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The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-11-17

Soldiers Go Dry.
Not one drop of Intoxicating LIQUOR is all
lowed to be sold at any of the military
camps at Canada
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ISABELLA WRITES.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE: This is not my
first attempt to write to you n the
cousins. l commenced a letter last
week and thought if it had been a long
time since I wrote that I would get IN
this time before l vas called. l see
that I have been too slow and mamma
tells me sometimes that | could not
hurry if the house was on fire. | don't
think l will delay writing next time
till l have to be called.
see that the Chatterers have rallied
again and the Chat is interesting as
usual this week. Jacks argument on
the subjct of the selfshness of men and
women ia good. Mizpah, youlare quite
an Entertaining talker; hope you Will
come again.
Pansy expresses my sentiments on
true ~poli5eness. 1 am a dear o.
pansies and feel sure 1 would low tn
pansy blossom Of Jul social Circle mac
I the pleasure Of seeing and knowing
her.
! Eleanor's letter is, as usual, worthy
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of compliment. think she and R0l
Inns have described the ideal young
man to perfection. I don't think there
is anything lacking to make the de
ecription complete.
If Aunt jennie does not think it out
of pl ce I will say l think the young
men, one family of three and the other
of five That some OF the circle de
scri bed are model young men. I won
der if they are members of this circleG
Where are Lillian Lee Archer, Plum
and a great many other good takers,
who have stayed away a long 0imeG
Have you entirely forsaksn us3
Jennie Acton asks which are the
happiest, educated or ignorant people.
I don't know, but I sometimes think
that ignorant people are. 1t seems
that educated people are never salts
fed. They sometimes worry them
selves crazy over business affairs and
studying text books Or something OF
that kind. The odd ways Of the ig'
norent people seem to e them, etc.
o. the other hand ignorant people
do not seem to get vexed at the edu'
Gated people or envy them their cult
waited taste and graceful manners.
They seem to admire them as they do
flowers or anything beautiful. Some
ignorant people seem to be Floating
on fowery beds of ease," so to speak
OF course iE is necessary that the PEG
pie be educated. I simply give my
ideas as to which class is happiest.
Twill close now, wishing Aunt Jen
ME and the cousins a pleasant time
watching natures grand display and
gathering wild flowers which are sc
plentiful this season. ISABELLA.
Lsabella's letter arrived too late fol
comment in my letter. she has al
usual written we'll, and I am glad sh'
ans wered the call so promptly. Tn
subject, Which r happiest, the ig
norant or the educated9 seems to b
popular.-A. J
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A SCOTCH STORY.

Still another good story going the
rounds is that of Sandy Med )ugall,
who went down from Drumtochty to
Glasgow to see the sights. While there
he visited an Episcopal church, and
was not a little puzzled by the u
plices and gowns of the choir boys and
clergymen, and their custom Of repeat,
ing parts of the service. On his re
turn he was telling his wife, Flora, all
about it.
AYE, woman, Flora, but there are
some gran scents in Classy toon, an
one O. the grandest was a big kirk
went intae. Yae big doin's they had
there. I vent weel up the kirk an
took a front seat, where 1 could see II
a.. An, Josh woman, dye believe me,
I hadna nae mair than got my seat
when a lot O. wee addies wi their sarkS
on the ootside O. their coats cam @
walking up the kirk. An some o
them went t9e the recht, an come tat
the left O. a big bay winder in the bach
end o. the kirk, Next in waikiki three
big, sober like men wi sarks on the
ootside o. their coats tae. O1e O. them
went tae the LETT, an anither tao the
recht, an the ither waikiki up lntse thu
middle O. the big bay winder. Weel
they hadna mair than took theu
stan when the one tae the recht looki
at me an cried: The L )rd haze mercy
upon US; an he hadna nae mair thar
got the words cot o. his mouth before
the one owre tae the left crosst hi
hans sort o. pious like an cried: Tn
Lord haze mercy upon us'; an then e.
nv great astonishment the n In tn
bay winder lookit me recht staight IL
the cen an cried: The Lord hee mere,
upon u.s. Why, woman, Flora,
coul3pa stan it any longer. l jls
rose tae my feet an shouted at the ia.
o. my voice: The ord hae mere
upon us, mon, did ye never see onS
body frae Dcumtochty before?' - El
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SOWING WILD OATS.

Nothing reveals the low ebb Of con
ventional morality in a more startling
manner than the camplacency with
which society views the debasement OF
Young men. 'Oh, they are sowing
their wild oats; they will soon settle
down and b. 0me excellent husbands, "
how often does one hear this or a
similar, remark, equally unworthy or
any man or woman who values life or
~comprehends the grandeur of true
manhood A man who has ''soWed his
Wild oats" is I'm worthy to stand at the
head Of a home or to be ] lined for life
to a pure souled woman. He cannot
bring the most priceless treasure oil
of life to the marriage altar, since Inc
holy flame of purity is gone forever,
while on the other hand he carries With
him a soul and a nature rendered more
or less coarse through contact WIZ
vice For q man so marked by Gin,
what can we expect7 Children VINO
are robbed of their proper birth wright
ere they see the light Of earth, and
who, by inheriting evil ~propensltlei
and abnormal eppetises, are a curse &C
themselves and a scourge to human
ity. A boy who has sowed his Wllc
| oats has sacrificed his noblest self, anc
is unworthy the love of any hlgh
minded, pure and noble souled girl
| Our moral standards must be eIeVaEed
High minded men and women mus
unite in the work of social regenera
ton. They must be earnest, brave
and persistent. They must emphasize
! the beauty Of holiness. They mus
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that l do, said Dr.. Raymond, looking
steadily at his two visitors, while ne
spoke.
Proof" demand Hazlenut, coldly
without evincing the least aigu OF emo
ton.
DR.. Raymond fixed his eyes upon toe
door; yet, no one entered. 1t WAS
evident to DR.. Raymond thatthe friend
who had promised to appear and es
tablish the truth of his statement was
not forthcoming. So he drew a note
from his pocket and handed it to
Hezlenu5.
"HumpnI" grunted Hszjenut, after
he had perused the note, 80 you base
your accusation upon THE, do you'
Your friend did not appear to night,
and let me tell you, he will never ep
pear" Without more words Ray
Hazlenut and his silent companion
prepared to depart. When they had
reached the deor, Hazlenut turned to
Dr.. Raymond and saId:
II shall expose you as the supposed
murderer of your brother; and, besides,
1 shall prosecute you for the Islander
that you have uttered against me
to night"
Dr.. Raymond sat at his desk long
after his two visitors had departed
h reviewed his past life. Ali the
happy incidents connected with hi
two years practice in Danbury, and
the many happy hours that he haC
spent by Kate's side, came up before
him with terrible ~distinctness. He re
allied that this happy life was at al
end, and before another day SHOULD
pass, people would regard him Will
suspicion. Dark stories would be run
ming rife in the town.
Ito be c~Ontinued.)
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Our Social Chat,
EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE. RALEIGH. N. C.

Here is a column for everybody-ladtes, gen.
tlemen, boys, girls, fathers and mothers.
terest 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 a paper for every
member of the family, and young and old alike
are its patrons and its friends. We hope to
unite these thousands of our friends "in a bond
of friendship that will be q help and an 1nsptra-
ton to each one of US" 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 10y
helping each one of them to do more. to be more
ana to enjoy more in this beautiful world" We
hope this spirit will animate each letter, and
breathe through every page. Address letters to
Aunt Jennie,' care of TAI PROGRESSIVE FAR
NgR, Raleigh, N. G.
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The Path Of Life.

5ut on l went until the plain
Had merged into a steep slopes brink
That made me pause, with anxious
brain,
Upon that crest's incline, and think,
How soon, methought, I'll pace that
slope
To fade away from out Of sight
Beyond the twilight of memory g scope
To sink into unbroken night!
All earthly hopes defeated-gone
To face a mystery unknown
No more to see a bright days dawn,
And then-R soul forever flown.
While thus I unused my woful eye
Deserted a path, direct and straight,
That down that steep descent did HE
Towards the end Of life's sure fate.
1t led me to q grass grown mound
With white head 5on just at the
bottom;
Engraved upon tdat stone 7 found
This sole inscription-'DEAD AMI
FORGOTTEN"
Upton B GWynn.
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Charlotte, N. @.
PLANT soMR MORNING GLoRlEs.

One of the best vines that we have
among the ANIMALS is the good old
Morning Glory. It is not only beauti-
full, but it is easy to grow, a most pro-
fuse bloomer, and its dowering period
extends over the greater part Of the
season. For covering porches, fences
and outhouses, it is one Of the most
satisfactory of all vines because it is or
such ropid, rampant growth. 1t will
reach to the windows Of the second
story by July if you give it strings to
climb by. Nothing can exceed in deli
cacy it's trumpet shaped fowers OF
blue, pink, white, purple, violet and
maroon.
Another old fashioned flower is the
hollyhock. The garden that does not
have Holly hooks is not living up to it's
privileges. II I were obliged to make
chotc9 of one perennial, l am quite
sure my choice would be this flower.
I admire it for it's great variety OF
beau situl colors, it's stately habit OF
growth, it's long Towering season, and
it's ease of culture. e )en E oxford
in Ledger Monthly.
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"rIs BETTER TO HAVE LOVED
AND LOST, ETC"
M. Olive N. O.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:-Iam going to
write my letter on a subject mentioned
in our paper a month or 50 ego; viz:
1T is better to have loved and lost
than never to have loved at ALL" One
who has loved and lost knows the
sweetness and b~lessedness of love.
Never was any other passion go holy
or so lasting as love. Many make
sport Of the or and girls first love.
Bat many instances are known prov
ing that this love often lasts a life
time. Still in many hearts the mem
DRY of the first love fingers although
that love may have been lost to US for
many weary years.
Now they who have never loved at
all, are better off in one way for they
know not the bitter pains of the losing.
They know not the heart ache, the life
long mourning for one never to be for
gotten.
They are care free, for love is
care and they who love not, care not.
But still it is better to have loved and
lost than never to have loved at all,
for there is an uplifting of the heart to
God, a desire to live pure, hoping to be
united in heaven to the loved n lost
on earth. Sweet dreams when the
loved one appears, is with n and
happiness reigns as in the sweet days
before our love was lost. They who
have never loved do not enjoy such
dreams. And have no such incentive
to pure lives and good deeds.
l think this an interesting subject
and would like to hear from some OF
our Chatterers on this subject, as
know there are many of them who can
do this subject justice-or any other
good subject for that matter.
Aunt Jennie, I think you might give
us your views on the question. / know
they would be correct and instructive
I will close with best wishes for ouI
Social Chat and Aunt Jennie.
SINCERE.
Charlotte. n. @.
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FOR THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.l

r5-oamed of faeting lite's career
IOf life amid iEs varied scenes
vV-o1 sonecimes it had all TO cheer,
md When bright hope dissolved IN
dreams.
saw the devious path of life
through vIstas stretching far away !;
Twas ordered here aud there with
strife,
While partly frtnged with sunshine
ray.
The path along q gentle slope,
I Eraversed with a lIghtsome step,
While onward, with a buoyRnt hope,
met With naught to make me fret,
With steady gait I upward went
Uatil a broad expsnse l found
With time worn pathway, crooked and
bent,
Like a great serpent on the ground.
The level space with peoples streWed,
Which eased the langor Of my stride,
Ard mind and senses 50 lmbusd,
That there I wished l could abide.
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BY SPENCER CHAPLIN, JR.

cnuntenance, while his fingers clinched
in the palms OF his hands, as they lay
before him upon his desk. He finally
spoke, his voice trembling with rage
80 you threaten me, do you7 /
have heard q true account Of your cen
duct towards Miss R)dwell from her
self. You are a rascal of the purest
type. You think that you will force
Miss R)dwell into marrying you by
e~ternally harrassing her; but you will
never do it."
Ray Hazlenut laughed, while his
companions face broke into a broad
grin. 80 you REUSE to cease your at
t~entions to Miss Rodwell, ID you3" he
queried.
L do" ans wered D.. raymond.
Perhaps you are not aware Of the
fact that I am in possession of a very
interesting incident Of your past life ;
an incident, which happened ten years
ago, more than q thousand miles from
this place." said Ha~zlenut, settling
himself back in his chair preparatory
to beginning a long story.
He then reviewed for Dr.. Raymond
| the whole unfortunate tf4ir: how
that his brother, DIR. Sam Raymond
had been murdered, jlst after they
mad had a quarrel, in which they both
had made angry threats; how that
suspicion had fallen upon him, al
though he had been acquitted. He
produced a certified copy of the trial
and also a newspaper paragraph, IL
which Dr.. Raymond was held up in
no enviable light before the public
After Ray H5zlenut had concluded
this this very long narrative, he ad
dr~essessed Dr.. Raymond thus:
"Soyou see that l know you; indeed
I might as well inform you that l wat
in that very town when this murder
occurred. You, now, can appreciate
the position, in which you will bt
placed, if this is exposed. Your prac
tice will be instantly gone, and th'
people who esteem you 80 much now
VIII EO6hEO SOU as "O&AOASAS "a "
say the least, a very suspicious person
You can never hope to marry Kat
Rodwell after this episode is mad
known"
Hazlenut paused an instant to not
the effect Of this argument upon DR.
-. RAYMOND and then continued:
Now, I have this proposition t.
make to you. II you will a you
attention to Miss R)dWell, without
word of explanation to any one, eveI
to her, I will remain silent.
IF / do not, what then9" asked DR.
Ray mond.
"Wny, 1 shall expose you aud ruiz
!, your prospects," replied Hazlenu'
DR. Raymond buried his face in hi
!, hands. and remained silent for a mo
ment, as if he was debating with hin
, self, whether he should accede to th
proposition. He then cast a hurrIe'
, glance towards the door, apparently
expecting some n to enter, and IKE
t his eyes upon R ~ Hazlenut.
3 mo, I'll never &C 5ede to your propc
3 sition. Furthermore, l do accuse you
Ray Hazlenut, of the murder OF m
3 brother, and call upon your compar
3 ion, whoever he IL, to bear Wltnes
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God Will Sprinkle Sunshine.

II you should gee a fellow man with troubles flag unfurled,
An lookin' like be didn't have a friend 10 all the world,
Go up and slap him On the back, and honer, How dyou do8'
And grasp his hand 10 warm he'll know he has a frleCd IN you.
Then ak him what's q huvun' him, an laugh his care away,
An tell him how the darkest night Is jLt before the day:
Don't talk in graveyard paLaver, but say 1T right out loud,
Taat God will sprinkle sunshine in the trail OF every cloud.
This world at best is but a hash OF pleasure and OF PAIN;
Some days are bright and sunny, and some all sloshed with ram,
And that's Just how it ought to be, for when the clouds roll by
Well know iust how to 'precate the bright an smlln' sky.
40 learn to take it as it comes an don't sweat at the pores
Because the Lords opinion don't cOinside with yours;
B1t a Jwsvs keep rememberin', when care your life enshouds,
Ihat I'd has Iots of sunshine to spill behind the clouds
james WhitcOnb RtLeg
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WHICH ARB HAPPIsST, THE IG
NORANT OR THE EDUCATED7

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Il think I would
greatly enjoy walking with "aappl-
ness" through the woods: I think she
might write me a personal letter now
and then. I would take great pleasure
in replying to her, or any others who
like wild flowers and would like to
know more about them. Not that l
know go much, but that what little l
know is of a practical nature-What
wildIings may be used for, and which
are poisonous. etc.
Since jennie Acton has asked,
(which are the happiest, the educated
or the uneducated people8" 1 will try
to answer according 20 what l have
seen of the two classes. Happiness IL
: not confined to the educated, il by that
term. she means those who have been
through the schools OF learning and
filed their minds with great stores OF
knowledge, neither does it belong to
the ignorant who are too lazy to seek
knowledge. IG belongs to those who
wisely make use of every little item of
knowledge gained, and never cease
striving to know more Of those scien
ces. which develop the mind into all,
that is high and noble. Though out
wardly in a state of apparent unrest
inwardly they enjoy those treasures OF
knowledge 80 far as they can make
them serve legitimate purposes. Or
the other hand knowledge that is made
to serve selfish aud wicked purposes
leads to untold misery, and had better
never been acquired:
Those who are too lazy to seek FOL
knowledge often present a "go,easy'
appearance but their minds, neverthe
less. have more cloudy spells thar
those who wisely seek and wisely U.s.
knowledge. These lazy people are they
who have fits Of ennui," the blues,
who ''get up from the wrong side o
the bed" whose clouds have no "sllve'
Innings" They are the bad weather
prognosticators and pay more to haV
a fortune told" than they do for
wide awake paper like The PrOgresslv
Farmer. | will close with an episode
} that occurred at a church a where
was teaching school one summer. A
old, but uneducated man was Gale
upon to lead in prayer for the frs
time. After praying q good while, an
Trying to think of some approprlat
sentence to close with he became tire
, of the effort, and exclaimed, II
quit" So Aunt Jennie, IN quit,
and leave this subject fer ADLER per
: than mine to continue.
. MRS NJ. e FILLYAW,
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DEAR AUNT JENNIE: My name hRV.
ing been called | consider 1t q duty ana
a pleasure to answer present. l heart
il7 endorse Papsy's letter in this weeks
issue. If We will watch there is always
q chance to do some good. Just try Is
for n daY-see how mRnyklnd Wof1D
you can speak, how many hearts you
may cheer.
"Ah many a shaft at random sent,
Finds mark the archer little meant,
And MANY q word at random spoken
Nav soothe or wound g heart that's
broken"
Let us then be up and doing,
With a heart for any fate;
Still achieving, still pursuing.
L3arn to labor and to wait"
We should in all things strive to do
our best.
think every community should Il
| poaslble. have a good library, It it
| contains the right kind Of books 1t en'
| courages young people to read more
| and better literature. There are very
few of the cousins who seem 90 nave
any thing to say on the subject OF I'M
! DeriaIism. / will not express my
| opinion at present l would Ike GO
hear from some other C~hatterers, on
this euni3c5. Hoping that we the cous-
ms. may be united in abond Of friend
ship that will be a help to each OF US, /
I close. with best wishes to Aunt jennie
and all the Chatterers.
BACHELOR BOB"
Monroeton, N. O.
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show the young that the loss of the
jeWel of purity is an irreparable ca
laminy to the soul;-that only the pure
can see God, only the pure can drink
from the fountain Of pure pleasure
whence c0mes no bitter after TASTE
B o Flower. in The Coming Age
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afraid I've waited too late.

afraid I've waited too late.
will willingly return the favor in
some way. I will pay for them or
send some of my yeast cakes with
directions for making delightful bread
palatable when chicken in rolls. Aunt
Jennie must excuse this business letter,
as business comes before pleasure.
Will do better Next time. And will
take a more favorable subject to dis
cuss than business matters. Any one
wishing to assist me in identifying my
home with vines will please send their
contributions to my address. l know
it isn't customary to sign your full
name, but under the circumstances 1
consider myself excusable.
MISS LAURA KORNEGAY,
M. Olive. N. o.