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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
The Home Circle.
CHRISTMAS.

By a beautiful road our Christmas comes,
A road full twelve months long,
And every mile is as warm as a smile,
And every hour is a song.
Flower and flake and cloud and sun,
And the winds that riot and sigh,
Have their work to do ere the dreams come true
And Christmas CLOVIS in the sky.
The holly and cedar and mistletoe,
They thrilled, when the nights were chill,
For the maiden's glance and the madcap dance
And the lovers foot on the sill.
For the Christmas mirth the brave pine grew,
Serene and straight and tall,
The deep woods knew in their dusk and dew
When the dearest of days would fall.
To the beautiful home our Christmas comes,
The home that is safe and sweet,
With its door ajar for the beam of the Star,
And its corner for loves retreat.
There the mark on the wall for the golden head
Is higher d bit, for 10!
Between Christmas coming and Christmas sped
There's time for the BARN to grow.
Our Christmas comes with a royal grace,
(Forget the ancient grudge y
IT'S the open hand that must bless the land.
(Uplift the tOiling drudge
And who that has gifts shall hold them back,
And who that has cheer shall wait,
When there's joy in the sky, and the i'll things fly,
And the Christ Child knocks at the gate.
IT'S a beautiful time when Christmas comes
All up the street and down,
For hearts alight make faces bright
When Christmas comes to town.
NeighbOr and friend in .gladness meet
And all are neighbOrs dear,
When the Christmas peace bids evil cease
In the holiest day of the year.
The fair white fields in silence lie,
Invisible angels go
Over the floor that sparkles hOar
With the glitter of frost and snow.
And they scatter the infinite balm of heaven
Wherever on earth they stay,
And heavens own store of bliss they pour
On the earth each Christmas Day.
'Tis a beautiful task our Christmas brings
For old and young to share,
With jingle of bells, and silvery swells
OF music in the air.
To make the sad world merry awhile,
And to brighten sin away,
And to bless us all, whatever befall,
Is the task of Christmas Day.
-Margaret E. Sangster, IN the Youths
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18
Chatham Co., N. G.
DENTON RETURNS.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE In my
silence I have enjoyed many
pleasant occasions. Of course, not
everything has been pleasant, for
we all know every bitter has it's
sweet and life is not all sunshine.
Even ''spring would be but gloomy
weather if we had nothing else but
spring"
1 have spent some joyful days at
the the place of my birth, that loved
spot, home, and at several other
places of interest and pleasure, meet
ing my old friends, having good mu-
sic, etc. I went to Raleigh and at
tended the State Fair. Aunt Jennie,
if you or any of the Chatterers were
there that day,I would have enjoyed
meeting you very much indeed. I
thought the wOmen's exhibit was
fine. What can we not do if we only
try!
like fancy work. 1 have been
making some crayOn pictures, my
husbands portrait being of these.
1 was forcibly struck with the sub
ject discussed in The Progressive
Farmer this week, "Good Manners
at Home" You will never make a
success in life without good manners,
and unless they ire practiced at home
you are not likely to have them. 1t
is so nice to see people polite to each
other, regarding others feelings and
with a desire to please them. Then be-
gin at home. Remember the golden
rule "Do unto others as you would
have them do to you. This is the
essence of good manners.
How did you spend Thanksgiving
day? 1 spent it very quietly, part Of
the day at a Sunday School service
in a country church near here. But
we can and ought to be thankful
anywhere or time. God is good.
We have had a lovely fall for farm
n to work, saving their grain and
doing other things. Now the little
green blades have made their appear
ance, the gentle showers of rain have
been falling and they gladly drink of
the water of life freely. How won
derful are the works of nature, yet
how few people stop to think of
their beautiful surrounding and the
wonderful works of Him who rules
all things. The seasons come and
go; who made these changes2 Should
you not be grateful for them? The
golden leaves of autumn have fallen
to the ground and the charms of
mid-winter will soon be with us.
Christmas is nearly here. What
does it mean? It is the birthday of
our Savior and we should remember
with thankful hearts what He does
for US from year to year and the
many blessings we receive from
Him. Let us treat Christ's birthday
with respect. May you all nave d
merry Christmas. DENTON.
| Moore Co., N. G.
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HOW BEvER1DGE GOT TO COLLEGE.
His Plucky Fight for an Education and His
Plans to Support Himself.

His Plucky Fight for an Education and His
Plans to Support Himself.
Robert Shackleton, in a lengthy
article on Hon. Albert j. Bever.
1dge, the brilliant young Senator
from Indiana, in a recent number
of the Saturday EVENING" Post, writes
after these experiences-he was
then only fourteen-young Bever-
idge determined to carry out his de-
termination to go to college. For a
time he sold papers, and out of his
profits bought a suit of clothes. He
worked in the postofice, drove a
dray and hauled lumber, and, by
working continuously, saved a little
money. In the meanwhile things
looked bright upon the farm but
the great drought of 1888 destroyed
the crops, and the small sum that
the boy had saved went to his father
and mother.
1T was then that the promised
education seemed absolutely hope
less, but it happened that there was
a vacancy at West Point and the
place was thrown open to compet'
tive examination. Young Bever-
idge took the examination and did
well in every study except one
While he was reading, a wag among
the contestants made him laugh, and
this incident lost him the scholar,
ship by one-ffth of one per cent.
when young Beveridge learned
that he had lost he was wretchedly
miserable. He was standing upona
corner, not knowing what 70 do or
where to turn, when Edward AndeT'
son came along.
whats the matter?' he asked.
more than enough" was the
reply. I failed to get the West
Point scholarship, and I don't see
how I can ever get a college educa'
ton
"'You go ahead and get ready
said Mr.. Anderson. III see you
through
"The offer was accepted. He went
ahead and got ready and gave MI
Anderson his note for the fifty dol
lars which he loaned him. Mr.. An.
derson says that this was the OeS'
investment he ever made.
Young Beveridge's strugglG
through college was one of pluck aLa
hard work. He won Il prize, n LIE
father was able to send him throusn
the first term. During the suInnt
vacation he cut more than 2lU aol 1f
of wheat and drove the first sen
binder ever seen in that Te8lJ%I o
With the money earned he was "O+'
to return to his studies" u
Numerous stories are told III
dianapolis of Mr.. Beveridge s stLG9
giles to become a lawyer. He tll -
e hard to get into the onlco -
BENJAMIN Harrison, but did nos s ~
ceed. Finally he secured a tootnJIaa
with another firm. Those hrsG W. Nc 10
were full of hardship. Literary o -
lived on n meal a day TOT I,ntil
than a month, and it was noG 80 70.
the end of three months tnaU Iors a
ceived any pay. Twenty dollal' :
month was his first salary,
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WINTER SABBATH SCHOOLS.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Now that
cold weather is here again, I am
afraid that a great many of US who
have been attending Sunday School
through tbs summer will decide that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18

mo human being stands so firmly
on his w feet as not to need the
aid, the sympathy and sustaining
influence and encouragement of some
one person, at least, who believes in
him. "-Haryot Holt Cahoon.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-12-18

The virtue of prosperity is temper
ance.-Bacon.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1900-04-07
Roses.

A dainty evening costume included in
another trousseau is of white satin coy
cred wi tn loose embroidery of rose
sprays. The flowers and leaves Of this
decoration are in part painted, in part
made of pink muslin standing out in re-
lief against the fabric Rolls OF pink
muslin are carried about the decolle-
tage, and length of the same material
forms a long waist scarf which fastens
under n puffy rosette and then falls in
long fringed ends.
For smart afternoon dresses the pref
erence OF the spring brides is likely to
be for very light cloths, pale gray veil
lngs and crepes. Very beautiful fou-
lards in shadowy pastel colors are
shown, combined sometimes with white
and colored linen. For example, shaped
bands Of glossy soft white linen stitched
with rows of red silk. form the yoke
and collar of novel red and white fou-
lard.
A pale gray yelling is dotted with
white spots In graduated sizes, the
smaller being about the hips and lower
part OF the bodice French knots on
black velvet ribbon are used to trim
such costume. ELLEN OSBORN.
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WHY Cats Arch Their Backs.

New York Herald: It is not anger
alone that makes cats arch their backs;
indeed. when two cats are preparing to
fight they do not assume this attitude
but crouch low. Just as they do when
about to spring on their prey, the body
extended, and the hair not in the least
erect.
It Is noticeable that a cat viii also
arch its back when IN an attectonate
frame OF mind. rubbing itself against
its masters Leg At the same time II
slightly raises its fur and holds It's tail
erect. Its whole attitude Is jus! tho
reverse Of that which It assumes when
savage. Darwin accounts for this In
the following words; Certain states Of
mind lead to certain habituul actions
which are OF no service, Now, when
n directly opposite state OF mind is in
dueed there is strong and involuntary
tendency to the performance Of Il
movement OF directly opposite nature,
though II may be OF no service
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finely plated to form long.
straight Empire robe. A 1chu trim
ming OF black ChahtIlly lace is drawn
about the shoulders, fastens with i big
bow over ;he bosom and again with an
other bow below the waist. The sleeves
ar tucked to the elbows and arc allow
cd to expand in wide houneas.
Another more elaborate. but not more
beautiful. tea gown is OF pale blue satin.
with long tight sleeves OF ecru-tinted
lace. a wide tabller OF the same lace is
carried down the front o. the robe and
is edged on each side by lace rufiies
The dress Is cut partly low, with soft
folds of ecru-tlnted chiffon drapIng the
decolletage and fastened in front OF
each shoulder by a huge cabbage
rosstte OF blue crepe de sole.
A beautiful evening dress just finish
ed for Miss Edith Morton and to be
worn before her wedding is Of white ac-
cordlon-plaited crepe de Chine. The cut
is very simple and graceful, giving full
effect to the slender lines of her graceful
figure. The slightly housing waist is
accordion-plaited and lines of lace In
sertion are carried about the decolie-
tage. There are no sleeves, but cords Of
pearls are carried over the shoulders.
The long, accordion-plalted tunic is
pointed back and front, and falls above
a mass of lace-edged rufIles. There is u
narrow. pale blue velvet glrdIe.
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One Of the lovellest wedding robes In
preparation is graceful dress of
creamy white duchess satin. wonderful
ly artistic and effective in its simplicity
There is a yoke OF delicate Honiton
lace, there are bodice drapings, like
tiny bolero, caught upon the bosom by
ayspray Of myrtle, and down the left
side OF the bodice creeps u vine-like
embroidery Of orange and myrtle leaves
In white SILK cord stitching.
Nosegays OF myrtle and orange bios
sons surrounded by rosettes Of white
ribbon, are set here and there upon the
skirt, and this is draped very slightly
back on the left hip under leaf gar
lands, straying down from the bodice.
a very full veil Of Brussels lace will
be fixed with small tiara of myrtle.
The bridesmaids dresses In prepara-
ton at the same establishment are of
tucked white yelling, with lace fichus
and black picture hats. Bouquets of
orange tulips are to be carried.
At a home wedding, most Of whose
details have been arranged. the plan is
to ill the house with daffodlls.
The brides dress, which is being
adapted from Gainsboroush's portrait
Of the Duchess OF Cumberland, is of
ivory crepe de chine, with transparent
yoke and sleeves Of point d'Alencon
lace. The skirt is outlined and en-
bro!dered with silver. and there is to be
train Of white satin, richly worked In
silver and having an applique design in
silver sauze showing lilies with hearts
entwinca The veil which will be worn
over the face Is comparatively short.
reaching little below the waist. and is
OF exquisite Brussels lace. 1t will be
fastened by wreath OF natural or
ange blossoms.
The two bridesmaids win wear pretty
dresses Of white silk with Jokes and
sleeves Of cluny lace over yellow silk,
aaa will carry bouquets OF dafIodIls.
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the hem. which they follow around on
either side. outlining the train. The
plain sleeves have lace Guns: a spray
OF orange blossoms is placed In front OF
the left shoulder.
The veil is long enough to hide the
wearer; when cast back 1t falls over
the entire length of the train.
The bridesmaids dresses OF white
cloth are made with exqulsltely fitting
coats of white panne.
The DrsttIest wedding dress that I
have seen Is also the cheapest. 1t is ac-
eordeon-plnited white yelling with a
lace yoke and sash arranged like a
Swiss belt and fastening with a rosette
and fringed ends.
For her going-away dress the Easter
bride is choosing dove shades, mastIc
and gray. in every kind OF material,
with white trimmings and mixed en-
brolderles. Or she is wearing reseda
green or blue or beacer color.
A very beautiful dress, but one al
most too conspicuous for It's purpose Is
of ivory cloth. with graceful skirt
laid in broad stitched plalts. The bod
ice is bolero adorned with many lines
of white stitching and opening over
waIstcoat OF red and white spotted silk.
There is u dark red silk cravat. The
black picture hat is covered with
plumes.
A more servleeable golng-away dress
is of smart reseda green cheviot. The
skirt is box-plalted at the back. side
plated from the hips down. and APP
pllqued in delicate vine pattern in
black around the bottom. The jacket Is
like long bolero. with collar and re-
vers finished with the applique devices;
It opens over a double vest, Of which
the outer portion is of old rose velvet
embroidered in white and the inner Of
fainter old rose silk. The model is ex-
ceedingly smart and could be repro
duced in other colors.
For an outside wrap to be taken on a
wedding journey long Empire coat is
usetul' thouSh a snort Exon, coat IN
black or in color to match the skirt
with which 1t will be worn is salts
factory addition to any brides ward
robe.
The Easter brides lingerie is some
thing at which to marvel. In no other
department: of dress is the standard OF
elegance so high. the growing tendency
to extravaBance so apparent. Trous-
saaus grow year by year smaller; fash
Ions in undergarments change so rapid
ly that the accumulation Of a quantity
becomes more and more undesirable;
but the beauty of the materials employ
ed and the dellcicy and elaboration of
the handwork that adorns them are
nothing short OF wonderful.
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b niloat spot; No. red 5Issc elevator :
No Northern Duluth 71nc T. o. o.
rrnrrpf No. hard Duluth 1sAc (, o, o.
aiioat prompt; options had little
strength at The opening, closed steauS
at ssc net decllrc; close: May use
July. 73isC: September. 5ihc.
Corn. receipts 30,223 bushels; eNpoI .
si.SSS bushels; spot market easy; NO
Z. f7isc I. O. b. ahoat, and 469sc eieN9-
tor; options opened cary; CLOSED steacy
NJ tsd&c net loss: close: May, 49Nei
July. 4GAc, September. 46lsc.
Oats receipts ii0e0o bushels; eNSort''
4.eg5 bushels; spot market easier no. 2
sc; No. 3, 9Sikc. No. white SIC asked
No 3 white siEc: track mixed western
29G30iic: track white sli54S5laci track
white state. SiiLG35sbc; options closed
nc net lower: May closed at s9c' NO
2 white May closed at Sic.
Hay. hops. cutmeats pork butter ana
tallow steady Hides and eggs nrui'
Coal steady TO ilrm. Lard easy. Cheese
quiet and weak. Co;tonseed oil steady
RasIu quiet, Turpentine, rice, pea
nuts and molasses steady.
Coffee. futures opened quiet and un-
changed to five poilts lower; closed
firm and unchanged to ten points high
er; sales. 5000 bags.
Sugar, raw arm; refined quiet.
BALTIMORE - Flour quiet and
steady. unchanged; receipts, $3.50 bar
rels: exports. 1912 barrels. Wheat un-
settled uld lower; spot and April tS.t@
77%c: May. 13isG73Ssc; July. '3ap'SAc'
steamer No red. 6S% G69c; receipts
1870 bushels: exports. 5000 bushels'
southern wheat by sample, 6gI75c; do
on grade. 7OT7ic. Corn unsettled and
lower; spot April and May. AfliM4flsc;
steamer mixed. 43i4G43l4c: receipts lOi,-
446 bushels: exports, lSS.5u bushels
southern white corn. 45lsGi6isci do
yellow, 459i6c. oats hrmtr: No, =
white. Sic sales; No. . mixed, e9G29hc.
Hay firmer; No / timothy. SlI 90 hut
ter and eggs firm and unchanged. Chsese
steady and unchanged.
CINCINNATI-Flour dun, Wheat
easier: No. red 72G72isc. Corn quiet;
No. mixed 4Sc. oats Arm; No. mix
ed 27isc. Rye dull; No. 2. Sic. Lard
quiet at Sc As. Bulllments firm at 81 %.
Bacon quiet at 81 70. Whlskey firm at
81 25M. Butter dull. Sugar steady.
Eggs steady at 9lsc. Cheese firm.
ToLEDo-wheat dull and lower; No.
2 cash 72hc May, 73Ac. Corn firm and
unchanged: No. mixed 4li9c. oats
dull and lower; Mo- mixed 26c. Rye
unchanged: No. cash 57lsc. Glover
seed firm and higher; prime cash. old.
81 90: new, Sc 20: April, 3 10; October,
50 O5 bid No. . seed 81 25a4 621e. OIL
unchanged.
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CHING.

Fine laces, embrolderies, dainty bead
ingg, linen lawn, wash SILK and nainsook
as fine and sheer as dainty handkar-
chief enter into the composition OF an
outfit for one OF the wealthy girls who
will be married during Easter week
The skirts, both long and short, are cut
to fit the hips smoothly, with few
stitched down plalts in the back. The
back seam is gored. so as to give just
the same sort OF flare that is desirable
on the outside skirt, for fit is the essen
tlal feature OF all modern underwear.
A Wide nouncc, sometimes straight
and sometimes circular. forms the lower
half Of each skirt and is trimmed in
every conceivable fashion that lace and
embroidery can assume. Two lace
trimmed iiounces, 1--WE inches wide, fall
Ing one above the other, trim the lower
edge of one garment. and the deep
fIouncc over these is also finished with n
Iacn.trlmmed ruffle. above which are set
bow knots OF lace insertion.
ThnTe are low -IGNNNN Hto'Nf - " SO N'''N
arc dreams OF daIntiness. with theIr ell
bow sleeves and lace rufiles about the
hem Nearly all OF these are in Empire
designs. as are the chcmlsc nightdresse5
for summer wear, with simple short
sleeves.
Innnitcslmal tucks, not wider than
cord. adurn chcmise and nighlEown-
hand work invariably The richest gar
mentg arc decorated with birds butter.
nes or flowers IN part embroidered
upon the cloth, and in part standing
clear OF It, with wings or leaves Hu'ter-
Ing. The beauty Of this workmanship
Is unqueatIonable but the size OF lho
laundry bills It involves makes ita COST
all but prohibltivc.
A very beautiful tea gown belonging
to a large rousseau in process OF max
Ing Is composed OF rose-plnk chiffon
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CHICAGo-Cattle. receipts $500
head: market generally firm; best on
sale to-day Sc 40: good to prime ma
tive steers 81 OOT5 so; poor to medium
81 25Qt4 90: selected feeders 81 2Op4 So:
mixed stockers 81 5OG4 90; cows, 81 0O@
4 80: heifers. 81 25GIi 10; Gamers, 81 0OG
. rs: bulls. 81 1904 Is; calves. IS 259
25. Hogs, receipts $1,000 head; to-
morrow $4,000 head; left over, 1900
head; hGlOc lower: top. S. 573s; good
claarances mixed and butchers s. SO@
57is good to choice heavy 50 4OT
5Tia: rough heavy s. 2565 30: light,
s. 25d5 59lA: bulk OF sales 81 40I5 62is.
Sheep and lambs active and stronger;
good to choice wethers Sc 0OG6 30: fair
to choice mixed S. 0Od6 90: western
sheep IS 6566 30: yearlings SO 0OG6 65;
native lambs IS 6O97 40; western lambs
Sc OO97 40.
EAST LIBERTY-Cattlc steady; ex-
ira, IS 40d5 GO: prime, IS 20Gpj 30; COM
mon, $3,25Gf3 so. Hogs active: prime
heavles, S. 7OCl5 55; mediums, 81 75;
heavy Workers.. IS 656i5 20. light York.
crs. s. 5Ol15 60: pigs, IS coos go; roughs.
So 75G15 TO- Sheep steady; choice weth-
ers, SO 35d6 SO; common, 50 50G4 so;
choice lambs. 81 6O6D7 rs; common to
good. s. 5O97 50. Veal calves, Sc OOG
6 80.
CINCTNNATT-Hogs active and EMS
Ter at 81 6OG5 65.
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Metals.

NEW YORK-Tln continues to de-
cline under an absence Of sellers and
the easy advices from abroad. The
market Mt best was quiet. closing quiet
and easy at $50 o. bid and SCI 1919 ask
ed. Lake copper, while unchanged as
to price, displayed n firm undertone,
closing Mt SIT. Speltcr ruled steady in
tone at n slight advance in price, clos
ing at 81 721s bid and 81 71ls asked. Pig
iron warrants were quiet, Lead ruled
dull, closing unchanged ut 81 67!E bid
and 81 72is asked. The brokers price
for lead was 81 IS and for copper $l7 90.
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ELLEN OSBORN'S
FASHION LETTER.

SOCIAL Correspondence OF Intelllgencer.
NEW YORK. April s.-The Easter
,rIsc will be crowned with flowers.
We are to have blossom weddings
e,ver faces and fairy showers Of
sort7g bloom. For weeks the florists
s,ye been forcing early peach and APP
Il. buds to build pink and white bow
o.. for young happiness. and steamers
have brought fragrant loads of Ber-
mp5a lilies to make fair and sweet the
cBaprel orange and myrtle buds have
bsen ordered in such unusual quantIt-
lbs that their perfume will be oppress-
I've in small rooms.
Already the sheen Of bridal white is
caught in the sancta sanctorum of the
1,essmakers.
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