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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
The Home Circle.
WHEN h oUA1Ls CALLED IN THE WHEAT.

There are never days so Joyous as the childhood days at home,
And no spots 81 full of glory as the places where we'd roam,
Say within some wayside orchard, where their lace the spiders spun'
And the shade a a oasis in the desert of the sun;
And the green fields spread about u.s. and blue fields spread above,
And the whispers of the leaflets was as low as murmured love;
While a rent vas torn through silence when, from out their green retreat
Pairing doves began their cooling and the quails called in the wheat.
Why, TO tarry by some streamlet was a glory for the sight,
AS W watched the shoaling suckers flash like bars Of sphntered light;
There wa peace within the singing If the farm hands In n vale,
There was cadence in the beating of the red -head's tiny fail:
Out among the clover blossoms o. the grapevine s tragran6 gooms
Bee-hums sound like a hymn that fingered tangled In tn blooms;
And we had our childish fancies, saw castles rise complete
When the doves begin their cooling and the quails call in the wheat.
Would that we could call back one short day of all those days,
For a stroll about the meadows and the old familiar ways;
And while drinking in the beauty where the wild ose cheers the daWns
With the fragrance spilled from Censers swinging o. celestial lawns,
See an old form at the homestead. a her singing meets oQr ear.
In a voice whose music somehow is the dearest may hear!
And we half wish life had ended with the childhood vision sweet,
When the doves began their cooling and quans called in the wheat.
-WW T. Hale.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04

friend of mine who is the manager
of a Utah mine at an annual salary
of twenty thousand dollars, said re-
Gently: Harvard College through
it's teachers helped me much Har-
ward College through It's football
team helped me very much more"
To him scholarship was something !;
executive power was of greater
value. The power to think clearly,
largely, truly, and the power to will
promptly, firmly, and with large in
telligence, represent a mighty form
of the investment in a college educa-
ton.
5.-There is only one other form
of this investment to which / shall
allude, and this is comprehensive of
all: The student invests himself,
and that is just what he takes from
the investment, but it is a different
self from the one which he put in.
1t is a self larger, finer, nobler,
more symmetrical in the relation Of
intellect to heart, of heart to will,
and of will to conscience more as
piring, with greater power of
achievement, potent under
difficulty, more quiet in triumph,
more eager to do the best of which
it is capable, and more determined
to promote the rule of righteousness
and to extend the realm of truth.
Such a selfhood for each man, a col
lege education represents. Too
often the college fails to secure this
noblest result in the personality of
it's graduates but, to not a few of
them, the college is a mother, who
has given not simply life, but has
also, creating life in the student,
nourished it into life eternal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
Scott Co Ky.
THE LITTLE mo HARMS"
MRS. s.. H. II

DEAR AUNT JENNIE There T so
many little "no harms" in these
days, especially among the young
people, that are hurtful to their
good character, little things of a de-
grading sort that led to greater
things.
The young man that is a ''dram
drinker," perhaps thinks it no harm
to just take a dram with his friend,
but he will find if he keeps taking
drains he will end in something
short of high character. Our young
girls, too, should beware of many
things in which the world says there
is "no harm" Remember, dear
girls, that little mo harms" some
times lead to "great harms" We
should ever look we'll to our char.
acters. GA good name is rather to
be chosen than great riches"
A true and pure heart is the foun-
dation of good character. "From
the abundance of the heart the
month spe*keth." We very FIRE
quently near Ii said, 1T is no harm
to do this" or, cit is nc harm to do
that" but we should remember that
these little E'no harms usually are
but the beginning, and the begin
ming of things good or bad, leads to
an ending. If the young man or
young woman begins life in the
right road, it will most always lead
to a 0 perfect station in life. It
takes an amount of self-denial and
watchfulness to attain an unblem-
ished character, but perseverance
will win. CHEERFUL PATSY.
Alexander Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
AUNT N LETTER.

Once more / greet the members of
our circle. It seems a long time
since I chatted with you. Doubtless
many of you know how utterly blank
one feels after being shut in with
the sick several weeks if so, you
will excuse the dulness of this letter.
We have this week a nice letter
from a new member, Ruby. It is
one of the most interesting letters
we have had for weeks, and I hope
we shall hear from Ruby often.
Other nice letters are those from
Mrs. S. 81. H. and Cheerful Patsy.
A Yadkin county lady asks me to
give her the addresses of several Pc
riOdicals which she names. The
Young Peoples Weekly is published
by the David G. Cook Publishing
Co., Chicago, Ill. The New York
Outlook can be reached by address
ing 287 Fourth Avenue, New York
City. The Ladies' Home Journal is
published in Philadelphia and the
Youths Companion in Boston. do
not know the addresses of the other
two periodical which she anne
Now, let us make Social Chat
brighter than ever. The commence
ment season is over, and the young
people at home. This means, too,
that the burdens of the older peo-
pie will be lightened somewhat.
So let us hear from all the old mem
bers of the Social Chat, and from
others who wish to join, and fill our
three columns each week with bright
and helpful letters.
AuNJT TUUNTu
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
VINES IN THE BACK YARn

At this season of the year who.
the farmer is busy in the field and
garden and the housewife is in II.
midst of that charming % oocuna-
ton, housekeeping, besides havin,
the extra work of setting the hens
and caring for the little chicks, i
seems impossible to find time t.
spare for anything else. But a few
moments spent in planting vines and
hardy plants or shrubs in barenooks
and corners of the back yard wouId
be time we'll spent.
There is no reason why the bach
yard should not be made a delightful
spot instead of being left ugly and
uninviting. And old stump, a high
board fence, or even the ~unpainted
sides of a wood-shed, can be hidden
very effectively by Virginia creeper.
or any other attractive vine of quick
growth. A row of those old-fash.
toned but brilliantly colored flowers
MISUNDERSTANDING the fence, more
than repays one for all the time and
labor spent in planting and cultivat-
ing them. Plant morning gIories
literally.
Don't spend all your spare time
identifying the front garden. Give
the back yard some attention. A
few thickly spreading vines will
ove a multitude of imperfections,
and will be a constant source of
pleasure to every member of the
family.-Orf's Review.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
ALLEGED FUN.

ellis Honor is at steak" said the
waiter when the county court Judge
was at dinner.
X X X X X 4
GLOW can one tell whether or not
a man has wheels in his head?" "By
the spokes that come from his mouth,
my boy."-Judge.
X K X X X X
Ella-Isn't Charley Smudgkins a
simpletOn?
EttA-EOw, pray?
Ella-The other evening when he
was kissing me 1 told him to stop.
and he did.-Roxbury Gazette.
Sir William B., being at a parish
meeting, made some proposals which
were objected to by a farmer. Highly
enraged, "Slr," says he to the far
mer, ''dO you know that I have been
at two universities, and at two col
leges at each university?" Well.
sir, " said the farmer, "what of that?
l had u calf that sucked two COWS.
and the observation l made a the
o he sucked, the greater calf he
grew"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
Our Social Chat.


AS CONTRIBUTORS to this department of
The Progressive Farmer, we have some of the
most W1de-aWake h progressive young ladies
and 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
from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
YOU r REQUESTED to join by sending
us a letter on some subject of general interest,"
WHEN WRITING, give full name and post
Office address for Aunt Jennie's information.
If you do not wish your real name to appear
in print, give name by which you wish to be
known as a Chatterer.
w WEEKS OR MORE must, as a rule,
elapse between the time a letter is written and
the date of it's publication.
all letters to Aunt Jennie, care Of
The Progressive Farmer. RaIeigh. n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
F~RAGMENTARY PHRASES.

1t is easy enough to forgive when
you are quite ure it is the most
provoking thing you can do.
No man should ever make excuses
to a woman who loves him. Let him
say he is sorry and loves her, and
she will make the excuses, and &C
cept them too.
1t is something to make people
cry, more to make them laugh, most
to make them acknowledgements
Wentworth, in LippincOtt's
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
AUNT JENNIE.
TO RENOVATE HATS.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE When a
young mother has several little girls,
the buying of new hats is quite an
item, hence some wish to economic
by cleaning several as good as new.
/ can recommend this recipe and a
hat may be freshened at home to
look like new: Fill a pail half full
of warm water and add a dessert
spoonful of pearline to it immense
the straw hat, moving it up and down
until every fiber is wet. Then lift it
from the water, lay it on a table and
brush it thoroughly with a stiff
brush. After all sOilure is removed,
rinse in clear warm water. Allow it
to drip tor a few minutes, then iron
it with a thin cloth between. Press
the iron over a bowl or pail, or any
article that matches it in shape, and
when this is dry, press the brine,
using the bare iron upon the wrong
side to increase the stiffness. After
this it will look like new. I hope
the other readers will also profit by
this excellent method.
MRS. S. Fl. H.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
AN OBSERVATION.

ct have Observed" remarked the
Scientist to the landlady at the coffee
end of the table, 'that the tongue of
the whale has been known to yield
as much as a ton Of OIL"
"Hum," said the landlady with
disagreeable personality, ''and I
have observed that some people don't
yield a great deal of cash when i. is
needed"
"And I have also Observed" pro
ceeded the Scientist as he stuck his
fork into the eye of a helpless potato,
''that the tongue of a woman has
been known to yield much more con-
versation than a whales tongue
yields Oil"
After which there was as much
silence at that table as both products
referred to.-Detroit Free Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04
DOES A COLLEGE EDUCATION PAY?

By President Charles F. THuoing, of Western Reserve University in
"Success' for June.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04

In all my reading in The House
keeper, I have never seen a letter
from my part of North Carolina,
nor know n beautiful mountain
retreat to be mentioned. I guess we
''Tar-heels" in Western North Caro-
lima are somewhat vain of our sur
rOundings and Our climate; at any
rate I have heard people say so, but
have we not a right to be? Not
that there are no drawbacks, and
serious ones, too. For instance, peO-
pie very seldom get rich here. It is
lovely for those who already own a
gOodly share of this worlds goods,
for God has been lavish in His gifts
to this section. But it is not much
of a country for the farmer, because
the market is so uncertain. The
truck farmer always can dispose Of
his produce, but when entire tracts
of land are given up to cabbage,
which is an uncertain crop, it is apt
to be a dead loss to the unluCky
owner, rOtting on his hands before
he can get them shipped. No one
starves to death here. In all my life
l never heard of such a thing,-it is
only that this is too old a country
for people to get very rich in. We
certainly have a right to boast of u
scenery, u mountains "lifting up
their hands to milk the clouds" Is
it not a proof of our having a beau
tiful country that George Wander
bilt, after going all over the face OF
the globe, chose to build his palace
here? Think of our clear, spark
ling streams, dashing down the
mountain side We hear no Niagara,
but a lady who has been to Niagara
and Yosemite Falls told me that she
would rather look at Bridal Veil
Falls any time, because the grandeur
OF the greater falls gave her a feel
ing of oppression while these Bridal
Veil and numberless others brought
only a sense of the beautiful, and
filled her heart with thankfulness'
Augusta Richman, Hendersonvills,
N. c., in the Housekeeper.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-06-04

And when, in the evening Of lte'
the golden clouds rest sweetly and
invitingly upon the golden noun
tains, and the light of heaven
streams down through the gathering
mists of death, I wish you a peaceful
and abundant entrance into the
world of bIessedness where the great
riddle of life will be unfolded to you
in the quick consciousness OF a SOU
redeemed and purified. q. HoI-
land.
Nations, like individuals, are pow
erful in the degree that they com
mand the sympathies of their nelgh'
bors.-Geo. T. Angel.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04

Blg bargains In saoes thls week at Cheney's Boston Store.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04
BIG DAMAGE
 SUIT
Brought By Survivors of the
 Wrecked Islander
List Includes Three Relatives oi Mon Who Lost Their Lives And Many Survivors Who Sustained Injuries and Losses

The Seattle Times says. Suit win slort- ly bc instituted ogainst Che Canadian rr cinc Navigation Company. owners ot th' wrecked steamship lsl1udcr. which s'uh in Alaskan waters last August for dunn lgcs aggrcgating nearly Sl""" The sut will bc brought by survivors of Che ui5- lstcr on account of Injuries sust1Wcc bv themselves and losses of gold. wearing apparel. etc. Included In Che list oi plain. trs nrc thrcc relatives of men who lct their lives n thc wreck. namely. Mrs Rejlna Dahl. widow of Joseph Dahl AIrs Ed. Mills. widow of Edward Mills. ano Mrs. $ Eracclin. mother ot W. j. uncc- lin.
 The case win bc prosecuted by Che law lrm of Austin & Jcnrry. of Seattle Mir Jeffrey returned from Victoria recent ly. where hc went Go sccurc tho ah oi local colns,i iu Che case.
 Following is a list of th' plaintiff 70 the suits. together with amounts cltinvo hy each:
 Hans Roal. S.i25: Mace C. Green. s. C3: William Zahn. N.No. W. W. Powers, s3.Si5: Geo. A. Puddccombc. Slocf. Ed- ward c. Flint. S.ilo. owen Mclaughlin. s.7s7: Mrs owen Mctaughiu. N."'; R. J. Marsh. yi7o: E. e. Corlcson. N0. Rc- ina Dahl. $500; M. Dickir. Sf-2.'5; John Daniels. se.5si; J. A. Dean. S.eN. John Kotchcvcr. Ss5e. Joseph N0tch,vor a,i; Joseph Brisson. S7i5. Michac, Caushcy. GjO: F. Castlchury. C5n; E M. Dennis, s5.ooo: Noe Pigeon S51o; Anton push. s105o: Augustin Pigeon. S5o. J T. Snv- der. Ssle5. E. L.. Spinks. N.lN, J. V snodgrass. S5.De50. Mrs Ed Ml's. s1.- so. Mrs. s Brlcelin. S2'.un
 The papers in the case win hc filed wit1' In few days. The company. it Is und e- stood. and thc officers of Che Islander. win bc charged with negligence.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04

Elias Rund. city engineer. ofice. bank building. over postofice.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04

Discussing the report of an interna- tlonal conference upon tho anarchists. the Berlin correspondent of tho New York Herald says; 10 ls officially confirmed that on the suggestion of Germany and Russia there has been an intcruationa; exchange of views regarding the survcil- lance Of anarchists The Idea was at first. perhaps mooted at Dantzlc. There ls reason Co believe. however. that it was only recently that the proposals took diplomatic form For the present at any rate. it Is not intended to call an in- ternational conference.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04

E. R. PEOPLES. Undertaker and Em-
 palmer. Broadway and sth Ave
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04
uon.ecIennInr strntery.

"was that a porch climber we saw over at Gamper'sr
 'No: lt was Camper himself He was afraid to go in at the front or back door for fear bis wife or the cook would set him to beating carpet."-ChL cago Record.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04
Kpev h wn. ms.

Mir. De Aynoo-l saw our baby way around on side street today. The baby should bc kept in the park.
 Mrs. De Avnoo-Thats where she is You must be mistaken.
 Mir. De Avnoo-No. I'm not Don't you suppose | know that pcrambulator that I paid SG2 for?-Ncw York Week
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04
THE WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE.

Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company. British Columbia Yukon Railway Company. British Yukon Railway Company.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04

The men-of-war of the Romans had . crew of about 225 men. of which 17f were oarsmeu working on three decks. The speed of these vessels was about ak miles an hour in ralr weather.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04

The Ladies Bazaar are right in t for new goods. new trimmings and a good business. Bargains in belts. no snide goods. but good values for your money in an liunes. Brainard & Armstrong. also Carlson sc urrier art silks. Butterick pat terms and novelties. fo6 Broadway.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04
A c.pitaI Definition.

''Pa." said the senator's little son, ''what is a nemeSisf
 "A nemesis. my son." replied the sen- ator. "is a female office seeker for whom you have foOlishly promised to use your influence" co Philadelphia preSs
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04
Notice to Water Consumers

Because Of cleaning tho rrVor ,hero may be times for few minutes or possibly that sion bo made for occasn interruptions and will give doanto nol possible
 NORTHWEST LIGHT POWER COMPANY
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04
A, tnsinuatIon,

Lawyer CexamlnIng wltneSs)-Whe7e was your maid at the tlmey
 Lady-In my boudoir. arranging my nair.
 Iawyer-And were you there alsoF Lady Indignantly l-Slr.-EXchange
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04

Seattle Export Beer. delivered in any part of the city for e per dozen quarts by 3. B. Bottiing Go.
The daily morning Alaskan., 1901-12-04

Genuine Cost Sale at Behrcnds. com mcncing Wednesday.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-08
PASSED To BE ENGROSsED.

An act to incorporate the Winthrop
Cold Spring Water Company.
An act to incorporate the Hillside Wa
ter Company
on motion Of Mr.. Alden of Kcnnehcc,
the foregoing acts received their two Soy
cral readings under suspension of the
rules and were passed to he cnGrosScd.
An act relating to and amendatory of
Chapter SS Special Laws Of 1885. entitled
an act to allow the Bar Iiarbor Electric
Light Company to issue bonds, preferred
stock. and purchase property.
An act additional {" an act to inc"rp"r-
ate the Union Gas ana Electric Company
nf WatcrviIlc and to amend Section of
Chapter 800 Of tho Private and Special
Laws of 1897.
An act to amend the charter Of inc
Northport Wesleyan Grove CampmcctinG
Association.
An act to extend the charter Of the Kit
tcry and Eliot Street Railway Company.
An act to further regulate the powers
and privileges, Of street railroads.
An act 10 further regulate procedure in
the organization of street railroad corpor-
ationS.
An act relating to the organization and
control Of street railroads.
An act 10 continue in force Chapter 27t
of the Private and Special Laws Of 1895,
entitled an act to incorporate the Van
Buren, Trust and Banking Company. as
amcnded by. Chapter 15l of the Private
and Special. Laws of lS9?
An act additional to Chapter 2S7 Of til,
Public Laws Of 1893 entitled an act foi
the better protection of sheep.
,,1n toI in
renee.
An act to authorize the erection anc
maintenance of dams. side dams pier.
and booms in Sandy stream, Gilman pom,
and Gilman stream in the plantations 0
Highland and Lexington and the town o
New Portland in the county of Somersc
and State of Maine, and to make i'm
provcmcnts in said streams and ponds.
An act to incorporate the Tunk Rive
Water Power Company.
An act to amend Chapter - of the Pub
lie Laws of 1899 relating to travelling !.
brarieS.
An act additional and amendatory t.
Chapter 2i2 of the Public Laws of 1898 re
lating to collateral inheritance tax.
An act to amend Chapter 96 of the Pub
lie Laws of 1895. relating to collateral in
heritance tax
An act establishing the salary of tn
county attorney for the county of ARGOS
took.
An act to allow open time on deer i
certain towns in Cumberland county
An act relating to prisoners in In
county of Sagadahoc.
An act to incorporate the Cumberlan
Trust Company.
An act in relation to supplying the mu
nicipal courts of the county of York wit
dockets and blanks. on motion by III
Rankin of York this bill was amended b
adding to Section lat cost not On
ceeding $40 per YEAR
PASSED TO BE ENACTED
An act to incorporate the Poland Tel,
phone Company.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-03-08

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AMI ,,,r',, ''' ~ - ,,,., md vas car
,;,.1 80 to r,cshct II
,., ~ = III - .tinn ,v,f
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"'''r''''" IN I"!" C"h'a'I"''" ,r,... ,.,.,.,.
'"i ." years from thai ""''
'h' ~ 'dS" W1S built and 'i"'" ''''
- ,aui'iE va" year 'Nit ~,
ne "iH' hrldE" pun ~ .,,.,,.
'N''uNlN" 81 any lands fI'''''- .,,,,,,.,
T. r'H'' paving M VII.
u'N'i'"" i"r - years ~
b'ldE" was carried away III Wv spun
ut 1915 and was replaced t1' A'L ;" ~
by the present bridge. making !. II 'pIl-
:tliIction account. including ttr drS'
bridge. amount 20 $iG, SOL or ST IL pc
share. navin;. AN average annn.l dtNl-
a nd for 70 yr,r> "a IAN. !, l&Gf. ~ TIL
per cent"
From 1866 to 1874. $.a.iG3 Wci" l. E"r
in tolls. $il .uaG.31 were, expended fr re-
pairs. making the net avcra+" AZ nu1
crruinEs OF tho toll.; oycr tn" "N' '1di-
lures for the eight years. %''19.oN a. {;
total Of $ii.3 This sum pdri ~
annual dividend to the stoCEh"li 'lti -
the cost of both bridges from h''. on
the basis Of SELL, per ShJ r". oI
$1S.39 2-3 per share. on 35-loh i" cent
prr annun The avrrae" diVid M i"I
the eight years from 1856 Z" 1874. arts
ing from the tolls and all other source
amounted To- III, per cent. pr dnnum
| have no figures to present 4; nc" l>,i
more than - wears age. The whole list
of the matter up to 1874 may be sum
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F0r-eWarned,
FO1-eas,x,1ed.

The liability to disease is greatly
lessened when the blood is in good con-
dition, and the circulation healthy and
vigorous. For then all refuse matter
is promptly carried out of the system :;
otherwise it would rapidly accumulate
fermentation would take place. the
blood become polluted and the consti-
tuition so weakened that a simple
malady might result seriously.
A healthy, active circulation means
good digestion and strong, healthy
nerves.
AS blood purifier and tonic S. S. S.
has no equal. 1t lis the safest and best
remedy for old people and children
because it contains no minerals, but is
made exclusively Of roots and herbs.
No other remedy SO thoroughly and
efectually cleanses the blood of i'm