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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09

grind another down to the bare neCes-
sites of life that they, as Bill Arp says
IN a recent letter, may live ia luxury
and sit high up in the church when
Sunday comes"
We have reached the point OF which
Hood sang in bis S0ng of the Shirt;
on, men with sister 8 DEAR
o., men with mothers and WiVesl
Il ~ not linen you're wearing out,
B 1T human creatures lIvesI'
Something should and must be done
for these little children. 1t is a blot on
the character of every factory owner
who has child operatives in his en-
ploy-sapping the youth and strength
from their tender lives. And it is a
blot on the government that allows it
Let Us keep this fact before the public
and demand of the next Leg stature
some action in behalf of these helpless
little ones.
Iepj>y The Progress i've Farmer so
much especially Social Chat and the
Christian Life column.
Why do the young men let the girls
monopoljz9 the Chat They ear write
fine letters. Proof: Tennessee B y,
Careless I'm, etc. A happy and
prosperous New Year to one and all.
PANsY.
Rowan county. N o.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09
FROM JENNIE ACTON.
Rowan county, N O.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:-Well, I just
must tell you all what a delightful
time I had during the holidays. In
the first place, brother gave me a copy
O. Samantha at s saratoga and I laughed
over the funny things in it until my
eyes we're red and my mou.h felt like
a cyclone had struck it. In fact it
does not feel just right yet, but reckon
iG will. I was almost afraid to go to a
party in the neighborhood for fear that
I might think of something funny
Samantha had said and seem foolish
by laughing then and there, for with
me to think is to act.
Bother kept beg2ing me to go so |
foaIly went. We got there all right,
but I did not play any Of the kissing
games, though I erj0yed the others. l
wonder how many OF you think
Stealing Partners" is WrongG You
can dance il you want to-. buE it you
dance all you have to do is to skip AM
Keep time to the music. I think the
game ia all right, provided it stops
Gbere, but it is go apt TO make some
giddy young people think Of stealing
real partners and for life, too, This
part I don't like for that kind of steal
lng partners is a serious business. /
did not get stolen and l don'5 mean to.
[t there is anything that adds more to
the epj ,yment of country life than lit
Gle social gatherings Of the young
folks in the winter I should like TO
know what it is. Some Of us girl
played on the piano, some sang, the
boys helped Us, and soma of them
play ed we'll on the violin The old PEG
both OF them staid in the parlor ali
che time. l think it was go mica o.
them not to forget that they too had
been young once.
/ found out why brother was so anx
ious for me to go. Would you believe
It-that boy got into the wrong buggy
when we started home, although we
had a lsnternl Iguess, however, that
he thought it was the right one, for his
girl occupied halt the seal and he
thought his place was beside her. l
wenE home with another fellow, but it
was not far, so I cid not get tired. l
thi K it is the boys duty to take home
the girl that he carries, or else tell her
something ab, III it, for it is a wee be
gone feeling co fod yourself in the
dark, not knowing who your com
panlon will be. I told brother so, but
he only laughed. Boys are so curious.
JENNIE ACrON
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09
A SECRET OF c

Andrew Carnegie, the great iron
manufactures of Pittsburg, in a recent
address at Cornell University, said:
Success is simply a a matter Of
honest work, ability, and concentra
ton. There is no question about there
being room at the top for the excep
tional nan IL any profession. These
have not to seek patronage; the q1es.
ton is rather, how q their services
be secured, and, as with every pro
f~ession, so in every line Of business
there is plenty of room at the Top.
Your problem, how to get there. The
answer is simple: Conduct your busi
ness with just a little more ability
ths the average man in your line.
If you are only above average your
success lie secured, and the degree Of
success is in ratio to the greater de
gree of ability and attention which
you give above the average. There
are 81 ways 3 few in bus ness who stan0
near the top and there ne always an
Infinitely greater number at and near
the bottom. And should you fail to
ascend the fault is not in your
stars, but il yourselves. Those who
fail may sey that this or that man
had great advantages, the facts we're
propIGIous, the conditions favorable.
No y there is very little in this; n
an lands in the middle OF a stream
which he tries to juno and is sWep'
away, and notne tries the same
feat and lands upon the o g 81 le
Examine these two men. You Will
fl d Cnat the one who failed lacked
Judgment; be had not calculated the
means to tire end; he was a foolish fsl
l1~; he had not trained himself: he
C nuld not jump; he took the chances
N w the other man who jumped the
stream had CAREFUL trained himself;
ne knew about how far he could jump,
and there was one thing ''dead sure"
with him. he knew be could jump far
enough, at any rate, to land at a Doinr
tom which he could wade So o q ano
try again. He bad shown Judgment "
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09
Social Chat.
nDrrED BY AUNT JENNIE. RALE1GH,N n. C.
AS CONTRIB TTORs to this department o.

AS CONTRIB TORS to this department OF
The Progressive Farmer. we lave some or the
most w~i0e-awake and pr gresslve young ad es
and young men al d some of the mos" entertain
ing writers amor 2 the o der people of TINS and
OTber States the ages Of the members ranging
from SlXtee , to NOR tn N sixty.
YOU ARE REQUESTED to join by sending
us \ letter on some suble CT of general interest,
and writing thereafter as often as possible
WHEN WIRING, give fu name ahd post
If you do not wish your real No me to appear In
print give name Dy which you wish to DO known
TWO WE ks OR MORE must, as q rule,
elapse between the time a letter Is written ana
the dat- of it. publication.
ADDRESS all letters TO Aunt Jennie, care
of the ProEree sive + armer, Raleigh. /. =.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09

I'd rather be hearing the sweep of the pines on the hill
Than all Of your mad night noises, m OckIng me sos
I'd rather be under the stars, shining steady and still,
Than watch the glitter OF lights here, ABOVE and below.
I'd rather be taking the cold river-wey just begun,
With reckoning candle altar making wR'm5h On the night,
Than here in the crowd and not one-O my heart, not onel-
To turn all the signing to laughter, the gloom into hgnt.
Take all of your maddeniug bells and the mirth they have rung,
And give m q voice that is far. q voice that is Clsar;-
For the whisper of love can outm assure all songs that are sung,
Asone-O, my heartI-could outnumOer the muhitudes here.
The wave of my river were never so dark nor &c cold,
As the tide of the crowd, aud 10 it. yet ever alone;
And I'd rather be eating a crust, with her hand close 60 hold,
Than wanting the bread of the heart in q city OF stonel
O, 1 know that the New Year is setting OF hopes all q thrill
And [ know that the New " orld is young, and is brave and is bold
But I'd rather be bearing the sweep OF the pines on the hill
For love has q soil of ts own, and memory still,
Thauk God for the Odl
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09
SHALL BOYS GO TO HIGH SCHOOL

The Rav. Edward E. Hale of Bos-
ton, writing recently on this subj ct,
among other things said:
But for one teacher who reads these
Inns, a hundred intelligent young men
or boys will read them, who are doubt
ing about going to school for another
year. To these young fellows I should
like to tell g. little story, as dear
Abraham would say.
o g Of the most important and sue
cessful leaders whom we have in Mas
sachu5etts told il to me. II anybody
cares to know where, it was at tht
platform table Of a very grand n %
swell public dinner, wnere we were
both to make speeches before we were
an hour older. The story vas this:
When be was fifteen he told his
father that he had gone 10 school all he
wanted TO go; that he did not want &c
90 TO high scn0ol-and not to put too
foe a point on it, that he would not go
he wanted to go to Boston and make
his fortune. His father, es gently, as
a father could, told him tnaE he was a
tool. He told him that the Wotld Of
mankiod is divided between two
cIas 81, those vho give orders an1
those who oboy thsm H. told the
boy that If he left school then he would
al ways b3long to the class of those who
obey; but that il h9 went to the high
a3nool a year or two he would belong
co the class Of those who give con-
mands.
The boy-9haIl we say of course
thought be knew b9tter, aud persisted
TIE father knew that while he could
lead a horse to the ate he could not
make HIM drink. R9 knew that he
could make him go to high school but
he GOULD not make him study. So he
gave way willingly.
The boy came t B )ston, the typical
boy of the stories; Wilmington with a
grip sack and a S. bill in his pocket
And h9 had not baen there three
months before he learned that he was
a fool.
II found that I was one of those who
had to take orders, and that l should
be. l did not write we'll enough. l
did not cast fgur 8 we'll enough. /
knew 10 French or G. orman. / could
not state what I wanted done, on
paper"
That youngster had the courage and
sense TO &C back on bis tracks. Night
IN and night out, from September 20
June, he worked two or three hours ia
the evening nigh schools Year in and
ous I6 took him TO make good the loss
Of b a q year az the high school,
which he 80 fOOlishly threw In his
fathers face at the beginning
And he said to ma 5naE IE was simply
the grit which ne put into the hIgn
school work which had made him what
be Is, a leader Of men. And he told
me that story IN a qIlEe distinct wish
that | should te ! Il % sucn youngsters
as will read this article.
Ralph Waldo Ere lou wrote to his
daughter when sI6 was away from
home &C school:
1t Oes not matter so much what
you study as it matters with whom
YOU study" This is very important.
II you Can spend this winter with a
man older than you are, wiser than
you are whom you cannot talk with
nor look upon but you feel that mere il
a real llvlviog man-an almighty child
OF an Alm,gnIy G do you take that
chance. Very hGely you will never
have s1ch another. Aud this Ia the
greatest gift that GJd himself can
give you.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09
The American Farmers Family.
r. in the Ne,U York Outlook Condensed for Public Opinion

look Condensed for Public Opinion
Thing strength in the northwest, is
making the farmers and educated
mass, and their wn work-by reason
Of it's diversity. by reason even of the
machinsr they are handling-is
strengthening their ability to think
aud acs for thems Ives. From the
beginning the American farm has been
rh9 stronghold of the forces making
for American freedom, and its position
is to DAY being further strengthened
for the struggles of the future.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-09

When / go Cd uIy earring
In the hammock [ low 90 sis,
3 3causa her tIGGle broGker
Can't put bent pine IN 1t.
.-NeW York Herald
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-28

A large assortment Of very fine sta
tionery has just been received at Hemp
hills Pharmacy.
WANTED-Competent help for general
housework. Apply to Mrs, W, d,
Symmes, LewiStown.
Highest market price paid for oats,
wheat, timothy seed and baled hay in
trade by Judith Hardware Co.
The White sewing machine, sold by
Judith Hardware Co., has been awarded
the gold medal at Paris Exposition.
DIR. W. A.. Long, next door To tele-
phone Office, gives special attention to
all diseases of eye, ear, nose and throat.
The Paris Exposition has awarded
the first prize 10 Garland stoves and
ranges. Sold by Judith Hardware Co
II is proven that T.. G.. Schneider
handles the best wine. beer, liquors
and cigars. At the Crippled Bear
saloon.
Best quality of hams aud bacon, as
well as superior fresh meats, and fish
and game in season, al the LrwiStowu
Meat c.
Say! Don't forget the grand mas.
querade ball to be given by the Mahana
orchestra on the Goth iust-Thanksgiv.
ing evening, There will be two cake
walks, n for the children aud one tol
adults.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-28
Resolutions OF Respect.

Whereas, II has pleased the Supreme Grand
Chancellor of the universe TO call from this
earthly lodge tothe Great Lodge above our be-
loved brother knight. william Graham: and
Whereas, We cherish with fraternal regard
the memory of his many excellent qualities of
mind and heart, his exemplary life and his love
for his fcllowmen; therefore. be il
RESOLVED, BY Judith Lodge No. 30,
knights Of Pythias. that we deplore the IN
timely fate which called our brother from Us in
the midst Of life and usefulness, while life'ssun
was hardly yet at its meridian height, and
while the future held out SO much Of hope and
promise.
RESOLVED, That we will ever cherish the
memory of his upright character and kindly
deeds, his fraternal love for this, his chosen or
der, and his kindly regard for his brother
knights.
RESOLVED. That these resolutions be spread
upOn the minutes Of this lodge and copies
thereof published in the local papers.
FRANK +. SMITH,
W. A. SHAULEs,
+. q. WoRDEN,
Committee.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-28
IMPROVEMENTS IN ONE YEAR.
Amount Invested i'm Real Estate improvements in
Lewistown Aggregates the Large Sum of One
Hundred Thousand DoIIars--Every
Building is Occupied.

Everyone has known that there
has been much buildingi In Lewistown
this year but that the total invest.
ment should have been very nearly
one hundred thousand dollars could
not be believed were the figures not
obtainable to prove it.
During the past week u reporter
has visited nearly or quite all the
carpenters and contractors in Lewis
town, as well as many individuals
whose building has been done by
themselves or by partial contracts.
The result Of these inquiries is here.
with shown. Some OF the buildings
listed were partially completed in
1899 but none of those given were
completed or even ready for partial
occupancy until after January lst
and properly belong To this years
total.
One hundred thousand dollars in
vested in Lewistown improvements
in one year is certainly a magnificent
showing for the little inland town
with n population, according to the
census, Of only l09S. 1t shows what
strong faith the people Lave in the
town. There is no symptom OF fear
no uncertainty OF the future. And
the most satisfactory portion Of 1t is
that store buildings, Office buildings
and residences are not being erected
for future generations to possibly oc-
cupy, but for immediate needs. Every
residence put up has been rented be-
fore 1t vas completed. Every store
building is built for occupancy at
once. In fact the constant demand
is for a place to live. A family desir-
ing to come to town must first have
a house built or must make applica.
ton far In advance. Merchants de.
string to locate car scarcely secure
even a temporary location.
And the buildings are substantial
and well built. No shacks have been
built In Lewistown for years. Every
year old buildings are torn down oil
moved away and new, brick orstone
buildings put up. The time for three
story buildings has not yet arrived
but it cannot be far off, for real estate
is high and as it grows higher, build
ings will do likewise.
The present demands OF the towI
are considerable and the outlook fol
1901 is that "a large portion Of thes'
Will be supplied by enterprising mel
OF means.
Real estate owners, merchants
professional men and residents hav,
confidence in thefuture Of Lewistown
In the following, credit is given tn,
contractors and buildersfor the worl
done by them SO far as 1t has beer
possible to do SO. Some building
may have been overlooked, II SO tn,
omission Ia unintentional.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-28
IElEvfN 3lACk TAIL.
ADeer Tor Every Days Absenceis a Pretty
fair Record.

The hunting party which left here
on the nth inst. and III which the
writer was n member, returned Inst
Saturday, after an absence OF eleven
days. Although the party encount-
cred the severest kind OF weather,
which rendered camping and hunting
very dlsagrecable, II found the noble
blucktail deer in his almost inacces-
sible retreat aud killed eleven In less
than three days, two days being re-
quired for packing the game from
where 1t fell, In the brakes" of the
Musselshell. Leaving Lewistown Mt
eleven O'Clock a. IN. behind q. W.
Cooks iour-horse team first camp
was made at the Cruise ranch, neal
Grass Range, at four o'clock.
At this point game In the shape OF
prairie chickens was abundant and
the party did not have to resort to
bacon, thanks to Mr.. Nelson's
thoughtfulness In including shotgun
in his hunting outfit. The second day
out the party passed through the
great sage hen, antelope and jack
rabbit country. There wcre number
less sage hens to be seen and n few
jack rabbits but antelope were not
visible to the naked eye, doubtless
owing To the storm which prevailed
with increasing fury for nearly n
week. The second night out the party
camped on Blood creek. How this
creek got it's name we did not learn.
About three O'Clock on the third
day camp was struck some twelve
miles below Valentine springs, where
good wood and water were amplciUr
camping purposes, though the large
game which the party sought was
found in the brakes fully four miles
further down the gulch. Owing To
the intensely cold weather and afresh
fall Of snow every night it was not
difficult to track the deer, the diff
cultylayinitb being t0OcOld to hunt or
handle agun To advantage. Even the
ever reliable Winchesters "bucked"
against the cold and refused ut times
to respond tn the click Of the trigger,
Mr.. Cook losing n fine buck on this
account. For II good hunter and
guide and Il man who can endure the
greatest hardships without II muir
muir we commend our worthy night
Waterman Thomas Nelson. Whether
In camp, ON the trail or on the road,
the "kicking" wusnll dclegatclto the
writer who frequently felt like laying
aside one OF the commandments just
for vocal exercise. We believe George
Cook would sing under the most dis.
tressing situation.
Although the party campcd out
eight nights it mHde good stopping
places ON the return trip andis under
obligations 10 William Busch and
Fred France for the kind hospitality
extended. With "A load of over two
thousand pounds Lewistown was
reached without Il serious mishap,
though a wcll-flled coulee ofsnow on
Ford's creek caused some trouble, ne.
cessitating the assistance OF another
team to reach the bench. For this
aid the party is under obligations to
Fred France Jr., who came to the
rescue with u team strong enough to
pull down old Black Butte.
Aside from a few f%rostbites thu
party Is none the worse for It's expe
|, rience and may some time in th'
future make n similar trip, though q
|, little earlier Ia the season.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-28

Special sale Of mems and boys caps
gloves and mittens at Power Mer>
camille Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-28

For holiday toys, candies and fruits
20 to Geo. w. Hall g. Co.
Fergus County argus. [volume] (Lewistown, Mont.) 1886-1946, 1900-11-28

Are you going to be married. We have a
line Of wedding invitations, an.
nounccments. cards. etc, at thiso Office.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-10

Additional trains leave boswell 5:bo a. De
daily and 7:20 P. NJ, except Sunday for Rich
mOnd.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-10
Is It Right For an Editor to Recon-
mend Patent Medicines
From Sylvan Valley New, Brevard, 10.

From Sylvan Valley News, Brevard, N. O..
Il may be question whether the
editor Of newspaper has the right TO
publicly recommend any Of the various
proprietary medicines which food the
market, yet as a preventive Of suffer-
ing we feel It duty to say q good
word for Ohamberlain's Collie, Cholera
and Dlarrhoea Remedy. We have
known and used this medicine in our
family for twenty years and have sl-
ways found 1t reliable. In many cases
a dose Of this remedy would save hours
Of suffering while q physician is await.
ed. We do not believe In depending linz
plioilly on any medicine for cure, but
we do believe that II bottle Of Cham
berIain's Diarrhoes Remedy were kept
on hand and administered at the in
ception Of en- attack much suffering
might be avoided and In very many cases
the presence Of Q physician would not
be required. At least this has been our
experience during the past twenty years
For sale by n M Lewis. Druggist.
The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1900-07-10
sympathy For the BOers.

Believing I'm the principles of self gov
eminent and rejecting as did our fore
fathers the claim of monarchy, We view
with Indignation the purpose of England
70 overwhelm with force the South AZ
rican republics. Speaking as we do for
the entire American nation, except its
Republican office holders and for all free
men everywhere, we extend our sym
pathies 10 the heroic burghers in their un-
equal struggle to maintain their liberty
and independence.
We denOunce the large appropriations
of recent Republican congresses, which
have kept taxes high and which threaten
perpetuation Of oppression of war levie5.
we oppose the accumulation Of a surplus
to be squandered I'm such barefaced
ping subsidy bill, which under the false
pretense OF prospecting American ship
building, would put unearned millions
into the pockets of favorlte contributors
10 the Republican campaign fund. We
favor the reduction and speedy repeal OF
the war taxes and return to the time
honored Democratic policy of strict econ
omy In governmental expenditures.
Believing that our most cherished In
etitutions are in great peril, that the very
existence Of our constitutional republic
Is al stake, and that the decision now to
be rendered will determine whether or
NOT our children are TO enjoy those bless
"a privileges Of free government which
have made the United States great, pros
Derous and hOnored, we earnestly ask
FOR the foregoing declaration Of prin-
ciples the hearty support OF the liberty
loving American people, regardless Of
previous party affiliations.