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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-17

spirit In a remark made recently to
a friend. "Mother always picked up
after us at home," he said, looking
regretfully at his untidy desk. II
find it a great disadvantage not to
have the benefit of orderly habits"
Nor did he seem to realize that the
moments he felt the need of such
habits was an excellent time to begin
to form them.
There is a weak spot In human
nature which finds great satisfaction
in fixing the blame. Just what is
gained by making someone else re-
sponsible for your failings it would
be hard to say. Whatever caused
yeurweakness, their correction is in
your own hands. Suppose your
teacher does not insist on accurate
spelling? If you have got beyond
the primary grades you are old
enough to insist upon it for yourself.
What if your over-tender mother did
not train you in orderly habits?
Train yourself. Whoever is respon-
sible for the beginning of these de-
fects, you are responsible for their
continuance.-Richard Miller, in
Young Peoples Weekly.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-17
Who is to Blame ?

A boy who had written a poorly
spelled letter to a friend was taken
to task by his father, who happened
to see the production. cts my
teachers fault" explained the boy
promptly. "She doesn't give us
spelling lessons any more" It did
not seem to occur to him that he had
any interest in making up for his
teachers remissness.
A young man several years the
senior of this boy showed the same
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-11-17
NOT A SICK DAY SINCE.

II was taken severely sick with
kidney trouble. I tried all sorts of
mldlcines, none of which relieved
me. One day I saw an ad. of your
Electric Bitters and determined to
try that. After taking a few doses
L felt relieved, and soon thereafter
was entirely cured, and have not
seen a sick day since. Neighbors
OF mine have been cured of Rheu-
matism, Neuralgia, Liver and Kid
ney troubles and General Debility.O
Ibis is what B. F. Bass, of Ere
mont, N. O., writes. Only SOC, at
all druggists.
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takes advantage of (which may
mean that his wits are not so slow,
after all. He will escape, if there is
a way; and if there is no way, he
will sleep sweetly until n comes.
Besides these traits, there are sew
eral other habits that contribute to
the possum's remarkably successful
battle for life and liberty among its
hosts of enemies. First, there is
usually a large family.
Again, the possum will eat any
thing that can be eaten-"fsh, flesh,
or fowl" Persimmons first, but they
do not last the year round, so, be-
tween persimmon-times, chicken,
corn, fish, frogs, berries, anything
will do. Then, too, the colored peo-
pie, as a>rule, are the only people
wise enough to eat possum; and as
he is not particularly destructive,
and does not wear a hide worth cur
ing, he is not seriously hunted.
All this, in large part, explains why
the possum thrives about the edges
of large towns and thicky populat-
ed farm regions, where the coon, the
rabbit, he mink, and the fox are
rarely seen.
And he does thrive. How numer-
Gus they are may be seen from the
fact that one Christmas I received
ffty-three from the woods about
Bridgeton, N. j., and took them
back to the New England University
for biological study. But all I had
to do was to take a days tramp
among the wood-choppers and farm
Ell acquaintance, making my pos
sum-wants known, and the possums
came in, in ones twos and threes,
costing at most only twenty-five
cents apiece.
Long may he survived ] will be
one to eat turkey this Thanksgiving
instead of possum, and after dinner,
when I take my woods-walk, I will
be glad enough if Br'er Postum will
let me see him; and I will promise
to do no more than tickle him on the
nose with a stick to see him "die"-
for he will come back to life again
Ito meet me once more in the woods.
Dallas Lore Sharp, in Nature and
Science in November St. Nicholas.
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OUR YOUNG PEOPLE
,POssUM WAYS.
Why No One Is Ever in a Hurry With a
'Possum.

Jersey and westward to Ohio who do
not know the mild fun of a moon
light possum hunt, few who have
not reached gingerly into some old
hollow stump and pulled out the smil-
ing, unworried ~marsupiaL. Unless
my experience is a very uncommon
one, there are few boys within that
district who have not taken their
prize home, put him in a barrel to
await the morning, and found next
morning, to their chargin, that he
would not stay In the barrel; there
were greater attractions outside.
Later he took occasion in the moon
light to go back to his home stump.
Somehow it was always a relief to
me when the possum did that 1t
was much more fun to go cut the
next night through the corn fields
looking for him than killing and eat
ing him would have been. Possums
r good to eat, but eating is not the
whole of life-even to a small boy
and killing is bad work.
A frosty night, a full moon, an
old WORKOUT rabbit hound, and a
good companion-and we are off for
the persimmon-trees that grow along
tn lanes and about the margins of the
fields.
It is the first of November. The
persimmons hang on their leafess
twigs like big beads, silvered with a
double plata wash of frost and a
wash of moonlight. No wonder the
possums like them! What boy does
not like them. too9 Here is a tree,
a great s~ixty-footer, that bears only
small puckery persimmons, no matter
how the frosts bite: but just beyond
is a little tree-you know it-with
large deep garnet fruit, so sugary
that they cannot spoil, and there you
stop-if the possums have not al
ready stopped before you.
I have seen boys whom / have
taken to my f~avorite trees get SO
greedy after the first taste that tn ~
could not take time to pick out she
seeds, but swallowed the persimmons
whole, until they simply had to
quit.
The possums also know these su.
gary trees; their tooth is as sweet
as ours. Here, nosing about on the
ground by hanging by his hind fee
and tails in the laden limbs, the boy
viii find them and start them, if OF
the ground, wabbling off towarc
home.
A fat possum can run faster
than a dog that is dead and buried
but only a very little faster. HI
does not depend on his legs fo,
safety; they are too slow; nor ye
on his wits; for they are still slow
en-. He trusts very largely to stump
holes, to luck, and to his distinguish
ed slowness.
No one is ever In a hurry with
possum. He is such a slow, simpl
dolt that no despatch, no precau
tions, are needed with him. H
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The Washington times., 1903-11-16
DECEMBER EXAMINATION
WILL NOT BE HELD
Eigibles for Service IN the U. S. Mint
Beyond Present Requirements
for appointment.

The United States Civil Service Com
mission announces that in view of the
large number of applications flied for
the examination which was held at Phil
adelphia on September J. 1893, for the
position OF helper ia the mint and assay
service in that city, the regular annual
examination scheduled for December
win not be held. When it becomes
necessary TO hold an examination for
positions in schedule D, il viii be duly
announced in the public press.
The applications on file with the local
board at Philadelphia win not be good
for subsequent examinations Appli-
cants viii be given az opportunity 70
file new applications after an examina-
ton has been announced.
Special attention to the examination
announced for January Z, 5, 6, 1904, for
the position of cadet in the Revenue Cut
ter Service is invited.
1t is desired TO secure as many appli-
cants as possible for this examination,
and the commission hopes that all per
sons who are qualified and who desire
to enter this service win at once apply
FOR the necessary form Of application
I'd fun information
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
UEBtRMAN CONCERT
CROWDS THE NATIONAL
Ensemble of Twenty Pianos and New
Orchestra in Varied Sc
lections.

a sacred concert. under the direction
of Miss Lieberman and participated In
by her class. attracted to the National
Theater last night an audience which
hlled the entire auditorium and nearly
all the prosce=ium boxes
Members of the Washington SYM
phony Orchestra, under Prof. Green. its
assistant leader and others from sim
liar organizations in New York, Phila-
delphia, and Baltimore. occupied the
center Of the stage. They were sur
rounded by twenty upright pianos while
In front Of them We're TWO grands.
In several Of the compositions PLAYED
the orchestra and all the pianos were
IN use, with two pupils at each instru-
ment
The clash which Miss Lieberman had
with Reginald De Koken. over the use OF
the Washington Symphony Orchestra s
name III advertising her concert. viii
not occur again, because Of an arrange
Inent entered mo last night Members
OF that Organization assured the con-
ductor they would play, under her di-
rection. In a series of concerts under
the title of the Philharmonic Orchestra
of Washington 1t win consist 81 forty
men at first. and VIII be expanded at
Miss Lebsn man said the men viii
sign contracts today with Prof. Green
for two years series OF concerts, in
GLIDING the spring Of 1906.
When Miss iieberman came upon the
stage 10 begin the concert she was pre-
scented with a beautiful ebony, silver
mounted baton the gift Of her pupils
With IL she led the opening number.
Coronation music from Prophet. by
Meyerbeer, FOR twenty pianos. eighty
hands and orchestra. Afterward she
laid it aside for her accustomed reed
baton OF lighter weight
The progra N was a varied one. rs in
depreciation was in the hands of the
following: Soiolsts. Miss Florence Bean.
contralto; J. Finnegan. tenor; Dore
Wolfsteiner. 'ceIlist Master Uriel Day25.
Miss Daphne Daidee Thompson. Miss
Leila Howard. Miss Beulah Winter. Miss
Nellie Neale. Miss Maude Bates. enss.n-
ble. pianos. Mrs A Lohr. Eugene Win
tiers, the Misses Kunsman. Szegedy.
Moore, Davis. Bewick. Thwing. Ward
Rean. Moskedal. Hudson. King. House.
Ella Austin. Helen Gardner, Nay Gard
ner. Lyod. Adler, Mccarthy, Marie Web
er. Sauter Linda Beagle Ida Beagle.
and austin. Miss Lieberman conduct
ing
While the individual performances
were intere sting as evidences of special
talents. the ensemble numbers proved
most entertaining to the large audience.
These were symphony. parts two and
three. -LeoE0rc" tRaf)-hfteen pianos.
sixty hands. ard orchestra; Pilgrim g
Chorus and March" C-Tannhauser. %
wagner. sixteen pianos and orchestra:
Afotin from "9feistersinger CNagnerJ
twelve pianos. forty hands; overture,
'stradelia" (Flotow) ten pianos. no or
chestra: Messiah" (HandeD. twelve pi-
ancs. forty hands. no orchestra; inter
rnezzo from "Cavalieria" (Mascag ni),
twenty-five pianos, eighty hands, no or
chestra
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
TO BUY FOREST LANDS
TO PROTECT YOSEMITE
Colonel GarraId Warns Government
That Approaches to Park VIII
Soon Be Destroyed.

Col. Joseph Garrard. acting superin-
tendent of the Yosemite National Park.
in his annual report to the Secretary of
the Interior, recommends the purchase
by the Government Of all patented lands
in the forest reserve. especially lumber
claims, to prevent the devastation of
the forest approaches to the park The
report states that in "a few months the
forests along the most traveied route
into the park viii be completely de
stroyed unless some action is taken by
the Government The lands can be
purchased at an average of SO an acre.
1t is recommended that a United States
commissioner be appointeA and the
Yosemite National Park be made a
United states court district In this
way. Colonel Garrard points out, ade-
quate enforcement Of the regulations by
q punitive system may be gained and
the beauties OF the park both flora
and fauna. may be indefinitely pre-
served.
Owing 90 the density of fallen timber
and dead underbrusf, forest fires en-
dangering the great trees of the park
frequently occur. AMI Colonel Gafrard
advises . resumption of the old Indian
method OF burning over sections OF the
reserve at certain periods Of the year
when the fires can be controlled.
The toll rates on the roads in tho
park are excessive. The report recon-
rnends their reduction and the acquisi-
ton by the Government Of some Of ths
roads.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
SHOW GIRLS HEART
MELTED BY ICE WATER
Lynda Leigh" Becomes Bride of Bell
Boy Who Carried Cool
ing Liquid.

CHICAGO, Nov. 16.-Not long ago
Frank B. Peck. a bellboy Of the Wei
hngton Hotel. carried a pitcher OF ice
water TO Lynda Leigh. a guest OF the
hotel and a vaudeville artist. who was
known in private life as Jean Montgom-
cry. and who says her father is an Of
ficer Of the Montgomery Coal Company,
OF COvington. Ky
The conversation attending the deliv-
cry of the ice water was the commence
nsent Of an acquaintance which has just
resulted in the marriage of Peck and
Miss Montgomery.
The employees Of the hotel have given
many tokens Of congratulation 10 the
two young persons. Mrs. Peck may can
Gel some engagements in order to enter
into fun enjoyment Of her honeymoon
but she does not intend to leave the
stage
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
ROYAL ARTILLERY BAND
At COLUMBIA THEATER
Tasca and His Musicians Give Two
Enjoyable Concerts.

Two concerts were given yesterday II
the Coiumbis. Theater by Tasca and his
Royal Artillery Band. The audiences IN
attendance were hardly adequate TO the
excellent entertainment offered. but
those who werz there listened with evil
dent interest - both series OF musical
selections. Popular taste was SATISFIED
al the Afternoon reciSsl. when several
well-known and tuneful compositions
formed a part OF the program. In tho
evening the band played more serious
works from Rossini. Wagner and other
composers
The work Of the band was quite up
o the standard set In press dispatches
rom other sities. Precision. snap and
t4lthful adherence tC the scores Of the
different numbers characterized the
rlaylng Although this Is the first tia.e
gasca and his musicians have visited
me Capital, both deserve TO be classed
among the best musical organizations
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
LOCOMOTIVE ENGINEERS
ON TERMINAL WORK

The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company desires to use locomotive en-
gineers to operate It's ''dinkey' engines
on construction work in connection with
the railway terminal improvements,
and. on motion of Commissioner Mac
farland. the Commissioners have au-
thoriZed the board OF examiners of
steam engineers 10 issue special licenses
to persons restricted 70 that particular
kind Of work. 50 that men licensed for
that purpose may not attempt after
wards to operate stationary engines
which require very different qualifica-
lions.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
MENUS FOR TOMORROW
DINNER
BREAKFAST.
SEASoNABLE FOOD SUPPLIES ON MARKET BENCHES.

fromn
Vestern we're to be 70
ssolda g. a Dol
thant that OF las
the
and Is
pieon
still rated
alto aaiece Cranbe ares a
was sold a sufh-
demand
continues good
TO and a
Apples as
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Doings in the Realm Of Society,"

the house 1900 Vermont Avenue. which
they have leased for the season.
Mr. and Mrs. Louis Sautter, of Al
bany, n. Y, are the guests Of Mrs. Min
ME Fisher. at the Hotel oxford.
Mrs Whitney Warren and Miss War
rem arrived on the Philadelphia from
Europe on Saturday.
Mrs. William Clagett and Miss Clagett
have taken apartments for the season
al tie Marlborough.
Capt ". A. Miller. L. S. A, and Mrs.
Miller are established for the season at
1916 Connecticut Avenue.
The Rev Walter a. Mitchell, of Ne
chanicsville, Md. has taken the house
2209 n Street northwest, for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs T. NJ Padelford are
among the Washingtonians at Lake
wood, y. j.
The Duke and Duchess of RoXburghe
viii sail for England tomorrow
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
CURRENT TOPICS TALK.

Miss Janet Richards current topics
talk this morning at MetZerott Hall
included a resume of the address on
''Radium delivered before the Geo
grahic Society on Friday evening
i9st bv Prof. Kunz. of New YORK; the
present status of the Panama question,
a discussion of the case of Reed Smoot.
a summary Of the most important
foreign affairs Of the past week and a
short review of the book British Po-
liticaI Portraits. by Justin Mccarthy.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
MAINE REACHES COLON.

A disT5=tch announcing the arrival Of
the battleship Maine at Colon today was
received by the Bureau Of Navigation,
Navy Department. The United States
now has five vessels on the east coast
of Pan8ma-the Dixie, Nashville, At
lanta, Maine and Mayfiower
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
JAIL'S CRITIC JAILED.

NEW YORK. Nov. I6.-Henry Iverson.
a soeialistic agitatOr. was arrested at
Nv Brunswick. n J.. yesterday while
gting an Grafton in the street Ia criu-
ckm Of American jails. He was just
saving b would write a book on the
subject when an officer arrested him and
tuk him before Recorder Kuhn, who
sent him TO the Middlesex county jail
70 fifteen days 50 ne might get the
prsDer local color in his book
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
Chit-Chat.

The Admiral of the Navy and Ms
Dewey returned to their home. in Rhode
Island Avenue. yesterday.
Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge. wife of Sen
ator Lodge, Is visiting her sister, Mrs
Henry Luce, Of Boston, for a short
time.
Mr. and Mrs. Scott, who will sail
shortly for Europe, viii remain abroad
until the early summer.
Mr. and Mrs. William Corcoran Eustis
have closed their country home. near
Leesburg. Va, and taken possession Of
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
Weddings.
Allan-T arbox.

Cards have been received in this city
Tor the marriage Of Miss Melinda Lee
mont TaTbox TO Ernest Anderson Allan
at noon Wednesday. November %, at
Bath, Me. Miss Tarbox Is the eldest
daughter Of the late Capt. and Mrs.
Henry c. TarboX. Mr.. Allan, who was
formerly a Nashingtonian, is the eldest
son of Major William =. Allan, Of this
city. and a grandson of the late Prof.
James Allan, of Illinois
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
A SILVER TEA.

The Rev Clement Brown and Mrs.
Brown viii give a silver tea. assisted
by the Parish Aid Society of the Pro-
Cathedral Church of the Ascension, al
their residence 1440 NJ Street northwest
tomorrow afternoon, from to o clock,
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

GOLDENBERG' sale of women's
suits and skirts is attracting the atten-
ton of thrifty shoppers all over the
city The Dependable Store" also an
uounces distinct underpricing In several
other departments. and the store today
has been exceptionally crowded.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
LUNCHEON FOR BELL HOME.

A luncheon for the benefit of the Bel
Home for Children viii be given at
National Rifles Armory on Wednesday
and Thursday from j 20 2 o clock
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
Engagements.
MITCHELL eingarten.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles Katzenstein an
nounce the engagement of their niece
Miss Bettye Weingarten, to Samuel l.
Mitchell
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

The marriage is announced of Mrs.
Eva Magnus and Benjamin p. Snyder.
The ceremony took place in Baltimore,
Md, November H. Mr.. and Mrs. Sny-
der, who are spending their honeymoon
in the North. viii be at home after jan
uary /. at 2102 O Street northwest.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

THE KINGS PALACE STORES are
holding a mammoth manufacturers sale
OF smart styles In millinery and outer
garments. Their buyers have Invaded
the camps Of Americas leading makers
and brought back with them a collection
Of garments and millinery that forms
one Of the largest sales ever held in this
city
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

S. KAHN. SONS < co. call attention
this week 10 sale Of fine silver
ware and d sale OF silks and velyets.
These two strong attractions, together
with a large list of genuine bargain
news. are expected 10 keep the Busy
Corner" the center of bargain seekers
the entire week.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
ATTRACTIONS IN RETAIL STORES

HOUSE & HERMANN announce
the complete readiness Of their show
lngs Of exclusive and novel designs in
fan furniture. The large output Of this
store affords a buying power that as
sures always the lowest of prices. The
offerings this week are especially com
mendabie.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

Sir II. Mortimer Durand. the new am
bassador TO the United States, will sail
for this country next Saturday. Lady
Durand and her daughter viii follow
later.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

sAKS q CO.-The Saks stores an
nounce this week special reductions on
the popular beited overcOats. The Sc
lection Of patterns IS especially proper
for these style coats. and the tailoring
incidental to their proper finish finds
competent execution with their facni-
ties.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
In Diplomatic Circles.

Baron Won Sternburg. the German am
bassador to the United States. will re
main another week in Germany. at the
request OF Emperor William. The am
bassador viii sail for the United States
on the steamer MoHlke. on November "A.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

Spencer eddy, first secretary Of the
American. embassy at St. Petersburg,
accompanied By mis- mother and sister,
sailed last week from ChCrbourg for
New York.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16
Dinners.

Theodore Hansen. first secretary Of
the Russian embassy. viii give dinne-
on Tuesday evening at his home. 17SS
Riggs Place.
On Thursday evening he charge DAT
flares of the German embassy and Ba-
roness Won dem Bussche. viii give a din
ner in honor of the mother and sister
OF the baroness, Madame de Hoz and
Miss de Hoz. who arrived in Washing
ton ten days ago.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

VIM. HAHN & CO.-Commencing to-
day and lasting until the 26th. this
popular shoe concern VIII hold a
Thanksgiving Sale" OF new. fashlona-
BILE and durable footwear for winter
use. The Hahn quality and low prices
are well known 10 thoughtful shoppers
throughout the city.
The Washington times., 1903-11-16

the house 1900 Vermont Avenue, which
they have leased for the season.
The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1903-08-14
Death of John McNeace.

Mr.. John McNeace died in Union
August s, 1903, and was buried the fol-
lowing day in the cemetery at the Meth.
odist Church. Rev. T. f. Morris con.
Quoted the funeral services, and large
congregation met to pay last tribute of
respect.
Mr.. McNeace leaves wife, four sons
L. NJ, Louis n NJ w. and Rrss II, a
father, 81 years Old, and one brother in
his immediate family. Mr.. McNeace
hid bsen 10 very poor health for fifeeen
years, the last eight of which he has
been helpless invalid and fearful suf.
ferer. A few days before his death he
expressed willingness to die saying tina,
he felt prepared for the change. He
was member of the Methodist church,