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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-28
KNOW THE VALUE OF ADVICE

When D. K. Tenney was admitted to
the bar, he was one of the " boys" He
enjoyed a good time as well as any one
and the following story is told of him:
He went to a country dance near
Madison, Wis, n night and became
smitten with one of the country girls. He
danced with her nearly all The evening,
regardless Of the fact hat a certain six
foOter in the room kept watching him
threateningly. Finally afr1end approached.
"Dan," he said "do you see that big
fellow on the other side of the room?"
YES"
We'll, he's going to lick the life out
What for ?" asked Tenney.
"You've been dancing with his girl all
the evening"
81 didn't know it. What shall I do?''
"Well, if I were you I'd put on my
coat and make a sneak for home. I'd get
away from here just as quick as [ could
"The embryo lawyer never said a word,
but reached down in his pocket and pulled
out a 81 bill.
what are you doing ?" asked the
friend.
"Take it,"
81 don't want any money"
"Take it," repeated Tenney. GIVE
taken S. for a blamed sight worse advice
than that"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-28
BEAUTY IN WoMAN's FACEI

No cosmetics are so capable Of enhanc-
ing beauty as the smile of good temper
and a desire to please. Beauty Of express
sion is more than any form of loveliness
capable of cultivation. A woman may
not have perfectly regular features, but
her face will be 30 lit up with the beauty
of goodness that she cannot fail to please,
if she strive to obey the spirit Of some
such rules as the following, which may
be multiplied or diminished according to
particular cases:
Learn to govern yourself, and be gentle
and patient.
Guard your temper, especially in sea-
sons Of i'll health, irritation and trouble,
and soften them by prayers and a sense
Of your own short comings and errors.
Never speak or act in anger until you
have prayed over your words or acts.
Remember that valuable as is the gift
of speech, silence is often more valuable.
Do not expect too much from others,
but forbear and forgive, as your desire
forbearance and forgiveness yourself.
Never retort a short or angry word.
It is the second word that makes the
quarrel.
Beware of the first disagreement.
Learn to speak in a gentle tone of voice.
Learn to say kind and pleasant things
when opportunity offers.
Study the characters of each and. sym
pathize with all in their troubles, however
small.
Do not neglect little things, if they can
affect the comfort of others in the small
est degree.
Avoid moods and pets and fits of
sulkiness.
Learn to deny yourself and prefer
others.
Beware of meddlers and talebearers.
Never charge a bad motive if a good
one is conceivable.
Be gentle and firm with children.
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COOL ENOUGH TO FREEZE
POWDER.

"The coolest man I ever knew" said
ex-Judge George M. Curtis, "was a vet
eran newspaper reporter named 81. He
wa never known to be excited under
any circumstances, and his love for the
great game of poker was ~proverbial. He
would play you for a n cent. ante or
$1,000, just as you pleased. 1t was all
the same to 81.
81 knew him in the army. He was
a brave soldier, but would rather play
poker than fight any day. One day he
was playing a game in a tent before
Petersburg. The enemy's fire grew very
warm, but II. paid no attention to it. At
last, so it is said, a cannon ball entered
the tent and took off the head of one of
the players. Did H blanch? Not a bit
of it. He coolly walked over, picked up
the dead mans head and looked at it, then
offered to start the betting.
"One morning Fl. was discovered on
top of N ammunition wagon coolly smok-
ing his pipe. There were several tons of
powder underneath him.
"'Get DOWN. yelled his frightened
companions.
"'What for? asked II.
"'There's powder under you, you
fool"
"'What of it?' asked H, without a
change of muscle."-M Y. Herald.
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HERE IS A GENUINE TOUCH OF
PATHOS.

A lady, living on Sixth street, who has
a window full Of flowers all in bloom, an
swered a ring at her door bell the other
day to find a little girl shivering on the
doorstep.
"Please, ma'am," said the wait, lifting
her shy, beautiful eyes to the face above
her, will you give me a hower?"
The request was such an unusual one
that the lady hesitated in surprise.
"Just one little flower" pleaded the
child, looking as if she were about to cry.
why, of course, you shall have a
flower, child; come in. You shall have a
pretty red rose,' and the good woman
looked for her scissors and stepped to the
window where the flowers grew. Before
she had cut one a light touch fell on her
arm.
"Not that one, please not a red one;
that whitI one. Oh, won't it be just boo
full" and the little girl pointed to a can
didum unfolding its lily petals.
THAT" the mistress of the house shook
her head. 81 cannot cut that one, child.
Why must you have a white one? Why
won't any flower do?"
ooh, Observation-Disclosures, it's
for poor mamma" and the child burst
into a violent fit of weeping. Mamma
is dead and 1 ruined away to get her
some fowhrs."
The next moment she was sobbing on
the bosom of a new friend, and when she
went away, she was comforted and she
carried the precious lily with other flow
ers to the home where death had been.
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HINTS TO

Buckets and all wooden pals not in use,
. well as washtubs, should be turned
bottom side up, to prevent leaking.
Leather, paper or wood may be firmly
listened to metal by a cement made by
adding a teaspoonful of glycerine to a gill
d glue. 1t can also be used for fastening
labels on tin.
Bore a hole through the top Of a broom
handle, tie a string in it, hang the broom
UPWhen not in use, and it will last twice
= long as when allowed to rest upon the
IOor. After sweeping dip your broom in
dry.
Here ale two things to remember when
"OSlng either veal or pork: they should
Cooked so thoroughly that the lean
yEC VIII be white and firm, and they
Ioaid never be boiled unless first well
@ted: With pork there should be served
%ne kind OF ~farinaceous vegetable, like
ice, potatoes or hominy.
10 prevent oilcloth, patent leather and
Iular materials from sticking together
wen rolled, purchase a few sheets of
S%al1ne-lmpregnated or otherwise pre-
g5 T paper, and roll the material. This
n 9uaPreVentsticking 1t will also prevent
laolng OF the colorS or gloss by keep
y out ar and moisture; the evaporation
Extent. s
oolt water should be used in cooking
-, .SeCaoles, and the only way city folks
- soften water is to add a little salt to
Ok or eight potatoes will need a
spoonful Of salt added to the water;
cups and parsnips require about the
o1 me, That Is, a teaspoonful Of salt to a
1s%t OF water. If any scum should
aPpe3 to rise to the surface when the
Ill., YS'aoies are boiling, it must be care
July skinned off.
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LOST THE COMBINATION.
Story Of q Young Man Who Bought
a Necklace for His Lady Love.

There is q New York avenue young
man who, ever since Christmas, has been
industriously engaged in endeavoring to
keep from the ears of his friends the de-
tails of rather an unpleasant experience
be had at that time. On Christmas Eve
he purchased a very handsome necklace
for a lady friend. In addition to it's be-
ing a handsome necklace, 1t was provided
with a most peculiar fastening, one that
operated on about the same principle as
a combination lock or burglar proof safe.
This, the jeweler explained, was to pre-
vent its being used by any one but the
owner, unless the latter chose to give the
combination to a friend. When the
young man was about to go to bed he
thought of the necklace, which he had
arranged to send to the fortunate young
lady early the next morning. He took the
choice bit of jewelry from it's case and,
after admiring it in his hands for a few
minutes, clasp~d it about his neck. The
effect was decidedly funny, and he could
not suppress a litter as he reached his
hands back to u~nclasp it. But the con-
founded thing would not let go. The
jeweler had repeated the combination to
him several times, and it seemed simple
enough, but when it came to applying it
to the innocent-lookipg little clasp, it
would not work. For a full hour he
wrestled with the problem, but the longer
he tugged at the combination the more
firmly it seemed to be locked. He could
not call on his mother or sisters, as he
would not have them know for the whole
world that he was making this particular
young lady so expensive a present. There
was no alternative for him but to sleep
with the necklace about his neck and ap-
plying at the jewelers. early in the morn
ing. He did not sleep much, nor did he
wait for his breakfast in the morning.
When the early morning boy came to
open the store he found the unhappy
young man waiting at the door. a
amt up on them things yet" explained
the boy, " but there will be a Teller along
pretty soon what understands it," The
imprisoned young man had about an hour
longer of agony and her the "feller
what understood it" dropped in and re-
lieved him. The victim Of the necklace
now carries a copy of the combination in
his pocket Washington Post.
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NOTES ABOUT THE NEEDLE.

1t is impossible to say who were the
inventors Of needles. At very early
period rude attempts were made among
various uncivilized nations to form such
an article out of bone, ivory; or like ma
terial, in order to stitch together their
clothes. Doubtless our first mother en-
ployed such an instrument along with the
fbres of plants, etc., as thread. But fine
needles of metal were in common use
among the more refined nations of anti
guilty, as the Hindoos, Chinese, Egyptians,
Assyrians, Hebrews, Greeks and Romans.
Pliny mentions the ladies of his day as
having needles of bronze for sewing and
knitting; and numbers have been found
in Egyptian tombs that must have been
made 1000 years ago. The steel needle
was first manufactured in Spain, where
the process of making was long kept a
secret, whence it was first imported into
England in the time of Queen Elizabeth.
In 1850, Christopher Greening, at Long
Creeden, in Buckinghamshire, erected
needle works, and thus began the manu-
facture of an article for which England
is feared throughout the world.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-28
MARRIED LIFE OF ACTRESSES

By the way, speaking of George Gould
reminds me that his marriage with Edith
Kingdom has been an exceedingly happy
one. They have two children, both boys,
and his wife seems to have given up all
thought of the stage. She has. taken to
her domestic life as cheerfully and fully
as though she had never the applause Of
the multitude. and felt the glare of the
candle behind the footlights. Such an
stances are very rare indeed. In the his
tory of the stage in this country few wo-
men have ever left it for a domestic life
without desiring to return. Besides
George Goulds wife I can recall but a
few others. Who does not remember the
beautiful Agnes Ethel? She married
Tracy, who kept drunk from the marriage
day to the day he died. Gen. Ben Butler
married an actress and she never played
after the nuptials. Jean Davenport, who
was great in "Queen Elizabeth" now
lives in Washington. She quit the stage
after she married Gen. Lander, who was
killed in the war. Annie Louise Cary,
whom l saw only a few days ago, still
fair, fat and forty, gave up her profession
when she married the broker, Raymond.
She sings at home, but nowhere else.
These are the most prominent ones l can
recall. There may be more, but there
are few might say no-happY mar
riages between actresses and non-profes-
sional men while the actress remains upon
the stage.-PhiIGdelphiG Times.
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I'M PO
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Guiding those passed by the Legis-
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Col. Walter Clark, author Of "Clark's
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Ihave examined with much care and in
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NJ. B. Barbee, Esq, one of the leading JUS
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CD. Upchurch, Clerk of Superior Court of
Wake county, writes:
In it are more statutes, forms and decisions
relating to the duties of county officers, and
especially to clerks of the Superior Courts,
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Lawyers, Justices of the Peace, Business Men,
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STORY OF A VIOLIN.

A gentleman living in Richmond, Va,
owns a violin which is associated with the
early history Of Virginia. 1t is n of
four violins connected with the early his
tory of that section of the country. 1t is
marked, "Nicolaus Amati fecit, Cremona,
1851" The violin was brought to this
country by Robert Bollinz, the husband
of Jane Rolfe, the granddaughter of
Pocahontas, who was the daughter of the
mighty Indian King Powhatan, of Vir-
ginia. The violin is of superior tone,
volume and finish, and has been used by
many prominent performers during the
past century.
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gdEtry.
OLD SONGS.

over and over again, ,ane
OTTn every time and tongue
nvorv style and strain rrg q.
1sVe the werld's old songs DEL sS--ad
o,Ics the sigh from the soul WaS E soII
SInCe Lu tha heart of a man was Dro6eh
on +bS notes of despair been neaEu
Have ~ H. Tvtbm of pain been epoKeh'
THE song that you sing to day
Sweet on the printed pages
was sung IN the far away,
we "a h 9outb of the worn-out ages
III ln cb nm of your lOve-born tune,
Tho gems that your lines
ua1a set I'M some savage tune
Wv the heart of some pagan Io'er'
Tho fancies that I'LL your rhymes,
Tbe visions that haunt your lays
The Dectres of Olden times
And the ghosts Of forgotten y
IIo VaTs on notes of woe,
lT " d5eamers of love and sorrow,
They sang in the years age
Rnt what if the rhymes are new,
I'D what if the thoughts are Do
70 4bo tonch of the chord be true
And the flight of the singer Oolu!
Tot tn an come to US sill again,
Tomorrow and yet hereafter,
Fresh as q mornings ram,
Old as the sob and the IAugnOei'
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NOTICE.
FAYETTEVILLE, Sept. 7, lbs

FAYETTEVILLE, Sept. 7, 1889.
The Cumberland County Farmers ALI
ance having made a satisfactory trade ar
rangemgnt with J. & O. Evans, merchants
in Fayetteville, whose house is known as
the Farmers Exchange, would say to
their brothers in the following counties
and all good Alliance men when trading
in Fayetteville, upon presenting to these
gentlemen a trade card, the same cour-
tesv will be extended to them: Samp-
son. Harnett, Moore, Chatham, Mont
gom"ry, Richmond, Bladen, Robertson,
Johnston, and Marlboro, S. @.
w. W. AUTRY, Sec'y
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A PRETTY SUGGESTION.

The hour was shining bright,
And TO the maiden, DER and DER.
At The youth had said goodnight.
But still reluctant to depart,
Her tir hand he pressed,
while all the love that flled his heart
His ardent looks confessed.
At length the maiden blushed and sighed,
And said in accents low,
81 hope, dear John, you will not try
To kiss me ere you CO."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1890-01-28

"Grandpa," said George Batelle, edo
you know why old people don't know as
much as young folks ?" "No, George, I
DON'T" said grandpa, mentally denying
the assumption. "They forget so much"
said the little fellow oracularly.
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STATIONS.

Train so connects with Wilmington &
Weldon train bound North, leaving Colds
boro l1.57 a. M, and with Richmond &
Danville train West, leaving Goldsboro
200 p. m.
Train 81 me with Richmond g.
Danville train, arriving at GoIdsboro $40
p. m, and with Wilmington & Weldon
train from the North, at 3.15 .. No..
S. L. DILL, SURF.
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AN EMBARRASSING TONGUE
SLIP.

She was a proud lady, and a rich one,
too, as indicated by the fact that she
owned a pew in one of Chicago's most
fashionable churches. She wore large
diamond earrings and a costume most
elaborate. In fact, she carried with her
an atmosphere of ultra responsibility
which was almost oppressive, as she en-
tered church last Sunday, a tri6e late, and
observed from a distance that he pew
was already occupied, and by strangers.
Walking down the aisle, with her nose in
the air as if pointing the North star, she
stopped at her pew and, turning haughtily
to the usher, who had followed at a
respectful distance, inquired in a tone of
concentrated but suppressed contempt:
Who are these persons occupewlng
my pie?"
And the minister wondered what
made Inc congregation laugh Chicago
Tribune
Mr.. EoIToR:-Seeing the same receipst
published again, [ send some for the
paper.
SYRUP CAKE.
Cne egg, one cup syrup, one-half cup
butter, D cups -four, one-half cup milk,
n moderately heaped teaspoon Of soda.
CUP CAKE.
rne cup butter, eight eggs, four cups
-four, two cups sugar. l use HorsfOrd's
baking powder, one measure each of acid
and soda.
CREAM CAKE.
One egg, n cup cream, n cup sugar,
two cups -four, one-half measure each
Horsford's acid and soda.
I am much pleased with the insurance
plan spoken of. [ think it would be best
to pay so much per head, because some
Alliances have more members and can
pay more money. A few cents each
would hardly be missed, yet it would do
a poor family great good.
We all like The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
very much. How an Alliance man can
do without it I don't know. 1 would take
some chickens, butter or sausage to town
and send Bro. Polk the proceeds. l
rather deny my palate once than my mind
always. Success to our grand cause.
Fraternally, j.
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"Do yez hear the cat, Dinnis ?" said
Mrs. Dolan, as she sat up in bed. "Dade,
an OF do that same" "Isn't it the ter,
rible noise that the haste is makin'?" Ter
rible. 1t may be that a cat has only nome
lives or nome tails, but it has about two
or three hundred songs, ohm thinkin'."
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IumsEhn1d.
GINGER SNAPS.

One cup each of sugar, molasses and
lard, and one teaspoonful each of ginger
and soda. Bring all the ingredients to a
boil except the soda, add that after the
mixture is a little cool, with a teaspoon
fuI of salt. Add flour enough to roll out,
roll thin and bake in a quick oven.
LEMON TURNoVERs.
Four dessert spoonfuls of -four, one
Tablespoonful Of powdered sugar, the
rind and Juice Of one lemon, two ounces
Of melted butter, two eggs and a little
milk. Mix -four, sugar and lemon with
the milk to the consistency of batter, add
the butter and eggs well beaten. Fry
and turn oVer.
GERMAN POTATO BALLS
Take one pint of mashed potatoes, and
add to them while hot an ounce of but
tel, two tablespoonfuls of cream, salt,
pepper and a teaspoonful of onion juice;
add sufficient -four, about three table
spoonfuls, to hold the potatoes together.
Form them into balls, dip them in beaten
egg, drop them at once in smoking-hot
fat, drain and serve.
COFFEE CAKE.
Beat together one cupful Of butter and
four eggs; add one pound of brown sugar,
one cupful of strong coffee and one cupfuI
of molasses, one pound each of seeded
rsisins and well-washed ~currants, one
quarter of a pound of citron, te spoon
full each of cinnamon, nutmeg and all
spice, and four cupfuls Of -four sifted
with three teaspoontuls of baking powder.
SWISS BUNS.
Cream together one egg, two teaspoon
fuls of sugar and one of butter; sift two
.teaspoonfuls of cream tartar with two
cups of -four, and stir one teaspoonful of
soda, light me sure, IN one cup of sweet
milk until thoroughly dissolved; mix in
enough extra -four, if needed, to mould
into biscuit, or long buns, shaping with
the hands, as they are better SO than if
rolled out. Bake in a quick oven. These
are very nice for tea and for the children's
lunch basket the next day.
GRAHAM BREAD.
A level pint of sifted white -four, a
heapiDg pint of Graham meal, a teaspoon
hl of salt, mix the dry ingredients well,
then rub into it a small teaspoonful of
ard, add a half small cupful Of molasses
and two-thirds of a cofee-cupful of good
bop yeast, or half a Vienna yeast cake
Dissolved in two thirds Of a cupful Of
tpid water. Mix stiff enough to knead,
With lukewarn water, and rise over
night. In the morning mould into loaves
and let it rise till light before baking. 1t
should be baked nearly or quite an hour.
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To the Brother Farmers Of the
Alliance !

At the State Convention of the Alliance held
at Fayetteville, Aug. 18th, 14th and 18th, last,
the undersigned was appointed an agent for
the purpose of aiding and promoting the
work of bringing settlers to buy the surplus
lands of Alliance farmers throughout the
State. All such farmers who have land to
dispose of should send for blank forms to p.
M. Wilson, the State Immigration Agent, who
has offered to facilitate the business.
It would be well to give a full description
of the land for sale, together With a statement
of the lowest price for which it can be bought,
All plank forms, when filed out, and also all
other communications on the subject, should
be addressed to me. in care of Mr.. Wilson,
immigration Agent, at Raleigh. There viii
be no charge for this service.
F~raternally,
JULIAN ALLEN.
StatesviIle, Oct. "a, 1889.
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County Grit

The unsigned has bought the Rowan
County Milestone Quarry Of E. E. Phillips,
deceased, and will continue to supply tie.
public demand for Millstones from thiT.
celebrated grit. Millstones and all kinds
of Granite work delivered on board carr
at Salisbury, n. O., at the lowest possible
price. Address,
j. 7. WYATT,
Lock box l4O, Salisbury. N. O.
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THOROUGHBRED STOCK FOR SAIFI

One Jersey Bull four years old, n
Holstein Bull Calf dropped Feb. 24th, 80,
both registered. A few Victoria pigs.
Address, S. A. LOURANCE,
ap16 M~ooresville, N. q,
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A L NTIC g. NORTH CAROLINA R. r.
IA TINE TABLE II,
To Take Effect 6 90 A. NJ, Tuesday, June Is, 80.
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This manufacturing company is established --bE'
Alliance men, and run by Alliance men, in the
heart of the world-renowned golden tobacco belt
smoking and chewing tobacco as is made. Orders
solicited Alliance prices will be given to this and
Col. L. L. Polk. Sec'y N. G.. S. F. A., W. 81.
Worth. S. f. Z Raleigh, N. c., Capt. s. B. Alex
ander, Chm Elk. Com, N. c. 8. A, Charlotte, n.
c., and Elias Carr, President N. C. S. E. G.
Granville County Farmers Alliance Tobacco
Manufacturing Co., Oxford, N c. ap16lT
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Chewing and SmokingY