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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
Grooming SHIRTS COLLARS AND
CUFFS"

We find a rather grave error n our
article with this title In lest week.
Progressive Farmer. The para Srapn
column 2 beginning, AFTER ali the
reg OF the shirt is iroued," should read
4s follows:
After all the rest of b eshirt is irnned,
Iay the b1som bosrd under the bosom,
take a dampened cloth and rub the
bosom from top do inward; even at-
ter thiz precautIOn is is well to lay a
piece of old muslin over befOre
pressing with the iron, this will re
move any surplus starch or lump of
starch, which may lurk unseen TO
spoil the work Of an other wise perfect
laundrying. The bosom must be ir0ned
until dry, and it the irons are x x y
scorching hot this can hardly be &C
complished without following. IL can
readily be seen that an iron medium
hot ia best for this purpose, that ls, one
not hot hot enough to scorch, and yet
not enough to dry we'll After the
bosom has been ironed dry. then take
the polishing iron again. and having
dampened the skif5 bosom lightly Wi b
a damp cloth, rub and polish till the
desired gloss is obtained. The damp
ening of the linen prevents 1t from
clustering" or, i n other words. from
separating it from the the Innings. as
it would be apt to do if pressed to1
long or much. II you find that CELLARS
or cuffs have this appearance, dampen
them lightly and re-lron and you will
find that the ''blis5eTed" portions will
adhere to the Innings without difficult
ty. In polishing, use only the rouoded
part of the front OF the iron. use it as
hot as maybe without scorching, work
rapidly, rubbing 10 and down the shirt
bosom and never crosswise. Now for
''heIps" in regard to making starch.
Gum arabic is quite commonly used.
this gives a greater Stiffness and 1t
= = + helps to keep the articles stiff
longer. Dissolve gum arabic in water
until it is about as thick as common
m~ucilage," etc. eEc.
All that part Of the article between
the two sets of asterisks was inadver-
tently omitted les; week.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
THREE HELPFUL BOYS, KTo.

Dear Aunt Jenmie:-S9e'ng and ap-
preclating your real distress, in getting
only one letter from the ChatIerers
this week / thought l would help just
\ little, by telling you about our three
boys
Three cheers and may G1d bless the
five, noble, helpful ones in your splendid
letter this week. 0 le morning feeling
feeble I'm ffGy one years otd) / slept
'GilL "Otd Sol" was up an hour and
winking In my eyes. Much astonished,
I dressed hastily and went down to the
giCchen. To my utter a~etonishment
one little boy was parching coffee and
it was beautiful too. Another was
making soda biscuit. The rice-Dice
as it could be-was simmering on the
back of the stave and on top of the reseF-
voir was a plate of crisp s9usaRes. And
he laughiDgly remarked If eggs we're
not selling so high I would have scram-
bled some for breakfast" was proud
of my boys and just had to rub my
eyes to see if I we're not dreaming.
This little boy keeps the COWS out TO
graze, finding spots Of juicy grass
here and there, butter being
nicer, richer and sweeter than when
we had to stall feed them in thew winter.
n largest boy comes IN as geneFaA
handy man." keeps store, helps milk
the COWS, sits up and nurses the sick
as Genderly as a woman. and helps keep
every thing straight You say, WHAT
nf the husband ;be seems to he ~ignOredG'
D ar me, no, indeed. He walks q
mule and looks after twenty tu' keys,
laying in the wood, has two hundred
eggs setting, cultivates two hundred
acres, and Keeps the rest of us straight,
and he says all the credit be gets is,
: Y III ought to be a head OF the RESI- OF
u, your boysSare so smart"
jusE ~lovgbOys because the most or
them look like or hans-especially the
bachelors I will close by extending a
special invitation to the five boys to
visit US promising to introduce them
to as many splendid young ladies,
fresh from State Normal-now out In
the world, some Of its workers -
Wedge Wood"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
Social Chat.
EDTTED BY AUNT JENNIE. RALEIGH, N. c.

Here is a column for everybody-ladies, gen
tlemen, boys, girls. fathers and mothers.
Everybody Is invited to write on subjects of in
forest to them. Never mind if you are not
perfect as a writer. give us your thoughts and
we will see that they are in good shape before
they are published.
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER is paper for every
member OF the family and young and old alike
are its patrons and its friends. We hone to
unite these thousands of our friends in q bond
of friendship that will be a help and an inspira-
ton to each one of u.s. The friendship OF each
of our readers. the confidence of the old North
States sturdy sons, and the trust of each of her
daughters, Is what this paper aims to win by
helping each one of them to do more, to be more
ana to enjoy more in this beautiful world" We
hope this sO1r1t will animate each letter, and
breathe through every page. Address letters to
Jennie,' care of TaR P~ROGREssTyF FAR
MER. Raleigh. N. O..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
If Thou Must Love Me.

LzABETH BARRETT BROWNING, IN "SONNETs FROM THE PoRTUG1
II thou must love me, let it be for naught
Except for loves sake only. Do not say,
Il love her for her smile, her look, her way
OF speaking Rently-f1r trick Of thought
That falls in we'll with mine. and certes brought
A sense Of pleasant ease on such q day"
For these things in themselves, Beloved, may
Be changed or change FIR thee-and love so wrought
Nav be I'm wrought go. Neither love me for
Thy own dear PHYS wiping my cheeks dry
A creature might forget co weep, Who bore
Thy comfort long, and lose thy love thereby.
But love me for loves sake, that evermor
thou mRYst love on, through loves eternity.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
TOME . GTRcT II
At Fifteen.

Sweet as a half blown, honeyed rose. she stands
On lfe's fair morning, when the crystal dew
Is on the Rrsss, and all ne sky ia blue
A those that bend above E ysian lands.
The lar de Of time, for her, are golden sands.
To her rapt vision, all the earth is new;
There is Daught false, because her heart is true:
An uutried power lies in her slender hands.
B hind her. childhoods careless, sunny DAYS,
Before her. like an open, unread hook,
An unlived story, ali the future lies.
She walks no more within the childish ways:
A deeper meaning shows in tone and look,
A womans soul is in her dreamy eyes.
NEW ORLEANS Pro-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18

Il love thee to the depth, the breadth,
the height
Ny soul a reach,
/ love thee with the breath,
Smiles, tears of all my life; and il G ID
choose
/ shall but love thee better after death"
On September IA 1916, Elizabeth
Barrett was married at the Maryle
bone parish church to Robert Brown
ing, and Immediately after the newly
married couple started for Italy, by
way of Paris.
In spite of the anger of her father,
who never forgave her for the step she
had taken, her married life was ever
a happy one. Blest with love Of hus.
band and child, spent undes the bright
skies of Italy, where her health i'm
proved wonderfully, it could hardly be
other wise.
The poem, casa Guidi Windows"
was written while she lived in Flor
enee and took it's name from the old
palace which was her place ofresidence
while there It was in this relic of
ancient royalty that many Americans
learned to know and love this woman,
whose genius has so enriched the world
Of literature end whose sweet verses
have bound England and Italy together
by an unbreakable chain.
Mrs Hawthorne thus Cfs ,ribe the
personal appearance of Mrs. Browning:
''V~ry email, delicate, dark and ex
pre- We. she looked like a spirit. a
cloUd of hair falls on each side Of her
face in curls so as to partly veil her
features, but out of the veil looked
sweet, sad eyes, = using and far seeing
and weird. Hpr i6iry fingers looked
too airy to hold, and yet their pressure
was very firm and strong. The small
est possible amount of substance n
clos; S her S Jul, and every particle of it
is infused with heart and intellect. I
vas never conscious of so little unre
deemable, perishable dust in any hu.
man being"
After all, bright, useful lives must
come to a close as we'll as others; gen
JUS must lay down its arms before the
COZ lerer, Oath, and take it's flight
into the vRstness of eterity. And 90
The Passion Flower of the North"
as she is often called, leaving a hus.
band whose perfect love had heauti1ed
her life, a child whom she loved with
all the wealth of a mothers love leRv-
the bright temple of Fame, whose gilt
tering pinnacles then shone brightest
around her, entered into a temple
far more beautiful. WHOSE Maker and
and Builder is GHd."
She died at florence at half past
four in the morning OF June %, 1861.
in the fifty third year Of her life, OF
congestion OF the lungs.
Ga July 15t all that remined Of Eng
lands greatest poetess was reverently
Oore to the lovely little Protestant
cemetery, which looked out toward
Flesole. There where the tall cypress
es wave over the grave, where the
sunny skies smile ABOVE, and beauti
fui mills keep watch. thew laid her.
Tnus lived and died FL Zabeth Bar
reGt BfOWlnR, truly one OF the gre6GosG
poets who have sounded the strings Of
the mystic Tyre in any age
What more fitting Cpitaph do we
wish than her own words:
- Sleep soft, beloved We S m9times
say,
But have no time to charm way
Sad dreams that through the eyelids
creep;
Bat never dOletul dreams again
shall break the happy umOer when
He Eiveth his beloved Sleep"
EVA HEITMAN in The Greensboro,
N. % College N S age
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18

IL was during this time that q
wrote the most beautiful, the most I'M
FASHIONED love songs the world has
ever known-the sonnets from b FOR
tuguese. Mr.. Browning did not know
OF the existence Of these poems until
some years after their marriage. he
was unconscious of the fact that while
be loved her with a love that knows no
end, her soul fourth this song:
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18
THE TUESDAY EVENING CLUB.

Dear AUnt Jennie:-As l promised
to tell you of QUE Tuesday evening
Club, 1 will say it is the Social Chat
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-04-18

~ ORLEANs
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
WfILTNG FORD

The bids were opened yesterday after noon for the thirty-five $1,000 bonds of the Central school district, issued for the purpose of refunding the outstand- ing bonds of the district. Three of the bonds are due in 1901 and three are due every two years until 1919. The new bonds are 3h per cents. There were six bidders, and E. H. Gay & Co. of New York were the highest bidders at 101. .5S. The net premium is $553
 Yesterdays recorded real estate transfers were: Lydia M. Kahl to Mary Hammersly, 50x150 feet with buildings corner of Ward and Cherry streets; Charles N. Jones to Teresa Seiferman, 60X140 with house on Wallace row.
 Mrs Selden Futile is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Seth Leavenworth, in Cincinnati
 There will be services at St. Paurs church at 4 o'clock this afternoon.
 Yesterdays and last evenings wealth. CT was not of the encouraging kind, and in consequence business at the stores was at standstill and only those who were obliged to got out or the street
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
HENRY KENNEDY.

Hartford Conn, March 15.-Henry Kennedy, prominent wealthy resident of this city, died tonight in his eightleth year. He was born in Burn. side, Conn, and was in business in this city for many years. He was for six teen years the steward of the American asylum for the deaf and dumb, and had been major of the Putnam Phalanx Major Kennedy was an enthusiastic horse man and when the affairs of the Charter Oak Park association were wound up few years ago. bought the property. He was one of the wealthiest men in this city, having inherited a large estate several years ago from the widow of Leonard Church. MT. Ken- nedy was twice married He is sur vived by an adopted daughter and two brothers. E
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
Trane11 Gmiae,
New York, New Haven and
 Hartford R. R.
December 4, 1898.

FOR NEW YORK-"4:O5, "4:5O, x6:1o. XGoo. ~s:0O, "S:10, S:SO, *9:35, x103o a. m:, "l2:OO, 12;05. "1:SO (parlor car limit ea), *l:35, 200, "2:3O. 800, *4:OO, *4:17, 4,oo. "5:l0, 5:S5, 6:3O, "7:1O, +S:10, S:15, l6rldgeport accommodation, *9:1O, 9:15 p. m. Sundays-"4:O5, *4:5O, 500 a. m., A4:So. x6:15, *7:10, "S:10. S:9O, *9:1O D. m.
 FOR WASHINGTON via Harlem itlver-"1: :O5, "115O p. m. (daily.) -., noR BOSTON via springfeld-'1:16, Slo:lo, *11:05 a. m., "1:45, +552 D. m. Sundays-*1:10 a. m., #5:52 p. m.
 TOR BOSTON via New London and FroVldence-"2:10, *2:2O, *11:35 (parlor ear llmiteO a. m., +12:O5, +2:47, "4:15. 4'oo' "6:5o p. m. Sundays-*2:1O. *2:2O a. m, 455, *s55 p. m.
 . rOR MERIDEN, HARTFORD. SPRINGFIELD. etc.-*1:1o, $40. 500. xlo:lo, @l1:05 a. n.. 12:O6, a1:45, 3:10. 500. 1o.oz (6:l5 to Hartford) S:0O, 10:OO, 11:15 No Meriden) p. m. Sundays-*1:1O a. m.. 15:52, S:2S D. m.
 NEW LONDON DIVISION nor New London, etc-"2:10. +2:20. Goo' lo:oS (GuNford acc.) 11:O5, *11:S5 sparlor car llnited) a. m., +12:o5, &2:47. a:oo' "4:l5 #455, 5:15 (to Saybrook ounctlon),. 6:15, "6:55, 11:2O (Guilford acc.l p. m. Sunday-*2:1O, *22O a, m.. "4:55, *6:55 p. m.
 AIR LINE DIVISION
 TOT Middletown, Willimantic, etc., 1'4o a. m., 12:55. *2:33, 6:O5 D. m. Sun- uays-xEl5 D. m. Connecting at Mid- dtetoWn With the Valley division and at Wliilmantic with Midland and Central .it,l Divlslons and Q. V. R. R.: at Turnerville With Colchester branch. NORTHAMPTON DIVISION
 For Shelburne Falls, Turner's Fails. Williamsburg, Holyoke. New Hartford and intermediate stations-7:5o a m- ana 400 p. m. For Westfield and inter- mediate stations, 5:57 p. m.
 For Pennington, New Hartford and points this side-7:5O a. rn., 12:04. 400. 5:57 p. m. BERKSHIRE DIVISION
 For Derby Junction, Derby, Ansoria, etc:-7:OO, s:00 9:35 .. m., 12:O0, 2:3S, 3:57. o:oo' TbO, l1:20 D. m. Sundays-S;10 a, m and S;So p. n1
 For Waterbury-7:00 500, 9:35 a. m.. l2;oo, 2:S9, 5:35. 7:5O, 11:2O D. m. Sum days-S:10 a. m., 6:15 D. m. (via Nauga. tuck Junction).
 For Winsted-7:Oo, 9:s5 a. na., 2:Ss. 5:3E p. m. Sundays-S:10 a. m.
 For Shelton, Botsford, Newtown. Danbury, Pttsi1eld, State line-9:35 a. m, 3:57 p. m.
 For Albany, Buffalo, Detroit. Cincin. natl, St. Louis, Chicago and the West via Bridgeport-6:10 a. m.; via State line-9:35 a. r., 3:57 p. m.
 For Litchfield and points on Litchfleld branch, 6:10 (via Bridgeport) a. m., s;57 (via Derby Junction. p. m.
 Express Trains. xLocal Express.
 c. T, HAMPSTEAD,
 General Passenger Agent.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
BLEEDING PILES.

And all other forms of this common and often dangerous disease reaully cured without pain or inconvenience.
 Thousands of men and women are af- flicted with some sort of piles, without either knowing the exact nature or the trouble, or knowing it, are careless enough to allow it to run without taking the simple means offered for radical cure,
 | The failure of salves and ointments to permanently cure piles has led many to believe the only cure to be surgical op- eration.
 1 Surgical operations are dangerous to 1 life and moreover not often entirely successful and at this time are no longer used by the best physicians or recom- mended by them.
 The safest and surest way to cure any case of piles, whether blind bleeding or protruding, is to use the Pyramid Pile cure, composed of healing vegetable oils, and absolutely free from mineral poisons and opiates. The following let ter from a Pittsburg gentleman, severe sufferer from bleeding piles, gives some idea of the prompt effectual character of this pile cure He writes:
 I take pleasure writing these few lines to let you know that I did not sleep for three months except for short time each nigth because of a bad case of bleeding piles. I was down in bed and the doctors did me no good. good brother told me of the Pyramid Pile Cure and I bought from my druggist three fifty cent bottles. They cured me and will soon be able to go to my work again. WILLIAM HANDSCHU, 46 St., Cotton Alley, below Butter St., Plttsburg, Pa.
 The Pyramid Pile Cure is not only the safest and surest remedy for piles, but Is the best known and most popular Every physician and druggist in the country knows it and what 1t will do.
 Send to Pyramid Co.,, Marshall, Mich., for little book on cause and cure of piles, describing all forms of piles and the proper treatment.
 The Pyramid can be found at all drug stores at 50 cents per package mh16 IS
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
IN HONOR OF ST. PATRICK.

The annual banquet of the Knights ot St. Patrick of the city in celebration of St. Patrick's day will be given at the Tontine hotel this evening. The menu and the list of speakers both of which have been published in this paper, are excellent, and the affair promises to be one of the most successful ever given A number of visitors from out of the city will be present, and that will add much to the success of the occasion.
 The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick will celebrate the occasion at Sulllvan's cafe, and they have arranged to have an excellent time.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
THE GENER 4SSEMBLY. Sunday Train Bill Passed by Senat
 Yesterday,

1
 In the house yesterday the resolution
 for change of the name of the College
 Street Congregational society of this
 city to Plymouth church was passed
 The petition of Samuel Q. Porter oi
 Pennington for the seat of representa-
 tive of that town, now occupied by An
 drew Slater, was recommitted to the
 committee on contested elections on mo-
 tion of MT. King. MT. Slater claims
 that he has new evidence to submit
 concerning the keeping of the ballot box
 since election. unfavorabe report was
 received from the finance committee on
 the bill for ordering to be shown before
 the board of equalization the books of any corporation on request of a citizen. zen.
 In the senate the bill providing that Sunday trains may be run on steam rail roads by permission of the railroad com missioners was passed by a vote of 10-5
 Senator Kendall, chairman of the rail- road committee, spoke in favor of the bill and Senators Barnes and Louns- bury opposed it. It was rumored about the corridor after the adjournment of the session yesterday that the bill would l be reconsidered to-day.
 | The judiciary committee reported fa- vorably on the bill providing a penalty of five years imprisonment for any one convicted of having attempted to im- properly influence a juror. Senator Cal lahan suggested that an alternative of fine be provided, but Senator Vinal, chairman of the judiciary committee, objected, and on motion of Senator Cal lahan the bill was tabled. The follow ing amendment to Section 2102 of the general statutes was passed:
 All parents and those who have the care of children shall bring them up in some honest and lawful employment, and instruct them or cause them to be instructed in reading, writing, spelling, English grammar, geography, and arith- metic. And every parent or other per- son having control of any child over seven and under sixteen years of age shall cause such child to attend pub lie day school regularly during the hours and terms while the public school in the district wherein such child resides is in session, or while the school is in session where provision for the instruction of such child is made according to law by the board of school visitors, town school committee, or board of education of the town in which the child resides; unless the parent or person having control of such child can show that the child is elsewhere receiving regularly thorough instruction during said hours and terms in the studies taught in the public schools. Children over fourteen years of age shall not be subject to the require ments of this section while lawfully em- ployed to labor at home or elsewhere. But this provision shall not be construed as permitting such children to be ir- regular in attendance at school while they are enrolled as scholars, or to ex- empt any child who is enrolled as member of school from any rule con- corning irregularity of attendance which has been enacted or may be enacted by the town school committee board of visitors, or board of education having control of the school.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
F. O. OF A. SUPPER.

At the meeting of the P. O. of A., held in their hall in the Insurance building, last night, it was decided to hold a sup per at the home of Mrs. Young, 106 Washington street, on the evening of March 23. Supper will be served from until 9 o'clock.
 At a supper given at the home of Mrs. Richards, 972 Chapel street, last week, by the P. o. of A., the hostess was pre- sented with a handsome sdeboard.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
REY. B. M. TIPPLE OF THIS CITY
Receives Call to the Pastoratc of tho
 MamarOneck M. E. Church.

MamorOncck M. E. Church.
 Rev. Bertrand M ripple, pastor of the Epworth M. D. church, this city, has been invited to become pastor of the Methodist church in Mamaroneck and has the call to this flourishing and prosperous church under consideration He has also received unanimous call to remain pastor of the Epworth church for another year. He has already been two years with Epworth church. serv- ing it with great Efficiency and having been instrumental in largely increasing it's membership and strengthening it's financial condition. The church in Mamaroneck, to which he has been call ed, has been served by many very able men and prominent preachers. Among the former pastors of this church are such well known men as Rev. pr. Mel vile B. Chapman of Boston, twice or thrice pastor of New Haven's First M. E. church; Rev. Dr. Pullman, also former New Haven pastor; Rev. David G. Douney of St. Johns M. F. church, Brooklyn, N. Y.; Rev. Allan MacRossie, now of Brooklyn, N. T.; and the famous Rev. Dr. Crook, deceased, who was of the Drew Theological seminary. MT. Triples people are very anxious to re- tain him here and the Mamaroneck peo- pie are equally anxious that he should come to them.
 MT. ripple. though one of the young est pastors in the conference, has all ready won great favor as popular preacher. This year he completes his full entrance into the ministry by talk ing elders orders at the session of the New York East conference to be held April 9th in Mt. Vernon.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
PROF. ATwATER IGNORED.

Middletown, Conn.,, March 15.-Prof
 w. O. Atwater of Wesleyan university, who is also director of Storrs Agricul- tural experiment station, and special agent of the United States department of agriculture in charge of nutrition
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
COMING BANOUETS

Several banouets of Yale organiza- tions are to be given at the Tontine ho- tel in the course of a week. Among them are the Hill School club on Sat urday night, the Phi Delta Kappa on Monday night and the Yale Literary Magazine on Tus sday night.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-16
STARIN'S
 New Haven Transportation Co.
DAILY EXCEPT SATURDAY.

DAlLY ENCEPT SATURDAY. Steamer JOHN Il. STAkIN, Captain Me- Allister, leaves New Haven from Starina Pier, foot of Brown street. at 1U:15 D. m.. Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Steam CT ERASTUS CORNING, Captain Thomp- son, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. The STARlN leaves New York from Pler IS, North River, at D. m. Mondays, Wed. nesdays and fridays; the ERASTUS CORN. ING, Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. Fare 70 cents; Excursion Tickets SIPS, StaterOoms, $1.O0.
 Tickets and staterooms for sale at J, 5. Judsons, S67 Chapel street; Peck & Bish- ops, TOP Chapel street. Free stage leaves the depot on arrival of Hartford train and from corner of Church and Chapel streets every half hour, commencing at SEQ D. m Through freight rates given and bills of lading to all points West, South. and Southwest.
 Order your freight via Starln Llne.