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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
PREFERRED THE WHISTLE.

Cupid was flying irregularly between
them, so to speak, as they were stroll
ing along. He was feeling a good deal
like a man going past a cemetery, and
was whistling.
81 wish you wouldn't whistle" she
said pettishly. st is positively rude!"
He looked at her a moment and
stopped. Then he began to sing softly.
He sang for a few minutes.
Harry! !" she said, almost tenderly,
His face lightedup with hope. please
WHISTLE" she requested pleadingly.-
DemOreSt.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
Poetry
SOME DAY.

4r noIitician and the priest,
chile the &c Congregations they have neeced,
n the sllnp n to show a better way;
.WhetHb he poor shall meyer NAM s sbaT HIT r mug
Wheel, lnTTi lion TO the lamb a truce snaLA orlnS'
and tnT answer, YES, Some Day
r-aarv ever find a resting place,
vii the |eI MINERS ever wear a smiling face,
vii the Then a better way,
Is there Irreedy ever cease to rob the weak,
vii the gtTe ever cease TO cheat the meek?
vii tn. I %aar them say, some Day"
III.
hungry have abundance then to eat,
vii me d, ff"otSOre find protection Tor their feet,
vii t ~ not some better way
Is thea0 workers get the products OF their toll,
vii l L. landlords let the ne dy use the sOllE
viii me +ILa answer comes, Some Day"
1r-tv share the burdens of the frail,
vii t lie tryifted aid the stupid when they fail,
WIN Tbev try the better way,
VII ~ Women stand an equal chance with the
men sword succumb in silence to the pen ?
VII VII iT The only answer is, some Day
r a., noIiticians promise and perform,
VIII VII t tIe apffce-holder public deeds reform,
W. thPy stand the better way
- "a +La preachers higher salaries refuse,
VII VII Nv 4 y cure the rich and freely fill the pews?
VIZ ~ cometh. "Yes,S Some Day"
VI.
,-a1 courts establish justice on the land,
WI tLa Greeks discard the pres ent from the
vii they like this better way,
vii n Injustice find no heaven on the earth;
VI Il i;nyyemperance be strangled in its birth?
Hear e the echo, YES, Some Day"
VII.
ri17 the press the peoples holy right maintain,
" VII If be unawed by influence or gain,
II would be a better way,
VII II nrint both sides with candOr and refuse
v, he TIndprdOg with violence abuse?
Sill the answer, Yes, Some Day"
n, Won want to see the dawning of that day,
Won act or be content to simply pray,
Are Won for the better way
Then protest. against this traItorous delay,
Be patient, wait twill come Some Day"
-TT. 4. ). HOughtOR, In National Economist.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
HIS FIRST ~SLREPING-CAR.
The Young Briton Had Rather an EN-
barrassing Experience.

The Young Briton Had Rather an EN-
barrassing Experience.
He was a stockily built young Brit
Usher, and this was his first visit to
America. His home is Yorkshire and
his English brogue could be cut up in
chunks as slippery and infinitesimal as
your summer ice.
81 struck my first sleeping-car on
the night of my arrival in Canada, "
he said. 1T was the first time I was
ever in an American sleeping car,
though I had heard of them. To my
surprise there was no seats visible.
These mysterious curtains hung on
both sides Of a narrow aisle and the
lights were turned down low. I knew
then that people we're sleeping behind
those curtains, for I distinctly heard a
snore. I had no idea where my bed
was, don't you know, and as for rum
maging along in an ndiscriminate way
the cold chills went creeping along
my spine at the very idea, Some
American would kill me-"
Where do ! sleep2' I finally asked
the porter, compelled at last to display
my ignorance.
"Tbat black man looked at me a
minute, his eyes getting bigger and
winter all the time and his mouth
spread so much I was alarmed. He
took my check.
Number ~fo'teen,' said he, right
han side, uppah."
Thanking him apologetically, I
went carefully among the curtains
until [ came to one with a card hang
ing in front of it with my number. [
had heard that Americans usually I'M
dressed and went to bed just as if they
were at home; but I saw NJ place to
sit down to pull off my boots and [ am
a little modest anyhow and so [
thought I'd just lie down as I was
| Pulling my curt aims aside, l nearly
tainted when I discovered alady in my
berth. She discovered me at the same
time and gave a yell that awoke every
BODY in the a but the man who
snored. You could hear him blowing
away more distinctly in the painful
silence of the moment. At that time
[ heard the prolonged ring Of an alarm
bell in the porter's room. That indi
vidual came shuf1ing down the aisle
Fsmong the tousled heads that were
sti 2ksing out here and there and wanted
to kn9W what was the matter.
ooh, say, Exporter said l., 4 dom
understand thisNnere's a lady in m!
BERTH \
| ""Yo' berth is uppah2 sab, I sai'
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
HOUSEHOLD.


Scald the tomatoes to peel them; put
in stew-pan with good piece of butter,
some pepper and salt; add some bread
crumbs, and stew half an hour.
BOILED ASPARAGUS ON TOAST.
Cut off the white hard ends of the
sprouts and wash lightly. Then tie
in bundles of six each and drop them
into boiling water sufficient to cover.
Boil about twenty minutes or until
tender then cut and remove the strings.
Have some toast on a platter and care
fully place them on the toast length
wise. Mill gravy may be used as a
dressing.
VEAL STOCK.
Six pounds knuckle of veal, four
quarts cold water, one tablespoon salt,
six peppercorns, celery root or one half
teaspoon celery seed, one onion Wipe
the veal, cut the meat fine and break
the bones. Put it into the kettle with
the cold water. Skim as it boils, and
when clear add the seasoning. Simmer
until the bones are clean and the liquor
reduced one-half. Strain, and when
cool remove the fat. Use it for white
Or delicate soups.
CHOCOLATE LOAF CAKE.
Crate one-half a cake of Bakers
chocolate and mix it with me half a
cup Of milk and the yolk of one egg.
Put it on the back part of the stove to
dissolve and heat thoroughly warmed,
set it off to cool while preparing the
cake. Take two eggs, the yolk of one
having been used, two cups of sugar,
one cup Of butter, n t~easpoonful of
soda, dissolved in a little water. Add
the chocolate and flour enough to make
a thin batter that will pour smooth.
Bake carefully.
PUFF PASTE.
Toeach pound of flour allow a pound
Of butter, use half of the butter with
the -four, and cold water enough to
mold it, roll it out quite thin and put
on half the butter that remains in
small bits, dredge this with flour, roll
it out again, thin, put on the rest of
the butter and roll up as before, repeat
this until the butter is all used. 1t
must be done quickly; be careful not
to handle it any more than you can
help. Put in a cool place until you
are ready to use it.
LOBSTER SALAD.
One large lobster. Three tablespoon
fuls Of French mustard or two dessert
spoonfuls of common mixed mustard,
one gill and a half of vinegar, one gill
and a half of sweet oil, the yolksof five
hard boiled eggs, salt to the taste, a
small teaspoonful of cayenne pepper,
the inside leaves of two heads, a cab
bage lettuce. Cut the meat and let
tuce in small pieces. Boil the eggs
hard, mash the yolks with a wooden
Or silver spoon, and Oil enough to
make them to a smooth paste, then
add the vinegar, mustard, pepper and
salt to taste. Mix this dressing
thoroughly with the lobster and let
tuce and serve it before the salad
becomes wilted.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
ADVICE TO THE ENGAGED.
TO THE MAN,

AAA ~A~~'
If you think that a woman is any
weaker minded than a man, stop where
you are.
If you have chosen a pretty woman,
without regard to her other qualities,
halt you are on the wrong road.
If you think that a house should
have only head, and that head
be yours, postpone your wedding in
definitely.
If you have an idea that you are too
good for a picked up dinner remain a
bachelor.
If you are OF the opinion that mar
riage makes man and wife one and
that you are to be that one, send in
your regrets at once.
If you intend to treat yourself any
better than you treat your wife, don't
take one.
If you have found it a hard task to
be happy yourself, don't try to make
any else happy.
If you suppose that running the
house consists in paying the bills, don't
undertake it.
If you are one of those men who
think 10 per cent. of their income be-
longs to the tap-room, in heavens
name let marriage alone.
If you incline to the opinion that any
manners are good enough for home
manners, don't try to have a home.
IF you are marrying her for her
figure, it would be wise on your part
to watch her diet very closely.
TO THE WOMAN.
If you are going to marry a man for
his looks, you mustn't be surprised
when he gives you black ones.
IF you are marrying for money only,
you must only expect to get what
money can buy.
If you only contemplate taking a
husband in order to gain a greater
freedom, don't be surprised he should
profit by your example.
If you + going into the thing
blindly, don't hold up your hands in
holy horror when you get your eyes
opened.
If you are marrying a man to reform
him. it behooves you to exercise all the
zeal and patience of the reformer.
If you have an idea that a cook book
and an allowance a make a happy
home, you should get yourself to a
nunnery with all convenient speed.
If youare extremely fond of dancing,
you would do we'll to marry a dancing
master.
If you expect that God will bless
your home because you put that senti-
ment in yellow worsted and an oak
frame, you are doomed to ~disappoint-
ment.
If you don't feel that you are quail
fed to be q poor mans wife, don't
marry a rich one.
If you are fond of dress and show
and empty parade, and take pleasure
in the frivolities of life, don't marry a
man at all; merely marry something
that will pass for a man.
If you have an idea that married
life is any easier than it was in your
mothers time, because you can live in
a boarding house and put your wash
ing out, don't try it.
If you have been engaged three
times before this, you had better wait
six months; perhaps this engagement
may be followed by still another
Young Ladies Bazar.
The Progressive Farmer from
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NOTICE.

Parties inviting any Of the officers of
the Alliance to make an address, are
expected to pay expenses of the same.
The State Alliance cannot pay the ex-
penses of any one except when doing
regular work. The brethren will please
note this and arrange matters accord
ingly. WIS BARNES.
Sec'Y-Treas. n. @. r. 5. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
NOTICE.

Any County or Sub Alliance wishing
to employ a good lecturer, one who has
no superior in the State a do so by
writing to me The expenses and a
small compensation for services will
have to be paid.
Fraternally,
W. S. BARNES,
Sec'y-Treas. N. @. f. s. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
NOTICE.

All communications intended for the
Executive Committee of the State Ali
ance of North Carolina should be ad-
dressed to Capt. S. B. Alexander, Chair
man, Raleigh, N. O., car of w. S.
Barnes, Secretary-Treasurer
By order of Executive Committee.
w. S. BARNES,
Sec'v-Treas. n. @. F. s. A.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28

FREDERICK A. LUCKENBACH.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
at Denver this 9th day of May,
A. D., 1902
[Signed.] JAMES A. MILLER,
Clerk Supreme Court, State of
Colorado.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
PART OF HIS DUTIES.

Visitor in a newspaper office)-Who
is the little man at yonder desk?
Attendant-That is the religious
editor.
Does he do nothing but write re-
ligious matter?'
"Ohl yes; he writes the tips for
races every day."-Truth.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1892-06-28
DIALOGUE BETWEEN FATHER
AND SON.

AND SON.
"a you are a Republican, aren't
you3"
eyes, my son."
Uncle John lisa Democrat, isn't he2"
Eyes"
Your interests are just the same,
aren't they, pa?"
YES"
ut is your duty to work in you own
interests, isn't it, pa?"
eyes"
Isn't it just as much a duty to vote
i your own interests, pa?"
yes"
Why don't you do it then, pa9"
Il do, but your Uncle John is SO full
of prejudice that he can't see his own
interests"
You know Smith and Jones, the
bankers, don't you; one a Democrat
and the other a Republican,"
Yes, and to my sorrow"
care they smart, pa?"
Eyes, indeed, they are. They are
the shrewdest fnanciers in this
country"
They are rich, pal"
Eyes, worth a quarter of a million
apiece"
"How did they get rich, pa?"
by loaning money mostly; they
had some money to start on, of course,
made as contractors during the war"
"Do you suppose they work in their
own interests, pa?"
eff they don't I never saw anybody
that did"
"Why do they work in their own in
t~erests, pa?"
why, anybody is a fool that don't"
do you suppose that they vote in
their own interests, pa?"
Why! Yes, of course, they do"
How can they vote in their own in
terests when n votes the Democratic
ticket and the other the Republican,
"Oh, I mean the Democrat votes in
his own interest. MOI No! Imean the
Republican votes in his own interest,
and-ah, you see Ny son, you go
to chopping wood, or Tu--"
Say, pa, you mean that the Repub-
licans championed the national banks,
and are responsible for their existence,
and that the Democrats opposed the
passage of the national banking act,
and as they are good institutions the
Republican banker would be voting in
his own interest by voting the Republi-
can ticket?"
Yes, exactly so; my son."
Didn't you say, pa, that it is just
as much a duty to vote in ones own
interest as to work2'
YES"
Didn't you say that the bankers
we're both as sharp and shire wd as they
could be-"
Eyes"
would a banker be very sharp and
shrewd who voted against his own in
terest?"
mo, indeed.
"Then is the Democratic banker
voting in his own interests when
he votes against his Republican
partner?"
Eyes! No! guess; you sec See
here, if you don't go to cutting wood,
I'll blister your"
exit boy, cuts a few sticks, then
goes I'M.
Say, pa, you're in debt, aren't
you2"
"Yes; a thousand dollars"
"How much interest do you pay?"
NINETY dollars a year."
Il thought it was illegal to take
more than eight per cent. interest, pa?"
1T is; but the banks evade the law
by loaning on sixty and ninety days,
and make you pay in advance, so it
costs about nine per cent"
PA, isn't the interest highY"
Eyes"
Isn't it to your interest to have money
plenty and interest lowe"
Eyes, my son, it is"
Then, aren't your interests, as far
as money is concerned, just the op-
| posite to each other9"
"Yes, my son; it does look So"
would you work in their interests
and against your own2"
"No, not by considerable"
"Then why do you vote in their in
terests2"
"Why Why! l don't see how I can
help voting with one of them, as one
is a Republican and the other is a
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-30
Photographfng Under Water.

1t is quite possible to take photographs
under water. In 1888 a submarine OBJ
servatory was constructed by Signor
Toselli at Naples enabling visitors to see
the bottom OF the sea. 1t was steel
chamber, with plate-glass floors and a
eollapsing float to sink it to different
depths. 1t carried eight persons, and
was illuminated inside by electric light,
while telephones communicated with the
shore. 1t was, of course, quite possible
to take photographs inside it beneath the
water.
Photographing under water has actually
been carried out. Experiments were
made in 1889 in the Mediterranean to as
certain how far daylight penetrated under
water. In very clear water, near Corsica,
and eighteen miles from land the limit of
daylight was found by means of photo
graphic plates to be 1850 feet.-Spare
Moments.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-30

"When wes fishing on the Kankakee
some fifteen years ago." said the man
with the cigarette, "a whirlwind came
along and carried off my vest that was
hanging on limb just over my head. 1t
had my watch in it and tailor's account.
Well the whole outfit sailed out OF sight
in less than minute. Seven years after
ward a party of US were camped on the
same river, only 100 yards further up. Ii
was my turn to do the cooking, SO l
started out for some dry wood, stepped
on a log, which caved in, and lol as the
story books say, there lay my watch, with
the same old tailor's bill twisted through
the ring. 1t was still running"
sob, come of! You want us to ask
you how such thing could be, and then
you'll explain that the whirlwind wound
your watch up SO tight that it ran for
seven years"
!" didn't say the watch was still run
ming" said the story teller, as he lighted
another bacillus exterminator; al had
reference to the tailor's bill. 1t is run
ming yet, in fact. '-Indianapoiis journal.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-30
Natures Handwriting.

love old faces; they are always true.
The old mans face is his autobiography;
it is his life in miniature. face is the
scenery of the soul, the camera of our
thoughts; although we have not really
seen face until our hearts have followed
the whole repertoire Of its expressions, yet
each mans habitual face, as fair general
expression of himself, is as ii composite
had been taken, and the soul had had thou
sand sittings, each negative different in
its way, but all combined resulting in
this one.
Why should a man be ashamed of his
wrinkles? 1t is being ashamed not of
what he seems, but what he is. Wrinkles
in mans face are a kind of orthograph,
Natures handwriting, the shorthand of
features. in which the main ideas of
mans life are set down without his know
ing it, and in spite of himself, and in the
very midst OF his denials. 1t is language
without grammar, and only the vaguest
sort of a lexicon, but every man can read
it. 1t is German to the German and In
dian to the Indian; the volapuk of man
kind.-Ladies Home Journal.
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CRUELTY DECEIVED.
Mistake Of n Lifetime Msde by AN Tn.
suspectfng Tramp.


suspecting Tramp.
The tramp, hardened though he was BIZ
an unhappy struggle Of life, was really
touched at the sight of the sweet young
girl who opened the door in response to
his knock There was a dreamy look In
her big blue eyes, as if her thoughts were
yet centred in the book in her hand, be-
tween whose leaves was thrust a dainty
forefnger to keep the place. And she
blushed confusedly to zee stranger.
"Kind lady," whiped the man, "can
you give poor wanderer something to
eat?"
She stared in innocent indecision.
ell don't know" she faltered after
moment. "Papa and mamma are both
away and"
"Ahaip
The tramp instantly discarded his air of
humility, and advanced boldly toward
the slight young woman.
"Gimme a dollar he growled.
She gasped and turned pale with fright.
ooh, good sir, don't"
His horrid, leering face was SO near
that she could feel his breath upon her
cheek.
"Ow, wowi Help, Tigei Oh, come,
Tige!"
There wss rushing sound from the d.
rection of the woodshed, with clicking
as of claws upon the floor, and body of
some sort was precipitated against the
closed door before the slender. girlisb
figure.
"Here, Tige."
Trem bling and hysterical, she placed
her hand upon the latch.
Cd don't Open the d-dooro
The rough, heartless man was crying
again.
Pardon me, beg of you. II really
meant nothing. l was only trying to
scare you. Would you kindly oblige me
with the time of day."
Weak with horror the girl leaned
against the wall like stricken flower.
She could not speak. :
"Yip, zip, yip.", !
1t was an Exceedingly small dog that
barked in the woodshed. The sound was
SO extremely attenuated as to preclude
any other superstition.
"AhaI"
The tramp scowled Indignantly.
Young woman" he Kissed, +" gimme S.
this"
With nerveless touch she raised the
latch.
minute, Or"
"Sick 'em 'rige."
In after years the man was unable to
tell how 1t all happened. He merely re-
tanned shadowy recollection of a large
brown mastiff and an excited, barking
poodle bursting through a door stimuli
taneously, with limp, frightened girl
in the background, but the details of his
escape left absolutely no impression on
his memory.-Detroit Tribune.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-30

The home of Mrs. Buffalo Bill is Stout's
Rest, long, low building, four miles
from North Platte, on the Union Pacific
road. 1t is a roomy, hotel-like old house,
surrounded by 5000 ceres of prairie land,
and magnificent stables and pasturage,
where are kept many thousands OF line
blooded horses and cattle. Mrs. Cody IS
described as an amiable Housekeeping
woman, greatly liked by her Western
neighbors, of whom in turn, and OF their
customs and habits, she is fond. Her ex-
periences in the early days of her Western
life, and as the wife of a Government
scout, were like story by Bret Harie'
Her daughter, Aria, married Nebraska
lumberman, and is q leader OF society I'D
North Piatte.-Argonaut.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-30

The protectionist newspapers, which
insist that everything is going to the
devil because the people have decided
to try to get along with less taxation,
are now busy in cultiyating the panic
they have prophesied. Among other
evidences of distrust they inform their
readers that the Ohio shepherds are
selling their sheep. If it be true that
the shepherds are disposing of their
sheep, might it not be possible that it
Is because of the failure of the higher
duties of the Mckinley act to cores
pondingly raise prices9 If any clew as
to what men think may be predicted
upon what they do, the votes of the
Ohio shepherd for Cleveland ought to
furnish proof that they are not selling
sheep so much out of fear of what may
happen hereafter as what has already
happened. The shepherds are sick Of
the protective foolery.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-30

Through the avenues open only to re-
ports we get the following: A good
looking, weIl-to-do and popular young
bachelor OF Silverton was being leased by
the young ladies of club for not getting
married. He said: 'I'il marry the girl
of your club whom, on secret vote, you
elect to be my wife. There were nine
members OF the club. Each girl went
into corner and used great caution in
preparing her ballot and Disgusting the
handwriting. The result of the vote was
that there were nine votes cast, each girl
receiving one. The young man remains
bachelor, the club is broken up and the
girls are all mortal enemies, united in the
one determination that they will never
speak to that nasty man again.-Wash-
ington Herald.
The World. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1891-1896, 1892-12-30

The illness of the granddaughter of
the President, which was supposed to
be case of simple scarlatina, has de-
veloped into true scarlet fever, and
the White House is quarantined. The
President has had within few months
an extraordinary share of domestic
griefs and anxieties. Everybody will
hope that his present trouble will have
a favorable termination.