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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16
S WORRY.

Paul Tyner, in one of his essays,
says: People everywhere r waking
UP to these facts: Worry ls wrong
Worry is unnecessary! Worry must
goI" So mote it bel The sooner this
unnecessary, wrongful demon of fret
fulness is given his walking papers,
the better for the world. Worry Ger
tainly has no place in the life of a be,
liever-a worrying Christian, is indeed,
a solecism. Helen Hunt Jackson
wrote thus of the sin Of tretting
There is one sin which, it seems to
me, is everywhere and by everybody
underestimated, and quite too much
overlooked in valuation of character.
1t ia the sin of fretting. 1t is common
as air, as speech-so common that,
unless it rises above it's usual mono
tone, we do not even observe it. Watch
any ordinary coming together OF PEG
pie, and see how many minutes it will
be before somebody frets-that is.
makes a more or less complaining state
ment of something or other, which
probably every one in the room or in
the car or on the street corner, it may
be, knew before, and probably nobody
can help. Why say anything about
it4 1t is cold, it is hot, it is dry, some
body has broken an appointment, ill
cooked a meal; stupidity or bad faith
somewhere has resulted in discomfort.
There are plenty of things to fret
about. 1t is simply astonishing how
much annoyance may be found in the
course Of every days living, even Of
the simplest, il one keeps a sharp eye
on that side Of things" This is Ger:
tsinly true; and it is no less certain
that a cheerful disposition may be cul
tivated in the same way that the voice
may be trained in harmony or the
mind in various learning.
II to hope overmuch is an error,
Ills one that the wise have preferred
For how often have hearts been IN ter
rOr
OTer evils that never occurred
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16
Little Folks.
COB HELP q BOY.

God help the boy who never sees
The butterflies, the birds, the bees,
Nor hears the music of the breeze
When Eephys soft r blowing.
Who cannot In sweet comfort lie
Where clover blooms are thick and high
And hear the gentle murmers nigh
OF brooklets softly flowing.
G ID help the boy who does not know
Where all the woodland berries grow,
Who never sees the forests glow
When leaves are red and yellow
Whose childish feet can never stray,
For such q helpless boy, / say,
When nature does her charms display,
God help the little fellow.
Nixon Waterman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

triDutor to all the leading periodicals
which make a speciality of Horticulture.
This book is a thoroughly practical
treatise devoted mainly to the care and
culture of the commoner kinds Of
flowers. The author tells what kinds
of plants to choose, how to care for
them, all about soil, watering. light,
temperature, and how to guard against
injury by insects of various kinds.
There are chapters also on flowers for
the lawn, how to arrange them to the
the best advantage. the laying out Of
the lawn, a chapter on table decora
ration, and, in fact such information as
any person who cares for flowers
should have at hand for direction and
reference. While the subject is quite
thoroughly covered, the language used
is plain, simple and free from any tech
nicalities, and cannot fail to be most
interesting and instructive. The book
contains IT'S pages.
Another book, BOTANY The
STORY OF PLANT LIFE" by Julia Mac
nair Wright, is equally instructive and
entertaining, and should be in the
hands of every lady reader of The Pro
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16
A BOYS RELIGION.
Not GrandmOtherIy, But BOyisI

Not GrandmotherIy, But Boyish.
It was the late Henry Drummond
who once said to a great company OF
boys: Boys, If you are going to be
Christians, be Christians as boys and
not as your grandmothers. A grand
mother has to be a Christian as a
grandmother, and that is the right and
beautiful thing for her; but il you can
not read your Bible by the hour as
your grandmother can, don't think
that you are necessarily q bad boy.
When you are your grandmothers's
age, you will have have your grand
mothers religion"
Now, there is a great deal in the
above for a boy to take to heart; for
some boys have the idea that they will
be expected to put aside most Of their
propensities, if they take upon them
selves the duties Of Christian boys.
This is a mistake. No one expects, no
one wants them to give up their
natural rights and feelings of boyhood.
They are not to be in the least grand
motherIy or grandfatherly, but they
are to be happy in the way in whi2h
God intended that all youth should be
happy.
OAe Of the truest hearted Christian
boys I know is also the merriest. No
one would think OF calling him grand
motherly." Hs reads his Bible, too,
and goes regularly to church, to Sun
day school, and to prayer meeting. He
ia at the same time such a good ball
player that he is always chosen fret
when the boys are choosing sides for a
game. And no boy of his age can ex
eel him at football or at tennis. And
they always say Of Thin: Harry plays
fair he doesl'
He is the life Of the social gatherings
he attends, and his reputation for
absolute truthtulness is such that the
teacher Of the school he attends told
me not long ago, that on n occasion,
when the boys on the playground were
hotly discussing a certain matter and
there had been charges Of falsehood
made and still more hotly refuted, one
Of the boys said: Let Harry M
tell the straight of the story. He knows
all about it, and he'll tell the exact
truta." 1t is a fine thing for a boy to
have a reputation like that in the com.
munity in which he lives.
At another time the pupils in HArry's
room had met to select some one Of
their number TO present q certain re
quest to the principal of the school,
and r try was Immediately chosen,
because he is so sort Of gentlemanIy, ;"
as one of the boy said. This was q
tribute to the unfailing power and in,
flence Of real courtesy, and true cour
tesy is a marked trait Of Christian
character.
Hurry is a Christion boy in a boyish
way, which is quite as charming and
impressing as the grandmotherly way
Of being a Christian. ALI Christianity
is based on right thinking and right
living, without regard to age. E4ch
decade Of life has its own particular
JOYS 10 the Christian life. They are
all I'D given, and none are sweeter
than the joys of trus Christian boy
hood Reformed Church Messenger.
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"What Our Advertisers Say"

in the future ID M. OSBORNE
& CO. manufacturers of Harvest
ing Machinery, Phi adelphia, Pa.
J. 81 Gill, Founder and Mach1n-
tst. Raleigh, N. c., says:
Il have been a constant advertiser
for the past 20 years in England and
america. and and hdUe eUeT had as
good results from the same outlay as
have cOme from my advertisement
In HE PROGRESSIVE FARMER"
Enclosed find check for 81. 50 in
payment for the ad. 20 inserted
for me. Your bill was S2.OO; hope
you will accept the amount Of check
rs [ G tGvalue received for the ad -
0. L. JOYNER. Tobacco Buyer,
GreenvtIle, N. =.
I'VE think that the results from
yOlr Taper rave been satisfactory.
or we would not continue to adver-
Iise vita you 1T. w. WOOD &
so rs, Seedsmen, RiCnmOnd, Va
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

Can you cell what
u day and night
seasons and years,
tides and eclipsesH
Why is the sky blue,
and Mars red2 What
are meteOrs and
shooting a z
These, and q thou
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

Do you take, or wish to take, a paper
or magazine published outside of North
Carolina3 Then write to US for price
in connection withThe Progressive Far
mer. We a probably give you a re
duced rate and save you money.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

GRESSIVE FARMER. A
careful study of this
book by any mother or
boy or girl will add
much to the enjoyment
of farm life. It is not
only a useful, but an
attractive and enter
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

There is scarcely a crime which man
commits, Or q sin of which he is guilty
which does not originate in selfshness.
1t Is a vice that is never satisfied. IL
mas the utmost tenacity Of life, and
never dies a natural death. II exists
under a thousand different forms, aud
IN every state Of society. 1t is sappipg
the life blood of Christianity, and can
be destroyed only by the consuming
fire Of the Holy Gaost.-ReE. Q. H.
Smith.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

pertaining book and will prove a source
of pleasure and benefit to all who may
read it.
ASTRONOMY: THE Sun AND HIS
FAMILY. 2" by Julia MacNair Wright.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

Think The Progressive Farmer
the best medium through which to
reach the farming classes in North
Carolina.---W. G. THOMAS, Poultry
Breeder, Louisburg, N. O., March 8,
1898.
I'VE recently run for q short time
an advertisement in The PROGRESS
sIvE FARMER, and we run at the
same time the same advertisement
in four other leading papers in the
State, and we write to say that WG
received ten replies from the one 0R
yOLr paper to eUeTy me received from
all the other papers combined > Ed
WARD & BROUG ITO \. Printers
and Publishers, Raleigh, n. G.
1--WE have had a very good trade
in your State this season, and ars
willing to attribute a part of the Re.
suits to the advertise ment in your
paper. We have always looked
upon your paper as satisfactOrn in
this respecy. and will make use of it
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

Teacher. Tommy, how dare you
waste your drawing paper-covering it
with ridiculous picturesR"
Tommy.-"I didn't need the paper to
draw on, cause I was drawing on my
imagination. "-Ez
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16
S~GOOD BOOKSN~
That Will Interest You

Every housewife who loves flowers
should have a copy of FLOWERS:
How TO GROW THEM" by Eoen E.
Rexford.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16
It is doubtful il there

1t is doubtful If there
is any more reliable or
better known author
ity on the subject of
which this book treats
than is this author,
He is not only a prac-
tical grower of flowers,
but he ise regular con.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

1t is to brood over our past
Gins. We should try to forget them.
To recall them certainly does not de.
velop goodness. IE rather has Eae CD
posite effect. The thought cf them
dampens our ardor, makes US rimid and
distrustful of ourselves Wnen we
have repented of evil, and ask our
Father to forgive MS. we should dis
miss the thought Of it, shut it out, let
it have no place in our minds. Let the
dead past bury its dead. We must be
busy with that which is new and living.
By pure thoughts, noble purposes, good
works, we mus cowd evil out of our
lives. G0d will help US to forget the
wrong we once did, if we live with
Him. We must work with him to
produce that blessed oblivion TO the
past both by refusing absolutely to
harbor the thought of old sins and by
filling our lives wish all that pleases
Him. Blessed is the man who cult
Yates the ~fOrRatting of evil.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16

What singular factors in the prog
ress Of science are the twin methods
OF this advanced age, postmortem dis
section, and the higher BIBLICAL criti-
cism. The one seeking by f ; mutila-
ton and examination OF the dead body
to understand and cure physical ills
the other seeking by mutiIatinn and
dissection of the naked text Of the
Bible to understand its spirit and i'm
part to mankind the inspiration Of its
heavenly fire. Can m~utilation and dis
section detect or win back the vanished
soul3 Is the higher Biblical criticism
any more potent TO reveal the spirit of
the Bible or transtuse it into the hu
man hearl7-Ex
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-16
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Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
FEMININE FL0TSAM.


II there Ia any one word more oS-
pfcsslvc than another IN the wh'ic
Engilah iangungc that word 10 'grun-
py," and yet u u 90 hard TO define
when you get down To the giving ot
synonyms, II appears To- BELONG ny
right to that class Of domestic help
upon whom we depend absolutely Tor
the happiness Of our homca. yet wh"
can by thia Hclfaam. grumplncas make
the atmosphere go lntolctnble that the
word home becomca mlHnoincr' Thete
10 not q housewife VINO has not az some
time or other encountered this Htrabis-
mus u disposition that az q rule at
tncgs the cook when unexpected COM
pany arrives Hospitality, no matter
how spontaneous, receives rude check
at the thought Of the lowering btoN
and short answers awaiting q descent
to the Kitchen. where an announcement
Of the Visitors must BE- made.
The meal served may b. absolutely
perfect and the guests In raptutc- over
the treasure ~ q cook that prepared w.
but the hostess. cannot ttuthtuNy con.
cur with them. the remembrance" or
that bruAh with her grumpy majesty
10 too recent Wash DAYS are par.
tieulsrly conducive tosthc attacks, ana
the gloom that marks the countenance
Of the maid Of all work On these &C.
cnaona IL reflected IN the manner OF
every member Of the household until u
becomes u blue Monday ~ very ruin.
Grumplncsa IL but another word Tor
| the suiks. The person " % hasty tenn
| Der who say. what h. or she has TO
| say, no matter how diaagrc'ablc ts
nature, and gets the storm over, ana
| allows the atmosphere to clear, IL IN
fnitcly preferable 10 IN" one who. IKE
a lowering cloud. suggests the storm
without any hint % sunshine appear
ing after II. A grumpy disposition ~
| a genuine misfortune. not only TO us
posssssor. but TO the persons who mus,
| suffer from it, effect. II can be cured
but rarely endured Therefore II Dee
hooves an. one thus afflicted TO US
viii power to the utmost capacity "
there atill Hes In hin or her u.sn,
| 10 b. eccentnble 20 the many Instead
OF merely tolerated BY the few,-Phlla'
delphla TimcH.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25
CLUB CHAT.

Al the meeting OF the woman's club
on Tuesday. Mrs. Sanford filled Miss.
Gilmcr'H place. giving brief but In
tpreEtinE paper on Christian socialism,
outlining the aim and work OF Kingsley
and William Morris the modern apps.
ties OF the movement for applying the
principles Of Christianity to the groht
social .roblcuS. OF those who are
striving along these lines Mrs. sanford
mentioned the salvation Army, which
has probably carried out the idea more
practically upl with larger results than
any other body. \ brief sketch OF the
motive and work " toe college sattle-
monts In the dcsravcd districts OF III,
lnrEo cities was given with other Inter
,HtiuE material.
Mira ganfo-d's paper was followed by
a reading from The New Intuition"
by Mts. Kelsey and short business
s6ssiun followed In which II was de-
cldcd to give so 10 the support Of the
Webster Kindergarten. Next Tuesday
viii be open day. and an interesting
lrnstam IL promised In the subject,
"ludian summer" to be given by Mrs.
n. Windsor. Tea viii bc served after
the program.
The oirrs Friendly Society OF st.
Marks parish are holding fair this
Afternoon and evening ut which fancy
aud useful articles are for sale for the
benefit " the church, Mrs. J. u, Hal
aey and Miss. sara Sapper have
charge OF the affair
Tho ReaperH club met In the wo.
mans Exponent once on last Monday
I and very lntetrstlng paper on. The
/ Life " wnshlrEtun Irving was given
/ By Mrs Margaret Romnc". a discus
sion u the subject and current eventi
followed.
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S|s:5'$,NZElSI:::

Young Ladies' Mutual improvement,
associations.
Hon. IIcbcr ]. Grant attained his tsfd
birthday on Wednesday, the 22nd inst,
and a number of his friends celebrated
the event by calling ON him and giving
him an imprUmptu musicale. the AZ
fair was arranged By Mrs. Grant on
short notice, hut the program was ~
enjoyable Ms " u had been Gwen long
preparation The music ~ the evening
was furnished by Arthur shepherd ana
Mcssra. Pyper, whitney. Ensign aud
Spencer. Sir. Grants daughters also
rendering several vocal numevra'
\ pleasant event occurred on Mon.
DAY evening In q social reunion, held
At tho home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Gcofgc
Rnmn.y. sr. In honor of Mrs Rom.
ncy'= birthday. The rooms were
PRETTY decorated with carnations ana
an enjoyable evening was spent
\ Tow friends gathered at the home
VI Mrs. W. u. Dougai On wednesday
afternoon aud enjoyed an Informal tea
prepared b. the hostess, There were
pfcscut ars. Rorsit,t. Mrs. II. q. Whit
ncy. Mrs. y. y. spencer. Mrs. Brotherr,
Mia ciatt. Mrs itlcharison. Mrs bur.
ton. mud tho Misses Savage.
Mrs Arnold entertained Informally
Al tea on Wednesday. The table was
protiily decorated with chrysanth.-
NUNS.
Misa ka,hle Dougail will entertain
| next Wednesday.
Mrs Charlotte II, i.oomls who has
| been the EuoSt ~ Mt. and Mrs. ]. ID
| Spencer during the plst month, leaves
I tomorrow for Chicago and Washington
Miss Cecilia shntn entertained at :
/ delightful musicale this week.
Miss Dale Of Kansas city will be th'
guest NJ Mts Glen Miller during TN
winter
The building Trades Council WI
give a ball az the Federation Labor hal
on the night Of Thanksgiving.
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/; THE NEEDL.EWORK GUILD


II was resolved that par, of the prcsi-
dents address should be published. as
follows.
For the seventh time we have lis
tened to the familiar voice Of our sec
rotary, announcing the number Of COM
Portable garments at our disposal. TO
meet the appeals Of the poor. the sick
and the helpless, and seven times have
We worked, rcjolccd and sympathlzed
with one another. This repetition of
experience has formed stronger bond
between Us thin can be easily expressed
IN words, but 1 am sure that We an feel
g. While the collection today IN larger
than many 81 W. yentured TO expect,
yet We realize that II II FAR from be-
Ing thc rcrult that should come fron
the amount of patience and energy that
has been expended BY the few faithful
workers this year.
A relapse seems TO threaten US. This
II d serious condition. II may be caused
In general by the WEAKNESS that comes
from the multiplicity Of things we Try
10 do In this day and age, but. be-
llcve II Is mainly due 10 "a lack OF
knowledge about the Guild work In this
community So few rentiy undorHtand
II. So the cure Tor the relapse lies, first.
In talking W the simple plan and good
work of the guild system oftencr than
We do, ard second IN change OF
physicians. II IL impossible TO believe
that this simple, broadly organized
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25

II IL said that tha people who are
constantly invited TO houses at LenoN
and Newport are adopiinr fad start
cd by Patisicnnss last spring, during
the chateaux visiting season, The hwng-
ger thing 10 40 before one starts "a To
leave an order at the best confcctloncr' y
IN town f0t certain number OF boxes
OF certain favoHtc sweets, nouFat. mar
rons, glaces. etc The number OF pounds
IN box " dccldcdSby the fize of the
house party. each guest hclnr lppnl-"i
OF the names u those invited. Very
choice and uncommon foreign preserves
or Jams are hlfp on the list. and " one
could ordet rever-bcfurr- tasted ftult,
somathlrG NJ delicious aa " was novel,
that, tools permissible, This " Intend
"a as q delicate attention 10 the hostess
IN return Tor her chnrming Invitation,
and gives % little pleasurcable excite
ment ns the dlficren, boxes arriv. nom
town TO the company assembled. ana
creates little merrimcnt at the same
time.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25

a mans ideal woman IN gentle low
Ing and humble In her own conceit ana
he can md nothing admirable In "a
woman however clever. who indulgcs In
q cnuHtlc wit, or who IL 80 infnllible
In her own estimation that she believes
her opinion TO be the only right one.
though II be contrary TO all the rest
of the world. says the Cleveland Plain
dealer. clevofncEs In women N at
tractivc to men provided Its owners are
not spoiled by conceit. and that they
are too kind-hcartcd to indulge In Har-
caHins al the expense OF their neigh
borF
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-11-25

are anxious over unpaid bills. or our
expected letters have not arrived, or
one OF the children N ailinr. and We
dread the outcome Of the malndy. No
politeness falls uH. fortitude II van
pushed, philosophy N In allegiance, and
We say that which we repent In sack
cloth and ashes. But though the hasty
word may be forgiven. u IL not at once
forgotten. II has iiawed the crystal Of
our friendship. the place may be cc.
iiratcd. but there IL q ahndowy scar on
the cleaning surface. oh. " the word
" haste had but been left unspoken. N
the strong hand Of patience had but
held back the sword ua II was about to
rikcl-HaIper'H Bazaar.
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6)1$lliiiiIlIiZ'lS|&ss ;[jtE|ailE||ll:Gy|IF

II Ia proposed to give at the noon hour
By come prominent club woman. a.
Another thing that VIII attract me
club women themselves IA that the
club rooms. which y. the way. VIII "
the most commodiuus u the kind IN IN.
city. will be placed at the Disposal ol
such phiianthroplc ciubs v fair ones
as may wish a central place Tor INC
occasional Transaction Of business. u
viii be- opened free gratis Tor noun
lng," what " more.
IL 1t possible the modern woman IL
becoming less strong. mindelf
The other day ut the meeting OF inc
Cook County League Of Womcn's clubs
a Chicago wumln-a member or thc
West End Womnn'a club-wns nom
mated for prominent ONCE. Tne
Aforesaid lady aptouudCd mr. aEsrcs-
slve sisters BY RISING and saying sweet
ly:
Thank you. ladies. Tor the honor.
but / promised my husband | wouldn''
take IT,
the womnn's name.
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DRY GOODS STORE
222 and "a Main Stree,
Bargains in Our Dress Good,
Department

1000 YARDS DRESS GOODS
IN short lengths. picked W By %, Il,
York buyer at less than faif a., ~.
ulnr values. These have lli, IT, =.
colved. and we Will place On salsH,t-
same great bargains A. W. plftA,i.i
them. The lot consists u All.Wssict.
orcd and Black sc,sonabls Fabric =.
cludlng Handsome Black Cfrp5rf I,
skirt and full suit lengths