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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-19
AN IDEAL ECONOMICAL STAIN FOR
FLOORS.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE This is q
good time of the year for suggesting
a change in regard to the treatment
of our floors and the lifting Of our
carpets. Since this ideal and most
excellent stain for floors was gwen
to me by a dear Southern woman, I
feel like returning good for good
and will give it to Aunt Jennie's
readers. I found it most excellent
and very inexpensive and easily cared
for. It is this
Mix linseed oil and burnt lumber
in the proportion Of a table spoonful
of the burnt umber to a pint Of lin
seed ola little less Of the oil may
be used if you wish a lighter shade.
The way to decide the color is to try
a little of it on a piece of wood to
see the shade. It is a rich dark
mahogany color.
The first preparation is, to get your
floor perfectly clean-and the best
way to remove the grease spots and
not leave any traces of lye or strong
soaps (Which Injuries the paint is to
prepare a good strong cleansing
suds of rain-water and pearline. The
floor must look clean (and evenly so)
so as not to show an uneven surface
beneath the stain. If there are any
cracks between the boards, fill them
up with putty before the stain is ap.
piled. Apply the stain with a paint
brush, rubbing it in we'll. Some
put the second coat Of paint on in
about ten days, but one always sat
isles me. You can clean the dust
off nicely by having it wiped up
with an oiled cloth. You can also
use a damp cloth, but have no lint
on it.
If you prefer an oak stain make
it thus by mixing a pint of boiled
linseed oil, a gill and a half Of tur-
pentine, three tablespoonfuls Of
whiting. The mahogany stain some
times calls for the boiled linseed OIL
also. I just used the plain.
Another rich brown color is one
pint of boiled linseed oil, a gill and
a half of turpentine, three table
spoonfuls of whiting, a tablespoon,
full of yellow ochre and half a tea
spoonful of bismarck brown and half
of analine black.
KENTUCKIENNE.
Scott Co., Ky.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-19
AUNT N LETTER.

A letter from Mrs. M. D. Evans
is the first we find on our desk, and
we are glad to have her join our
Circle. She urges farmers to organ
ize.
Kentuckienne gives US some good
ideas as to stained floors. There IS
no doubt about colored floors saving
labor, a very essential fact to most
of us. They look neat if kept we'll
busted. And if the carpet is not
quite large enough to cover the floor,
stain the space left bare and you will
be pleased with the result.
A we'll written and interesting
letter is the one from CheOps. Our
boys have opportunities not dreamed
of in the days of which he writes,
but boys then were very much like
the boys of today. It is just as easy
for a boy to be knightly and chiva-
lOus as it was then-just as many
times when he must have courage
to forego seeming pleasures.
In looking over u roll this even
ing I find many names that have
not graced these columns in quite a
while. You know whether or not
yours was of that number. If so,
let us hear from you; or if you have
never joined our circle, 1 invite you
to do so at once. AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-19
THE WORLD GROWS BETTER.

How much of past greatness was
energy put forth for destruction 4!
Call the roll Of the Great Rameses,
Alexander, Caesar, Peter the Great,
Frederick the Great, Napoleon. But
to-day it is constructive energy that
counts, inventive genius, the cure
and prevention of disease, the or
]ganization of industry, the extern
sion of commerce, the use OF wealth
to found colleges, hospitals, libra
ries. The Sequoia gives place to the
live oak, but for the purpose Of pro-
lection from the heat, the spread
ing top of the oak is preferable.
Let it be maintained, therefore,
in spite of assertions to the contrary,
and in full view of all the facts
cited to sustain the position of dis
sent, that these times are the best
yet ushered in by the sun in his
circuits. The facts that sustain the
optimist, or rather the ameliorist,
are more than the facts that sustain
the pessimist. OF course, a belief in
the goodness of the Creator is incom
patible with the notion that things
are worse. And the notion that
things are worse is not an atmOs-
phere conducive to the highest
achievement. The right view seems
to be that a Hand, wise as we'll as
powerful, is at the helm, that the
best wine is reserved for the last,
the greatest of old-word heroes are
not to be made perfect without us,
that now is the accepted time, that
a Living God bends graciously to
bless His children in this living Dav.
1t is ours to use our facilities to en-
large our powers, and to do deeds
that shall sweep farther and bless
more than any that have lived be-
fore us. And he shall be accounted
the greatest among as whose thought.
whose invention, whose discovery.
whose wealth, whose ability, con
stitute him servant of alI.-Rev. S.
NJ. Johnson, in Grams Magazine for
February.
Sunday School Teacher :-''What
do we learn from the story of Sam
SOM"
Tommy (mournfully smoothing his
ragged locks) THAT it doesn't paw
ter have women folks cut a feller's
hair Elk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-19
Mr.. CARNEGIE ON THRIFT.

dent upon others for his necessary
wants He who is dependent has not
reached the full measure of manhood,
and can hardly be counted among
the worthy citizens of the Republic.
The safety and progress of our cOun-
try depends not upon the highly edu-
Gated men, or the few millionaires,
or upon the greater number of the
extreme poor but upon the mass of
sober, intelligent, industrious and
saving workers, who are neither
very rich nOr very poor. As a rule,
you will find that the saving man is
a temperate man, a good husband
and father, a peaceful, law-abiding
citizen. Nor need the savings be
great. 1t is surprising how little it
takes to provide for the real neces-
saries of life. a little home paid for
and Il few hundred pounds cry
tew-make all the difference. These
are more easily acquired by frugal
people than you might suppose.
Great wealth is quite another and
a far less desirable matter. It is not
the aim of thrift, or the duty of
men, to acquire millions. 1t is in no
respect a virtue to set this before us
as an end. Duty to save ends when
just enough money has been put
aside to provide comfortably for
those dependent upon US. boarding
millions is avarice, not thrift. Of
course, under our industrial cOndi-
tions it is inevitable that d few men
will find money coming to them far
beyond their wants.
The accumulation of millions is
usually the result of enterprise and
Judgment, and some exceptional abil-
ity or organization 1t does not come
from savings in the ordinary n
OF that word. Men who in old age
strive only to increase their already
too great boards are usually slaves
of the habit of boarding formed in
their youth. At first they own the
money they have made and saved.
Later in life the money owns them,
and they cannot help themselves,
empowering is the force of habit,
either for good or evil. 1t is the
abuse of the civilized saving instinct
and not its use that produces this
class of men. No one need be afraid
of falling a victim to this abuse of
the habit if he alwas bears in mind
that whatever surplus wealth may
come to him is to be regarded as a
sacred trust, which he is bound t.
administer for the good of his fell
lows. The man should always be
master. He should keep money in
the position of a useful servant he
must never let it be master and make
a miser of him. A mans first duty
is TO make d competence and be indie
pendent. But his whole duty does
not end here. 1t is his duty to con-
tribute to the general good of the
community in which he lives. He
has been protected by its laws be-
cause he has been protected in its
various enterprises he has been en-
abled to make money sufficient for
his needs and those of his family.
All beyond this belongs in Justice to
the protecting power that has fos.
tered him and enabled him to win
pecuniury success. To try to make
the world in some way better than
you found it is to have ii noble mo-
tive in life. Your surplus wealth
should contribute to the development
OF your own character, and place
you in the ranks of natures noble
men. 1t is no less than q duty for
you to understand how important it
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-19

Andrew Carnegie recently wrote
for The Dundee (Scotland) Peoples
Journal the following article, which
was headed "Thrift as a Duty-the
Duties of Rich Men"
The Importance of the subject is
suggested by the fact that the habit
of thrift constitutes one of the great
est differences between the savage
and the civilized man. One Of the
fundamental differences between
savage and civilized life is the alb
sence Of thrift in the one, and its
presence in the other. When mil
lions of men each save d little of
their daily earnings, these petty sums
combined make an enormous amount,
which is called capital, about which
so much is written. If men consumed
each day or each week all they earned,
as does the savage, of course there
could he no capital that Is, no saw
ings laid up for future use. Now,
let us see what capital does in the
world. We will consider what the
ship builders do when they have
to build great ships. These enter
prising companies offer to build an
ocean greyhound for, let Us say,
$500, 600, to be paid only when the
ship is delivered, after satisfactory
trfal trips. Where and how do the
shipbuilders get this sum of money
to pay the wCrkmen, the wood mer-
chant, the steel manufacturer, and
all the people who furnish material
for the building of that ship? They
get it from the savings Of civilized
men. 1t il part of the money saved
for investment by the millions Of
industrious people. Each man by
thrift saves a little, puts the money
in a bank, and the banks lend 1T to
the shipbuilder, who pays interest
for the use of it. 1t is the same with
the building of d mandatory, a
railroad, a canal, or anything costly ;
we could not have anything more
than the savage had except for thrift.
Hence, thrift is mainly at the bottom
of all Improvement. Without it, no
railroads, no canals, no ships, no tel
egraphs, no churches, no universe
ties, no schools, no newspapers,
nothing great or costly could we
have. Man must exercise thrift and
save before he can produce anything
material OF great value. There was
nothing built, no progress made, as
long as man remained a thriftless
vag The civilized man has no
clearer duty than from early life to
keep steadily in view the necessity
for providing for the future of him
self and of those dependent upon
him. There are few rules more sal
utary than that which has been fol
lowed by most wise and good men,
namely, CHAT expenses should al
ways be less than income" In other
words, should be a civilized man,
saving something, and not Il savage,
consuming every day all that which
he has earned. The great poet Burns,
In his advice to Il young man, says:
"To catch Dame Fortunes golden
smile,
Assiduous wait upon her;
And gather gear by every vile
That's justified by honor;
Not for to hide it in "a hedge,
Nor for d trained attendant
But for the glorious privilege
Of being independent
That is sound advice as far as it
goes and 1 hope the readers of the
PEOPLES Journal will take it to heart
and adopt it. No proud, self-respect-
ing person can ever be happy, or
even satisfied, who has TO be Deepen
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-19

is, and how clear your duty is, to
form the habit of thrift. When you
begin to earn, always save some part
of your earnings like a civilized man,
instead of spending all, like the poor
savage.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-03-19
TWENTIETH CENTURY KNIGHTHooD

DEAR AUNT JENNIE For all
right-minded persons tales of
chivalry, of the days "when knight
hood was in flower, have a peculiar
charm. Who has not been fascina-
ted by stories of King Arthur and
his Round Table-of the knights who
lay their hands in Arthur's while
they swore-
"To reverence their conscience as
their king,
To break the heather and uphold the
Christ,
To ride abroad, ~redressing human
wrong,
To speak no SANDER, no, nor listen to
it,
To honor his own words as if his
Gods,
To lead sweet lives in purest chas-
tity,
To love n maiden only, cleave to
her,
To worship her by years of noble
Not only to keep down the base in
man,
But teach high thoughts and amiable
words
And courtliness and the desire of
fame
And love of truth and all hat makes
man"
In F. Marion Crawford's Via
Crucis" there is a most impressive
chapter, describing the knighting of
Gilbert Warde by Queen Eleanor.
1t is as follows:
colbert bowed his headin silence,
and knelt upon both knees instead of
one only, placing his open hands to,
gether. The queen stood with her
left hand on the hilt of the great
sword, and she made the sign of the
cross with her right. Gilbert also
crossed himself, and so did the Lady
Ann, and she knelt at the queens
left, for it was a very solemn rite
Then Eleanor spoke:
"'Gilbert Ward, inasmuch as you
are about to receive the holy order
of knighthood at my hands without
preparation, consider first whether
you you are in any mortal sin, lest
that be an impediment.
CON the honor of my word, have
no mortal sin upon my SOUL an
swered Gilbert.
"'Make, then, the promises of
k~nighthOod. Promise before al
mighty God that you will lead an
honest and a clean life
"I will so live, God helping me-
"'PrOmise that to the best of your
strength you will defend the Chris
tian faith against unbelievers, and
that you will suffer death, and a
cruel death, but not deny the Lord
Jesus Christ"
"'I will be faithful to death. so
God help me-
"'Promise that you will honor
women, and protect them, and shield
the weak, and at all times be merci-
full to the poor, ~preferring before
yourself all those who are in trouble
and need
"'I will, by Gods grace
promise that you will be true
and allegiant to your liege sover-
eign.'
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25
sxvindIe by Pawn Tickets.

The most lucrative game which New
York swindlers work on the credulous
and eager New Workers themselves
continues to be the bogus or false
pawn ticket swindle. 1t is not un-
known in Chicago, and 1t has so many
fine points about it, all Of them ap-
pealing to the man who loves to make
a few dollars on the side, that the
rogues who work 1t are never out OF
customers. The simplest method Is FOL
the swindler to tell his intended vic
tim he has in pawn ring or gem worth
500. He claims to have pawned it for
only 500, and rather than lose the
difference between the real value and
the amount for which he pawned 1t he
will give the customer rare bargain
There is S25 due the pawnbroker, be-
sides S. interest, leaving an equity OF
$40. He will sell that equity for just
half, or $50. After the victim has paid
over the $50 and has redeemed the
pledge he finds that the real value OF
the article is $50 to $50 and that he Is
out S. to SIS. The pawnbroker gets all
lie loaned. and the original owner
makes all the victim overpaid.-Chica-
go Tribune.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25

Mary is very stout, quite deaf and
the trusted housemaid of family In
the East park section. Incidentally she
seems to be something of an art critic.
When she cleans the family rooms, she
is heard to mutter and shake her head
in busting the pictures, and she seems
to be especially severe on a few repre-
sentatives of the altogether" that
hang in the little den. One day Mary
was flirting her dustcloth about in this
little room when her mistress happened
in. Mary was standing gazing intently
at beautiful photograph Of Bougue-
reau's Cupid and Psyche"
"And phwat pictur' is that?" asked
Mary in hard, cold tones.
"Oh, that is Cupid and Psyche"
said the lady rather indifferently.
MOODY and Sankey, is ut? Well,
hav' heered of them felleys. Sure, they
ought to be ashamed Of themselves. -
PHILADELPHIA Record
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25
wAITsFIELD.

On Wednesday evening. Marcn ~,
Rev J. 4. Badger will give a falK ..
he M. e. church on 1.-THE Training u
the Human Body and Mind Illus
trated by calisthenic exercises, sucn
AZ dumb b. lis, bar bells, Indian CLUBS,
etc. Mr.. Badger was for several years
trainer and teacher IF Physical Gull
ture, and will make the evening a very
ENJOYABLE one to all. A small aomlt,
lance will be charged. come anu
hear him.
Frank Grandy is making his notIei
a short visit.
Mrs. w. W. Joslin is able to oe
about again, having been quite III
for some weeks.
Mis- Eliza Dale is to go TO the nos
pital soon for medical treatment.
j. w. Gregory and o NJ. Eator
we're 10 Warren last week "Wednesday
on bu>ine S.
A. E. Ellridge WIS in town recently
buying cattle.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25
NJ. my Aboard SHIP.

Afr Frank 7. Bullen, who was once .
shin boy himself, makes In MS Doo1;
"rhe Men of the Merchants Service
these mournful statements conce'""e
the sea life of young kacky;
"Within the memory OF middie aseu
mon how on board a ship was the
INIT the yicarious sacrifice to all the
accumulated i'll temper Of the ship 10,
5ov +olos are told of the treatment Oh
boys in 'Geordie' golfers that are
enough to make the flesh creep TO near :
In those days it was the privilege OF
ovorv man on board to Ill treat the Doy'
md If. as very often happened tne
poor little wretch died under "-"e"'
What of it?-it was only boy.
and the peculiar part OF 1t oil was
+hot the brutes who did these eVii
daods nrided themselves that their ac-
tons were right and proper. Ihere
wos only one way Of training BOY.
with a ropes end II 1t were handy' II
NOT n fist or a boot would 90, Dut he
must be beaten.
zone man whom shall always re-
member. as smart seaman as ever
trod ships deck, beat me until there
was not square inch OF my smail
ho1v unbruised. Scarcely watch
nossed that / did not receive some TO.
ken of his interest in my welfare ana
ON two occasions he kicked me VIII
such violence that with all the Will III
the world to obey his orders was per
fectly helpless. My only wonder is
that he did not kill me.
"Yet when left the ship he bade me
unite an affectionate farewell, bidding
mo remember how hard he had laboreC
for my benefit, that every blow ne nae
given me was solely aimed at making
me more useful and fitting me for my
duties"
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25
Ca ar,h canno. po Cured

with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, as they
cannot reach the seat of the disease. Cat
arrh is a blood or constitutional disease,
and in order to cure it you must take in
taken internally, and acts directly on the
blood and mucous surfaces. Halls Cat
arrh Cure is not quack medicine. 1t
was prescribed by one OF the best physi-
clans in this country for years, and is a
regular prescription. 1t is composed of
the best tonics known. combined with the
best blood purifiers, acting directly on the
mucous sur faces. The perfect combina-
ton of the two ingredients is what pro-
Catarrh. Send for testimonials free.
FL CHENEY 4 co, Props Toledo. O.
Sold by druggists, price TIC.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25

Advertisers should bear in mind one
point in particular, and that is what
answer would they give If asked which
orator they are apt to be the most i'm
pressed with, the one who talks for
hours when he is supposed to be limit
ed to ten minutes, or the one who
within the same limit talks five minu-
ties and sends home the few thoughts
he desires to express. The moral /,
Just here, the advertiser who tries 10
crowd a three page adv, into four
inch space is shooting wide of the
mark he intends to hit.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25

He is truly a loyal American citizen
who sets on foot movement pointing
towards the segregation of Mormonism
from the United States but he shows
no friendship for the moral future of
Mexico by planting this disease of
ancient immortality in the soil Of our
sister republic at the south. Let US
hope they will take Congrt ssman Ro'
bertS with them.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25
etv,k an Rich Find

"Iwas troubled for several years VIII
chronic indigestion and nervous debility,
writes F. j. Green. of Lancaster. n. H
NO ,'I remedy helped me until I began
using Electric Bitters which did me more
good than all the medicines ! ever used
They have also kept my wife in excellent
health for years. She says Electrlc pit
ters are just splendid for female troubles
that they are a grand tonic and invigor
ator for weak. run down women: NJ
family." TRY them. Only Soc Satisfac
ton guaranteed by Parlor Drug Store
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25
NOTICE.

Believing it to be for the interest of the
Contractors and Builders and those work.
ing at wood work in general, to establish
a shorter work day and a standard rate
of wages,
Therefore, Be 1t Resolved, That after
Jan IL, 1901 all buildings to be erected
to be done by nnion help only.
sand Be It Further Resolved, That we,
the Local Carpenters and Joiners Union.
No. 4s1. Of Barre, ask and demand on Jan
10. 1901. that on and after April /. 1901,
that all work coming undtr the head oil
carpenter and joiner work. stair building
cabinet work, planning mill, bench work
or running wood working machinery, mus
be done by union help.
And Be 1t Resolved, That on and after
April /, 1901, nine hours shall be a days
work. and $50 shall constitute the stand
ard wages for a nine hour day.
And Be 1t Further Resolved, That all
union help be paid for work performed
weekly after the first week.
April
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25

NIGHT was Her Tevvo,

II would cough nearly all night long,
writes Mrs. Chas. Apologize Of Alexan-
dria, Ind. land could hardly get any
sleep. had consumption so bad that if
walked a block would cough fright
fully and spit blood. but, when all Other
medicines failed. three $1OO bottles Of
DR.. Kings New Discovery wholly cured
me and / gained 80 pounds" It's abso-
lutely guaranteed to cure Coughs, Colds
La Grippe, Bronchitis and all Throat and
Lung Troubles. Price SOC and $1.OO. Trial
bottles free at Parlor Drug Store.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25

The Essex papers remark that a
man ia some far away town has taken
the Middlebury Register for 36 years
and still lives. Does our friend in
tend to convey the idea that such
diet will prolong life In every case?
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25

Mayor Hollister Of Rutland may
have as many troubles this year as
did his predecessor. The aldermen
have already commenced to blackball
his nominate ms
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25
FOR SALE

One Brown Horse, seven years old,
weighs 1850, solnd and kind, also one Bay
Horse. seven years old. weighs 1850 sound
and kind. These horses have been worked
together the past winter and are SPLEEN
did working team and also good drivers.
The bay horse is an extra good saddle
and surry horse, can be seen at Seminary
pair work harnesses in good condition.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25

The man who died in three min.
utes, 10 New York Saturday, from
drinking carbolic acid should have
gone into previous training on a
diet of Vermont whiskey. Had he
done SO he might be living YET.
Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1901-03-25

Ii Hung Chang IS death might pro.
long the negotiations in China but IL
might give the powers courage to hope
for a more favorable settlement.