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Tuesday, November -7 1005. J PROG-BESSI VE FARMER AND COTTON "PLANT. 15 SUNSHINE COLUMN NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OP INTER NATIONAL 8UNSHINB SOCIETY. - Mbs. J. M. Ransikr, State President, Hen flersoavllle. N. C. SUNSHINE AT THE STATE FAIR. Mrs. Ransier's Success and Some Others Who Helped. Dear 'Shiners: Oh I am so glad to meet you all again, and there is so much to tell you and to talk about that we never: can get through it all this time. - - ' But first I want to thank you for the loving letters of inquiry as to our silence these last two weeks. It's very easily explained. Credit it all to the State Fair. You know I was there, and if you were there you know what crowds were there. My duties called me to the grounds by half -past seven, or eight in the .morning, and I was risrht there till night, and when Diht did come, I was, oh, so tired, I could do no more not even chat ter and 1m pretty bad oil when I can't do that About the Fair? . Yes, it was a success. And right here let me thank those who helped me make it so. The Misses Elgettie and Mary Thompson gave cheerful sen-ice, and on parting left me a beautiful yellow and white satin rib bon badge which I appreciated, not only because I had had no time to make myself one, but also as a souvenir of the occasion and the sweet sunshiny thought that prompt ed the gift. Miss Leonita Denmark, a young Haleigh lady, gave invaluable assist ance and showed such -wisdom and helpfulness along so many lines that her versatility .must make her always a shining "light and example to our Sunshine army. These dear, bright, beautiful young girls how noble and grand to give the effort of their bright young lives to help send the sunshine into others less bright. Bless their dear hearts. It was sunshine to me to just look into their fresh, young, sympathetic faces. "Aunt Jennie" was there, too. Why of course ; to. be sure. Did you ever hear of any good thing going on that "Aunt Jennie" didn't have a finger in ? generously meet it Many women af ter, asking the prize would have taken that cake home and kept it forever; but not so with Mrs. E. E. Moffitt. Oh, I think it one of the most beauti- tul things I ever saw done. We had first thought of cutting .the cake and selling the slices, but wnen J saw it 1 knew thart would be like desecrating a -work of art For such the cake truly was; the top be ing covered with beautiful life size, full -blown and half budded roses, that in their icy whiteness looked like the sculptor's chisel had hewn them from a block of purest marble. So we could not cut the cake, but auctioned it off the next day, receiving a nice little sum therefrom for Sunshine. Nor was Mrs. Moffitt's generosity stopped there. On learning that we were to have a sale in Asheville be fore Christmas for our Empty Stock ing Fund, she has promised us an other cake for this sale. Isn't that lovely ? : Now here let me say a word to all of you who sent articles for sale at the State Fair Sunshine booth. All of them, you know, did not sell. Shal we Keep tnem over lor our Asheville sale ? It will be in about a month, you know, and we will place the things not sold at Raleigh with our things at Asheville and sell them for you if we can. Please let me hear from you about it So I may know what to do. But to go back to Raleigh. She is certainly setting the : pace for the rest of the State in Sunshine work. Col. Olds of that city has a circle of children numbering some where near a hundred and fifty, and their work is so varied and broad that I shall have to tell you about it another day, as it alone would take up all our Sunshine Corner and then some more. But you must hear all about it some day. ' '-iij,',' 1111 R IFLE AND P I STO L C A RT R I DGES Winchester Rifle and Pistol ' Cartridges of all calibers are loaded by- machinery which sizes the shells, supplies the exact quantity of powder, and seats the bullets properly. By using first-class materials and this up-to-date system of loading, the reputation of Winchester Cartridges for accuracy, reliability and excellence is maintained. They cost no more than inferior makes. Ask for them, and insist upon getting them. THEY SHOOT WHERE YOU HOLD Then, too, all the other ladies who bad charge of the other exhibits on the same floor fwe were ud stairs I haven't told you yet either how nice the Raleigh newspapers were to us, too. When their papers were .running over full of Fair news and the President's visit and all the big doings, they gave us space freely and very graciously for the announce ment of the auction of our cake, both the Morning Post and News and Ob server doing what they could to for ward the work. And Mr. Britton, city editor of the News and Obser ver, auctioned the cake in a master f ul way, bidding, in stentorian tones, all who had any money in their ith the art, curios and fancy .work P,?ts come and bid. departments) did so much to help me and our Sunshine work that it was really delightful to find so many who were already 'Shiners, only they had not yet sent in their names for record on our Sunshine books. " But they have now, and on our registry book that we had there are over five hun dred names. Isn't that lovely? ' ,-.' . . y; I And when the sale of our articles seemed slow, up walked a charming lady (I say charming, for I mean it, or Sunshine shone from her face and grace was in her very movement) and she asked how we were getting jlong; and after our reply, she said: I have something to give you." I was surprised, but very glad. Then fihe told me her cake had taken the Prize for the best decorated cake at the Fair and she was going , to give Jt to us to dispose of for the benefit f our shut-ins. ' - Splendid? (Well, I should say so. heart warmed to her, and I 'think a regular Jonathan and -David love sprang into existence that moment. At least on my part. It did so show ch a big, broad, generous heart, think so quickly, see our need, and Then, too, Mr. George Allen, of Raleigh, had this nice little sentence on the official Fair programs : "Visit the Sunshine booth, and see what is being accomplished by a few devoted ladies who dispel gloom by distribut ing Sunshine." Yes, our Sunshine booth, though small, was an undoubted success, and in its introduction met with such a hearty hand-shake from all over the State that proclaimed our State the most big-hearted, royally good place in the whole bunch. We shall have to leave all letters and acknowledgements for another week, but I want to thank all of you who responded to our call and con tributed articles or helped in any way to make Sunshine the success it was. -'V Newton (N. C.) dispatch: Farm ers have had for the last fortnight, fine weather for digging and storing their sweet potato crop, which will yield a million and half bushels in this county alone.. At former prices, the crop will bring between,; $75000 and $100,000. v.' Pulls Stumps or Standing Trees. Clears a two acre circle with one sitting pulls anything the wire rope will reach; stumps. trees, grubs, rocks, hedges, etc. A man and a boy with one or two horses can run the CO mB I NATION STUHP PULLER. StlMlD Anchored nr Self Anchnrlnn. A minute and a halfis all it takes for theordinary stump. No heavy chains or rods. Note uis suvug wuc lupc wiui patent coupler grips tue rope at any point. Does not cuwc roue, w ancaa oi oja-sryie"taJce-ups. smallest rope we furnish stands 40,000 lbs. strain. It generates immense power and it's made to stand the strain. We also I mare uic iron want oruo and stump machine, trie I. X. L. Grabber and Hawkeys wuu ouu oiuuip mKuiDC nvo lor uiv uissmiea catalogue. bargest manufacturers ot stump puusrs in in world. E3ILNE MFG. CO 87S 8th St., Monmouth, III. i mi v DeLOACHc PATENT Avoid imitators and infringers trod buy the Genuine. Saw . Mills, 1 11. y. and up. Shingle, Planing, lath and Cora Mills: four Stroke Hay Presses. Water Wheels. , Catalog free. We pay the freight. mmujmm .... ju vr. JVf ifUA fl IJWUliM, wrOj. SSJJ- i'"Kofsfer's Periilizers"c FOR I. Ji Are Especially Double Milled, MAKING THEM VERY DRY AND EASILY USED IN MECHANICAL DRILLS Ask yonr dealer for 66 99 AND TAKE NO OTHER. Trade mark on every sack. TRADE MARIS REGISTERED S. R0YSTER GUANO CO., NORFOLK, VA. NOTE. All goods put up in extra heavy bags. The Advertisers in The Progressive Farmer Are men and firms of known reliability, and will do aa they promise. When writ ing for catalogues, prices, etc., and especially when yon write to make purchases, pleas rsmemper to uy, ; i uviyoui sa.ui xjus rnuujudai vac aaoaa.
The Progressive Farmer (Raleigh, N.C.)
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