.

Open a can of peaches, a~pricots,
cherries or other fruit-for all fruit il
acidulous let it stand for some time,
and the fruit acid and the tin are ready
to do the work of poisoning. A chem
ical knowledge that tells inst how the
dangerous compound is created is un-
necessary to an avoidance OF the peril.
The rule to follow is never to make
lemonade or other calculated drinks In
a tin bucket, nor allow them to stand
in a bucket of tin; and in case OF
canned fruits or fish, Immediately upon
opening the can, turn the contents out
upon an earthenware plate, or into .
dish that is made of earthenWare o.
g,ass.-Populsr Science News.
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was all she had planned to buy. She
fell to figuring on the things she need.
ed. It was terrible. It a away up
into twenty or thirty dollars at least.
Sam, al we'll as she, needed underwear
for the cold winter, but they would
have to wear the old ones, even if they,
were thin and ragged. She would not
need a dress, she thought bitterly, be-
cause she never went anywhere. She
rose and went out on the street once
more, and wandered up and down,
looking at everything in the hope Of
epj >ying something.
A man form Boon Greek backed q
load of apples up to the sidewalk, and
as he stood waiting for the grocer he
noticed Mrs. Markham and the baby,
and gave the baby an apple. This was
a pleasure. He had such a hearty way
about him. He. on his part, saw an
ordinary farmers wife with dusty
dress, unkempt hair and tired face. He
did not know exactly why she appealed
to him, but he tried to cheer her up.
The grocer was familiar with these
bedraggled and weary wives. He was
accustomed to see them sit for hours in
his big wooden chair, and nurse tired
and fretful children. Their forlorn,
aimless, pathetic wandering up and
down the street was a daily occurrence,
and had never possessed any special
meaning to him.
(CONCLUDgD MKT WERK)
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Markham'S Wife.
A STORY OF RURAL LIFE IN THE
FAR WEST.
BY HAMLIN GARLAND
author of Tine D, ctor ~ The Spirit of Sweet
water" etc.
IN TWO PARTS - PART I.

IN W PARTS PARI 1.
Copyrighted, 1898. by Curtis Publish ing Com
pany. Published here by permission
M HEN MARKHAM came in from
w sh1vellng his last wagon load
Oh corn into the crib, he found that his
Vile had put the children to bed, and
Was kneadIng a batch of dough, with
the logged action of a tired and suIIen
woman
be slipped his sog " boots off lis
Leet, and having laid a piece of wooo
"a top OF the stove, put his heels on it
C'mtortably. His chair sqIeaked as
ne leaned back on it's hind legs, but he
paid no attention; he was used to it ex,
ecFiy as he was used TO his Wite's lame.
ue5s and ceaseless toll.
That closes up my corn" he said
a'Ier a silence. II guess I'll go to town
"morroW to git my horses shod."
guess I'll git ready and go along"
sa'd his wife in a sorry attempt to be
D'm a confident of tone.
What do you want to go to town
Aeff' he grumbled.
What does anybody want to go to
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-07-26
AUNT JENNIE PROPOSES A NEW SUBJECT
FOR DISCUSSION

o lite a number have knocked for
admittance this week. We welcome
them most heartily and after thus In
PRODUCING themselves we hope they
will write again o and make their
letters as newsy and interesting as pos
sible. Write on only one side OF the
paper and write with ink, please, not
forgetting to give me your real name
as well as the one by which you wish
TO be known as a 'Chatterers.'
Think Careless Tom has been very
much pleased with your ans Wers to his
query What is loves"
II any others wish to answer this
query I hope they will make their def
nitions Rs short as possible.
l think that every young gentleman
should know whether OF not he really
loves q girl before addressing her.
Pretending to love a person, when you
know that you do not, ia one OF the
greatest sins Of the age and one that
causes as much real misery as any you
can think of. 1t fills the court records
with divorce suits, homes with discon
tent and the world with degeneracy.
One OF my favorire quotations is:
ITO thine own self OF true, and 1t
must follow as night the day, thou
cans't not then be false to any man"
And / feel like adding, "or woman
either" Flirting is inexcusable In
most instances. Should you care to
discuss this subject, your old Auntie
may be induced 20 give a bit of ner ex
perience.
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ACQUISITION o THE YOUNG LADIES.
Dear AWnt Jenmie:-IRm much inter.
ested the Social Chat" The young
ladies seem to be rather on 20. Bache-
lor." While / believe it right for all
men to marry (f they CAM yet we
should not condemn a man for living a
single life. Perhaps the girls have all
gone back" on "Old Bachelor" There
are girls who turn up their noses at q
poor fellow, because he has to work for
his meat and bread. Ihave had some
experience with the fair sex. After
finishing the course in the high school
I went back to work upon the farm,
growing stra Wberries. / also established
a horticultural paper, and was editor
and proprietor for 18 months, but sold
out to make a speciality Of growing
strawberries and plants. / am quite
young yet, not reached my 255h birth
day. 1t has always been my desire to
have a little place and fix it up nice. /
have a small farm now, with houses,
tool, wagons, etc. o. course the next
thing was to look out for a partner.
But alas all the girls in a radius of 8
miles of me, would not even go out
driving with me, because I was a poor
country boy. I was turned down. / Of
ten carried fine berries to the girls, but
all was in vain. Now I am discouraged
and believe as "OId Bachelor" that
love is the product of an idle BRAIN"
I know of a half a doZsn other young
men whose character is good and who
never took a drink Of liquor, and they
are living single lives, while young
men who curse, swear drink and
smoke and use tobacco marry girls
that 'turn down" those fellow who try
to live honest Christian lives. Why is
this sO9 Will the young ladies ansWer9
Let us hear from them.
I was much interested in a ''girl's
talk to girls" in The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER of July 55h, M. G. BIS. talk is
all right, it has the right ring" and I
wish Tennessee had more of such girls.
There would be fewer divorce cases
and unhappy marriages. AS this is
my first letter l will close, will come
again if the "Chatterers" will welcome
"A Tennessee Boy" Jersey, Tenn.
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LOOK PLEASANT N WASH YOUR DISHES.

LOOK PLEASANT AMI WASH YOUR DISHES.
Dear Aumt Jemnie:-This is what lit.
tie Mamie's Uncle George tells her
when ever she looks SOUR and CROSS
and thinks the few trifing tasks she
has to do to help her auntie along are
too many or too hard for her to per-
form. And so little Mamie laughs in
spite of herself, and her bright eyes
twinkle, and the frowns are all chased
away, and two pretty sets of nimble
fingers go quickly to work she washes
all the dishes neatly and rinses them
and wipes them dry and, carefully and
gently, places them all nicely in order
for the next meal.
"Look pleasant and wash your dish
es" is a very good rule for many little
girls and older ones who are tempted
to think their tasks too many or too
laborious. It is just as easy to look
pleasant and to feel pleasant and to
think happy thoughts az it is to be
SOUL and cross and morose and make
OHO O4OO0N O0A4OPPyS IA RC00Eg
are well I see no good reason why, in
this bright and beautiful world they
should be ever at all unhappy. Flowers
are everywhere and it is just as easy
t pluck a nosegay of flowers and adj
mire their artistic form and colors and
fragrance as to be always rasped with
the thorns and nettles.
Try it, little girls and older ones.
Make Of life a cheerful pleasure and
not an irksome task. 1t is a divine
slit. 1t was God who gave it. Let
US accept the precious gift with thank
tul hearts, and in a due Appreciation Of
it, let US each strive continually to-
beautify and adorn it and not be- fore
ever fretting and fault finding because
some other has, perchaDcs made
his jewel sparkle the more brightly.
We shall never travel this Road of Life
out once. Let US leave as we pass
bright glad faces, happy hearts and
pleasant memories -R0samund.
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Home Circle.
an INVITATION TO THE WOODS

AN
Arc YOU broken with the din
0: the streets9
Are you sickened of your thin
Hands and feet9
-o vou bowed and Bonded double
Mir6 a weight of care and trouble
Are YOU spectral with a skin
Like g sheet9
Take your body and your soul
To the woods,
To the tonic and control
O. it's moods,
Where the forests CLEANS and Quivers,
Where the only roads are rivers,
And the trunk.line bears the whole
OF your goods.
PLAY the hunter-win the crown
o. your class;
Bring fine duck and partridge down
As they pass;
Stalk the deer among the tangles
1 Where the sunlight gIints and spangles
From the amber deep and brown
Haul the bass.
You shall breathe the pungent air
Of the frs,
Till your blood shall make you dare
When it sSirs.
lat the camp cook with his kettle
Make YOU fat and full of mettle;
You must take the forest fare
No demurs.
YIN shall 9 the stars ignite
With the dew,
And the golden morning light
D zz:e through;
Mark the MONDAY neat forsaken,
And the silence only shaken
By the rustling OF your light
B-rca canoe.
o.! the sunset and the break
o. the day,
When the vapors from the lake
Swirl away;
On! the clouds in snowy ranges,
With their gold and ruby changes,
And the fading fake by fake
Into gray.
Oh9 the mist about the stones,
How it shines,
And the squirrels dropping cones
Out of pines!
Oh! the sunshine IN the summit,
And the jay that bugles from it
o. the vigor that atOnes
These are signs!
YOU shall waken blithe and bold
AS a cork
From a bed that is not sold
In New York;
YIu shall thrive and grow no thinner,
o. q chunk OF bread for dinner,
With a jack knife and a cold
Piece Of pork.
On! the triumph of the hound!
On! the joy,
When the rapid spins you round
Like q toy
When you race with birch and paddle,
And the ~stern-sheet for a saddle,
You shall feel yourself as sound
As q boy.
Archibald Lampman.
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Perhaps many Of the Chatterers ex-
pect to see their letters in print the
week after they are written. We re
greet that this cannot be done. This
page Of THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is
''set up" in type several days before
date of issue. Besides letters are sent
me for examination. This takes time.
Always give me at least two weeks
time, then look for your letter.
/ hope you will all read Sam Mark
hams Wife" Hamlin Garland is my
tavorire novelist AUNT Jennie.
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How many Of the 'Chatterers" have
friends and relatives in the war3 I
have several, and spend many anxious
moments thinking about them. Let US
hope that the war will soon be past
and peace again reign over our land.
If this escapes the waste basket I
will write again. -Cousin Nelia, Wake
County, N. @.
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toward her. The baby stared out at
the passing fence posts, and Wiggled
his hands out Of his mittens at every
opportunity. He was merry at least.
Itgrew warmer rs they went on, and
a strong south wind arose. The dust
settled upon the woman's shawl and
hat. Her hair loosened and blew I'm
kemptly about her face. The road
which led across the high, level prai
RE was quite smooth and dry. but
still it jolTed her, and the pain in her
back increased. She had nothing to
lean against, and the weight of the
child grew greater, till she was forced
to place him on the sacks beside her,
though she could not lose her hold on
him.
The town drew in sight-a cluster of
small frame houses and stores on the
dry prairie beside a railway station.
There we're no trees yet which could be
called shade trees. The pitilessly sc.
we're light of the sun flooded every
SAAA6s a 40" USdAS "0E0 uAgSLOO
about, and in the lee of the store a
few men could be seen seated COM
tortably, their broad hat brims Topping
up and down, their faces brown as
leather.
Markham put his wife out at one
of the grocery stores, and drove eff
down toward the elevators to sell his
wheat.
The grocer greeted Mrs. Markham
In a perfunctorIly kind manner and
offered her a chair, which she took
gratefully. She sat for a quarter of
an hour almost without moving, lean.
ing against the back of the high chair.
At last the child began to get restless
and troublesome, and she spent half
an hour helping him amuse himself
around the nail kegs.
At length she rose and went out on
the walk, carrying the baby. Then she
went into the dry goods store and took
q seat on one of the little revolving
stools. A woman was buying some
WOODEN goods for a dress. 1t was worth
twenty seven cents a yard, the clerk
said, but he would knock off two cents
if she took ten yards. It looked warm,
and Mrs. Markham wished she could
efford it for Mary.
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efford it for Mary.
A pretty young girl came in and
laughed and chatted with the clerk,
and bought a pair of gloves. She was
the daughter of the grocer. Her hap
piness made the wife and mother sad.
When Sam came back she asked him
for some money.
"What you want to do with it, he
asked.
II want to spend it, she said.
She was not to be tIiled with, so he
gave her q dollar. ~ need a dollar
more"
well, I've got to take up that note
at the bank"
well, the children's got to have
some new ~underclo'es, she said.
He handed her a two dollar bill and
went out to pay his note
She bought her cotton flannel and
mittens and thread, and then sat lean
ing against the counter. 1t was noon
and she was hungry. She went out to
the wagon, got the lunch she had
brought, and took it into the grocery
to eat it where she could get a drink
Of water.
The grocer gave the baby a stick of
candy and handed her an apple.
It'll kind o. 60 down with your
doughnuts," he said.
After eating her lunch she got up
and went out. She felt ashamed to sit
there any longer. She entered another
dry goods store, but when the clerk
came toward her saying Anything to
day, Mrs. - she answered, mo, |
guess not" and went out with a foolish
face.
She walked up and down the street,
desolately homeless. She did not know
what to do with herself. She knew no
one except the grocer. She grew bitter
as she saw a couple Of ladies pass, hold
ing their demi trains in the latest city
fashion. Another woman went by
pushing a baby carriage, in which sat
a baby just about as big as her own. 1t
was bouncing itself up and down on
the long, slender springs, and laughing
and shouting. It's clean, round face
glowed from it's pretty tringed hood.
She looked down at the dusty clothes
and grimy face of her own little n
and walked on savagely.
She went into the drug store where
the soda fountain was, but it made her
thirsty to sit there and she went out on
the street again. She heard Sam laugh,
and saw MIN in a group of men Owe
by the blacksmith shop. He was hav-
ing @ good time and had forgotten
her.
Her back ached SO in~tolerably that
she concluded to go in and rest one
more in the grocer's chair. The baby
was growing cross and fretful. She
bought five cents worth Of candy to
take home to the children, and gave
baby a little piece to keep him quiet.
She wished Sam would come. IL must
be getting late. The grocer said it was
not much after one. Time seemed ter
ribly long. She felt that she ought to
do something while she was in town.
She ran over her purchases-yes, that
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town terf" she burst out, facing him.
81 amt been out o. this house fer six
months, while you 60 an goI"
"Od, it amt six months. You went
down that day I got the mower"
when was that's The tenth of
July, and you know it."
well, mebbe twas. I didn't think
it was so long ago. I amt nc objec-
tion to your goin', only I'm goin' to
take a load of wheat.
"Well, jast leave eff q sack, an
that'n balance me an the baby" she
said spiritedly.
IAN right" he replied, good natur
eddy, seeing she was reused. "Only
that wheat ought to be put UP to night
il you're goin'. You won't have time
to hold sacks for me in the morning
with them young ones to get off to
school"
"Well, let's go do it then" she said,
sullenly r~esolute.
II hate to go out agin; but 1 'spose
we'd better" He yawned dismally
and began pulling his boots on again,
stamping his swollen feet into them
with grunts of pain. She put on Sans
coat and one Of the boys caps, and
they went out to the granary. 1t was
cold and clear.
Don't look as much like snow as it
did last night" aid Sam. SIT NAV
turn warm"
Laying out the sacks in the light OF
the lantern they sorted out those which
we're whole, and Sam climbed into the
bin with a tin pail in his hand and the
work began.
, 1898-08-23
and the administration of

ministration and the administration of
Governor Osborne.
The highest income received during
any n year by the state land board,
of which Governor Osborne was presi-
dent, was about $12,970. But the in
come Of the state has been steadily and
rapidly increasing from the commence
ment Of Governor Richards admins
tration until during the last fiscal
year, 1897, the amount received by the
state board for said year, from the
leasing Of public lands to settlers, in
this state amounted to $50, 9S2.S9. In
addition to this, the state land board
has secured from the United States
government, without additional legis-
~lation, as lieu lands. 341, TO acres, for
which application for leases have al
ready been filed which will bring to
the state a further additional annual
revenu of $17,OSS. While Governor
Osborne was chief executive OF the state
Ut Wyoming the annual expenses OF
the county government to the tax pay
ers of Wyoming amounted to the vast
sum Of 1870, 909.51 AS a result of wise
legislation and a republican governor,
and as a result of the thorough and
painstaking work Of the present state
examiner, and heartily co-operated in
by the various district judges and
county commissioners throughout the
state, although the numper of counties
has been increased, the expenses OF
county government have been decreas-
ed to 1920, 09S. 93, or a saving OF over
$4,000 per annHam to the taxpayers Of
Wyoming.
Attention is called to the fact that
our last republican legislature passed
acts in reference to fees to be COL
lected from corporations incorporated
under the laws of this state and from
insurance companies whereby the
annual income of the state has been
increased over a year of the Osborne
administration from $4,000 to the sum
of $4,000. These are but instances Of
the progress mad by the state and
and the advantages gained to the tax
payers and to the people through the
republican legislation and aminis-
tration.
We censure and condemn John z.
Osborne, Wyoming's representative in
congress, for neglect OF duty in leaving
his seat and coming home to attend to
private business at the most critical
period in the history OF the nation,
causing Wyoming to be the only SOW
erign state that did not espond to
roll call in the house Of representatives
on the adoption Of the declaration OF
war for humanity and the maintenance
of national honor.
Knowing that the republican party
is a paryt that fulflls its pledges and
always adheres to those principles that
yield the greatest good to the greatest
number, we fear no criticism, but sub
NIT our record to the most scrutinizing
investigation.
, 1898-08-23

such encouragement simply results in
overproduction, because, while we
might by legislation stimulate produc-
ton, we could not induce or compel the
people to buy our manufactured ar
ticles. This t..cory was applied par
ticularly to manufactures of iron and
steel, in which it was said Great Britain
would always turn out superior ar
.ticles and undersell us.
Figures that will not lie are always
.di%squieting to n free trader. The figures
of statistics are particularly so. This
report shows that the exports of man
ufactures Of iron and steel. which
amounted to 81 4.716.52i in 1880 and to
s25. 5i2 $50 in 1890, ran up to s70,367.-
527 in the fiscal year ending June 30.
1898. While the exports of iron and
large as in 1880. the imports of such
manufactures have decreased from ST.
OOO, 900 in 1880 to sl2, 900, 900 in 1898.
Under protection we are not only
selling to Europe five times as much
manufactured iron and steel as in 1880,
but our manufacturers are selling five
times as much to our own people. A
few years ago European m~anufactur-
ers had possession of our home market
and had virtually shut us out of the
foreign market. Now we have shut the
European manufacturers, to a large eX-
tent. out of our home market and have
sold more goods abroad than ever be-
fore.
In ten years we have increased our
foreign sales Of cut nails from II, 963,-
G6i pounds to 32,31O.392 pounds; those
of wire nails from 1,547, 97S pounds to
%. 1854, O99 pounds. Ten years ago we
sold abroad locomotive engines to the
value Of $407 Ola; last year the sales
amounted to So, SS3, 7l9. There has
been a heavy increase in the foreign
sales of American sewing machines.
p''! cieS' geographic instruments, cut
lery. etc. We manufacture more arti-
c.es of iron and steel than Great
Britain. and We are selling them in
Africa. in Japan and China, in South
America, as we'll as in Europe. With
peace in Cuba and with Porto Rico and
the Philippines in our possession there
would be still greater increase in sales
of iron and steel manufactures. The
Cuhans. Porto Ricans. ana Philippines
all want articles which we manufacture
and all have products t. sell in ex-
|change.-Chicago Inter Ocean.
, 1898-08-23
SOUTH CHAMPIONS MKINLEY.

A largely attended meeting under the
auspices OF the Civic Federation was
held at Saratoga, N. Y, last Friday for
the purpose Of discussing the future
foreign policy Of the United States.
Judge Grosscup Of Chicago, and Carl
Schurz of New York were the principal
speakers, but the forensic duel be-
tween these two leaders of opposite
opinion was not the only interesting
event Of the day. A telegraphic report
Of the session relates the following in
cident:
During the morning session IN incl
dent arose that caused the hall to
ring with cheers for President Mckin-
ley. and that created an outburst OF
enthusiastic Americanism. A mar
from New York city named Hawkins
had used the expression vicious eX-
penditures" in speaking Of the high
prices the government had paid for
some Of the vessels for service in the
navy. He had no sooner finished thar
a man on the other side of the house
jumped to his feet and announced him
self to be E. A. Bacon OF Georgia.
"Mr. Chairman" he shouted, 81
fougt in the rebel army, and I never
scratched the democratic ticket in my
life. but / would feel that I had been a
coward and afraid Of my duty If I
failed to resen that imputation against
the administration OF President Nc
Kfnley. This is not the time nor the
place for such al insinmation as the
gentleman has uttered. Although was
q rebel and am a democrat, I want to
express my entire satisfaction with the
courageous and wholly just and sensi-
bic manner in which President McKin-
ley has conducted this war, and I want
to d that it is not only my personal
conviction. The entire south feels as I
do. l live with the people Of the south,
and, I know"
1t was the first speech Mr.. Bacon
had made, he announced, but it caught
the crowd like wildfre. and the ap-
phause 1t evoked shook the building and
ratified the chandeliers.