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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

A Washington lady, foreseeing the loss
of her income, trimmed her sails to the
threatening breeze. She carefully con-
sidered her capabilities, and, early in the
spring, decided to put her energies into
the making ofpreserves, pickles and %jellies.
She knew ladies of social prominence and
secured their names as references. She
had circulars printed, which she sent to
people likely to respond with orders, and
she put an advertisement in a few news
papers. She received enough orders to
guarantee her enterprise, but presuming
on further sales, she made about thirty
gallons of pickles of various kinds, and
$50 gallons of jelly and jars of frui AS
an experiment to their popularity, she
made a dozen cans of branded peaches,
spiced currants and plums, sweet picked
melons, stuffed mangoes, ketchup and
chow-chow. She spared no pains, at
tended personally to the marketing, pro-
cured the best fruit as fresh as possible
before it "lost the taste of the sud-" and
made everything with exquisite ~neatness.
She put her jellies in pretty moulds, and
even lettered the labels attractively. Her
energy and courage broughta success that
warrants her enlarging the business
March LADIES' Home Journal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
VALUE OF PERSONAL CHARMS
IN WOMEN.

Young women are often led to depend
for happiness upon personal charms. Do
not be beguiled into such a belief. Beauty
is such a subtle thing, it does not seem to
depend upon facial proportions, or upon
the sparkle of the eye, or upon the flush
of the cheek. You sometimes find it
among irregular features. It is the soul
shining through the face that makes one
beautiful But alas for those who depend
upon mere personal charms. They win
come to disappointment and to a great
fret. There are so many different opin-
ions about what are personal charms; and
then sickness and trouble, and age do
make such ravsges. The poorest god
that q woman ever worships is her own
face. The saddest sight in all the world
is a woman who has built everything on
good looks, when the charms begin to
vanish. Oh, how they try to cover the
wrinkles and hide the rayages of time
When Time, with iron-shod feet, steps on
a face, the hoof-marks remain and you
cannot hide them. 1t is silly to try to
hide them. / think the most repulsive
fool in all the world is an old fooll
/ never could understand why a woman
should be ashamed about getting old. It
is a sign, it is prtmG facie evidence, that
you have behaved tolerably well, or you
would not have lived to this time. The
The grandest thing, I think, is eternity,
and hat is made up of countless years.
When the Book of Books would set forth
tne attractiVeness of Jesus Christ, it says:
bis hair was as white as snow" But
Whe9 the color goes from the cheek, and
the luster from the eye, and the spring
from the step, and the gracefulness from
the gait alasl for those who have built
their Tune and eternity upon good looks.
But al the passage Of years cannot take
out OF ones face benignity, and kindness,
and compassion and faith. Cultivate your
heart and you cultivate your face.-Rev.
Z. De Wit IatmGge, in March Lodtes' Home
Journal
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

One way to get fat is to steal hogs.

One way to get fat is to steal hogs.
No paper is fuller of good points than
a paper Of pins, unless it may be n of
needles.
A married couple may be one, but that
one cannot travel without two railroad
tickets.-Rome Sentinel.
The Maiden. "Claude, dear, hold tn
umberelly more over me, or else tn peo-
ple'n think we're married. Life.
I want to be an angel,
For that I hope and pray,
I want to be an angel
But, of course, not right away.
-SomerViNe Journal
American CLANS are to be planted
along the English coast. /: is mo- a bad
idea. England deserves the worst she
can get, according to some people, and
then anything to get the CLAIMS out of
Philadelphia.
"Why, I have passed that man a dozen
times in the street without knowing him, J"
said the great Chicago detective, "but
then / depended on recognizing him by
his picture as printed in the papers"
Wife. GIVE got a new cook book"
Husband. "Confound your cook books.
They are all alike. They tell you to take
so much of this and so much Of that, but
they don't tell how to get the money to
buy the ingredients. "-Es"as SJytings.
"Do you think, Miss Passeigh," said a
q young society man, "that marriage is a
failure2"
al don't know that marriage itself is a
failure, but I know of efforts in that diree-
ton which have been," and she sighed
dismally.- Washington Post.
1t is now proposed that the various
football grounds of the country establish
accident hospitals as close by as possible.
By this simple continuance the players
could proceed to break each other up
with more confidence and impunity than
at present.
"How do, Uncle Joe? Taking your
morning walk around the park?' "Not
exactly, sab. I finds I amt sence my las
touch O., rheumatic so Ijus' walks half
way roun an back agin,' a ."-HarPer's
Weekly.
No enjoyment, however uncomfortable,
is confined to the present moment. A
man is the happier for life from having
made once an agreeable tour, or lived for
any length of time with pleasant people,
or enjoyed any considerable interval of
innocent pleasure.
eyes, I thought my wife would kick
against my coming out tonight, but
uybap 7 told har +boF with q nnW h0nDat
and her hair fixed just that way, she
looked exactly like Mary Anderson, why,
of course-Take one with me, boys"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
N JUDGE.
A Victim of the Law Fined for Giving
the Court Good Advice.

the Court Good Advice.
An amusing scene was recently enacted
in a country courtroom in Maine, says
the Lewiston (Me) Journal. The trial
justice, a big, pompous official with a voice
like a trombone, took it upon himself to
examine a witness, a little, withered old
man, whose face was red and wrinkled
as a smoked herring.
"Wnat is your name? ?" asked the JUS
tice.
"W'y, squire" said the astonished
witness, "you know my name as well as
/ know yourn."
"Never you mind what I know, or
what I don't know" was the caution given
with magisterial severity. "I ask the
question in my official capacity, and you're
bound to answer it under oath"
With a contemptuous snort the witness
gave his name, and the questioning pro-
ceeded.
Where do you ive2"
"Wol, I snumI" calculated the old
man. "W'y" he continued, appealing
to the laughing listeners, give lived in
this town all my life, and SOS he" point
ing to the justice, can, b'gosh, to hear
him go on you'd think"
"SilenceI" Numbered the irate magis-
trate. ANSWER my question or I'll fine
you for contempt of court"
Alarmed by the threat. the witness
named his place of residence and the
examination went on.
"What is your occupation?
"Huh?"
What do you do for a living ?"
ooh, git out, 'squirel Just as if you
don't know that I tend gardens in the
summer season an saw wood wintersl'
Gas a private citizen I do know it,
but as the court I know nothing about
you" explained the perspiring justice.
"Wal, squire" remarked the puzzled
witness, eff you know somethin' outside
the court room and don't know nothin' in
it, you'd better get out an let somebody
try this case that's got boss sense"
The advice may have been well meant
but it cost the witness ten dollars.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

Doorplates should be cleanedby rubbing
with oil cloth wet in ammonia and water.
A restaurant-keeper says celery wants
to lie in cold water an hour before it is
chewed.
It the color has been taken out of silks
by fruit stains, ammonia will usually
restore the color.
To brighten carpets wipe them with
warm water in which has been poured q
few drops of ammonia.
Grease spots may be taken out with
weak ammonia in water; lay soft white
paper over, and iron with Q hot iron.
IF you dip the wicks of lamps in strong.
bot vinegar, and then dry them, it will do
away with most of the disagreeable smell.
The pie crust of meat or chicken MES
should always be perforated before baking.
to allow the escape of n~oxious gases
generated within.
1t has been asserted that chewing
wooden toothpicks sometimes produces
small ulcers in the mouth, and that even
the stomach has been similarly affected by
the action of the small particles Of wood
detached by chewing.
A retired plumber thus gives q point
for the gratuitous relief of h~ouseholders
Just before retiring at night hour into
the clogged pipe enough liquid soda I've
to fill the trap or bent part of the pipe.
Be sure that no water runs in it until the
next morning. During the night the I've
will convert all the ofal into soft soap,
hnd the first current of water in the
morning will wash it away and clear the
pipe clean as new"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
THE NATIONAL ECONOMIST
A

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Of the National and State officers for the
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Farmers and Laborers' Union of America
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It will contain a Manual of Parliamentary
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Alliances, Wheels and Unions Also
about go pages of statistics, relating to
and, transportation, currency, agriculture,
manufacture, population and miscellaneous
matters of interest to every one, making
in aIl a neatly bound book of over 100
large Q filed with just such informs-
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These tables and figures give the other
side and show why the present hard times
are with us. why the rich are growing
richer and the poor getting poorer Don't
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
&0nsEhn1A.
HOME PUDDING.

Beat together two eggs, two tablespoon
fuls of butter and one of sugar; add one
cup of sweet milk and a full pint of -four
sifted with two ~teaspoonfuls of cream OF
tartar; one t~easpoonful of soda dissolved
in a little hot water. Steam thirty min
utes. You may add fruit when steamed
one hour.
GRAHAM COOKIES.
One egg well beaten, one cup of sugar,
one-forth cup each of butter and sweet
milk, one-haf t~easpoonful of soda, a little
nutmeg, and graham to mix stiff. Mold
them in -four, rub the top with white
sugar and bake in a quick ven Or if
YOU have cream, use q cup of sour cream
instead of the butter.
BAKED STUFFED FISH.
Wash thoroughly and dry by rolling in
a towel. Salt and pepper to taste; fill
the cavity with sitting sauce as used for
towel, sew up and place in a baking pan
with a cupful of boiling water and two
ounces of butter. Basic two or three
times during one hour, which it will take
to cook it. Serve with white gravy or
mashed potatoes.
YEAST BUNS.
One and one-half cups of warm milk,
one cup of sugar, one cup of yeast, thicken
to a batter, let it rise over night, or until
it is light, then add one cup of sugar, one
egg, one-haf cup of melted butter, a little
salt and nutmeg, two cups of chopped
raisins or currants as you prefer, add -four
as for bread, put in a baking tin in small
cakes, let them rise again, then bake.
BEAN SOUP.
Soak one quart of small white beans
over night in cold water. In the morning
cut fine about two pounds of fresh lean
beef and put in all the bones; when it
comes to a boil, skim and add the beans,
and cook until the meat and beans are all
cooked to pieces; strain through a colan-
der, put back in kettle and season with
salt. Do not use pepper unless you are
sure all your family like it. Keep hot
until you wish to serve it.
CHOCOLATE MARBLE CAKE.
One cup of sugar, two cups of -four,
one-half cup each of milk and water,
three eggs, n teaspoonful of cream of
tartar, and one-half ~teaspoonful of soda;
when mixed, take one teacup of the mix
ture, stir in one tablespoonful of grated
chocolate which has been softened by
setting in a saucer over the teakettle fill
the pan n inch deep with the yellow
batter, then make two or three circles of
the dark, then a layer of the yellow, and
continue till you have as much as wished
in the pan.
RAHAM BREAD.
Place two-thirds quart of fine wheat
-four and one-third quart graham -four in
a pan, mix well with one tablespoonful of
lard, two tablespoonfuls of sugar and one
t~easpoonful of salt; dissolve one-half q
yeast cake in about a pint of lukewarm
water, add to -four, knead well, let remain
over night to rise; in the morning mold
a little on Toured board, using only
enough -four to prevent sticking, place in
CREASED tins, let rise in warm place about
two hours, then bake one hour or about
that. This bread is a regular item in oul
bill of fare, thoroughly enjoyed and ap.
~precisted by all.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

-4E
Don4 blame the world because the thOrRg are found
among the roses
The day that breaks in storm may Oe Gil sunshA
when it closes, ro,a
We cannot hope to always meet with fortunes
fond careeging -h-DO
And that which seems most hard to bear may Orlng
with it q blessing.
TIE buried seed must rot in earth ere It produce
And the weak plant to fructify must have both sun
So man to Csin development, must struggle with
And view with calm philosophy his trials AID his
losses.
A deadly, poisonous weed may yield a salVe OF
sureet healing, - "a
The sweetest bloom may poisonous be althuuRh It's
bane cOncealing, -. .+u
Things are not always what they SEEM out euI
twas Heaven designed them,
And we shOuId class them all as good, ana take
them as we find them. e
Little we know of this brief life, and nothing OF It's
Then let MS lake in humble trust all that may seem
Gods Ways are not our wayp, and He should GER
tainly be trusted;
AL that liz wrong In Ills good Cme VIII Surely DS
wHavks's Bay OsaO zeGanG NeOs.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
Wanted, at Once.

The address of every Sub-A1lisuce Business
Agent in the United States. Please send me your
address. I have something to interesEyo1. ADDRESS,
BUSY AGENT,
mar43w GardontOD, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

In case Of a bite from q rabid dog Dr.
Billings of Now York recommends that
the wound be cauterized with strong
carbolic acid. It is much less painful and
more effective than with a hot iron. The
wounds will also heal In less time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
Fine Tobacco Pays

Better than any crop grown, but to insure supeE10G-
quality, the old, worn. out kinds must be discarded.
and only New and Improved varieties planted. NJ,
use the old, effete varieties is waste OF time, laboE
and means. Ragland's Seeds may be relied upon
or, 5 ozs. for 81, and 81 per ID. List Free.
r. L. RAGLAND,
jas If Hyco, Va.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

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tees of the Peace in North Carolina, says:
find in The North CarOlina Manual Of Law
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the needs of Justices of the Peace, to guide
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yet seen by me. I take pleasure in recon-
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CD. Upchurch, Clerk of Superior Court Of
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In it are more statutes. forms and decisions
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

A correspondent writes to ask a con
undrum. He says: "What is the differ
ence between a pair of ~suspenders and a
bread knife 2" We give up the conundrum
aud recommend that, if the correspondent
really wishes to learn the difference, he
essay to cut bread with q pair of suspen-
ders and try to keep his trousers up with
a bread knife.-AmerGca.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

Gentleman Ito young lady from Rich
mond, on the cars)-"Beg pardon, but I
am a physician. Your companion is very
pale. Is she seriously afected?" Young
Lady-"Painfully so, I assure you"
"An aneurism, perhaps" "No; I think
his name is Arthur Jones. "-Richmond
RocOY6or
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

Chewing and 5mohngI
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-03-04

One egg well beaten, n cup of sugar,
one-forth cup each of butter and sweet
milk, one-half teaspoonful of soda, a little
nutmeg, and graham to mix stiff. Mold
them in -four, rub the top with white
sugar and bake in a quick oven. Or if
you have cream, use a cup of sour cream
instead of the butter.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-22

gets a firm hold before it is dis
covered. DR.. koch's. discovery
may prove of assistance IN treating
tuberculosis, but that it viii cure
it am not prepared to admit until
it has been tested by series Of
experiments extending over 4 period
ambiguous to that over which the
disease itself extends"
TOO MUCH DISPLAY ABOUT IT.
DR.. Ralph n. Isham thought
that the announcement Of DR..
Koch's discovery was involved to a
much greater extent than was
necessary in a theatrical display.
This may not be DR.. Koch's
fault he continued, ''as it most
likely has been done by those over
him. don't understand him to
claim that he has discovered a
remedy for consumption. What
he seems to me to say is that he
has so far succeeded in his investi-
cations as to be able to say that
the bacilli of tuberculosis can be
modified so as to render them
nearly harmless. He may be cor
rect in this, but there are no means
of telling. A short time ago he
said he had found various sub
stances to be remedial which hinder
the growth of bacilli in tube
culture-a number of ethereal oils
among the aromatic compounds,
some of the so-called tar dies,
among the metals of mercury in
the form of vapor and silver and
gold compounds. Their effects sur
passed that of all other substances.
Even in a dilution of one or two
millions they checked the growth
of the tubercular bacilli. He was
so far successful as to believe that
he had hit on a substance which
he thought had the power of pre-
venting the growth of the bacilli in
the bodies of animals. In order
to test this the German government
granted him prolonged leave of
absense from his chair at the
University of Berlin. The reports
that reach US are, 1 presume, the
result of his researches"
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-22

Judge Willis Sweet has rendered
a decision in the case of certain
Cinnamon in Idaho county, involv-
ing their rights to a number of
placer locations and the water
rights appertaining thereto. Judge
Sweet holds, in effect, that water
is land, and that aliens cannot
make a valid location of a water
right; neither can a citizen who
once held a valid location, lease
the same to Chinamen.-Lewiston
Teller.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1890-11-22
Restless Redskins.

CHADRoN, Neb., Nov. 1S.-It is
reported here that the Indians a
the Pine Ridge Agency, South Da
koto, have got entirely beyond the
control of the agent there, and have
already begun depredations in the
way of stealing cattle and Other
property. Three hundred soldiers
from Fort Robinson passed through
here today on their way to the
scene Of excitement, and it is said
that there viii be 1000 troops on
hand by tomorrow.
OMAHA, Nov. 19-According ia
orders issued this morning, com.
panies A, B, C and D of the second
United States infantry, at Fort
Omaha, left for Pine Ridge Agency
this afternoon, with a full compile
ment Of mules and wagons. The
other four companies are notified
to be ready to move on short notice.
The troops at Fort Mckinney were
also ordered out and left this morn.
ing for Douglass, Wyo. The troops
at Forts Niobrara and Robinson
which are not far from the scene of
the difficulty, will march tomorrow.
1t was stated that two reliable
Brule Indians now in the city had
stated to the army officers that
there was no Messiah craze among
the Indians just north of the Ne
braska line. Private advices from
Valentine give a different origin
than the Messiah craze" to the
Indian uneasiness, Since August
the Indians at Rosebud have been
restless, claiming that the agent il
not giving them a square deal on
supplies Some families living
northwest of Valentine have moved
away.
Alex Mowceau, an Ogallala
Indian and government scout from
Fort Robinson in the city, said
today, referring to the Indian craze,
Some think it is SO, and some
don't known what to believe. The
Indians at Pine Ridge are dancing