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Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

E,OR SALE = COMPLETE WAGON,
H Paint and Blacksmith Shop, doing q
good business in good location. and long
lease; reason for selling, poor health. Adj
dress c. NJ. b., this office. au29-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

E'oR sALE.-sTEAMER CRESCENT,
80 gross tons. Apply TO l.. JOHN
SON. Crittenden. Va. jy24-1m'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

wv ANTED-AT ONCE. FIFTY GIRLS
/. w between the ages IL and 20, in tho
Virginia Hosiery Mills at Lambert's
Point; paid while learning; house rent
ST. 90 and 500. se5-tf.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

Cn1nA PIANO. VERY FIND ROSE
eD4OO wood case, knebe Piano. in
most excellent condition; terms $500 and
$500 per month; this great bargain
STIEFF, 66 CRANKY. se7-3t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

Ca0O PIANO. VERY NICE SER
DcO Wceable Piano. good condition;
only $50, VIII suit beginners. STIEFF,
66 CRANKY. se7-3t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

All transient Embellishments in.
serted in these columns must BIO paid
for In advance.
Rntc. one cent pcr word each in-
ecrtion, minimum, 20 cents.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

y OR SALE.-CHEAP AND ON REA-
N sonable terms residence, with modern
improvements Hamilton avenue, Client
HAMILTON, care Virginian-Pilot.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

G1OE UPRIGT PIANO; VERY
sDlSC sweet tone; in elegant condi-
ton; this is great bargain; looks like
new; been used but months; original
cost $500; now sell at sl95; come in and
examine this Piano. STIEBF. &c CRANKY
street. se7-3t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

WANTED SEWING MACHINES TO
wv repair any make. New machines
$40 and up. j. w. BEASLEY, 1914
Church street. city. fe2o-tf
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

VIZ YOUNG MAN
wv and woman to read the advertise
ynent of the Southern Shorthand and
business University. on page 4, of this
paper. Se2-l5t
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08
WANTED.

yAr ANTED-BOARD BY YOUNG MAN
wv and wife. Location, west of Brew
er street. State terms. Address PER
AIANENT, Box 2l1, City. seS-St'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

VIZ ANTED-PARTNER WITH SOME
w money with business capacity,
not afraid of work The business al
ready established and outlook good.
None need apply unless willing to take
an active part. The reason. party. need
help. Address BROKER, care this Of
flee Se6-4t'
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

VX) ANTED-A GOOD ALL ROUND
wv BAKER; must be able to take
charge and turn out first-class bread.
Address. with reference. J. d., i. o. Box
14S. Norfolk, Va. So6-3t.
Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-09-08

1Er AN1'ED. POSITION AS DRUM
w MER for city trade. either gro,
Gerry tobacco or liquors. Can give good
references. Address L., this Office.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
WRAPS FOR LADIES.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE:-To the one Of
moderate means or Strengthened cir
cumsEances, there comes a desire to
purchase some cheap thingsin order to
allow for the purchase of other articles
Of dress, bus cheap things ere some
times the most expensive in the end :;
and especially is this true OF cheap
wraps.
A nice light wrap is q of mos5 coz
venieDt articles in a lady's wardrobe as
it affords al the warmth required for
warm winter or spring days. when
worn With a heavy sgrees gown, and
ae a nice wrap Of good material will
last for years with ordinary care, it is
worth while to study well over the
matter before purchasing a new cape
unlees one has a plethoric purse. Per
haps after you have examined the con
tents OF the closets you may fad
enough material to make q nice cape
or even a ssylish Acket, and thus save
che expense Of a lie one. Ali kinds Of
fabrics are used in their construction.
and the styles for making them are so
varied, that a pattern can usually be
selected to suit the q Iality and quar-
tity Of material you may nave on
hand. It you have no wrap of your
own to remodel you may find a light
over coat Or wen a discarded oair Of
pants that may be fashioned into a
shoulder cape.
Mems Old clothes are often utilized
in this way when there are no small
boys in the family, and with excellent
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
SURPRISING.

Pat came to the dentists with his
jaw very much swollen from a tooth
he desired to have pulled. But when
the suffering son of Erin got into the
dentists chair and saw the cleaning
pair of foreeps approaching his fac
he positively refused to open his mouth
The dentist qIi. ely told his page boy to
prick his patient with a pin, and when
Pat opened mis- mouth 20 yell the den
tist seized the tooth, and out it came.
1T cidn'G hurt as nu IN az ecu ex
pected is would, did iy9' the dentist
asked, srnilingly.
well. no" replied Pat hesitatinglv.
as If doubling the truthfulneas Of his
admission. But" he added, placing
his hand on the spot whare the bow
pricked him with the pin, ''begorra.
little did I think the roots reached
down like t1at!"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
IT TAKaS COURAGE.

"a great deal OF talent Is lost 10 tbs
world" eaid Sydney Smith, ''for the
want Of a little cJurage." Il a man
would accom- lish enythi1g in this
world. if he would make his mark on
has age, ha must not be afraid OF as
Stunning responsibility. OF course, it
requires courage to take chances Of
failure, to be subjected to the risk of
criticism for an unpopular cause, to
expose oneself to the shafts Of every
body's ridicule; but the man who is
not rue to himself, who cannot carry
out he sealed orders placed in his
hands at his birth, regardless OF the
worlds ~ es" or $40" OF iCs approval
or dIeapp1oval; the man who hRs not
courage to trace the pattern Of his
destiny. which no other soul kn0 VS. but
his own, can never rise to she true
dignity OF manhood, or attain SUCCESS.
It takes courage for a young man or
woman to STAND firmly erect while
others are bowing and tawuIpg for
praise and power. IL takes courage to
wear threadbare Clothes while your
companions dress IL broadclo.n and
silks Il takes courage to remain n
honest p5verEy when oilers grow rich
By fraud. 1t takes courage 60 say ''no'
squarely when those around you say
yes" 1t takes courage to do your
duty in silence and obscurity although
others prosper and grow famous While
n~egleoting sacred obligations.
Il takes courage ana pluck to be
laughed at, Hcrfed, ridicuIed, derided,
mt7 Idged,-to stand alone with Gil
the world against you. Tt takes cour-
ege to pracsce rigid economy While
those about you Cquander their cain
ing5, but They are elaves WHO dare
not be in the right with two or threeP
It takes courage t. refuse to follow
custom when it is injurious to health
and morals. To esp0use an unpopular
cause often requires more courage than
to lead a charge 10 battle. It takes
courage to be true to yourself while
others about you would rather straugle
their irdividuality than be tabooed by
Mrs. G. ,uGdy. Bat remember that all
things sarve a brave soul, and the
world makes way for the MAI who
boldly presses on,-Sucoess.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23

Aunt Margaret left the next day,
but Jennie had scarcely time to miss
her, go busy was she in working out
this new plan of home happiness. Ard
gradually it became quite the usual
thing for Charlie to spend the noon hour
and the hour before bed time, wi h Jen
ME and children, and there was al~ays
something TO interest them ali Games
AID puzzles, and books, and papers.
And, best of all, perhaps, were the
hours when they just laughed and
talked, or when, gathered around tbe
evening lamp they sang together the
sweet ola hy mns.
Often, too, the children found nam
ma rea y for a long, inteTes ing talk
with them, when she would tell them
cf the different animals and the may
races of people belonging to the differ
ent countries.
So the dsys sped on, each seeming
happier than the last, until Ne~ Years
Eve came round. Sitting by hrs happy
uFE5kQ6, ClaEliS AAGl0 GOOA LIS "44S 3
hand in his.
"a year ege," he said, 81 you'd al
most have pronounced our lives fail
ures To day, loOkiug back ward, /
can truly say i5 has beea the happiest
year OF ny who.e life, and 1 know
that in some way, l owe it all to you,
little wife; will you tell me how you
have worked this wondrOus chRnge9
For I confess / do net quite understand
it."
And then she told him OF the lesson
taught by Aunt Margaret
BLESS her !" he exclaimed, "what q
pity she hasn't q family CT her own
sucn a happy home maker as she is."
Il am very glad che has not" an
sWered Jennie, ''else che might not
have spent that two weeks with ug last
summer, and l would have missed my
| -sson, you see."-Ine King.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
Burke county, N O.
Wal e MANS MYSTERIES

DIR. Francis FIX, a recent visitor to
Bulawayo, says tnat a MAtabele there
made some very interesting remarks
on the locomotive. This was his man
ner OF describing it:
'IE is a huge animal belonging to
the white man. It has only one eye
It feeds IN fire and hates work. When
the white man pumps it to make II
work, it screams. 1t comes from
somewhere, but no one knows where.
But the engine in it's normal ets!e
wes as nothing compared with the
creature when it was being OILED.
sit is a huge animal which has the
fever very bad" said the MataOeIe'
I'VE know, because the white maD
pours medicine into so many parta@
it's body."-Yoush's Companion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23

results. S3me times the material can
be made up with the wrong side for the
outside of the new garment but it 1s
usually necessary to change the color
to freshen it up sufficiently. OF COURSE
old material mus DO washed and cloth
should have a suds prepared especially
for it to prevent lint from clinging to
the cloth. Any kind Of goods will
color black. and if nee sssary to piece
it. it should be Dieced in such a manner
that the SEAMS can be covered with the
trimming.
A most serviceable Jacket was made
of the best parts of a light colored over
coat of ell wool goods. The material
was carefully washed in a warm suos
and dyed a beautiful dark blue with
D almond dye for wool. After a
thorough rinsing it was hung on the
line until nearly dry, then ir0ned on
the wrong side with a hot iron. A
short jacket pattern was selecs ed end
each pieca placed carefully on the
cloth before cutting into the goods, and
arranged in such a manne tnet all
piectng could be covered with the
braid. S0m9 black braid vas spCnged
and pressed n used for trimming,
end the result was a really hands me
JACKET nice enough to be worn on any
occasion. TIE secret Cf all successful
making over is to press all seams and
edges with a hot iron, and to foish
every part OF the garment in a neat
painstaklng manner
Faded, rusty looking jackets can
often be freshened by boiling them for
half an hour in a strong dye Of the
desired shade without taking them
apart, although they are more easily
ironed il the sleeves are removed, and
It is usually necessary to alter them
when renovating an old scket
MISS A Il. Fl.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23

cease to be interesting. To me, "a a
rule, a book OF poetry makes hard
reading but / did not find Tennyson,.
I'm Mamoriam" so But of all the Doe-
try I have read for a year past l havs
most enjoyed old Omar Khay YAM.
Rubaiyat." This book has stoo1 tho
test Of Centuries-for Omar lived in
Persia nearly 800 years ago-aud while
not orthodox, his views of life and des-
tiny have some element OF truth in
them, r un que, poetic and intensely
interesting. OF book talk more anon,
What has bscome of Eva Pla uondon,
Sac used to write regularly but Of late
calls rarely. And R liios, L uise.
Water Lily. Mrs Fllyaw, Manila
D3wey, and FIfty-ThFee, elk of our
best and most enters aiming writers
from E assern Carolina, and Ruth
Kamimbe, joe, May, and Mrs. Nc
Kinney from the Wesl2 I refer only
to those who have been long absent
And there are others whom I will not
now name. Let Their guilty. c~onscieDces
sir them to action, however. for I ex-
pect to come again CARELESS TOM.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
Social Chat.
TDrTKD BY AUNT JENNIE. RALEIGH. N. C.

AS CONTRIBUTORS to this department of
The Progressive Farmer; we have some oIn9 o I'd @ es
and young men and some of the most entertain
ing writers among the oder people or TINS ana
other States the ages of the members ranging
from sixteen to more tn N sixty.
YOU ARE REQUESTED to join by sending
us q letter on some subject of general interest,
and writing thereafter as often as possible
WHEN WIRING, give fu ! name ana post
office address for Aunt Jennie's INF trmaClOn.
If you do not wish your real nome to appear in
print. give name by which you wish to be known
as a Oh atterer.
elapse between the time a letter is written and
the date of its publication.
all letters to Aunt Jennie, care
of the Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, n. I.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
AUNT JznNlE's LETTER.

EVERY day Is 8 fresh hegInnmg-
Every day is the world made ne r."
What inspiration the morniF & brings,
and how often we forget that there has
just passed q Digat Of blackness!
DID you ever n nix how e~xceedine ly
heavy your daily burdens saem 60 ; ou
when viewed b. toe Pickering fire
light Of nighgG On, yes you may have
5re brightest lamp lgh5, or even an
electric light, by which to view them
and I dare say they will be magni6ed
at least ten fold. Especially is this
true o. the person who has had an IN
usually trying day. 1t IS decidedly
best to cast care aside and think only
OF that which is pleasant, for at least
an hour before retiring; then resttul
sleep is easily induced and a refreshing
nights rest follows. Have you not
at come time in your life seen, with
tired and nervous eyes, a little mole
hill gradually assume the form and
proportions OF a grea at mountain end
laid you do IN to rest, Sill believing it
TO be a real mountain, and, during the
night that followed, tossed resolesaly
ana faaIly when day dawned awak
eCed to the realization hat i5 Yves al
a terrible IllusioD2 Do you remember
now dissstIsf- d you fell with youreelf
and every body else tha day f2lio~ing
suab q Light9 I fad a good b10k toe
vey best pan8cea fer such an fiji oIloD.
Cot away, es iT were, from s=IS; lose
your own taoug1t3i in the best thoughts
OF Oth+Ts. Permit some reliable author
to entertain you. Forget who you are
for the time being, retire so rest and a
dreamless night and arise in ohe
ing fully reallzirg that Every day is
a fresh beginnls e. and conscious that
you have gained strength for your
task
A. NJ H. writes us q sensible letter.
She ia our second member from Ken
Tucay. l wish she had wri ten earlier
IN tee SECS n, but her letter is not too
late to be Of benefit to some readers Of
che Circle.
Careless Toms latter is unusually
interesting, h is q versatile writer
and handles with equal ease literature
or the common every Gay occurrences
of life His political ideas are sound
and pra.s worthy.
Well, Hspplness, I an so elad to
greet you this week. Indeed, l feared
that some misfortune had Defallen you,
you were absent 80 long a while ALI
of Va are glad you came, end let me
tell you, We SAINT you Il corne ofreaer.
Y ur letters are al ways interesting and
are 50 spontaneous You are certainly
right as TO the cock 70 a Our sur
roundings have an i0Calcu]able lEhQ
ence. They eli her repel or invi2e
nervous worry, but SO few men seem
to think Of ghis, as to the badge, the
subjec6 is open for discussion. The
views Of ell a~requested.
| }eel very much encouraged as to
the SUCCESS of our Gree this year. /
would 50 much emf " writing a per
sonal letter TO each member, out time
forbids. aust JENNIE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
Rratsn for The PrOrresstys Farmer.


The change that comes as years are born,
To doubt where once we did CDndde,
With trust and confidence all gone,
In what we thought We could abide,
Destroys the serss thai nature gives
In soul felt trust of fellow man,
And only sees in all that lives
The false and mean toe more we scan.
The gods that childhood held supreme,
Who we're without a taint or stain
To mar the faith of such a dream,
No more upon their thrones Will reign.
Oh naked tactsi What havoc do
You cause, of all ghas mortaln hold
Most dear; 20 make u doubs and rue
What once we thought was pure as goloF
Why cau'G Illusions always stay
Without the truth revealing forth
The cloven foot 10 glare OF day
Along with nauga6 bu5 dregs and trotnF
Our butterflies, with airy a gt
Are caanged to grubS ard Ilaths)m9 things,
And cease to noe wink with the sight
o. fraud upon their gorgeous wings.
The goodness that e. tAcalled us So,
TIE virtue held IL such esfeem,
Wish blusling msiden's modest gIo =
To fad IL all a hooking dream!
IT'S better far to roam where blind
ElchsnEments Turing shades are shed
Than, with a searching liGhs, to find
Your admiration cold and dead.
An, idols that we cherished so!
1t hooks the Senses, VIKINGS tho heart,
And deals to trusting faith a blow
When, from their shrines, We have TO part.
On. false illusions charming realmsl
Why wake to stroll thy shores beyond,
No more enr8ptured with thy dreams
RepIete with all that's fair and fond9
-UPTON B GwYNN
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
THE HOUR OF : REST.

winch once 6XlSG90 D0E@66Q your nus
band and yourself In short, you are Doth
b@com 0g mere automatic wOrkinZ ma
chimes, without a thought Of pausing
30 enjoy the benefits of your labor"
Jennie was silent for a time, and
when she did speak her voice was low
and unsteady.
% know every word you say is true,
Auntie, and s metimes I have cried
when I thought of the difference De
tween my real life and the life l used
to picture for myself, es Charities
wife"
But it is all your own fault, dear.
It lie every woman's part to make, and
keep, her home just what she will.
There is muca truth in tie asssr
ton that,
" This world is ever as we take it,
and life, dear friend, is what we make
it
rs is not too late, dear, to bagin that
happy life Of whi,h you used to
dream"
But I don'5 know where to begin,
Ger what to d."
I will tell you what to do, and you
can begin juss wh9n you Choose"
Charlie . as surprised when tie sup
per bell rang thag evening before sun
ses. h u1hitched the team AID bur
riad 10 The house.
"Wnat is it Jannie7 Anything the
masEerG" M asked, es jam q MT hin
at the kitchen door.
'No5hing," sac answered, "O2Iy !
knew you must be tired, SO got sup
per a little earlier. Cone in aad eat,
and then you can feed while I clean
up"
The children were already in their
places at the table, so Charlie took bis
seat, wondering a little at bis wiEe's
radiant tace end happy manntr.
he wondered still more when the
chores we're all done and tie lamp
lighted, his wife instead of taking her
work ss usual and leaving him to dcza
On the sofa till bed time, took up u
book, saying gayly:
"AunEie gave me g new book this
evening, Charlie, and" she added,
turning it's pages slowly. there is a
Story | think you will like"
I5 was a short, lively g DRY ard when
they had finished discussing it, and
Aunt Margaret had told of SONS
hing similar which che had known,
Is was quite bed time
Both Charlie and Jennie were estir
at the usual hour next morning, and
the housewives busy feet never halted
IN their accus Tomed rounds; but when
Charlie had eaten his hesty dinner and
rcee to rush back to his work, Jennie
was beside him and took his arm play
fully.
There's something in the garden I
want to show you," she said. "a pop
py, Just like the Il you used to ed
mire 50 much; do you remembeg77
IL wGs strange how many things
there were in the garden lhat inter
est9d him and when they at last
reached the house the clcck was on
the stroke OF one.
Marty an hour lost" said he; but
she answered with a smile:
Just one hour of rest, dear. Surely
we both have earned one." And she
vent indoors to clean up the neglected
table, and, for the first time in MANY
a day, she sang as she worked.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-01-23
6sDO you know, Jennie, that you
IL are one Of the most wasleful
women I have ever knoWD?"

women l have ever KNOWN
"WastefulF'
The pretty woman, in Eer neat cal
leo dress and presty checked gingham
apron dropped her busy hands in her
lap, and eat Starring with wondering
eyes at the sWeet-faced, gray haired
lady who had just uttered such I'm
pleasant words.
And Jennie Isle might we'll be as
tonished, for, since she became Charles
Lisie's wife, eight years ego, she has
devoted hsrself to the task Of learning
the many ways of Saving" Not that
the family was stinsed in any way they
dressed well, and their table was al
ways well furnished, but not q crumb
uor scrap was ever really wasted.
What, then could Aunt Margaret
mean9
Jennia picked Up her work presently,
While q flush Of annoyance mounted
to either cheek.
81 am sure I 90 not understand you,
Auntie."
mo, I fancied you would not; but
don't be be xed with me, dear. No
one ever ia, you know"
Jennie smiled into The blue eyes bent
50 kindly upon her.
"No, I AN not vexed, but do tell me
what you meant"
81 NEAR to. I have been here two
weeks to morrow, and Every morning
you have been Up an hour before day
light. You have your breakfast over,
and Charlie is in tie field 10 & beiore
she SUD is up. You milk the COW aud
strain away the milk, and by tha5
time the children are awake, and you
wash and dress them, ard give them
their breakfast. Then you wash your
dishes, make your beds, sweep tbs
Aoors and chuFn. By this time the
dsw has dried cut of the garden. and
you gather your vegetables for dIuner.
After these are put to co2k you can go
80 the barn and gather up tile eggs,
aud when you get back It is time fo-
dinner, and you ring your bell at half
past eleven every day. Charlie comes
In and eats his dinner, ard as he puts
the last bite in bis mouth he rises anG
starts Immediately to his work, and
Il back in the field By q quarter past
twelve, and halt-past twelve you have
your table and kitchen all cleared up
and are ready for sewing or knitting
ar ironing. You sew or knit and
Charlie plows, "a long es you can gee
how, and then you light your lamp
sRG get supper while be does his feed
ing by lantern light Neither Of you
EYER think of resting a moment, do
yoa Jsnnie7'
"WeIl, Auntie," said Jennie, laugh
ing gsyIy, you set in to prove that I
ana uncommoDly exvravegaut, and
yOd havs only $40 En me what a very
industrious couple we are"
Aunt Marg 4ret shook her head.
Il have proved that you are wRstinI
youth and health and strength-tEe
three priceless blessings that a kino
God has given you Ihave proved III t
ySu are wasting your chlldFen's bes3
hours, as we'll as your own, for you
are aIlowiog them Il grow up
without the happiness which mothers
sympathy and mothers companion
ship alone can give. And above all,
and more than all, you are losing the
congeniality, the sweet sympathy,