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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20

ing, to the subject that means most
the rue and immortal life that is
brought to light in Jesus Christ.
A hundred questions-and some
of them very perplexing r sure to
meet you as you go on with your
education. Do not try to anticipate
them. Do not try to answer them
now. Let yourself go, with a good
heart and a cheerful courage, into
the course that opens before you.
Take your privilege with it's obi
cations. Let the world pay for your
living now. But make sure that
your education fits you to pay the
world back for all you have received,
in a life equipped and disciplined
for fine service among men.-Henry
Van Dyke, in the Interior.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20
A Compliment Uncomplimentarv

Although Secretary Shaw is q man
of diplomacy he enjoys loosing an
occasional shaft Of satire. An official
who takes great pride in his dress
but who, in spite of elaborate toilets
is not conspicuous for his beauty
recently attempted to grow whiskers
Evidently his effort stirred up do
nestle objection, for a few days ACC.
after three months of assiduous cUI-
tivation of a black but somewhat
reluctant growth of beard, he an
peared clean shaver again, explain
ing to his colleagues that it was his
wife's birthday and that in her honor
he had removed what she had be-
walled as an unnecessary disfgura-
ton.
Forthwith he showed himself to
Secretary Shaw, craving commenda-
ton.
eyes, [ congratulate you" said the
Secretary. "Your case reminds me
Of the good wife who, venturing ON
a change in wearing her hair, timid-
ly asked her husband if he thought
it unbecoming.
"FBless you, no? he exclaimed,
trying his best to be complimentary;
amy change would be an improve
ment in you.'"-Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20
H HOME CIRCLE
She Was a Phantom Of Delight.

She was a phantom of delight
When first she cleaned upon my
sight; ~
A lovely apparition, sent
To be a moments ornament;
Her eyes as stars of twilight fair;
Like Twilight's, too, her dusky
hair;
But all things else about her drawn
From May-time and the cheerful
dawn;
A dancing shape, an image gay,
To haunt, to startle and waylay.
/ saw her upon nearer view,
a spirit, yet a woman, too!
Her household motions light and
free, -
And steps of virgin's-liberty;
A countenance in which did meet
Sweet records, promises as sweet;
A creature not too bright or good
For human natures daily food,
For transient SORROWS, simple wiles,
Praise, blame, love, kisses, tears and
smiles.
And now I see with eyes serene
The very pulse of the machine;
A being breathing thoughtful breath,
A traveller between life and death;
The reason firm, the temperate will,
Endurance, foresight, strength and
skill;
A perfect woman, nobly planned
To warm, to comfort, and com
mand;
And yet a spirit still, and bright
With something of an angel-light.
BY William Wordsworth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20
Why Miles Was Dismissed Without
Comment.

An interesting story in regard to
General Miles comes from the recent
Encampment of the Grand Army, at
San Francisco. The General while
being entertained at a club was
rallied good-humoredly by an old
time comrade for his failure to win
a laudatory send-of in his retire
ment papers.
"In reply to that" remarked Gen
eral Miles, "1et me tell a story.
The application may seem a trife
egotistical, but as2 the story is a
good one, I'll venture it.
"In the early days of the West an
~itinerant preacher stopping for re-
freshment one day at the pioneer
home of one of his parishioners was
served, among other things, with
apple pie. It was not a good pie.
The crust was heavy sour, but the
encomiums which that clergyman
heaped upon it were great. The good
wife knew that she had had bad luck
with the baking, and as she was, IN
reality, an excellent cook, she deter
mined that the next time that preach
er came her way he would have a pie
that was faultless.
"He told her when he was to re-
turn, and on that day she set before
him an apple pie that was the real
thing. He ate it, but to her aston
ishment vouchsafed not a word OF
commentator. This vas more than
the housewife would stand.
"'Brother,' she exclaimed, when
you we're here last you ate an apple
pie that wasn't more than half baked
and yet you praised it to the SKIES.
Now you have a pie that nobody
needs to be ashamed of, but you
haven't a word to say in its favor l
can't understand it. -,
"EMy good sister, replied the
preacher, that pie you served nl5
a few days ago was sadly IN neeu
of praise, and I did my full duty IL
that direction, but this fine pie, 0leSS
your heart, does not require any
eulogy.'"-Saturday Evening PoS''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20

*This is No 146 of our series of the Worlds
Best Poems, selected especially for The Pro-
gre sive Farmer by the Editor. In this series
selections from the following authors have
alre dy appeared Burns, Bryant, Mr.. and
Mrs: Browning, Byron, Goldsmith, Holmes
k1pl1ng, Lanier, Longfellow, Lowell, Mark
TennysOn. FimrOd, Riley, Ryan, Scott,
Shakespeare, Shelley, and others.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20
Now Is the Time to Improve Country
School Grounds.

A great deal has been said and
written of late in regard to the
teaching of nature and the elements
of agriculture in the rural schools,
and we are glad to notice the ten
dency in this direction. But the
teaching will be far more effective
if the children have object lessons
around the school house. The bare
and cheerless grounds around most
of the country school houses give the
pupils little idea of what natural
beauty should be-, and are generally
examples of how ugly and uninvit-
ing the premises can be made. Now
that the time for the planting of
hardy trees and shrubbery is coming
near at hand it is time to make
some plans for the identifying of the
grounds around the school house.
| Nature studies will be far more at
tractive to the pupils if they have a
part in the practical application of
some of the things they may be
taught. Get the children interested
in the making of the premises at
tractive. Prepare a well considered
plan for the grounds, and while it
may not be possible to- carry it all
out at once, keep working by de-
grees on the plan until it is complete.
Arrange for a good breadth of grass
plat framed in with shrubbery and
trees. Plant quick-growing shrub
berry and vines to screen the out
buildings. As a help in the work
send to the Secretary of Agriculture
in Washington and ask for a copy of
Farmers Bulletin No. 1874, on "Tree
Planting on Rural School Grounds"
This will give you some good ideas
of what to do and what not to do.
A teacher who is reallya lover of
nature can easily get the children
enthused with the work, and cause
them to take pride in the improve
ment of the surroundings of their
school house. The bulletin named
gives plain instructions about rails
ing the trees needed in a little nur-
serv, and the growing of the trees
can be made a very useful study.
Then most of the hardy shrubbery
can be grown from cuttings that can
be had in almost any neighborhood.
1t these cuttings are made in the
fall after the leaves are off, and
buried in bundles out of reach of
frost, they can be set in the spring
in rows for the production of the
plants. At any rate, whether it is
possible to buy the trees or not, the
teacher who is in earnest in the work
can soon raise the needed material
and teach the pupils a useful lesson
at the same time.-Practical Farmer
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20
To a Young Student.

before they go. They will be of two
kinds-those that you like, and those
that you dislike. Use the former to
develop your natural gifts, and the
latter to correct your natural de-
fects. There is a great difference in
minds. Some are frst-class, some are
second-class, and so on. You can
never tell what kind of mind you
have unless you test it thoroughly
by hard work. Even if it should ap-
pear to be second-class, do not be
discouraged. A second-class mind
we'll cultivated will yield a great deal
more than a frst-class mind left fall
low. All that you have to do is to
make your own garden (not some
other man's) give the best crop of
which it is capable. Examinations
and grades and class room marks
are government crop estimates"
AS a rule, they are fairly accurate.
But, after all, it is not the estimate,
but the crop iself that comes to mar
ket and feeds the world. You know
what you have learned. And o
have learned just as much as you
know.
Make your friends with a purpose
of charging your life, your tastes,
your sympathies, your hopes. Fol
low your inclinations in forming &C
q~uaintances, but keep your eyes
open, and see where they are lead
ing you. Unless you enjoy a friend
ship it is not likely to be of much
good to you. But, on the other
hand, unless it really does you good,
your JOY in it will soon grow barren,
or urn to pain. Have some friends
to whom you look up, and some who
look up to you. Be a grateful re-
%ceiver as well as a generous giver.
Let the secrets you share with your
friends be such as will make you not
ashamed, but glad to look deeper in
to each others eyes.
Play the out-of-door games that
suit you and give you honest pleas
ure. They will suffice to give you all
the physical training hat you need.
The object of athletic sports among
amateurs is twofold: first, to relax
and amuse the mind; secondly, to
keep the body in good condition for
the real work of life-which is not
athletic sports. There is no advan-
tage in cu~ltivating more muscle than
you are likely to have any use for,
unless you are going to be a profess
sional athlete. On the contrary, it
is a burden and a danger. What you
want is a body that will be a ready
cheerful, and capable servant to your
mind.
+ Do not starve or neglect the spir.
itual side of your nature. The best
+ and wisest men of the world have al
agreed that a full and noble life il
not possible for a mar without reli
gion. 1t would be a poor outcome
for you and for the world if YOU
Il education should end in that half
knowledge which. as Lord RacO7
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20

Pygmies T pygmies still, though
perched on Alps.-Edward Young.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-10-20

She was a phantom of delight
When first she cleaned upon my
r1nh+.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

OF Sunday school problems, and he In
cidentally mentions that money is not
all. But, gentlemen. many things can
be bought with money.
"If money IS not all. it takes a man
with money to find it out
"Then there is that other gentleman
we have from across the water-Mr.
Carnegie, the star spangled Scotch
man, handing out libraries. He is
what you might call humorist In
money. giving away great sums to the
confusion of all statistics and the de-
spair of all readers OF the Arabian
Nights 1 do not know what we are
going TO do with the overeducation
that will result from his labors He
really should take q leaf out of the
book of that Boston lady who used to
have separate bookcases for the male
and female authors. An Irishman, a
countryman of mine, could only ex-
plain by supposing that she did not
wish to increase her library"
This horse show speech was not Mr.
Murphy's first after dinner speech, by
any means.
81 used to speak quite frequently
when I was in Boston" said Mr. Muir
ply. II had occasion to speak there
very frequently, but since I've been in
New York my opportunities have been
more limited"
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
His Fountain of Youth.

Alexander Ferguson, living eight
miles east of Alexandria, Ind, has just
completed his one hundred and six
teenth year and is pretty smart boy
yet, says an Indianapolis dispatch t.
the Chicago Inter Ocean. His wife Is
ninety-six. Ferguson was born in the
County Clare. Ireland. A few weeks
ago he drove to Muncie, ten miles, and
did not show any fatigue on his re-
turn, He has always been a Democrat
aad ever since he can remember has
taken his teddy three times a day and
has used tobacco since early boyhood
He attributes his long life and exemp-
lion from disease to his Democracy
AMI his constant use of liquor. He
comes Of a long lived family and shows
"a record in Bible whore his sister,
Betty Carleton, died at the age Of 112
II = brother 1T the age OF 115.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
Neil a P1ucky Lad,
Bantam Weight Champion a
Heavy Hitter :: His Fight
With Forbes.

frankie Neil is little Californian
who is deserving Of much considera-
ton. Although only twenty years Of
age he is the acknowledged bantam
weight champion Of America, and G.
the world for that matter, as 10 ore
has yet coine forward 10 dispute bis
claim to that distinction.
On the Pacific slope the fight follow
ers have long held this lad in admira-
ton. He is native product and has
done all his fighting in his own back
yard, 50 to speak. but he has not cOn-
fined his operations to beating local ri
walls. Nell has been singularly DESTROYS
Of meeting all corners, and 1t was due
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
How n Crow Helped Golf Player

An extraordinary incident occurred
during a recent game on the Cairo golf
links in Egypt, says the New. York Her
aid. One player had just driven off
from a tee. He had made a splendid
drive and was watching the trundling
ball with satisfaction when suddenly a
large crow swooped down, on it and
bore it off. The player and his caddie
gave chase, the latter cursing yolnbly
in Arabic. This evidently had It's eff
feet, for the CROW dropped the ball on
the putting green within few inches
Of the hole, and the delighted player
holed it out in. two, while his opponent
looked on glodmily and made uncompli-
mentary remarks about the bird.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
Husrsing Corn Better Than reaehing.

HusIking Corn Better Than Teaching.
When the pupils of rural, district in
Nemaha county, Kan, went to school
the. other morning they found the
schoolhouse locked and this. placard
tackled on the door: "Quit Teaching
and Gone to Husking Corn, George
Richmond" This tells the story of the
shortage of schoolteachers in Kansas
at the present time, says q Topeka dis
patch. Most any employment is more
remuneratiye than schoolteaching. 1t
is conservatively estimated by the state
superintendent of schools that at least
200 rural schools are closed now be-
cause of the scarcity of teachers. Sal
aries for teachers range from $40 to
$40 in the rural districts.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

The end came at the second response
to,the tap of the gong. Neil had placed
several left hooks under his rivals chin
during the clinches and had Jared tie
champion with several terrific lefts to
the checks Forbes kept leading with
straight. lefts. and upper cuts, but he
could find no place to rest them The
two fell into clinch at the beginning
OF the round. after which Forbes ran
into left shift which landed on his
stomach and sent him to his hands and
knees. After regaining his feet Forbes
hung on TO his opponent for several
seconds and fought back wildly. Dur
ing fierce rally in one corner of the
ring Forbes was fi0ored Il second time
When he arose he steadied himself to
meet Neirs rushes. He landed a fierce
right handler on NeiTs side and sent
him 10 the mat. The two engaged in
fierce mixup when Neil got up. Nef
again brought his left shift into play.
landing with full force on Forbes
stomach. As Forbes dropped TO his
knees Neil upper. cut him with the left.
planting CHANGING blow on the fore
head. The action was so quick that it
was evident TO all that he had no inten-
ton of fouling Forbes. Anyway the
blow was SO light that it did not hurt
him in the least. Then came the two
stomach blows. Forbes grew deathIy
pale and rolled under the ropes while
the referee counted him out.
There was a disposition on the part
OF several spectators to call the fight
fake, but TO the fair: minded there was
no doubt hut. that Neil's- victory was
legitimate. Neirs body punches were.
terrific, and it is doubtful if there is a
man in the profession of. his weight
who could have withstoed them. -
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
a New English Fighter.

birmingham (Englandl folks are
much interested in the doings of Matt
Precious Of that city, Precious has
lust issued Challenge TO fight any one
in England or America at 105 pounds
for $1,000 or $1,000 side. Those who
have seen Precious box say he is just
asclerer as, Pedlar Palmer and bet
terFuneher than the latter
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
MeCormick- Has Had Enough.

Jack Mccormick, the heavy weight
nghfer Of Philadelphia. who recently
side stepped fight with Jack Munroe,
the ex-miper. says be is through with
the lighting game forever. He says
there is no, money in il for him. Nc
Corniek will train Marvin, the Louis
Vile fighter. for the battles In which
ne will engage in the future.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

FRANKIE NEIL, THE BANTAM CHAMPION.
10 his eagerness TO fight Harry Forbes
that, he now enjoys the distinction of
holding the bantam weight title.
Forbes was the champion and earned
that enviable distinction in many Il
hard. fought ring battle but clever as
he is admitted to be he was no match
for. the. little Californian when they
met in Mechanics pavilion. San Fran.
cisco. the night before Je6fries and Cor
bett battled for the heavy weight title.
Forbes and Neil were to have gone"
for twenty rounds, but the onslaught
OF the Californian fighter was so fierce
that the affair was all over before it
had gone one-tcnth of that distance.
Two blows in the second round accom-
plished the trick. Forbes tried to up
per cut his opponent, but Neils defense
was so strong that only few of
Forbes blows found their mark Both
men fought like demons, but Neil had
the advantage at every stage of the
game.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

Ethel-He has promised to give me
every dollar he earnst' if
Papa-Better make him promise to
give You every dollar he gets. He has
q political job, you know PUCK.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23

The. Coney Island (New York; Jockey
club has increased the values of the
Beacon and Independence steeplechase
handicaps. from $2,500 to $1,000 and
from 81, 800 to 81, 500 respectively.
Hattiesburg daily progress. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 18??-1909, 1903-11-23
Another McGregor station.

G. w. Lasell of Whitinsyille. Mass,
has purchased Of James Hill of Calais
Me-, the chestnut stallion McDougall,
BY RQhe6t McGregor, the sire OF cres-
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
Games for Children.

Tableaus and living pictures are not IN
tereating to young children. hare the
party Includes those differing WIDELY IN
age. provision should be nade for en-
tertafning the little ones by themselves.
a capital game for them is cal. ed rooney
Pots. The children sit down on the floor.
with their hands clasped just below tho
knees. One boy or girl Is chosen as mcr-
buyer comes In to purchase honey He
lifts each pot and shakes It to SEQ how
heavy e is. The child thus lifted must
not unclasp Its hand. under penalty OF q
forfeit.
a French game called .genteel lady.
Snffnrds much merrinent for older chill
sdreu. - is ally quit 81 cult TO play.
but, M the fun arises from the mistakes
1T IS worth trying Some twisted apsrs.
TO refIesen horns must ksA provided.
md the are sEateil In g assxll-
circle, when the EssI1a 81 begun hy one
~ THE pexty turning her hanl
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

neighbor and saying: Good morning. gen-
teel lady. always genteel. I. q gsnteel
lady. always genteel. come from thnt.
genteel lady. always genteeI (here shs
points to the one on her left1. to tell you
that she owns an eagle with a golden
beak. The young lady bows. and turn
Ing to her right-hand nelghbor, repeats
the same words. with slight addition.
thus: IAN eagle with golden beak ard
silver clawE." II she makes any mistake:
she must have horn put In her hair
for each blunder. A boy may have them
fastened In his shirt collar or lapel. rs
mistakes have been n1Hde, the next speak
er has to say: Good morning. gentseI
lady, always genteel. I. genteel lady.
always gentee1. come from that tWo-3
horned lady. always two-horned. to tell
you that she owns an eagle with a golden
beak. silver claws. and lace skin. 3 hs
phrase must be altered to suit the number
Of horns worn by the person on the LETT.
and the description OF the eagle may be
extended indefinitely. Every mistake.
whether Of word or pointing ID tbs
wrong direction or falling to point, In
ours horn, and these horns can only
he removed as forfetts.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
II lp-zb,

not altogether the solemn occasions the
reverend nature Of that body would In
dtcate, says the Tribune. At recent
meeting difference of opinion developed
into a rather LIVELY contention, and one
member after another. trying to relieve
the situation. succeeded only In making
the mess worse. AT last the veuera Bile
Benjamin Clark. Bishop OF Rhode Island.
arose IN an attempt to pour oil on The
troubled waters that only served to make
a greater mix-up ths.n before.
simultaneously with the Bishops sit
ting down the following quotation was
started on quiet. but apprecsariva pas
sage through the meeting: . s
And Benjamin's mess was five times
that OF the other -s'5
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11
Miss srench's
''CLd Maid Corner. 2

One OF the delightful features Of the
Century Magazine for the coming year
will be the serial "reminiscences and re-
Elections of Miss Lille Hamilton French.
under the title, my Cid Maids Corner"
Miss Frenct's work Is noteworthy for its
quiet hunaor and good-tempered satire,
she admits that marriage makes a great
awakening came when she and her mar
rted sisters came TO some puddles in the
road. The older sisters called for help
from their husbands and were lifted over
with great ado. Il called for assistance,
too" She says. eft seemed so agreea bic
to command it. One of my sisters, her
hand still In that of her husband. looked
back and said: It's easy. Step on stone
and Jump Then. cuddIing closer to har
husband she walked ON. not turning
again.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

Young girls costume OF dark brown Zibeine triple skirt
edged with stitched bands OF white broadcoth hous1
cut tab effect the hips the blouse trimmed with bands
front and shoulder bars Of the white with handoked spots
in black silk Leg OF mutton sleeves, gathered into double
cuffs to match with turnover collar of the The
lar founces hung silk foundations with the top
skirt falling over it.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

81 suppose said the youth, that you
always take time by the forelock?''
mot always replied the philosopher.
"I consider myself in luck at times if I
succeed in grasping time By the back
hair
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

Frock for girl fourteen, white mousseine DC sol
dian silk between. The aounces are5o white moussene1
bodice white collar and sleeve
ing skirt. Bow pink cline Second figure
pineapple gauze, embroidered Doubes
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-11

,sdiagonally tucked, with panels Of pink In
81 I'll littl Il things 81 pink r1ousse1ine. Full
ofspink silk en1broid cry th ruff es match
IoWs frock eigh pale green
Ct, =, sleeves edges finished with
/ Striruuaiu