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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
DAVID HARUM sCOTCHIzED.

Had it not been the Sabbath
said "a Perthshire minister to
an elder between the preachings, Il
would have asked We how the hay
was selling in Perth on Friday"
"Well, sir" said the elder, had it
not been the day it is, I wad just haze
tell t ye it was gaun at a shillin' the
stane."
Indeed! Well, had it been Mon
day instead of the Sabbath, I would
have told ye l had some to SELL"
"Omph, ay, on ay, sir. And had
it been Monday, as you say, then I
Wud just haze tell t ye I wad gle the
market price for it."-Everv Where
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
The Home Circle
IN THE FALL.

Haint hunted possums in de fall? Well, chillun, mus say
YOu's lef' a heap oh Joy in life ungethud on de way!
AS natchuTy as Mhtis Moon comes hirhn' round at night,
De Dossum- taste comes in de fall to temp de apputte,
Wv, as you goes along de feel an ties de foddah whah
De Crickets' Chitit! chiht! rings o n de Septembah ah,
Or as you pIods de creekroad home an heahs de whupahWlls'
De moonshine N de sleepy felS, de shadahs on de hills
Dis longing won't behave itself, but whispuhs soft an low; ,,
Call Tige an Bull. and mOSey Out-de poSsunl 5 ripe, TO ShO
When Ioobin' on de No hill fep whah frosty simmons shines,
And pokestaIks grow beside de fence, an grapes hang on de vines,
You's suttn vahmints hab come out, supposin' dey no foes,
An den you takes de cowhOn down, al calls de dogs, al goes.
You cross the bahs, an den de creek, an on to de new-grOund,
Yo' foot falls, an de crackIn' twigs mighty nigh de only SCUM.
Out in de woods you take yo' seat upon a stump or ran,
An wait to heah de dogs yep out, runnin' on de trail;
While somehow settin' all alone, de pas comes, an you heahs
Clean back, thoO all the stiffness, de voices Of d. yeahs.
But bimeby deys a yelp; you know de dogs at las hab freed;
You rush dat way an 10! a sight to please de lips OBJ greed!
A great white bulk oh luciousness sets on de dogwOod limb,
An up you climbs: a pOsSum shO'! An as you fingers him,
An thinks OBJ how he'll taste baked brown, wild Eaters stacked about
You say do Lords good will TO men is not yt all give out!
-WW 7. Hale
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
Our Social Chat.
EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, \. c. \

As CONTRIBUTORS to this department of
The Progressive Farmer, we have some of the
most wide-awake and progressive young ladies
md Young men and some of the most entertain
Ing writer's among the older people of this and
other States, the ages OF the members ranging
rr,r1 81 Xtpen to more thOn sixty.
r REQUESTED to join by sending
ms a letter on sOmesubjectO Of general interest,
mi writing thereafter as often as possible.
WIEN WRITING, give full name and post
,,aico address for Aunt Jennie's Information.
n Won do not wish your real name to appear
in print, give name by which you wish TO be
known as a ChatterPr.
we WEEKS OR MORE must, as a rule,
ola use between the time a letter is written and
me date of its publication.
ADDRESS all letters to Aunt Jennie, care of
The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
BETSY WRITES AGAIN.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE -Zeke Ro.-
er hintin' Ground that l onobttp
write ter The Progressive again.
ter please him I'll let her o.
lieve he thinks I've writ ont ~
law sake8 be don't know how oTs
quent my pen is. Only don't I.,.
time ter write ter the boys off ~
college much less ter papers.
Lands sakes we women with
man ter look after has our ham,.
full, I a tell you. But with ain H..
warnin' we give these young ,,,,
they jest go right on er marr-ir,
these poky men. Ov course. +Aor
amt all SO poky like Zeke, but he's
a fair sample Of the tribe,
Yit Zeke has his good points. +,o
We're been married nigh on TWENTY.
years an he's got his first Sass tar
gin me yet. He's meek es Noses
round me, but let him git out +or
hear him brag on his self. Then
nabors say he's afraid of me is what
makes him so meek; but [ say bp4
ter that way than me erfraid of him
Well, what with the fruit ter tend
to and so many meetin's ter 90 to-
political, Methodist an Baptist. 7
hain't had a pen in my hand in 50
long tibet it don't run es slick es nv
tongue. DID you ever notis that
these folks what talk so much air
the gourd-headest folks? I've no.
ticed myself and er lot more like
me. Our tongues air never still and
yit we don't know what we are talk
ing about half the time.
But lands sake hit do beat me
how Zeke an these other men pr-
round here can kill time talking
politics. Hit won't help any of the
candidates to be elected, but it will
cause er lot of lies ter be tole an er
lot er mountain dew ter be drunk.
But who can blame ther pore far.
mer fer feelin' purity good these
days? He looked at the pore pros-
pect fur cotton all summer an won
dered where the preacher an doctor
an sheriff, an so on, etc, would git
there money from. Now good prices
make up for short crops an We are
all happy. Zeke sets an smokes his
pipe with er big summer grin on his
face now. He's paid ther preacher
an sheriff an still got enough in bis
pocket ter jingle-an' cotton in the
field ter buy the children's Chris
mus candy an his own ChriSmus.
And what is the use ter worry any
how? I'm goin' ter quit my part,
The apples wus er fat failure, but
Their peaches an blackberries made
up fur it, an so hit is erbout the
crop. What we lose on one thing
we make up on something else.
We are all in better spirits an air
goin' ter the show. So no more at
present from
ELIZABETH JONEs-BILKIES.
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GO AND DO THOU LIKEWISE.
. Rare Opportunity For Lady Readers Of
The Progressive Farmer,

A Rare Opportunity For Lady Readers Of
The Progressive Farmer.
There is hardly d neighbOrh0od in
North Carolina where one or more
new subscribers for The Progressive
Farmer may not be obtained. Read
our premium offers, ladies, and work
and get your husbands or brothers
to work for new subscriptions. First
get The American Queen one year as
a premium, then work for other
premiums. Read our offer on this
and other pages. Here is a sample
letter:
"You will find enclosed one dollar,
for which please send The Progress
sive Farmer one year to Mr.. j. Wal
ter Smith, Bowman, n. G. Please
send me The American Queen as a
premium as per your Offer.-MlSS
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You can do as we'll. Try it.
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A TRIP NORTH AND SOME THINGS WE SAW,

pairing for the great Pan-American
Exposition, to be opened next May.
From Buffalo to Niagara Falls is Il
distance of but % miles.
AT NIAGARA FALLS.
We arrived at the last named
placed at ? u. m, and by 9 "a. m, had
started on our trip sightseeing. To
attempt to describe Niagara Falls is
useless. True, we can say that of
the three distinct falls, the largest,
the Horseshoe, is 1000 feet wide and
$50 feet high, the American Fall 900
feet wide and 164 feet high, while
the Central Fall, or Bridal Veil, i
the same height and 243 feet wide,
And we can tell you, with the scien-
lists, that each minute 1000. 900 tons
of water are hurled, in one vast
volume, down Niagara'S Steep
But neither words nor figures can
give an idea of the beauty and sub
Unity of the ''Thunderer of WATERS
Who al stand under the arching
rock towering high above him, hear
the ~ceaseless roar Of the mighty tor
rent, and see the great mass Of green
iSh-blue water hurled over the lofty
precipice and the white clouds of
mist rising toward the sky, and
mingIing with the clouds, without
understanding the feeling of rever-
ence and awe that caused President
Garfield to say: 30. that the assem-
bled millions Of the earth could now
behold this scene sublime and awful,
and adore the everlasting God, whose
fingers filed these giant cliffs and
sent His sounding seas to thunder
down and shout in d~eafening tones,
We come from out the hollow of
His hand and haste to do His bid
ding"
Hardly less grand are the Rapids
above the Falls and the Rapids and
Whirlpool below, where the rage,
the fury, and the avage titanic
strength of the fOaming waters must
appeal to the admiration of the dull
est. And as a w~ell-knOwn writer
has said: The great gorge of the
river, from the foot of the American
falls almost to Lewiston, is a sight,
too, but little less impressive than
the cataract itself and beyond
Lewiston the peaceful and placid pas
sage of the erstwhile reckless raging
waters, as they seek, in a seemingly
exhausted condition, the sheltering
bosom of that lovely lake, which
shall bear them softly thence to the
waiting sea beyond, how sweetly and
sadly suggestive a picture of human
life it presents, with it's toll and tur-
MOL Quilted at last in the restful 81
lence of the grave :"
After a day at Niagara Falls, we
left for a day at Toronto, Canada.
Our route was eight miles along the
gorge of Niagara River. For count
less centuries, the powerful stream
has been cutting its way through
the rock formation. Now a chasm
200 to 400 feet wide and about 100
feet deep has been cut, just as the
Falls are still receding at the rate of
several feet each century. At Lewis
ton, opposite which was fought the
bloody battle of Queenstown Heights
in the War of 1912, we boarded a
steamer. This carried US 8 miles
down Niagara River, past the Amer
lean Fort Niagara and the British
Fort George, out into Lake Ontario,
"a miles on the lake putting US in
Toronto. This is one of the most
beautiful of Canadian cities, and
our party greatly enjoyed their stay
in it. The Parliament building and
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23

The Editor took a-purely pleasure
trip recently for the first time in
two a In the newspaper bust
ness 1.-The crops are never laid by,
and there is no vacation season ex-
cept Christmas week. Even that
the busy editor must often take to
balance his books, count the number
of delinquent advertisers and sub
scribers, and get things in shape for
the new year. This time, however,
we managed to get ahead somewhat
on editorial work, and leaving the
news and correspondence depart
mentS in charge Of the business man
ager and Aunt Jennie, we joined
the North Carolina State Press ASSO-
citation in its trip to Niagara Falls
In this article we shall give some
impressions of the country visited.
We T aware that this Will not in
terest all readers, but The Pro
gressive Farmer is u big paper, and
such readers will get their moneys
worth from other articles without
reading this.
We passed through Washington
City, Philadelphia and Baltimore at
night, hence saw little of interest,
except some of Virginia's beautiful
mountains, until we arrived in New
York. From New York to Niagara
Falls we travelled over the New
York Central, one Of the worlds
greatest railways. This is a four
track road with 40 passenger trains
e day. One Of their trains,
the Buffalo Express, the fastest long
distance passenger train in the world,
makes the trip from New York to
Buffalo, 44O miles, in 495 minutes.
The trains on this road, by an cleo
trical continuance correct the danger
signals as they run. Nor do they
stop for water, but scoop it up while
running at lighting speed from a
trough in the centre of the track.
UP THE HUDSON.
We had the trip up the Hudson in
the daylight. The Palisades, towering
walls of solid stone 500 feet high at
some points, line the right bank for
many miles. The scenery is beauti-
full and the country is in IA very high
state of Improvement. The roads
are good, the farms we'll kept, and
the cities and towns with which the
country is so thickly dotted, are
good specimens of Yankee thrift and
enterprise. But while the scenery
is indeed magnificent, it does not, to
our way of thinking, equal in rugged
grandeur and majesty the noun
tains of Western North Carolina.
We do not think that for natural
beauty the country along the South
ern Railway, from Morristown,
Tenn, to Asheville, will suffer by
comparison witha any trip of the same
length on any railroad east of the
Rockies. But the Hudson river peO-
pie have spared neither time nor
money in assisting Nature in its
work of identifying their country.
God has done more to beautify Yves
tern North Carolina, but man has
done more to beautify New York.
And no less historic than beautiful
is this country along the Hudson,
from New York to Albany. The
names Stony Point, Tarrytown,
West Point, and many others sug,
gests deeds famous in song and
story.
From Albany to Buffalo the New
York Central Railroad follows very
closely the famous Erie Canal, com
pleted in 1926 at a cost of more thar
$1,000, 900. Buffalo is now busy pre-
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23

Once I was young, but now L an
old, and I have never seen agirl that
was unfaithful to her mother thai
ever came to be worth a n eyea
button to her husband. It IS the
law of God. 1t isn't exactly in the
Bible, but it is written large ana
awful in the miserable lives OF many
misft homes. I'm speaking for tu0
boys this time. If one of you chaps
ever come across a girl that, with d
face full of roses says to you as SA7
comes to the door, Il can't goIol
thirty minutes yet, for the dishes arc
not washed, you wait for that girl
You sit right down on the doorstep
and wait for her, because some otn7L
fellow may come along and carry
her off, and right there you lose al
angel. Wait for that girl and StlcA
to her like a burr to a mules tall
Bill Arp.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23

Fanny-"Of course, dear, now
your engagement is broken, l u
pose you will return at once every
thing he ever gave to you?" ,oon
Sally-"Oh dear no! I shall Ke0P
them all, and send them to him, onS
by one, for Christmas presents "
long as he lives. "-Harper's Ba2r'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-10-23
CARRY YOUR SUNSHINE WITH YOU.

The cheerful man carries with
him perpetually, in his presence and
personality an influence that acts
upon others as summer warmth on
the fields and forests. 1t wakes up
and calls out the best that Is in them.
1t makes them stronger, Drawer, and
happier. Such Il man makes a little
spot of this world lighter, brighter,
warmer place for other people to
live in. To meet him in the morn
ing is to get inspiration which makes
all the days tasks and struggles
easier. His hearty hand hake puts
Il thrill of new Vigor into your veins.
After talking with him for a few
minutes, you. feel an e~xhilaration Of
spirits, a quicEening of energy, Il
renewal of zest and interest in living,
and are ready for any duty of ser
vice"
Great hearts there are among
men," says Hills, of Plymouth pull
pit they carry a volume of man
hood; their presence is sunshine ;
their coming changes our climate
they oil the bearings of life their
shadows always fall behind them ;
they make right living easy. Blessed
7 the happiness-makers they rep
resent the best forces in civlliZu-
ton n'-Success.
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the Municipal Building, the latter
costing 81, 900, 900, are very hand
some.
IN NEW YORK.
Leaving Toronto, Saturday, 4p. m,
Sunday 9 a. m. found Us in New
York City, Il little world in itself.
To get a fair idea Of its Importance,
YOU must think of the entire pOpu-
Iation of North Carolina crowded in
to a space 10 miles square, with per
haDs ten times the entire wealth OF
our State.
We worshipped Sunday in Trinity
church, at the head OF Wall Street.
1t is worth a trip.of many miles to
hear the melOdiOus chimes of Trim
tvs silvery bells. By the way, there
is no reason why any one should
miss church when from home. The
. most aristocratic of New YOrk's
churches have seats to which
strangers are welcome. Trinity
church was established in 1897, and
has an annual income of $500, 600.
The present church building was
erected in 1915. Many well-knOwn
persons are buried in the church
ward, among them Alexander Ham
ilton and Commodore Lawrence, Of
the Chesapeake. But Time defes
all efforts to keep green the memory
of those he has laid low, as weather.
beaten grave-stones, half crumbled
into dust, i~mpressively reminds us.
New York has many handsome
churches. Perhaps the COstliest is
St. Patrick's Cathedral, in which we
stopped for a short time. 1t cost
more than three million dollars and
its twin spires are 1928 feet high.
St. Thomas Church is distinguished
for its unexcelled music. Brooklyn
has a very large number of churches.
Rev. Newell Dwight Hills is per
haps its best known minister, while
Rev. A. c. Dixon, of North Carolina,
is pastor of one of its Baptist
churches.
Next week perhaps we shall have
something to say of New York at
work.
The Newtown bee., 1900-01-12
COLD STEEL OR DEATH.

''There is but one small chance to save your life and that is through an oper- ation," was the awful prospect set before Mrs I. B. Hunt. of Lime Ridge, Wis.,, by her doctor after vainly trying to cure her of frightful case of stomach trouble and yellow jaundice. He didn't count on the marvellous power of Electric Bitters to cure Stomach and Liver troubles, but she heard of it, took seven bottles, was wholly cured, avoided surgeons knife, now weighs more and feels better than ever. It's positively guaranteed to cure Stomach, Liver and Kidney troubles and never dissppoints. Price soc at R.H. Beers & Co.,, Newtown; s. O.. Bull 6 Co.,, Sandy Hook; Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station |; Edward A. Honan, Merwinsville ;William J. Beehler, Brookfield; William B. Haw- ley, Sherman. Drug storee.
The Newtown bee., 1900-01-12

York City will appear at the Toquet opera house, next Wednesday evening, under the aaapicea of the Men's League of the Congregational church.
 Mrs Robert Descher and family have returned from an extended visit with friends in New York City.
 The Rhetorical Society met, Monday evening with Mr and Mrs William G. Staples.
 The Westport Musical Society met Monday evening with Mraud Mrs Carl B Dolge. Prof. and Mrs Ka ] FeinInger of New York were present and took part in the program.
 Mrs Nj. A. Adams ard Mrs Dorothy R. Adams have been spending few days at Brooklyn, N. Y.
 Miss El zabeth Wells of New Britain ia guest of Mrs Edward J. Taylor.
The Newtown bee., 1900-01-12
4 NIGHT OF TERROR.


 Awful anxiety was felt for the widow =of the brave General Burnham of Ma chias, Me-, when the doctors said che could not live till morning,'' writes Mrs 5. H. Lincoln, who attended her that fear. ful night. "Al thought she must soon die from pneumonia. but she begged for Dr Kings New Discovery, saying it had once saved her life, and had cured her of Consumption. After three small doses she slept easily all night, and it's further use completely cured her." This marvellous medicine is guaranteed to cure all Throat, Chest. and Lung Diseases. Only soc and $1.00. Trial bottles free st R. H. Beers 6 Co.,, Newtown ; s. 0. Bull & Co.,, Sandy Hook, Allen Joyce, Roxbury Station; Edward A. Honan. MerwinsYille William J. Beeh- Ter, Brookield; William B. Hawley, Sherman. Drug stores.
The Newtown bee., 1900-01-12

It has been demonstrated repeatedly in every state in the Union and in many for. eign countries that Chsmberlain's Cough Remedy is certain preventative and cure for croup. It has become the uni- versal remedy for that disease. Nj. V. Fisher of Liberty, W. Va., only repeats what has been said around the globe when he writes: 1T have used Chamber lain's Cough Remedy in my family for several years and always with perfect success. We believe that it is not opl the best cough remedy, but that it is a sure cure for eroup. It has saved the lives of our children a number of times. 5 This remedy is for sale by R. H. Beers 6 Co.,, Newtown; Taylor, Curtis 6 Co.,, Sandy Hook; A. B. Blakemap, gBotg- ford; ". H. Hurd, Long Hill;. A. B. Fancher, Hawleyville.
The Newtown bee., 1900-01-12
BETHEL.
AN ENJoYABLR REUNION.


 Oae of the social events of the New Year, 1900, occurred st the Congrega- tional church, last week Wednesday evening. The annual reunion of the held in the lecture room. Supper was served between 6 and o'clock. Upon entering the room each person found in their char plate, cup, spoon and nap kin. The pastor, Mr Slack, made few appropriate remarks and Dea W. W. Sherman invoked the Divine blessing. A score of ladies expedited the repast in quiet way by waiting upon each person in the room and there was no lacking of good food to eat and coffee to drink. The quartet club proved their worth in good music. MT Slack said he would call upon few persons present for three minute addresses. Dea Charles Bailey in his re- marks spoke of his remembrsnces of the old church which he saw burning in 1s42. Brother k. R. Barnum said he found but five persons present living who were members of the church when he joined in 1858. Des Sherman related one of his early experiences in life which had happy effect on those present. Little David Kicks showed considerable skill in playing violin solo. Brother Durant remarked that he was full, every one present thought go, too, by his looks, (laughter). Brother Durant intended to imply by his remarks that he was full of love for the church work. Brother Wortman never fails to respond to & call to address the company in his of hand way. In speaking of the large numbers present he said: ''If MT Slack wants to draw good crowd just have & free lunch." Brother Howard Woodman, superintendent of the Sunday school, made remarks in reference to Sunday school teachers work. Brother Mai Thomas spoke of the sociability of the evening. A recitation by Miss Fanny Evans, was nicely rendered. "The Roda- myer sisters" Mrs Evans and Mrs Stone. were called upon for duet and their music never fails to please the church people. The audience showed by renew cd applause how well they. appreciated Mrs l.. D. Smiths el1cutionsrg powers. Mrs Smith responded to a second call and did herself great credit. Rev H. l.. Slack, the pastor, about 9 o'clock, in & few remarks gave an invitation to all present to attend the week of prayer meetings. The meeting closed with sing ing and the benediction. It was one ot the largest and most enthusiastic re- unions ever held in the church. Many nice little packages of good things found their way to the homes of the sick and aged who were not able to be present.
The Newtown bee., 1900-01-12
STEPNEY.
TIMELY TOPICS.

Thomas Perkins of Blanket Meadow is in Bridgeport, doing carpenter work for H. P. Boyson of Newtown.
 If any one is looking for good milk farm, they would do we'll to look over the farm of the late Louis Edwards in Judd district.
 T. O. Warner has rented the Banks place, just east of the Rock House school house, Easton, and is to move onto 1t April l.
 Mrs T. o. Warner is spending few weeks In Danbury, visiting friends.
 John Clay, who has been living in Mrs Mary Beers' tenement house, moved to Bridgeport, last week.
 Mrs K. P. White of Blanket Meadow has gone to Shelton to spend the winter with her daughter, Mrs David Warner.
 Miss Ada Msllett of Bridgeport has been recent guest of Mrs Weslsy Ed wards.
 Mrs Catherine Burton is in o .ange, N. J., visiting friends for 8 few weeks.
 Miss Eliza Vetter Is visiting Mrs Win nie Bradley of Tashua.
 Rev F. F. Braman will hold prayer meeting, next Tuesday evening, at the Lower Stepney schoolhouse; Wednes- day evening" at the church; Thursdry evening at Judd district.
 Miss H. Waldron, the field worker, is on the sick list at the home of Mrs F. P. BrRman.