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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
PUT ON THE SCREWS.

Mr.. VOORHEES, remarked on Saturday
that no power on earth could compel
the Senate to come to a vote, and that
was hardly an reinstatement, so great
are the resources Of obstruction in the
hands of a desperate and irresponsible
minority. The rules of the Senate do
not admit of fixing a time for calling
the previous question, and a change in
the rules can be as obstinately resisted
as a motion to take a vote. There re-
mains, then, to secure effect for the
will of the majority but one means,
and that is a continuous session of the
Senate. 1t is announced that this will
be resorted to some day this week.
It cannot be adopted too soon. 1t
will, of course, be a most discreditable
spectacle, and one that every American
will regret and be ashamed ola
minority of the Senators trying with a
food of talk to drown a measure that
the whole country not only wishes but
needs. But precisely because it will
be discreditable, the undivided atten-
ton of the country should be riveted
upon 1t In order that the authors of it
may be held to account and the thing
more speedily brought to an end.
The leader of the Senate has already
declared that the struggle has come
down to a test Of physical endurance.
That being the case, it is only right
that the strain shall be made as severe
as possible. 1t will necessarily be talk
ing. and least SO upon those who NUT
only keep within call, ready to vote
when a vote is reached. We are con-
WINGED that if the repeal Senators once
make it perfectly clear that they are
determined to keep the Senate in ses-
sion until a vote is reached, it will be
reached in a very short time. Every
hour of delay is now both costly and
dangerously. Y. Times, S@pt Is.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
TARHEEL BOYS AND GIRLS.

We find the following malicious
SANDER in a South Carolina newspaper
and copy it simply to show the young
ladies and gents of this part of star
heeldom" how grossly they have been
misrepresented: "When a timid young
tarheel wishes to express himself to
his girl, he takes a piece of fat pine,
trims it in the shape of a capital I, and
passes it to his girl. That means, I
pine for thee. IF she rejects him, she
strikes a match and sets the splinter
on fire. This means, l make light of
your pining. If she likes him she
hands him a lightwood knot, which
means, pine not. When the boy goes
to leave,-he gently puts his arm around
the girl, kisses her, and puts some soft
pitch on the end of her nose, which
means, taT) -ta(r) till we meet again.
-EdQefeLd Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03

the captain, the man at the whoo1
turned the little craft with the alert
ness of the hand of the magician, and she
shot to the left, just outside the radius
made by the beacon-light of the flag
ship, and between it and a great lumber
ing cruiser rolling about in the waters
half a mile off. As we noislessly ran
thus between the very jaws of death,
Captain Reid touched my arm and
pointed right and left. Following his
directions, I saw on n side, within
the radius, a magnificent man-Of war,
it's deep-mouthed cannon nea the ur-
face of the water, it's towering masts
majestically reared against the clouds,
It's deck swarming with a powerful
marine force, all bathed in red and
yellow light that made a minute, a dis
tinctive picture against a dark sea
background.
On the other side, in shadowy out
line, lay the dark hulk of the other,
noisily putting her steam, but quiet,
like a monster held in lash against it's
will; while between the two, with the
incest kind of calculation, our little
craft al her gunlet boldly, defiantly.
Once well through, I could feel the
speed being gradually strengthened,
until in two hours a fine distance had
been put between her and the feet.
At the end of that time Captain Reid
advised me to go below and get all the
rest l could before daybreak.
why before daYbreak9" I asked.
Isn't the danger of blokade-running
over2"
He smiled grimly. 'sIt has not fairly
commenced. What wehave done seems
something toyou, but it is not difficult.
Ny ship makes no noise, o shows
herself at night. With a little manage
men in guiding her by the fag-ship's
light, it is easy to run through the
feet. The enemy knows that. All!
they are clever at Washington. They've
put their two fastest men of-war into
the high seas to pay us for this, and
by the light of day."-Bmma Henry
Ferguson, IN October Lippincott's.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03

entered. Closing the door. behind him
he walked across the room and stood
looking down upon the forlorn little
figure in the chair. Mabel knew he
was there and dropped her hands to
her lap but dared not raise her eyes to
those above her lest he read there the
secret she meant to lock within her
own breast.
What! Weeping that your school
days are over9 I thought you would
be glad to be free, Mabel" he said.
You have all been very kind to me,
sir, and it would be ungrateful in me
to be glad to be freed from pleasant
letters" she replied. The young man
dropped upon a stool at the girls feet.
Mabel" he said, very tenderly, I'm
oelng your teacher I have also been
taught. From me you have learned
the wonders of science; from you I
nave learned the depth and sweetness
or a noble woman's heart. Often have
l Ionged to tell you this, but our rela-
ton az teacher and pupil forbade. I
am now free to speak and you at liberty
to listen. [ have been your minds
guide for four years, will you not be
my hearts guide for life? I am going
far away in the service of my Master
Will you not go with me9 Your pres
ence there would be a light in my lone
illness making even the desert bloom.
1t Is asking a great deal, Mabel, but
darling will you goa" The declaration
was very sudden and the question mo-
mentous in all it involved. A reply in
the affirmative meant much. Home,
parents, friends and native land must
be relinquished. A reply in the mega
tive, to her heart, meant more. Low
ing him as she did she could not send
him into that savage country alone.
She would not bid him stay. AS dearly
as he loved her, she knew he loved his
Master more.
Professor Dudley" she said at last,
I know I can trust you always and
love you even as I do, Where
thou goest, I will go; thy people shall
be my people; thy God, my God"
Before they parted he said:
"Mabel, I heard all that transpired
before the May party, and from that
hour determined to win, if possible,
your noble heart-which God grant
may ever guard as the most precious
gift of Heaven"
Those two young persons introduced
to the reader by fictitious names, are
now living, happily married, leach for
the other, both for God"
MAY CORNwELL.
Cnrnwoli G
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
PATS WIT ALWAYS ON TAP

A son of Erin was coming up town
on the evening the Decoration Day
feeling much exhilerated. He a in
the street car exclaiming at short in
tervals and in various keyt: "H'rah
FIR oul' Irelan'." He said it when the
conductor asked for his fare and he
said it when someone asked him to
move along and make room; he said it
when he got off the car, and to the
first man he met he shouted: "H'rah
FIR oul' Irelan'." The man didn't SYM
pathize with his mood, and answered
surlily: "Hurrah for h-n." The
Irishman faced about and laid a de-
tanning arm On the other mans shout
der. That's JUS wat rs bout t. re-
mark" said he, confidedtialIy; "ev'ry
man FIR 8 own country "-NeW York
Times.
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ALLEGED FUN.

The Absent minded Man-PrOE. PoG-
terby: "Any letters for me9"
Delivery Clerk "Whatn name p~lease9"
Prof. POTTERY:: "Why-er-blessed
if I haven't forgotten it. am always
forgetting something. If my wife were
here-Mrs. Socrates Potterby, you
know-she could tell you in a minute,
but I can't think of it to save my
life"
A French lady is showing a visitor
the family portraits in the picture
gallery. THAT officer there in the
uniform" she says, twas my great
great grandfather. He was as brave
as a lion, but one of the most unfor-
tunate of men-he never fought in a
battle in which he did not have an
arm or a leg carried away" Then she
adds proudly: HE took part in
twenty-four engagements"
One of the best Scotch stories which
has reached us for some time relates to
a minister of the broad section of
the established church. Meeting a
member of his congregation making
his way home somewhat OBVIOUSLY, he
thus accosted him: John, I thought
you had taken the pledge" ''Sae I
did, SIR" replied the culprit, ''but it's
ae thing to TAX the pledge and quite
another thing to keep it, as ye ken
weel enough wi respect to the Con-
fession O. faith"
A Detroit man some time g CON
cluded he would go for an Office in
Washington, and the first thing he
knew he was confronted by a civil
service examination. He went through
the form, handed in his papers, and
the next day the examiner called
him up.
"You have omitted an answer to one
question" he said.
SIS that so9" asked the applicant
(which one is that9"
This: Which railroad would you
take going from Detroit to San Fran
cisco9" Can you answer it or do you
want to let it goa"
"Oh, I can answer it," said the ap,
plicart with confidence.
"Well tell me and I'll write it in for
you"
"The one that would give me a pass, "
responded the frank young man, and
the examiner congratulated him.
She was a pretty little thing, and it
was plainly to be seen that she had not
been married long. She tripped into
a Monroe avenue grocery store and
said to the proprietor: my husband
Ghere was a great emphasis on the
word husband) bought a couple of
hams here ONE time ago."
Eyes, ma'am," said the grocer.
"They were very nice, very nice
indeed"
"Yes, ma'am," assented the grocer.
Have you any more like them9"
Yes, ma'am," said the grocer, point
ing to a row of ten or a dozen hanging
suspended from the ceiling.
Are you sure they are from the
same pig9"
Yes ma'am," said the grocer with
out culver.
Then you may send me two more
of them" And she tripped out of the
store as she had tripped in, and the
grocer laughed a wicked laugh.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
P II.

Some one has said, that no matter
how interesting a story, it is never
complete without some allusion to the
divine passion. We now proceed to
give that portion of this simple nara
tive, which although true, may inter
est the reader none the less.
The May party at Saybrook was a
thing of the past and June had ushered
in that much talked-of and momentous
event-commencement. The pupils
were undergoing their final examina-
ton in Moral Philosophy with Prof.
Dudley presiding.
Every other examination success.
fully passed, this alone stood between
the Senior class and their diplomas and
it is little wonder the girls were serious
ly anxious.
Prof Dudley passed from one girl to
another, passing occasionally to glance
over some shoulder and speak a word
of encouragement in his kind, gentle
way. If he fingered longer in a GER
tain corner where a dark-haired girl
bent over her manuscript, a significant
glance was exchanged by thu others
but no word spoken.
When at length the young man sat
down beside the girl and read the
closely written pages lying upon her
desk. Helen Hope whispered to Sallie
Jones:
eff Prof. Dudley doesn't take Mable
North with him to the Flegel islands,
or wherever it is he is going it will be
because her faith will not brave the ap-
petite of a cannibal."
"You are right" answered Sallie."
If some poor native makes a dinner
out of her, ten to one she'll not agree
with the hungry fellow for she was
never known to agree with eny one the
least heathenish in his views"
A half suppressed litter, occasioned
by Sallie's remark, drew the Professor
from Mabel's side to restore order. The
papers were at last finished, folded and
handed in.
The girls were now at liberty to go
and come as they pleased.
Mabel was not q music pupil, and
while the others were r~ehearsing a song
for the next night, she stole quietly
down into the library below. The
rows of books behind their glass doors,
the picture of George Washington
looking down from it's frame on the
wall, and the big arm chair in the cor
ner, all seemed like human friends.
Tears filled her eyes as she looked
around the old roo with its familiar
furniture, and realized that in a few
days they must all be left behind. Her
thoughts were not of these inanimate
objects alone. How often she had en-
tered that room just before the supper
hour and found a figure sitting in the
great chair by the window, his fair
head bowed low over the pages of some
old volume.
AS tutor, John Dudley's mind had
been a master upon which hers might
rely, his will a guide which hers might
follow.
When they parted it would in all
probability be forever. She would re-
turn to her far Southern home and he
would cross the ocean to spend his life
in la5oring among the savage wilds of
Africa. Well did Mabel know that
wherever he went her heart would go
with him. She sat down and covered
her face with her hands.
| The door opened and John Dudley
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Cornwell, S. G.
BURDRTTE IN A PARLoR CAR.

Every one has observed the easy
faculty with which some people can
accomplish the apparently delicate
ceremony of the introduction of two
strangers to each other by a third
stranger, writes Robert J.. Burdette in
the September Ladies' Home Journal
This social phenomena is oftenest seen
in public places and on public convey
ances. Twas recently making ajourney
across a small portion of this planet,
sitting along by the cal window and
hoping that nobody had taken the
upper fat in my compartment,
when a man whose freshness chilled
me, seated himself opposite me, threw
his feet airily upon the seat beside me,
saying in a loud tone and with ex-
travagant hospitality, make yourself
at home!" He explained to me, as I
received his advances with somewhat
cold respect" that a young lady of
forty-eight summers was occupying
the lower floor of his section, and had
appropriated his seat for her baggage
room, while at the same time she had
transformed the entire premises into a
cold storage apartment. The man said
that he had sat amidst her luggage
until the cold chills began to run up
and down his back, and ne had no
doubt he was even now on the direct
road to an attack Of pneumonia. He
then went on to inform me, in that
easy, confidential, photographed
turn, that he lived in Kolusa, Upton
County, when he was home; he had
been married twice, and had five chill
dren-all born to him by his first wife.
Three boys" he said, and remained
for a moment or two in silence, when
he suddenly looked up and added,
land two girls" You cannot imagine
what a load was lifted of my mind
when I learned what those remaining
children were. You see he dadn't told
me, and I felt a little delicate about
asking. The man noted the look of
interest on my face and went on with
his narrative. His first wife was a
woman of very respondent tempera-
ment; as good a woman, he saidS as
ever lived, but was always afraid
something was going to happen; al
ways worried about the children or
something. She vas a good mother
to the children, too; but then she was
never well-always sick with some
kind of complaint. This, the man said,
made it almighty hard for him.
He sighed so deeply at the remem
brance of the hard line through which
he had passed that I sympathizad with
him, and asked him if this continuous
illness seemed to effect his wife any2
Oh, no, he said; not so much as it did
him; she appeared to get sort OF used
to it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
HOUSEHOLD.
BROOKLYN COOKIES

Three even cups of powdered sugar
ond one full cup of butter mixed to a
cream; add four eggs well beaten, one
level teaspoonful Of soda dissolved in
. third of a cup of milk, and -four
enough for a stiff batter. Roll out
thin cut in rounds, sprinkle with
oranulated sugar and bake. Caraway
seeds can be added if liked.
SPICE CAKE PUDDING.
Two CUPS of sugar, one cup of butter,
one cup Of sour cream, four cups of
-four, four eggs, one teaspoonful of
soda seven tablespoonfuls of brandy
or wine, one nutmeg, one tablespoon
fnI of cloves, two tablespoonfuls of
cinnamon and hree-quarters of a pound
If seeded raisins. Bake in a scalloped
cake pan, and serve with a liquid
sauce.
LOBSTER CROQUETTkS.
Chou fine the meat OF a good-slzed
lobster, Mix with it about four table
~spoonfuls of brad crumbs, three or
four tablespoonful Of cream, a tea
spoonfuI of anchory sauce, the juice Of
lemon, a little grated nutmeg and
pepper and salt to taste. Put it over
the fire and make it very hot; turn it
ont and the beaten yolk of n egg.
Set away to cool. Shape, dip in egg
and cracker crumbs, and fry in boil
ing fat.
PLAIN BEEF STEW.
Take four or five pounds of the round
of beef and put it into water enough to
cover it. When the water has been
thoroughly SKINNED. add two turnips,
two carrots and two onions, chopped
small. half a dozen cloves, and salt
and pepper to taste. Cover close and
boil very gently four or five hours. A
short time before dinner add a tea
spoonful of sweet marjorum, half a
Gun of tomato ketchup and a table
spoonful Of -four wet smooth in cold
water. This is a very economical dish.
The beef is very good cold and the
soup is excel ent.
CREAM SAUCE
This is one of the things one rarely
finds perfectly made. Those who have
tried to make it good and failed, I beg
to try the following method of making
it. Take an ounce and a half Of butter
and a scant tablespoonful of -four;
mix together to a paste; when smooth,
add half a pint Of warm milk, a small
teagpoonful of salt, and a little white
pepper, or a dash Of cayenne. Set it
on the fire, and let it boil till it is thick
enough to mask the back Of a spoon
transparently; then add a squeeze of
lennon juice and another ounce and a
half of fresh butter; stir until quite
blended. This sauce is the foundation
for many others, and for some pur-
poses the beaten yolk of an egg is
added, when first on the boil. Capers,
chopped mushrooms, chopped celery
or oysters may be added, according to
the use for for which it is intended.
The object Of adding the second butter
is because boiling takes away the flavor
Of the butter, and by stirring half Of it
IN without boiling it, you retain the
favor.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1893-10-03
Poetry.
written expressly for PRoG7Es sIvE FARMER'l
~ WHO'LL BE TRUE.

BY E. NE Win STOUT.
mi htv king-the money trust
With rapid strides advancing,
Ts crossing now over hills and plains,
with reveling and dancing,
And where he treads the rising dust,
AIights On Liberty's high steeple,
And there and on our flag remains,
Uni eeded by our people.
Awake, young men, and rub your eyes!
we still must lend protectiln,
Unto the red, the white n blue
BIest emblem of perfection
For seel how dark doth grow our skies!
The lightning f1ashes!-whOl be trueE -
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-05-19

bas bon Shrem ieti9en Water ererbte
@iaentbum nitt mebr jeoem 9Dino uno
Wetter ausinIeBen brauben, bebitire
id S9nen hermit elm anoeres erems
plar. 9onentlib wfSben iebt oerarti9e
8erwsdsIunaen. reip. tleine Scrieben
niht wisoer portpmmep !" ca
| Nidt pabr. oas mar bran. mebr tpie
brap |! 2eioer iolte es aber nihts
niiben uno Die 6eidihte ioqte nod
piel. piel tauieno Mal idlimmer iom-
men. r.e-t- r- .t fas
9aB Der tiidiife ). nit bem neuen
gra9tcplinosr tolphalen Staat madte
uno otnielben = BEL eutem 99etter :,
aud rner9iid gu Greoitsweden aus=
nubte. 1T ia tlar. ebenio pie es ielbit-
berii1nolia lit. oaB er mandes M1o=
benbers nit oemielben betbOrte.
g8eniae g8ohen ipdter mar er aber
audi nal nit Dem genera en- 8erleger.
Reoatteur Sulammen in oieielbe 8eiell=
I6aft su rinem 9emeiriainen Setannten
selaoen, uno ba linn bel ieinem rob an=
geleaten 9iaturell Der feline Son in oie=
Ier Geielll6ait mobl ni9t beionoers be-
ba9te, 10 perlieB er Dieielbe ipeit cher
als unier Stsuno, eben Der 3eoacteur.
@s mar Elm iebr itiirmiider uno fur9t-
bar resueriiber gbeno! - -
Wlebrere Stunben ipdter mollte Der
Heoacteur als Der 2eBte oas ealiireie
Saus perlailen; Iiebe. oa bine i'm Gor=
rioor alleroings aud nur nod ein ein=
,i9er Sut, aber = es mar ni6t Der iei=
ni9e! GOpiihiittelno nabm er beniel=
ben pom gta9el uno entocdte nunmebr
,I ieinet tueltans erDbten @erwunoe+
rune, oab Die Siiitentarte oes porher
iOrtaesansenen 5. in oemielben fedte.
.Sm! Qllio Dieoer cine Yermedie-
luna2 @unoerbar" = Siesmalton
bic Sadie ia aber bod nidt aui cine
Nieoertrd6ti9teit binauslauien. oenn
Der tSut mar ia Der ele9anteite Don
alien. Ger quite &eoacteur iebte iih
alio; ani Der StraBe anselanat. wie
fets, in cine Srpihte uno fubr ber-
9nii9t na6 Sars. = glm anoern Wtor=
gen Seitig beitiees 2duten an Der &lin=
gel oes Geoacteurs.
rSie limbs, mein lieber So sic
mOllen id wobl Sbren ibonen 6plinber
abbplen? 9lun iagen Sic aber nal,
Wenidentino, ipie tonnten sic Den=
ielben benn bios pisoer perpedieln2
Sas 8erieben 1T mir oiesmal unertldr-
lid, abiOlut unertlGrli9!"
Sa sebt her booenlos semeine, ipib=
biibiIde 5. Den bonn &esen uub Sturm
gGn3lid perunitalteien @plinber bes
Geoattsurs binter'm 8iiden berpor uno
srinit:
.Sm @saentbeil. bur1aus ertldrli6!
Sd rednete eben nit Seiiimmtbeit
oaraui oaB Sic ii9 cine SrDidte neb=
men iuiiroen uno pollte oo6 Sbr toft-
bares 8eident mOslibii ibonen!"
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-05-19

Snoem Die Dame 3uerit einrdumt,
bag nun Die "common servants" bod
sur 8eltun9 9elanacu uno a!eidSeltls
ben anlidnoieen Sienitmdo6en ben
Sor,ug Dor .Sbopairls" crtbeilt. be-
ltdtiet lie oas 0aup.moment. ipesbalb
aud id iiir ben iteten 3uiuB BON orii-
ben 10 ener9iid einettreten bin. Weil
aud id Die anitdEoi9en Sienerinnen
iddbe, bic mir aber inter ben Ginoern
oieies 9anoes nidt gu iinoen i'm Stanbe
wdren, aus benz einf aben 6runoe. mfil
oiele eben es iiuo. tpflbe teine raemeine
Wldgoe" iein polen uuo iih ibren Sc.
bensunterbalt lieber in Siueiieibafter
Sreibeit als Sbopsitl ueroienen. 6er-
nsr lueiB i6 wobl. baB Die beriihtigten,
piel belddelten nerpoien Mobeirantbei=
ten Der g9eltoamen, iuelde 2eioen su-
meilt i'm ueberiuB on 3eit uno 8elo
Der ,arten meibli9sn Yfldnsden muir.
seln. jebt idon bdui's boriommen. uno
au9 in 3utusft meter auftreten mer=
ben, oaB ieooa aui oieie bobersn @es
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-05-19
Sraua, uno @trfli6feit.

S4 lag am 8ade uno trdumte,
Die Sonne idien bell uno mlloi
9a iab i'd im Waiier ii6 ipie9ein
Tes Siebdeus tiiBts Bib.
;S5h wollte iie trdumeno umi6liusen
llnD itiirSt in Die 6lutb mid bineiu =
Sa parb id maj wie elm Yuoel
uno lieB oas 9ieben lein!
Scranton Wochenblatt. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1865-1918, 1893-05-19
Ser idIaue aebrIina

Ger idlaue 2ebrling.
eebrlina: SD bite um 25 Yienni9e
@urit. = OieBaer: Oas Stiid bier lit
iiir iiinI piennlse mebr. = Sebrlina:
so idneioen Sic fir iini Yiennise
'runter (oa oer Msgser iiir iiinf Yien-
niee gu uiel abidntloeD. bite, idnei'
oen Sic nod iiir fani Sienniae run.
ter! ylun nebme i'd Die ,lpei Stiide =
-uno oa baben Sic - Scbn Piennise.
-Hurioie Gecprution. a.:
Was 1T oenn bas nGr plOblih i'm Saale
fir elm eiqentblmlitlss 9linsen?-S.:
Ser Serr @nmmer,itnratb 1T eetommen
uuo bat ole ieine%'eoaillen anaehdnat, .
Die er ais Sunitaltter.Gobritant aus
oeridiepsuen austsaunsen bstommen
6at!