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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
A WORD FOR FARMERS WIVES.

"The average American farmer"
says a prominent, Eastern physician,
"wears out, on an average, two
wives in the course Of his
w life" The statement is an
interesting one, but is borne out BY
vital statistics. A heavy part OF
the wear and tear and worry which
strains and racks the brain OF our
farming communities is borne by
the often unseen but important
power which sways at once the
destinies of the kitchen and nur-
sery, the barn-yard and dairy.
Our farmer housewives receive
too little consideration at home and
appreciation abroad. The unend-
care of house and children, of clothes
and kitchen, the multifarious duties
of real farm work in garden and
pasture and dairy, and the dozen
cares and responsibilities which
are laid on their shoulders and will
lingly carried, receive too little at
tentiOn from the outside world.
The result of crops and making
of buildings and fences, the improve
ments made in open air, and the
wagon-loads Of produce carried to
market, are more tangible-they
attract at one the notice of neigh
bors and townsmen and give the
handwriting proprietor a we'll
earned reputation for thrift and in
dustry. But in how many instances
is the of the farmer out Ct
doors rendered possible by the
accomplishing energy of the tire
less worker in the home, whose
geniusfor economy and whose labors
at the churn and in the farm-yard
add to the little hoard of increas-
ing savings? The true farmers
wife, and there are thousand
OF them scattered through Ne
braska in happy little homes, has
done as much, in her quiet way,
towards development of our State
from frontier to farmland as her
sturdy husband and sons. Her
work, though largely unseen, has
been no less effective. 1t shows in
upbuilding of home interests and
all that goes to make up purity and
happiness in the home and in the
community. 1t manifests itself in
the thrifty economy of those who
are to make the future wives Of
coming farmers, and in the integ-
rity and industry of the ons who
will some time take their fathers
place in the field and furrow. The
West owe as much to the farmers
wife as it does to himself, but re-
suits have been too often attained
at the expense of the worn-out lives
of the faithful women who have
been pioneers in the procession of
civilization and Development
Omaha Bee.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
HINTS FOR HOUsEKEEPERs.

Unsunned rooms, cause unsound
health.
Hang up the brooms; they will
last longer.
Clogged wicks can be cleaned, by
boiling them in soap suds.
If you have no dark place for the
fruit cans, wrap each one separately
in heavy paper.
Good dishes and bright silver or
other tableware, make pleasant
work of housekeeping.
Air, but don't sun feather ticks
and pillows; the sun draws the oil,
making an unpleasant smell.
Much of the ordinary bother of
washing lamp chimneys on the in
side, can be saved by using a stick
with a sponge tied to the end.
Always put a little soda in milk
that is to be boiled, as an acid is
formed by boiling. ..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
TALK TO THE CHILDREN,

Children hunger perpetually for
new ideas. They will learn with
pleasure from the lips of parents
what they deem drudgery to study
in books; and even if they have
the misfortune to be deprived of
many educational advantages, they
will grow up intelligent people.
We sometimes see parents who are
the life Of every company which
they enter, dull, silent and uninte1-
esting at home among their children.
If they have not mental stores
sufficient for both, let them first
use what they have for their own
households. A silent home is a dull
place for young people, a place
from which they will escape if
they can. How much useful informa-
ton, and what unconscious but ex-
cellent mental training is impaired
in lively, sec.al argument. Guilt
vate to the utmost the art of con.
%versation at home.-Farm and Fire
SIDE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
THINGS THAT IT is WELL 10
KNOW.

That it is easier to retain health than
to regain it.
That serious headaches often come
from ill-itting spectacles.
That tin cleaned with paper will SHINE
better than when cleaned with flannel.
That cistern water may be purified by
charcoal put in a bag and hung III the
water. f.
That powdered rice, sprinkled upon
lint and applied to fresh wounds, Will
stop bleeding. #
That salt will remove the stain from
silver caused by eggs when applied dry
with a soft cloth.
That hot, dry %flannels, applied to the
face and neck, is a very effective remedy
for a Dumping toothache." +.
That fruit dust stains on table linen or
other white clothes may be removed by
soaking in a weak solution of oxolic acid.
That hard waters are to be preferred
to soft waters in the teapot, as the hard
waters dissolve less of the tannin OF the
leaves. t II
That after tea has been stepped IN
boiling water for three minutes, a large
proportion of the valuable constituents
are extracted. ."'
That the most effectual remedy for
shiny and greasy drain pipes is copperas
dissolved and left to work gradually
through the pipe.
That plaster Of Paris ornaments may
be cleaned by covering them with a thick
layer of starch, letting it dry thoroughly,
and brushing with a stiff brush.
That a room crowded to discomfort with
furniture and ornaments, no matter how
costly, is never restful and homelike,
and always suggestive of the shop or the
museum.
That old feather beds, by putting them
upon a green grass plot during a heavy
shower, permitting them to be thor
oughly wet through, and her dried and
beaten with light rods, will freshen and
enliven the feathers.
That a dark and gloomy room may be
frightened by placing ebonized shelves
over the doors and windows, grouping
scarlet, yellow or gilded ans upon the
walls, and placing pretty bric-a-brack
and vases in positions where they will be
brought into relief by a cheerful back
ground.
That by acting On the following instruc-
tons a nice summer drink may be made:
Cut a lemon into thin slices, put them
in a jar Or pitcher, and add a heaping
tablespoonful of sugar and a pint Of hot
water; let it stand until cool; strain into
a bottle; place on the ice until wanted.
Good Housekeeping.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
TACT IN BABY MANAGEMENT.

The way to keep the baby from
becoming "spoilt is to let it cry as
little as possible. 1t will gain
strength of mind to endure it's ne
cessary ills all the sooner if it is al
lowed to suffer as little as possible
from ills that can be avoided. It's
wants should be anticipated, its
sources of discomfort should be re-
moved as soon as they arise, without
waiting for it to cry it should be
prevented in every way from form
ing the habit of crying. Study it's
expression; when it is tired of play
ing on the floor, take it up and
dance it about the room, and let it
look out of the window for a few
minutes. In a little while it will be
glad to go back and play on the
floor again. If it is necessary to re-
sort to discipline, be careful to seize
the right moment for it. IF you
want the baby to learn to 90 to
sleep without being rocked, choose
a day when it has been unusually
bright" and happy all the morning,
wait until twenty minutes or so af-
ter the regular hour for it's nap,
then give it a cup Of milk particu-
larly sweet and warm and nice,
make its little bed soft and cosy, lay
it down gently, and soothe it with a
little kissing and patting, and if it is
not already too much "spoilt," it
will only be too happy to close it's
eyes in the sweetest kind of SLEEP.
If it does not, it's fit of crying will
be as brief and as little injurious as
it can be.-Babuho0d.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
goetry.
A DINNER AND A KISS.

Il have brought your dinner, father,
The blacksmith's daughter said,
AS she took from her arms a kettle,
And lifted its shining lid.
"There's not any pie or pudding,
So l will give you this"
And upon his toil-worn forehead
She left a childish kiss t,FI.A y
The blacksmith tore off his apron,
And dined in happy mood.
Wondering much at the SAVIOR
Hid in his humble food;
While all about were visions
Full of prophetic bliss,
But he never thought of the magic
In his little daughters kiss.
While she with her kettle swinging,
Merrily trudged away,
Stopped at the sight of a squirrel,
Catching some wild birC's lay;
And | thought how many a shadow
Of life and fate we would miss,
If always our frugal dinners
Were seasoned with a kiss.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07

Edward Atkinson, the we'll
known statistician, presents figures
showing that the railroads of the
United States give employment to
$4,000 people and transport 4OO,-
100000 tons OF freight annually, one
half Of which is food and fuel and,
furthermore, it is proved that the
freight rates are SO low that the
mechanic can have a years supply
Of food hauled from a distance of
1000 miles for the proceeds of one
days labor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07
Nousehold.
CREAM CHEESE.

Take one pint and a hall or the
thickest cream, tie it up in a cloth
and hang it in a cool place to drain
for twenty-four hours, at the end OF
which time it should be quite firm.
Turn it out on a piece of muslin, and
form it into a squire or long shape.
TEA CAKE.
Light: White sugar, l! cups; but
ter, one-half cup; sweet milk, one
half cup; -four, 2! cups; whites OF
four eggs, two teaspoontuls Of bak-
ing powder, flavor with lemon.
Dark part: Brown sugar, one cup;
molasses, one-half cup; butter, one
half cup sweet milk, one-half cup;
yolks of four eggs; 2! cups Of -four;
two teaspoons of baking powder;
mix in separate pans; flavor with
spices.
LADY CAKE.
Take two and a half scant cuptu's
of -four; after sitting it, mix well
with one heaping teaspoonful OF
baking powder and sift again; add
n cup and a half of white sugar,
blended with half a cup of butter;
beat the whites Of two eggs; add
half a cup of milk gradually to the
flour; then the sugar and the but
ter; mix the white of eggs, and last
of all add a teaspoonful Of the es-
sence of almond. Bake in a hot
oven for three-quarters of an hour.
sTEwED CHICKENS.
Chickens prepared in this way are
a change from the usual ~fricasse:
Cut up two young chickens, cook
them for half an hour in a saucepan
with a little bacon cut in dice, add
ing thyme, two bay leaves, a small
onion, parsley and a piece of butter,
moistening with white wine. Min
the yolks of three eggs in half a cup
of cream and pour the mixture I'VE
the chickens, taking the saucepan
instantly off the fire. Arrange the
pieces Of chicken symmetrically on
a dish and serve.
LEMON PUDDING.
Beat the yolks of two eggs in a
pudding dish add two cupfuls of
sugar; dissolve four teaspoonfuls Of
corn starch in a little cold water;
stir into it two teacupfuls of boiling
water; put in the juice of two lem
ons with the grated peel; mix all
together with a teaspoonful of but
ter, bake about fifteen minutes.
When done spread Over the top the
beaten whites of two eggs, previous
ly sweetened with white sugar; let
it brown a moment in the oven.
Serve either cold or hot.
SURE CURE FOR GROUP.
Boil pigs feet in water without
salt, and let it stand over night. In
the morning skim off the fat (Which
will be formed in a cake on top),
put in a tin pan, boil until all water
is ~evaporated. Bottle and keep for
use. Give a teaspoonful every ff
teen minutes on the appearance of
the first symptoms, and apply freely
to the chest and throat, rubbing
we'll. A celebrated physician says
that a child cannot have Group if
pigs feet oil is administered at the
the first symptoms.
HASH ROLLS
Prepare the meat as for ordinary
hash, chopping it very fine, moisten
with a spoonful of cold gravy or
meat juice if you have it, add an
equal quantity of mashed potatoes
fresh is be- l1ni~the same of stale
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07

A minister made an interminable
call upon a lady of his acquaintance.
Her little daughter, who was pres
ent, grew very weary of his con-
versation, and whispered in an
audible key: Didn't he bring his
amen with him, mamma? p
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07

- L y \ "a Ia -, l. TOlr
lowing Schedule will be operated on this
Railroad:
PASSENGER, MAITLAND EXPRESS TRAIN
DAILY EXCEPT SUNDAYS.
CLeave Wilmington at.-~.---.7.0O P. N.
Mol Leave Raleigh at;~7ssS5P P
Leave Charlotte at .:-~~-"""S.I5 Pm.
No. 2.l Arrive at Raleigh at.-...."..9.W AN.
ARRIVE at Wilmington at.....-8.2 AN
LOCAL ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Car Attached.
Leave Charlotte AN
Arrive at Laurinburga t....-..........5.@ Pr
Leave L~aurlnDurg AN
Arrive at Charlotte F. N.
Leave Wilmington AN
Arrive at Laurinburg at...............5.W T. NJ.
Leave Laurlnburg A. N.
Arrive at Wilmington at................5.4O P NJ.
Local Freight between Wilmington and Lau:
rinburg MISUNDERSTANDING Wilmington on
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Leave
L%aurinburg on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sat
urdays.
Passenger Trains stop at regular stations on
Time Table.
SHELBY DIVISION, PASSENGER, MAIL,
EXPRESS AND FREIGHT.
Daily except Sundays.
No Leave Charlotte at:...~....S .I5 An
Arrive at Shelby at........12'b Pm.
No (Leave Shelby at............ lao Am.
Arrive at Charlotte at.....".. $40 Pm.
Trains No. l and 2 make close connection at
Hamlet with r. & A. Trains to and from
Raleigh.
Through Sleeping Cars between Wilmington
and Charlotte and Raleigh and Charlotte.
Take Train No: l for Statesville, Stations on
Western N. G. r. R., Asheville and points
West.
Also, for Spartanburg, Greenville, Athens,
Atlanta and all points Southwest.
L. c. JONES, Superintendent.
w. F. CLARK Genl Passenger Agent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-07

Prepare the meat as for ordinary
hash, chopping it very fine, moisten
with a spoonful of cold gravy or
meat juice if you have it, add an
equal quantity of mashed potatoes
fresh is be- nj the same of stale
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

Ann ARBoR, Mich, June 26.--Dr. G.
Vaughan IN examining aspecimen Of the
ice-cream which recently poisoned .
number OF persons Ct Newton, Mich,
has made an important discovery that
tyrotoxicon, the active element IN pois-
onous cheese. which he discovered some
time since, was also present in the Ice
cream and was the cause Of the sickness.
This proves that t~yrotoxicon IL due 10
decomposition Of milk, and may Be de-
veloped in any milk which Is kept In a
impure atmosphere or unclean vessels.
The germ seems 70 multiply very rapid
Iy, and . small amount OF tainted milk
will poison : whole can. Il IL DR..
vsughan's theory that tyrotoxicon has
much 10 do with cholera infantum, the
|symptoms Of which ere similar TO the
symptoms Of cheese poisoning. The
DR.. will present . detailed statement Of
his discovery to the State Board Of
Health q lie next meeting.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02
The Rebel Debt.

The Rockville Tribune. Independent
Republican. says: We are delighted 10
have one subject on which We can ali
wave the bloody shirt North and south,
Democrats and Republicans. This il the
proposition 10 pay the rebel debt. lately
urged before the House committee on
war claims by Judge Fullerton. The
ext onfederates laugh II to scorn ; the
Democrats use II to point . joke, and
even the few Republicans who tried 10
make : sensation Of II have given up the
job. In The first place there Is no rebel
debt. The contract expressed on The
face of the bonds was that they we're
not due till the Confederacy was &C.
knowledged By the United States; Of
course that event can never occur, and
the debt is BY its own terms annihilated,
Second, the English have admitted, in
the settlement Of the Alabama claims,
that the Confederacy never had . legal
existence ; and lastly the debt is barred
BY the constitution. And what is still
more to the purpose, perhaps, Ameri.
cans are slow enough to ppy their law
fnl debts +; and there never VA one prob
ably who would help pay 40 unlawful
one. So let Us All join IN . grand whoop
a. there may not occur another chance
when we can all shout In concert.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

The Supreme Court yesterday rem
dered 4 decision in the case Of W. q
WATSON against the First National Bank
OF this city. The question involved was.
in the assessment and taxation Of shares
OF National Bank stock. are the owners
thereof, having no other credit or non
ey capital from which 10 deduct their
bona fde 0ebts. entitled to dednct them
from The assessed value OF such shares Of
stock? The Court holds that ITO say
that the holders Of shares Of National
Bank stock, having no other credits
from which to deduct their debts, may
not deduct them from the assessed value
OF such shares Of stock, would be to es-
tablish such an irregularity and discrim-
ination against capital invested In such
shares Of stock as the act Of Congress,
with the Interpretation given II by the
Supreme Court OF the United States. will
not tolerate The holders OF shares OF
National Bank stock are upon 9 n equal
ity with II xpayers having money cap
ital. The Court therefore holds that
under the OF the complaint
the stockholders are emitted to deduct
their just debts from the assessed value
Of their shares Of National Bank stock.
The case is affirmed. Ind. Sentinel.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

boouv1iie enquirer, ittn-
Tfiomas Smith, OF Greer township, was
summoned before the Board Of Equali-
zation to show why he had only given In
TO the Assessors. S2l6 personal property
for taxation. Upon being sworn he ad-
mitted ol7 900 i'm notes and mortgages
not listed in Gibson county slone, with
Vanderbufg, Pike and Warrick yet 10
hear from 1t IL high time such stupen-
dous Frauds we're Investigated, and the
penalty Of the law vigorously applied.
We aresinprmed that Thomas Wark.
Of Fl. Branch, appeared before the Board
Of Equalization, af this county, asking .
reduction Of some $3.50 on the sppraise-
ment Of his real estate ; but instead Of
granting his request. they began an in
vestigstion. and on the notes and mort
cages held by him and not given in,
they added atevepteen thousand dollars
TO his taxablea-Princeton Democrat.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

"Ma,D he said, - be suddenly looked
mp from his book, 'how much do you
owe the cook ~
"What Z question: believe there are
three months wages due herr
Say, Why don't you reorganize the
kitchen -
What do you mean, Robertf"
"Why, when % end the other fellows
get hold Of . railroad they reorganixs II,
and everybody gets len. Lets reorgan.
lie on Hannah. beat her ont OF CSC and
whack on The boodle.v-Wall Street
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02
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The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02
vnere Does Coal Oil Come From9

T1<i n one OF the questions that has
long agisatedI the scientific world. .
vpon the answ r. "a u more depends
than seems a. first sight. " We know
its source. we can fairly desermine ~ 20
the nature and extent Of the supplies
and where 70 look 'os them.
The Scientific American has been dis
cussing The subject. Some have thought
that Tie oils have been produced by =
slow disfiliation during the process 81
coal formation. fatal objection. how
ever. 10 ihi- theory Il found IN The fact
thar G,eat nrisnin, hiss immense coal
beds. Containing nothing Of this kind.
though supposed traces have been found
here and there.
The Sihsrinn ard Devonian rocks.
which con tain the sources ~ re most 81
the o;l-wcls now In sxisssnre, have
great 4 titles az fossil remains. and
this has suggested The theory that the
oils have resulted from their dccomposi-
ton.
Professor Mendeljcff thinks that. on
the first formMinn of The earth, vast res
ervoirs Of inorganic iron and carbon cx.
isied III the Interior Of the globe. These
were reached hv the water condcnsing
on the newly. formed land percolating
beneath its surface. The heat decom-
posed the water into its component,
parts. oxygen and hydrogen. the first
farming with he iron. oxide Of iron, the
latter with the carbon. petroleum and
other hydrocarbons. II this theory be
the correct one. there still exists in the
center OF the earth reservoirs OF petrole-
unl that Arc "a the sources As yet known
as the ocean u 20 The spring. Whose
waters finally find . resting-place in its
bosom.
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

New Albany Ledger.
There are hut few cases IN the annals
or crime that are parallels OF the story OF
the family Of Old Tom Archer, who was
recently lynched at Shoals. The onl,
one IL the entire family, il is said, that
has escaped immunity from indictment
for some felony. Is the youngest q baby
two years OF age. On Thursday. in the
Orange Circuit Court 1t PaOli, the wild
|ow Of Old Tom Archer aud the mother
|of Sam, who has been sentenced to death,
was on trial on the charge Of poisoning a
well for the purpose Of killing = whole
family. She IL also under bond "a ap-
pear at the next term Of the Martin Cir
cult Court for grand larceny.
The history Of The family, says the
Davies County Democrat il . startling
one indeed. The experience OF the Wild
|ow Archer with crime has certainly
beer q terrible one. She Is herself nm
der indictment for serious crimes, her
husband, br0ther-in-law and one son, al
mnrderers and robbers were lynched BY
ia mob. one son, . thief and assassin. IL
under sentence OF death, another son Il
in the Reform School for incorrigible
youths, another son q thief was MUIR
BY a pal with whom he Quarreled
q division OF their iDgotten gains,
Is son-in-law is in the ~penitentiary, and
Il daughter was recently discharged from
Jail after serving out q term imposed for
petty larceny. Besides several other
RELATIVES are resting under various char
lges Of law breaking. wild" Tom Ar
cher will be there for larceny u the
next term OF the Martin Circuit Court.
Truly, -the trail OF the serpent i over
them ALP
The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-07-02

For the eleven months OF the current
fiscal year, ending with May. the receipts
or the Government were eight millions
more than for last year, and the expendi-
lures were twenty-four millions less, q
net gain to the Treasury Of thirty-two
millious. The total excess OF income
for this full year over outgo will be
about eighty millions, against an excess
Of only fvfs,-riait milli0ns last year
Partisan prejudice may wrestle with
these facts, but IL can not hide from ths
people that this Is indeed an administers
ton Of reform.-Ind. Sentinel.