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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
HIDING EGGS FOR EASTER

About a month before Easter there
comes to the farmhouse a scarcity of
eggs. The farmers wife begins to abuse
the weasels and the cats as the probable
cause Of the scarcity. The feline tribe
on the S spicion of their fondness for
omelets in the raw. CuStardS fail from
the table. TheDominick hens are de-
nounced as not worth their mush. Mean
while the boys stand round the corner in
a broad grin at what is the discontinue
of the rest of the family.
The truth must be told that the bows,
in anticipation Of Easter, have, in some
hole in the NOW, or some barrel in the
wagon-house, been hiding eggs. If the
youngsters understand their business,
they will compromise the matter, and see
that at least a small supply goes to the
house every day. Too great greed on
the part of the boy will discover the
whole plot, and the charge will be made :
Ode Witt, I believe you are hiding the
eggsl" Forthwith the boy is collared
and compelled to disgorge his possessions.
Now, there is nothing more trying to
a boy than, after great care in accumuIat-
ing these shelly resources, to have to
place them in a basket and bring them
forth to the light two weeks before
Easter. Boys, therefore, manage with
skill and dexterity. About this time of
the year you see them lurking much
about the barrack and hay-loft. You
see them crawling out from stacks of
straw and walking away rapidly with
their hands behind them. They look
very innocent, for I have noticed that
the look Of innocence in boys is proper
tionate to the amount of mischief with
which they are stuffed. They seemed to
be determined to risk their lives on now
poles where the hay is thin. They come
out from under the stable floor in a
despicable state of toilet, and cannot give
any excuse for their depreciation of ap-
parel. Hens futter off the nest with an
unusual squawk, for the boys cannot wait
any longer for the slow process Of laying,
and hens have no business to stand in
the way of Easter. The most tedious
hours of my boyhood were spent in wait
ing for a hen to get off her nest. No use
to scare her off, for then she will get mad,
and just as like as not take the egg with
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

amt needer. Mr.. Lion sorter study, I'm
Brer Rabbit sot dar, he did, I'm wash his
face I'm lick his paws.
"Terreckerly Mr.. Lion ak Brer Rabbit
fer ter onloose i'm. Brer Rabbit say he
fear'd. Den Mr. Lion git mighty mad,
un he gun ter heller wuss'n one er DEE
yer bull-yearlin's. He heller so long un
he heller so loud twel presently de ter
creeters dey gun ter come up fer ter see
wat de matter.
he tuck'n gun ter talk biggity I'm strut
see dat Brer Rabbit done got Mr.. Lion
tied up, I let you know dey tuck'n walked
way 'roun' i'm, un 'twuz many a long day
TO dey tuck'n pestered ole Brer Rabbit
Here Aunt Tempy paused. The little
boy asked what Brother Rabbit tied Mr.,
Lion for; but she didn't know; Uncle
Remus, however, came to the rescue.
Zone time long TO dat, honey, Brer
Rabbit went ter de branch fer ter git a
drink er water, en- ole Mr.. Lion tuck'n
druv i'm off, en- fun dat time out Brer
Rabbit been huntin' a chance fer ter ketch
up wild i'm"
Oats So" said Aunt Tempy, and then
she added:
al clair I amt gwine tell you all not
na'er n'er tale, dat I amt. Kaze you des
set dar en- you amt crack a smile fun de
time I begin. Eff dat'd bin Brer Remus,
now, dey'd a bin mo- gigglin' gwine on
dan you kin shake a stick at. I'm right
down mad, dat I is"
well, 1 tell you dis, Sis Tempy," said
Uncle Remus, with unusual emphasis, " eff
deze yer tales wuz des fun, fun, fun, en-
giggle, giggle, giggle, I let you know I'd
a-done Grapt um long ago. Yasser, wen
it come down ter gigglin' you kin des
count ole Remus out"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

There is a certain something, which,
for want of better name, is called woman
Illness, and it is that which makes women
attractive to men. A great many virtues
go to make up this one great possession
and they are what men like in women
Men like, in the first place, amiability
in a woman.
They like a pleasant appearance.
They like the doing of little things that
are pleasant to them.
They like the courtesy of the ireside.
They like women whose lives and faces
are always full of the sunshine of a on
tented mind and a cheerful disposition.
They like an ability to talk well and a
knowledge of the virtue Of silence.
They like a motherliness big enough to
understand the wants of the older, as
well as the younger boys.
They like a disposition to speak good,
rather than evil Of every human being.
They like sympathy-which means a
willing ear for the tale of sorrow or glad
ness.
They like knowledge of how to dress
well, which, by-the-by, doesn't mean
conspicuously. Men are most attracted
by good material, plain draperies aud
quiet %colors; not by snowy colors or de-
signs.
They like intelligence, but they prefer
that the heart should be stronger than the
brain.
They like a companions woman who
has sufficient knowledge of the world
and its ways to talk well with them, who
is interested in their lives and their plans
and in their hopes; who knows how to
give a cheering word, or to listen quietly
and by a tender look express the grief
which the heart is feeling.
They may sometimes say that children
are a bore and a nuisance, but a man
shrinks from a woman who openly de-
clares her dislike of them. Aman expects
the maternal instinct in a woman and is
disappointed if he does not find it.
They like women to be a~ffectiOnate-
there never was a mar yet, no matter
how stern, no matter how cold, no matter
how repressive as far as his own feeling
were concerned, who didnot like a loving
squeeze Of the hand, or a tender kiss
from the woman nearest to him.
These are some of the things that men
like in wOmen.-L0djeS Home Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
UNCLE REMUS.
Brother Rabbit Ties Mr.. Lion.

Uncle Remus smiled and closed his
Eyes with an air of disdain, caught from
his old mistress, the little boys grand
mother, long since dead.
"Tell yo' tale, Sis Tempy," he said
pleasantly, " en- leave de talk er ouniun'
ter de little niger childun. We er done
got too ole fer dat kinder foolshness."
This was for the ear of the little boy.
In his heart Uncle Remus was convinced
that Daddy Jack was capable of changing
himself into the blacklist of black cats,
with swollen tail, arched back, fiery eyes,
and p%rotruding fangs. But the old mans
attitude treasured Aunt Tempy, as well
as the child, and forthwith she proceeded
with her story
Hit seem like dat me time wen Brer
Rabbit fine hiss,e'f way off in de middle
er de woods, de win strikes up I'm gun
ter blow Hit blow down on de groun, un
it blow up in de top er de timber, I'm it
blow so hard twel terreckerly Brer Rabbit
tuck a notion dat he better git u fun
dar TO de timber gun ter fall.
"Brer Rabbit, he broke 'en run, un Man
Sir! wen dat creetur run'd he run'd,
now you year wat 1 tell yer! He broke
I'm run, he did, un he fairly flew way fun
dar. W'iles he gwine long full tilt, he
run'd ag'in ole Nj. Lion. Mr.. Lion, he
hail i'm;
"'Heyo, Brer Rabbit! Wat 20, hurry ?"
Run, Mr.. Lion, run! Dey's a hurry
cane comm back dar in de timbers. You
better run!
"Dis make Mr.. Lion sorter skeer'd.
He low:
"'I mos too heavy fer to run fur, Brer
Rabbit. Wat | gwine do"
clay down, Mr.. Lion, lay down!
Git close ter de groun'!
"Mr. Lion shake his head. He low:
"'Ef win lierbuI fer ter pick up little
man like you is, Brer Rabbit, wat it
gwine do wild big man like me?'
"'Hug a tree, Mr.. Lion, hug a tree!
"Mr. Lion lash hisse'I. wild his tail.
He low:
"'W'at I gwine do eff de win blow all
day un a good part er de night, Brer Rab-
"'Lemme tie you ter de tree, Mr.. Lion!
lemme tie you ter de tree!
Mr.. Lion, he tuck'n gree ter dis, I'm
Brer Rabbit, he got i'm a hick'ry split un
tie I'm hard I'm fast ter de tree. Den he
u n Sot down, ole Brer Rabbit did, I'm
wash his face un hans des same ez you
see de cats dom. Terreckerly Mr.. Lion
git tired er stan'in' dar huggin' de tree,
IN he ak Brer Rabbit wat de reason he
amt keep on r%unnin', I'm Brer Rabbit, he
Jpn low dat he gwine ter stay der un
take keer Mr.. Lion.
"Terreckerly Mr.. Lion say he Amt hear
no h~errycane. Brer Rabbit say he amt
needer. Mr.. Lion say he amt hear no
win a-blowin'. Brer Rabbit say he amt
needer. Mr.. Lion say he amt so much ez
hear a leaf a-stirrin'. Brer Rabbit say he
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
NOTICE.
To Nash County Alliance Men =.

To Nash County Alliance Men,.
Brethren, remember our three voluntary
monthly meetings, viz: Business Agents
meet every second Friday, Presidents
meet every third Friday, Secretaries meet
every fourth Friday. On the fourth Fri
day in March Sub-Secretaries are ex-
pected to make their reports and settle
dues with the County Secretary, so that
the County Alliance may proceed at once
to business when it meets in April. The
County Business Agent will attend each
of these meetings to serve you.
SAM'L r. billiard,
Sec'y Nash Co. Alliance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

Mr.. Bilus Cooking over his expense
account Maria, we spent exactly fifty
dollars more than our income last year,
We've got to retrench.' Mrs. Bilus-
ut wasn't my fault, John, I didn't lose
seventy-fve dollars on the election, nor
paw out forty dollars in club dues, nor
spend sixty-fve dollars for cigars, and
run through with $12O in three days at
the races, nor indorse a note for 500 Tor
a mere acquaintance and lose it, nor
Mr.. Bilus (still looking through the eX-
pense account).-"None of those things
account for that fifty dollars. By JoVe!
Here it is! Subscription for pastors
salary, fifty dollars Maria, we cant
stand that! The preacher will have to
get along without anything from me this
year" : Chicago Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

her. Indeed, I think the boy is excuSable
for his haste if his brother has a dozen
eggs and he has only eleven.
At this season of the yesr the hens are
melancholy. They want to hatch, but
how can they? They have the requisite
disposition, and the capacity, and the
feathers, the will and the nest, and every
thing but the eggs. With that deficit,
thew sometimes sit obstinately and defy
the boys approaches. Many a boy has
felt the sharp bill Of old Dominick strike
the back of his hand, inficting a wound
that would have reused the whole farm
house to see what the matter was, had it
not been that the boy wanted to excite
no suspicion as to the nature of his expe-
dition. Immediately over the hens head
comes the boys cap, and there is a scat
iteration Of feathers all over the hay-mOw,
and the boy is victor.
But at last the evening before Easter
comes. While the old people are on the
piazza the children come in with the &C
cumulated treasures Of many weeks, and
put down the baskets. Eggs, large and
small, white-shelled and brown, Cochin
Chinas and Burrampooters. The charac-
ter of the hen is indicated. The cat may
now lie in the sun without being kicked
by false suspicious. The surprised excla-
nation of parents more than compenSates
the boys FIR The strategy of long conceal
ment. The meanest thing in the world
is for father and mother not to look sur
prised under such circumstances.-Rev. I.
DE Wit Tazmage, IN Ladies' Home J,~T'n4L
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
TO COUNTY ALLIANCE PRRST-
DENTS.

OLD SPARTA, N. c., Feb. 20, 80.
In accordance with section Is of the
statutory laws Of the National body, I
have this day appointed Bro. J. B. Oliver,
Mt. Olive, State Crop Statistician, and
request that each County President ct
once select a county crop statistician and
report his name and address to the State
officer. These county officers will be re-
quired to make there reports during the
year. One May lst, showing acreage;
n August lst, showing condition, and
one in November, showing yield. The
Alliance is in a position to compile the
most reliable agricultural report ever
issued, and 1 trust the officers will appre-
ciate the necessity Of it.
ELIAS CARR, Pres't N. C. F. s. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

The National Economist Almanac is the
cheapest and most valuable publication
for farmers and Alliance men that has
ever been presented to the public. 1t is
a perfect handbook and gives valuable
facts nowhere else to be found. For two
cash subscribers to The PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, we will mail a copy of the
almanac postpaid. You cant afford to do
without it. 1t is worth ten times the
price.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
WOMAN AND

You can't tell any more about a woman
before you are married to her, than you
can Judge of the quality of a pudding
without eating of it. 1t is not necessary
to eat the whole of a pudding in order to
Judge of its quality no more is 1t neceS-
sarT to know a woman a lifetime in order
to ascertain whether she is going to do
for a ife-companion.-Ladie Home
To,,9,oOJ
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
guEtry.
AND TRAMP.
BY PHILIP

BY PHILIP
Walking along a country road
While yet the morning air was damp,
AS unreflecting on ] strOd
marked approach the frequent tramp.
The haggard, ragged, careworn man,
ACCosteo me in plaintlYe tone:
81 mUst have fOCd-' he straight began;
'VfIe miscreant" l cried, "begone y
'''Tis contrary to every rule
That l my fellows should assist;
I'm of the scientific school,
Political economist.
s'Dost thou not know deluded one,
That Adam Smith has clearly proved,
That it's self interest alone
By which the wheels Of life a e moved
THAT competition is the law
By which we either live or die
I've no demand thy labor for,
Why, then, should l thy wants supply !
And Herbert Spencer's active brain,
Shows how the soCl1l struggle ends.
The weak die oUt-the strong remain;
'Tis this that Natures plan intends.
Now, really, tits absurd of you
To hin I'd interfere at all;
Just grasp the scientific view
The weakest must go to the WALL
NV words impressed his dormant thought.
How WISE he said, lis nature plan
Henceforth I'll practice what you've taught,
And be a scientific man.
1--WE are aIOne-no other Rear,
Or even within hailing distance,
I've a good club and now right here,
Well have a struggle for existence.
1.-THE weak must dte-the strong survive
Let's see who'll prove the harder hitter,
So, if you wish to keep alive
Prepare to prove yourself the filter.
IF you decline the test to make,
Doubling your chances Of survival,
Your watch and pocket book I'll take
AS competition strips a rival"
What could 1 do but yield the point
Though conscious of no logic blunder?
And as / quaked in every joint,
The tramp departed with his plumber.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

W. NJ. Brooks, of Roxbury, Mass, who
is 90 years old, is the champion old
subscriber" He has taken the Boston
Journal thirty consecutive years, the
Christian Register sixty-fve, and the East
port Sentin.l se~venty-one years.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
Beware Of Fraudulent Imitati0lgl

See that our Trademark (same as above
appears on each jug.
Send for book {" History of MicrObe Killer, y
given away by Lee, Johnson Il Co Druggists,
sole agents, corner Fayetteville and MaruD
streets, Raleigh, n. @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
COOKIES
EGGLEss FRUIT CAKE.

One cup our milk, n cup sugar, me
half cup butter, two cups -four, one cup
chopped r~aisins, one teaspoon soda, one
teaspoon cinnamon, one-half teaspoon
nutmeg.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

Two cups sugar, one cup milk, two and
one-half cups -four, n tablespoon butter,
one egg, two teaspoons baking powder.
Two cups sugar, n cup butter, n
cup sweet milk, one teaspoon soda, flavor
ing to suit the taste, and -four enough to
roll,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

This manufacturing company is established b3
Alliance men, and run by Alliance men, In the
Arrangements perfected for manufacturing as COCO
smoking and chewing tobacco as is made. Orders
solicite Alliance prices will be given 10 this ara
other States. Price list furnished. We refer 70
Col. L. L. Polk, Sec'y N. G. S. F. A., w, +.
Worth. s. B. 4 Raleigh, N. c., Capt. 5. b.: Als1-
ander, Chm1 Elk. Com, n. G. s. A., Charlotte' n
c.. and Elias Carr, President N. c.. s. {. G.
Granville County Farmers Alliance Tobaece
Manufacturing Co., Oxford, N @. apleIn
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

I'LL LARULNA REAL ESIAIE < INVESTMENT COMPANY,
FLORENCE s. @.
has" brought part nHef nt dyh was tfand has already earned sufficient to- sa
Three Per Cent Dividend,
And" with the en%n0"n@tf its pop"yn Florence will soon doh better than this The Company owns
Fifteen Hundred Lots in Florence and Vicinity.
The l0wtP Price at which any of them have n sold being $780, while many of them are worth more The
Company recently placed an addtOnNF @mom he market called
"EIonaeland,"
Offering It's Bn that adhtonn waew workers for homes as 500 each pwn5ao one dour RIM cash and onodonn
prmOnh at only six per cent hwa ud balance
Over $4,000 Worth Sold the First Day,
Ad the sales have been continuing H"ny Hns while nnnbe"o persons from abroad have invested There
A Few on the Same Terms,
Bth are going very rapidly and HeC Company WILL on the hH day of July pm up the reo
One Hundred and Twenty-Five Dollars,
Thus assuring to those purchasing ow a handsome profit
W" we n@y hSeN @y1h readers Of THnPaam@Un FARMER however nhn After he6 first sale of
stock was visit H9% d1%vh 6 H IL T%fh% S fE 8 g III h sp@ asy gh a4s"d@ We
sand hndh dWmeY mOr company and
cdumHa
Limited Number of Shares of our Stock,
The par valued which is $3.50 eh on the hhwngt terms. OmD DOLLAR CASE AND ONE DM PER MONTH
@oh until is fully paid wHho" interest Mono ethan tours A@o any one @n
We are also DESTROYS of purchasing tracts 0h lane nhe d"@ta nomf Hss@ba dN that end would
WE WILL BUY FOR CASH.
ddap propositions for all stock
Connected 3D. &% n IS% n@nM o n @g @ s% oI oN Nmgm dT%% ta G SRs g a% T Ho R ST E S% n s9%%
years of study
holdings
FLOREr1CE, s O..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27

w County Grit.

The unsigned has bought the Rowan
County Milestone Quarry of E. E. Phillips,
deceased, and will continue to supply the
public demand for Millstones from this
celebrated grit. Millstones and all kinds
of Granite work delivered on board cars
at Salisbury, N. c., at the lowest possible
price. Address,
J. 7. WYATT,
Lock box 40, Salisbury, N. O.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
GINGER CAKE.

Beat one egg with one heaping table
spoonful Of sugar, add one teacup of mo-
lasses, one-half tescup of buttermilk, with
one t~easpoonful Of soda, one-half teacup.
full of butter, or any good shortening, one
heaping teaspoonful of ginger, n tea
spoonful of cinnamon, one-half teaspoon
fm Of cloves, q cups of -four, bake in a
gradually heated oven, for molasses burns
very easily.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
FLORENCE, s. Q.

Has IN the past three months achieved one of the most rel
has brought par from the first day it was ofereC
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-05-27
Limited Number of Shares of our Stock.

each until It's fully paid without interest No more than fours shares to any
We are also DESTROYS of purchasing tracts Of land in the different sections of the South, an
pleased to corespondw with those having surplus land to dispose Of
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
The Force Bill Must BE Beaten.

Just before Congress adjourn ed
Senator Edmunds, who is little
given to interviews, caused him
self to be interviewed on the pro-
spect of the force bill. He pre-.
dicted the passage of the force bill
next winter, and declared that the
rules of the Senate would be chang
ed if it were necessary to facilitate
this result.
This is the Republican threat on
the eve of the Congressional elec-
ton, but it is a contingent threat.
The force bill is the most immedi-
ate and overwhelming issue of the
campaign. The Senate will not
pass that bill in the face of a
strong expression of opposition by
the people. At least we do not
believe it will. If the Republicans
elect the next House of Represent
atives, or If the Democratic majori-
ty be so small as to indicate an
evenly balanced public sentiment,
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
1t Comes but once Il Year!
Grasp 1t!

An opportunity is again offered
you to visit your friends in the
State of Illinois, and as Harvest is
over and the rate extremely low,
you should take advantage of the
excursion to Shelby and Coles
Counties Illinois on October 23d.
Via The Famous Buckeye Route
commonly known as the Columbus
Hooking Valley and Toledo Rail
way. Many old residents of the
Hooking and Scioto Valleys are
now located in these Counties and
will welcome you on your arrival
and show yon the richest farming
Counties in the Vets.
Tickets good 80 days are on sale
at all principal Stations on G. III. V.
g. 7. Ry. For particulars see G. w.
Schwenke, Agent. G. III. V. & Z.
Ry. Logan. o. j. T. Weakley,
Shelbyville, Illinois, or w. III.
Fisher q. p. g. T. Agt. Columbus
Ohio.
The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1890-10-18
The Cincinnati Middle.

We fully concur in the following
sentiment as expressed in the CO.
lumbus Evening Post of the 18th
inst. as TO the duty of the General
Assembly.
"The feeling among the members
of the General Assembly convened
in extra session, as gathered by the
Post reporters, is that the purpose
for which these Legislators have
been assembled is likely to be car
ried out. There seems to be a
general desire among the Demo-
Gratis to not act hastily but to care
fully consider what the Governor
has had to say to them.
Any movement which looks to-
ward purifying politics will get the
Endorsement of the people.
1t matters not if some must suffer,
maybe some that are innocent,
the tendency of the time is to drag
the politics of the country from out
the rut in which it has fallen, and
to make our government above
suspicion.
The people demand this and it
must be done.
Whether or not there be any just
cause for the abolition of this Board
the fact is that if ever there was a
gang-ridden city on the face of the
earth it is Cincinnati. Under Re-
publican rule it's government be-
came so corrupt as to excite the
apprehension Of the people that
under any rule things are not what
they should be.
So far as the present condition
of affairs is concerned, there is no
proof at hand, beyond the Govern
or's recommendation, that the con-
troll of that city is not all right
now.
But Governor Campbell says it is
not. He has made no specific
charges, but it would not be in ac-
cordance with his whole political
life for him to take a position un-
less he can sustain himself. What
is necessary, is fair and square
consideration of the matter.
But let there he no whitewashing
nor no action influenced by other
than the interests of good govern
ment and the Democratic party"