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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-31
.<,,istisn Life Column.
THB WAY.

|,,s way was dark I bent beneath my
,,r I L0si' of grief too great for me to
lind I' me lay my joy; this rugged
I'D me Iknew not, cared not, where.
81 ore came clos and whispered in
s.. cate lies yonder hidden from thy
sight, :.
far or near
o.gond that portal lies thy Hearts
delight.
..o, s,ldiers murmur who go march
ing home
enough dss9rt. plain and mountain
must be passed7
- travellers saddened ss they distant
lowing dear ones will welcome
them at last9
.rsu art a soldier. Conquer as thou
goestl
Thou art q pilgrim. Toll thou on
unshOd!
goal lies yonder where thy Saviour
shOwest,
There waits thy treasure, there thy
home and God"
ALICE D BAUKHAGE.
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WRONG TEND aNCY IN LITER,
AZURE.

The Christian who carefully studies
tba history of mankind, past and pres
emf mlss evidently come to the con,
lusion shat the world is growing bet.
~. Religion end civil government
., hand in hand to make better men
and better citizens, But in some par
feular lines the night seems to grow
Hacker and the dawn to delay her
coming.
Werefer to the increasing use Of pro
family, as shown by the unfailing
gr~i3e-current literature. To day the
Prsg is ell powerful. 1t speaks, and
8 fair island is freed from tyrrany. 1t
|.hundeIs. and a powerful but corrupt
government pardons a Dreyfus.
Be j. remembered, however, that
evil may and does have the same
champion. Our fresides are invaded
BIZ books and magazines that insidi-
olsly weaken the moral tone Of our
children, and bear fruitage in stunted
Christians and often ruined homes.
4 few years ego, books and maya
zines Of the better class dared not use
profanity except By printers dashes,
and but seldom that way. To day the
paths are brazanly spelled out, and
used in p~rotusioD. Not only this, but
gcred things are sneered at and i'm
ggrisy 8potheosized. Remember, that
ta is not Wild West" literature, to
bread il dingy garre!s, but the pro-
duct OF u famous writer's of fiction,
which fashion and learning decree shall
bareld 0y all intelligent persons with
10 thought OF c1nce8lnent.
Today David H8rum" is eagerly
read 10 thousands OR American homes
oli the old country banker must needs
sauce MS homely wit aud logic with
~Gessjonable elsDg aud open profanity.
4 gil ed English writer, who is very
dear to Americans. makes his we'll
49, A1EhSA GCAOO4 wy NEO bAAAAL 81
gate and iGvective that would tax Ghe
ingenuity OF hardened criminals.
Nor is this state of affairs ondned
to literature. Popular lecturers re-
gale US with anecdotes Of drunken
men, initiating their movements, and
making their condition a JOKE. We
&gre5 TO say that even ministers some
line listen with a smile to stories Of
fashionable propriety, whose sole
Pth often lies in a we'll turned in semi
oAsh or in obscurity.
The remedy for all this is a rigid su-
9ervisi0n Of literature that comes into
'r homes, and a severe let-alone
policy toward those lecturers who do
lot send from the lecture hall better
e and women.
We should be as careful in these af
AaIfs as We are in lesser ones, and far
more Raleigh Christian Advocate.
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MASTER OF HIMSELF.

A merchant needed a boy and put
the following sign IN his window:
boy WANTED.-Wages, 81 a week
S. to cue right one. The boy must De
master Of himself"
Many parents who had sons were in
terestt d, but the latter part Of the no
tice puzzled them. They had never
thought Of teaching their boys to be
masters Of themselves. However,
many Of them sent their sons to the
merchant TO apply for the situation.
AS each boy applied, the merchant
asked him, Gan you reads"
Yes. sir" was the frank reply.
Can you read this9" asked the mer
chant, pointing out a certain passage
in q paper.
Yes, cir"
Twill sou read it to me steadily and
without a breaks"
Yes, SIR"
Tne merchant then took the by into
a back room, where all was quiet, and
shut the door. Giving him tie news
paper, ne reminded hIm of his prom
Use to read the passage through stead
lily and without a break, and COM
manded him to read. The boy took
the paper and bravely started. While
he vas reading, the merchant opened
q basket in which were a number Of
lively little puppies, and tumbled them
around tee boys fee'. TIE temptation
TO turn and seq the puppies and note
what they were doing was too strong,
the boy Looked away from his reading,
blundered and was at once dismissed.
Boy after boy underwent the same
treatment, till seventy-six were thus
tried and proved failures to master
themselves. At last one was found
who, in spite of the puppies playing
around his feet, read the passage
through as he had promised. When ne
had finished, the merchant was de
lighted, and asked him, Did you see
the puppies that Were playing around
your feet while you were readlng9"
mo, sir"
Did you know that they were
thtre7"
Yes, sir"
why did you not look to see what
they were doinR2"
II couldn't sir, while I was reacing
what I said I would"
DO you alway 8 do what you say
you Wills"
YES, sir, I try to-"
You are the boy 1 want" said the
merchant, enthusiastically. Come to
morrow. Your wages will start at So,
with good prospects of increase"
How this incident points home to q
great neglect in the training Of u
boys and girls; only n boy in seven
ty &c ven trained to be a master Of him
self. While everything else is looked
after, physical health and general edu.
cation, do not forget to teach each
boy to be master of himself.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-31

The great remedy of the day is I'm
questlonably PAIN KILLER for the in
s5snt relief Of all burns, scalds, bruises,
etc., and for pains in the stomach and
bowels as we'll as in sudden attacks of
cholera morbus. No family should
pretend to keep house without it 81
ways by them. Avoid substitutes,
there is but one Pain Killer, Perry
Davis. Price 25c and SOC.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-10-31

Johnny-How old was Methuselah
.oY1nkino
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The new President of Brown Uaiver-
slty says that at Brown no one asks
who a mans father is, but what he is;
not what he carries in his pocket, but
IN his brains; not where he came from,
but where he is going.-Youth's Com
panion.
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Father-Remember, my son. one
never loses anything in this world by
being polite.
Son-You're wrong, father; I lost
my seat in a street car this morning
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Aunt-Nine hundred years.
"And how old are you, runtie9"
Thirty, my child"
""Then papa reckoned wrong by $40
years. He said you were as old as
Methuselah. - Illustrated London
News.
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ADOzD POWER FOR HARM.

Power to help gives power to harm.
4 Proportion as we are locked up to
: setting s good example, are we
.sely TO lead others in the wrong way
L We turn aside from the safe course
''s us nd for them. So long as one is
";1gn z d as an evil deer, ne is rather
warning than an example. But when
We Is Considered a safe guide to follow,
~s every DETECTION from the true
S1'a tends to turn Others toward evil.
-'s'y stage of progress heavenward
~o'sasaH the responsibility Of the
.1E. le- "a leader and a guide. We
H1d's help in being true every
,"p Of the way to the very end. AS
1'a near to God ourselves, we may
arm others by any failure to be true
-'-u Just because we are looked
~ we need to be extra careful to
and 20 do right Sunday School
-N7 woman who takes into her heart
own children may be a very ordi
woman, but the woman who
sbo Toto heart the children of others,
Bcn . 4 OF GJd's mothers - G aorge
The evening times., 1899-12-16
COULD TRY THEM ALL.
A Drug Clerk. Experience.

The following letter from Mr.. II. B.
Stark 1922 Pine ST, Scranton. Pa, explains
Itself and will be OF interest to thousands
who have suffered the tortures OF that COM
mon trouble, hemorrhoids or piles.
Mr.~Stark says: II feel 1t my duty to
write an unsolicited testimonial regarding
the Pyramid Pile Cure. Since boy have
suffered untold agony from piles. l have
tried all available remedies, consulted
many physicians, but without help or even
relief. / have been employed as a drug
clerk for the past fifteen years. consequent
ly have been in position where l could
try all of the new and old remedies for
piles. but as before stated, to no avail.
About six weeks ago l was again suffer-
ing from my old trouble and as an expe-
rfment tried the Pyramid Pile Cure. and let
me say that il gave instant relief and l am
now wholly cured. / am sure also that the
cure is permanent
Il shall always recommend the Pyramid
to anyone suffering from any form of piles
and shall do what | can to advance the
sale of so excellent a remedy" Signed H.
b. Stark.
The Pyramid Pile Cure is the most popu-
lar and widely known OF any remedy ever
offered for piles.
most successful. 1t cures every form of
piles without pain or detention from daily
occupation and contains no opiate Or CO.
csine, or any poisonous or injurious sub
stance.
All druggists sell the Pyramid Pile Cure
at 50 cents for full sized packages
The evening times., 1899-12-16
HEAVY LOSSES IN STOCKS
A Decided Break in Wall Street. $
Opening Sales.
Buller's Disaster and Failures i'm
Boston influential Factors in n De-
cline of Prices-COnfideEceF Further
Unsettled by Gold Expectations.
The London Market DcmOraiixcd.

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-As was to have
been expected, the several important events
comprised in the news of the morning was
followed by a rapid and pronounced decline
in stocks at the opening Of the Stock Ex-
change. The most effective influence in the
break was of course. the exceedingly dis
ccuraging news from South Africa. telling
of the repulse TO General Buffers forces
proceeding to the relief OF Ladysmith. Tae
influence of this untoward circumstance
was reflected in heavy shrinkage in
prices in the London stock market. Con-
soils declined nearly one point. the Kaffir
stocks broke very sharply, and in the
American quarter leases which extended to
three points were reported.
In the local market the arbiirage houses
sold about $4,000 shares of stock. The New
York market was further unsettled by rsa-
son CT the evidences of distress in the fl
nancial situation in Boston, this mornings
advices telling of the suspension OF ma
tionai bank there and of the failure cf two
large mercantile concerns with heavy liza
bilities.
Additional engagements of gold for ex-
port by tocey's steamships were also an
rounced and contributed thsir quota in IN
settling condolences.
There were erough unfayOTable develop
msnts comprised in this mornings news TO
account for the sever losses shown in the
stock market in the initial transactions.
The losses extended in the instance of Me-
tropolitan Street Railway 10 points; in
Sugar refining 4 points; in American To-
bGcco, points; in Tennessee Coal ard
Iron, 3 points. and in American Steel and
Wire l 3-4 points.
In the railway list ST. Paul showed an
opening loss of 3-S points, Pennsylvania
= IL and lcsses in excess of l point were
common throughout the list. The markets
opening tone was taken chiefly from Lon
don where virtual decentralization was re-
ported in all quarters of the market.
The evening times., 1899-12-16
DIED.,

VAN sEGGERN-on December y. 1892 at 5
a m, MRS CLARA VAN SEGGERN. wife of
Fred Van Leggern.
Remains will be taken to Newark, n. J.. for
burial. II EN-
DuRlEE-On saturday. December l6 1892 at
4:i5 n. M, ELIZABETH CONSTANCE, only
daughter of Sacket and Elizabeth G. Duryee aged
hive wears, ten months, and fourteen DAYS
Funeral private. Item
SWEENEI-On December Is. 1S99 MARY
SWEENEY, nee Feeney, widow Of the late Daniel
and beloved mother of JOHN A., native OF the
county Rcsecmmon, Ireland.
Funeral from Lees undertaking establishment
December 1G, at p. m. 1t
PUTSCHE-on Thursday. December IA, 1893, at
Garfield Hospital, HENRY +. PUTSCHE, aged
twenty-three years, late of Company c, First
Regiment District of Columbia Volunteers, son OF
G. Putsche, SIG Ninth Street northwest.
Funeral services Monday at 80 p. m.. at
Gawler's undertaking establishment, 1854 Penn
syvania Avenue northwest. dcl6-2t
HETZEL-On Friday. December l5. at $3.50 a.
H., MARGARETTA, widow of Capt. Abner Riv-
iere Hetzel, U. S. A., in the eighty-ff year of
her age.
Funeral frcm her late residence 6l7 Nineteenth
Street, On Monday, December Is, at IL a.
lnterneEt private. 1t
The evening times., 1899-12-16
AUCTION SALES.
By puNcANsoN BROS, Auctioncers.
TRUSTEES SALE OF A DESIRABLE 10
FRONTING; 50 FEET ON A STREET NORTH
EAST. BETWEEN SIXTEENTH AND SEVEN

TRUSTEES SALE OF DESIRABLE LOT
FRONTING So FEET On STREET NORTH
EAST BETWEEN SIXTEENTH AND SEVEN
TENTH STREETS
BY virtue of a certain decd OF trust dated the
twenty eighth (2sth) day of October. A. ID. 1897
and recorded among the land records of the Dis
trict of Columbia, liber No. 226O, folio ls7, ct
seq., and at the request of the holder of the note
secured thereby, will offer at public auction, in
front of tine premises, FRIDAY, THE 22D
DAY OF DECEMBER. A. d. 1899. AT As
O'CLOCK p. NJ, the following described property
situate in the city of Washington, District of
Columbia, and known and distinguished as and
bein, lot numbered four (D. in square numbered
ten hundred and eighty-thrce Q0S3p. together
with the improvements thereon.
TERMS OF SALE-One-thr OF the purchase
money to be paid in cash, and the balance to
be paid in and twu wears, secured by a deed
Of trust upon the property sold. with interest.
payable semi-annually at the rate Of per cent
per annum, or all cash. at the option of the
purchaser. deposit of 500 skill be required at
time of sale, otherwise ;he property will be re-
sold at the risk and cost OF deiaulting purchaser
after five days advertisement in some newspaper
published in Washington. ID. c. Conveyancing
and revenue stamps at cost OF purchaser.
JOHN b. LARNER.
1885 st. NV,
HENRY X. WILLARD,
iil6 + ST. NV,
deI2-d&ds Trustees.
The evening times., 1899-12-16
Great Excitement In Court.

large screech owl few through window into
the Circuit Court room at Muneie, Ind, the other
day and stopped the proceedings. 1t few straight
for the writing clerk. who screamed and fled.
The session ut once broke up, and the jurors and
bailiff started to catch the bird. The baiif
caught it, but in doing SO was viciously clawed
on the hand. Several articles thrown at the Owl
skelter and added 10 the confusion. Very seldom
do we hear Of 4 case where an owl has the power
to adjourn court, hut We frequently hear Of
case CT Heurich's giving much pleasure and bene-
with their meals and before retiring Heurich's
beers have established the reputation Of being
the best health tonic Of all been.
The evening times., 1899-12-16
Glorious News

Comes frcn Or. D. B. Carsilc, Of washita, / r
He writes: -Four bottles Of Electric i,itter.
have cured Mrs. Brewer of scrofula which b.S
caused her great suffering for years. Ter-;hia
sores would break out on her heade,nd face. and
the best doctors could give no .,fto; but ho.
cure is complete and her healty- Is excellent -
This shows what thousands have proved
that Electric Btters is the best blood purifier
Known. It's the supreme remedy for eczema
te.ter, salt rheurr, ulcers, boils. and running
ores. It stimulates liver. kidneys, and bowels.
.xpels poisons. helps digestion. builds up the
strength. Only so cents Sold by Henry Evans
Druggist, VS. F Street. Guaranteed.
The evening times., 1899-12-16
The Best Cough nedicine.

Zone bottle OF Chamberlain's Cough Rem
edy cured me Of chronic cough after all
other remedies had failed" says C. H. Demo
of Colon, Mich. II cannot speak too highly
Of it." II troubled with cold or la grippe
give this remedy trial and you are GER
tain to be more than pleased with the re-
suit. 1t is for sale by Henry Evans, whole
sale, and all druggists.
The evening times., 1899-12-16
r.
A Church Entcrtninn !.

The members OF McKendree Methodl!s ecarv,
Church gave musical entertainment night.
which was enjoyed by very appri ciative lau-
diencc The audience room Of the church was
comfortably fitted. ''The lawmakers was the
cantata rendered by augmented chorus and
the Misses O'Neal. Gardner, Grossart. Burton.
Rowe, Carpenter, and Messrs. Beatty, Duffy,
Young, Connolly Coterals, Springer, Albinger
Ferris. and Webb executed the solo parts of tn.
caEtsta and rendered rccitationA
The evening times., 1899-12-16

The disaster TO the British arms in South
Africa had a very bad effect on the New
York stock market. Prices at the close
today were lower in many instances than
thsy have been at any time yet on the break
In London American shares We're sold off
in stunning way with all classes of Brit
ish securities, the declines varying from
Two to three points. The opening in New
York was at point decline and for an
hour or more the market was held steady.
but Immediately after the relatively poor
bank statement there was n quick drive
by the bears which was carried viciously
to the close. Declines from the close last
night vary from one to six points. and
quotations were as rule On the bottom
for the last sales
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PROPOSALS..

PROPOSALS will be received at tie Bureau of
Supplies and Accounts. Navy Department,
CEMBER 26. 1899. and publicly opened immediate
IL thereafter, to furnish at the Navy Yard. Wash
ington, ID. C., a quantity CT steel, hardware,
poplar, Beckett plates. hinges. hasps, belting, and
pasteboard igniter discs. Blank proposals viii he
furnished upon application to the Navy Yard.
Washington, ID. {. A. s. KENNY, Paymaster
General L. S n del5 %