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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12
.yapan's Cruel Divorce Law.

Hanniker Heaton has been gather
ing some very interesting marriage
statistics concerning the customs IN
vogue in different countries, from
which one reads with amusement,
and perhaps a certain degree OF
amazement, that throughout Japan q
man may get div orce if his wife
talks too much. Ordinary people
may rnay' suppose that this harsh law will
have the effect of curbing loquacity'
but it has not. japanese ladies are
the most talkatlve of their sex: and
divorces are common among Them
In Thibet a woman is entitled to
three husbands. In Melbourne
man may secure divorce if his wife
gets drunk three times, or II sac
babitually neglects her household
duties-N. Y. Sun.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

THERE are occasional objections to
the practice Of hosting the star
Spangled banner over public school
houses, on the ground that the
money thus expended would do more
good in other ways. One writer re-
marks on the number Of books OF
history commemorating the deeds OF
revolutionary and civil war patriots
that the money expended in buying
flags would purchase. But is there
any reason why selection should
be made? Cannot the public AFFORD
both flags and patriotic books? The
flag ought to be looked upon with
affection by all, for it has been our
banner more than 100 years OF ma
tional history, the inspirer alike OF
brave deeds and spirited poetry.
The patriotic books that have nothing
about the flag cannot be worth much,
and those which celebrate it will be
all the better for an example by way
of object lesson. In Rochester, n
Y, q few years ago one Grand Army
post presented each of the schools
of that city with handsome United
States flag. 1t is borne at the hea
of the school when it marches i
public professions, and the hes
scholar in the school has the homo
of carrying 1t This is an incentiv
to study, and the competition for tb
honor of carrying the flag work
we'll every way.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

GIVE me one of the dulIest books
YOU have on the shelves" once de-
manded one Of the astute patrons OF
public library, and being asked
the cause of her peculiar demand,
explained: Because the dull book
is unpopular and not, therefore,
likely to have circulated much, and
so to have become contaminated with
diphtheretic or scarlet fever germs. "
A case just developed in indianapolis
would seem to give some color to the
belief that the whimsical" woman
was not so far out of the way in
wanting a dull book after all
The son of the indianapolis city
chemist has been infected with
diphtheria through diphthereti'
germs concealed in library book hf
had borrowed.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

The London St. James Gazette de-
scribes how. the magic-lantern has
been impressed into the service of
the church. Why not? The wcnder
is that the worthy enterprise had
never been thought OF before
Through the magic-Iantern thou
sand and one graphic lessons can be
clearly taught where years of preach
inc could not make the fainteSt I'M
preston. Through it children
young, and those that are grown up
could be made to understand the
map Of the Holy Land, for example
as well as that of their own door
ward. Through portraits and bible
scenes thrown on canvass an audi
ence could be taught lessons tina
could not be forgotten.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

THE Kentuckian who poisoned his
wife because he was in love with an
other woman, evidently has no 1alth
in the "interweaving" method EN-
ployed by distinguished fellow cItI-
zen of his in a similar exigency. As
things have turned out the former
course has the merit OF greater econ
DmV.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

WRITERS declare that English
girls are growing in height" and at
tributes it to 1.-The game OF lawn ten
MIS-" of which they are passionately
fond. They declare that the time is
coming when 1.-The English girl will
he a head taller than her brother -
The boys do not take to the game
with any zest.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

The antique bridge Of Suen-tcheH,
Tow, China, is $500 feet long ana
twenty feet wide. It is regarded by
ENGINEERS as indicating constructive
talent as wonderful as that which
raised the Egyptian pyramids.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12
The shoppers Weakness.

Lady Shopper-Wh at' lou ask
Sc a ward for this cloth? Why, lean
oct it at Dreighgools' for 81.
Clerk-Yes, madame. But we're
Offering this at our bargain counter.
Lady Shopper, taking out her
nurse~Oho! Let me have tenVards,
please.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12
Sugar Cane in the Madeira Islands.

The sugar cane was introduced in
to the Madeira islands in 1925, and
in 1893 the annual product exceeded
1000, 900 pounds. The Introduction
of sugar cane into the West Indies,
however, destroyed the industry, and
grape culture took the place Of the
sugar cane until 1892, when the phyl-
loxera nearly swept all the vines fa
of existence. The sugar c" 81
again being cultivated and II
10000 pounds were n II
supply will always bess. III
cause the cane cam aitLs., III
cultivated at TN Ptpsa.
1000 feet II
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12
OIny.

COLONEL BOB INGERsoL'S lecture
engagements for this year will net
him $4,000. The difficulties when
lie in the way of a rich mans enter
ing the kingdom Of heaven are sup
posed to be greatly aggravated when
the rich man earns his money sitting
as an investigating committee on
MOCaG
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

SOCIETY ladies in Washington are
strengthening the floors OF their
bathrooms. owing to vagrant ru-
NOR that Secretary Eoke Smith Is
learning to dance.
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12
AV10HANS5
: frA42l1sEz:. S

s s Wardour
will be here to-
day.
My wife CLAN
ced up from the
letter which
she was read
ing, in her com
fortabl seat
behind the sill
yer cofee-urn.
with a look Of
mild surprise in
her blue eyes.
"NIiss WAR
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

home, she could not tear herself away.
What conld do then, but tell her to
remain as long as she chose?
Time passed, and Florence and |
were constantly thrown together.
Daisy pleaded household affairs and
absentcd herself continually. | went
on, unconsciously treading in dan
Qerous path; my feet were upon the
cdrc of Swirling vortex; one swift
movement and | would be lost.
1t was certainly very pleasant for
me to have the beautiful face of our
ouest op1.,pite me whcr | sat down to
read at night-tO read aloud; with
Daisy in corner, Qutcc and unobtruS-
i've, keeping out of the way, because
she was too proud to interfere. And
blind fool-1cver dreamed the
| truth.
One night, Florence sat at the piano,
in the moonlight which flooded the
room She had begged that the gas
should not be lighted; and there she
sat, her white fingers touching the
KEYS, while her sweet, low voice sang,
softly, teuderly. meaningly, the words
of sad old 41nl-A Lies Regret:
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

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cl'' @n1 'l ia ",.St. A Iifo's Porrat.
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Turning t4e leaves III an ItI5 nc. Way hor dav
found a line at the end of a song. .
Whc9 keeps on haunnS me- al ,n "y ,oS
ON, love. my love, had you loved but mel
Sadder 6araen could never d SGn ovo1 but me
l'A''' i'O' my - y ~
"Tew worG5 and simple; put on ~, now ,0n much
How W. hard 1rti7 = story tor, Of chances lost, /
0ibri hopes bjighted, ana true love crossed
on love- nv love, had you loved but me-
TO many sorrow the Key may o Pc ~. WAT,
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Her eyes met mine with look in
their depths which made my heart
leap. 1t was not lovc-thank God Tor
| that.-but gratifcd vanity, which
more than one man has mistaken for
love.
My hand went down upon herS anu
imprisoned the velvet hngerS'
"Florence" murmureo' why o ulu
you jilt me? Why did you cast me OIL
Her head dropped.
81 will tell you frankly, she salo.
81 was mercenary, and you were nov
rich. Mr.. ChesWlcke was million
airc-and-and l maoly IhreW aS'ue
your love for his gold! On Charlle.
Charlie darling, | have regretted IL
ever since! My heart mas Wept Iedr'
or olood over NY n1a'' 1i'0 V'''>''
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The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

Turning the leaves in an idle way,
OF book | was skimming the other day,
I found a line at the end OF song ,
Which keeps on haunting me all day long
With its sweet and mO9rnful melody:
on, love my love, had you loved but mc'
Sadder harden could never be
Than, Love, my love, had you loved but me
The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1894-05-12

''Fcw werG5 and simple; but on, how much
The singer had told in that little touch.
How hard r story of chances lost
0fbri hit hopes bjighted, and true love crossed
Is heard in the whispered melody:
on. love- my love, had you loved but me-
TO many a sorrow the key may be:
Oh, love, my love, had you loved but me.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16

be permitted to block the cause of
education and shut off the medgre
assistance now afforded by the State
to those of our young people who
are struggling in the midst of power
ty for the attainment of that knowl-
edge that will prepare them Tor life's
conflicts and make them better and
more useful men and women.
We want to see all our institutions
of learning in a fourishing condition
performing q grander and more
extended work than ever before. Let
the State continue to aid the Uni
versity and all her educational insti-
buttons; let the friends of denomina-
tional and private colleges and
schools show their friendship by their
works and let all march forward,
shoulder to shoulder, in the battle
against illiteracy.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
Dry Food for Chicks,

Dough is Objectionable as food for
young chicks tor two reasons: First,
it contains too much water, and the
chicks are thus forced to swallow
more water in the food than they
otherwise would. Second, there will
be portion left over, which is liable
to ferment, thus leading to disease,
the cape worm being one of the ills
to consider. Dry food is more suita
BILE, says the American Agriculturist.
1t is not necessary to feed chicks
until they are thirty six hours old,
and then rolled oats or oatmeal may
be given every two hours, only a
small quantity being required.
Stale bread or mashed potatoes may
be added by way of variety. When
a week old, screenings may be al
lowed, and as soon as they can eat
it, whole wheat and cracked corn
I may be given. At this stage, three
times day will be often enough to
feed, and no food should remain
| over. 1t is better for the chicks to
be underfed than overfed. If they
have grass plot upon which to ex.
ercise, they will find many substances
for use, and will grow rapidly, il
kept dry and free from lice.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
AN ENCOURAGING WORD.
Worth All the Way From So to So, OO
n Pioao

Worth All the Way From So to So, 900
Piece.
From the Baltimore Sun.
There is no table Of weights and
measures whereby may be estimated
the value of an encouraging word.
Applied to the balance of power for
good or evil, it weighs heavily on
the side of the former, and if tossed
into the scales at the proper mo
ment, it tips the beam on the side of
right human action, The human
ear is never insensible to it's vibra-
tions. 1t heralds the belief that some
one has in you and a whole volley of
hope is fired into your soul; a round
dozen of latent virtues wake up and
salute you and wonder where you
have been to have allowed them to
go on mapping, and after that springs
get into your heels and ozone into
the atmosphere and unconsciously a
standard of excellence formulates
itself in your mind and good inten
| tions spur you on to scramble up to
| it. An encouraging word is a good
| thing to receive, and it is a better
thing to give Too few of US give
them away, Notwithstanding the
ioNo choo ~ 10 only Wucu we give
them that they pay interest. En-
couraging words are regular in
vestment. Try it on somebody and
see. Try it on the children. 1t ia the
| secret OF all education, because it is
an infallible rule in the education of
the heart, which is after all the most
F., important education. Technical edu-
| cation and heart education should
form combination, and when they
| do the world will rest upon the prop
er foundation of intelligence
How the methods OF the educator
have changed since the present gen.
| Grafton was in the primer and re
garded the school teacher as the
natural adversary of everything
| young and human. The rod and the
| insanity of excessive tasks were the
| discouragers of disobedience then;
| the roll of honor is the encourager of
| obedience nowadays. The world is
growing daily to understand the
| futility of despotic methods in gov
eminent. If you have not thought
about this, it is a capital subject for
reflection. 1t holds in every particu
lar. Why, human nature starves for
the want of encouragement and ap-
probation. Wherever you go you
see faces made blank and unrespon-
sive for the lack of it, as blank for
the lack of giving as of receiving it.
What is personal magnetism, that
rarest OF gifts? 1t is the outward
| glow of the inner fire of genuineness
and sympathy. Encouraging words
are the sparks that crackle and snap
from this fire. Ally one may become
a magnet. Rally all your generous
impulses and dispense them III the
form of encouraging words. They
| cannot yield if you lock them
up in your own bosom any more
than money can pay interest if you
keep it in your trunk. The world is
starved for them, and they are
worth all the way from five dollars
to five thousand dollars apiece.
They only yield interest when you
give them away. 1t sounds para
doxieal, but try it as an investment.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
How to Preserve Fruit Juice.

A correspondent of the Rural New
Yorker, telling how he preserves fruit
juice of any sort without fomenting
and without destroying the natural
flavor which results from boiling,
says: put all my juices up by heat
ing them in hot water bath, that
is. simply putting them in bottles
placed in large pan or pot which is
filled with water 80 that it will come
up two thirds of the way on the out
side, then | apply heat SO that the
water and Juice will heat up gradu-
ally.
In preparing the vessel to receive
the bottles a mattress or old coffee
sack must be placed in the bottom
SO that the heat does not come in
direct contact with the glasses, or
they will break. Ihave been putting
up cider and grape juice in this way
since 1858, and have never lost a
bottle. The most delicate favors
will be retained and there will not be
a particle of boiled taste To pre-
pare for the heating process at small
cost, large tin box was made the
full size and shape of the top of my
cook stove, and six or seven inches
deep, holding two dozen or more
quart packing bottles. have also
found this box Indispensable for
FIVE or six gallons OF Jam or
apple butter, for, having so much
surface, the work is done
much less time than in deep kettle.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
Wonders in Miniature.

Mark Scarliot, a blacksmith of the
time of Queen Elizabeth, made a per
feet brass and steel paddock that
weighed but one grain.
Max kaufman, jeweler of Berlin,
has made an ivory chariot with
movable wheels, the whole weighing
only two grains.
Pllny tells us of a copy of Homer
Had known in his day SO small that
1T could be hidden in the shell of a
hens egg.
At the last Paris exposition a
Tyrolean exhibited a trained flea
that operated a miniature of the
fifty ton Krupp hammer. The model,
which was of pure gold, with it's
uprights, levers, etc., weighed but
two grains. The hammer itself, per-
feet in every detail, weighed but one
third of a grain.
The miniature watch of King
George Ill, which was kept for years
In q London museum, was only the
size of one of our silver dimes.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
Food for Reflection.

The man who works all the week
ought not to worry on Sunday
Worry IL the hardest kind of work.
Hard times are not made any bet
ter by trooding over them and whin-
ing about them. 1t is better to
smile than to sigh any time Halt
our evils are imaginary-and most
of the other half preventable.
A modern philosopher once said
that the man who worked for moth
ing and boarded himself, hardly ever
earned more than he got.
Ifyou make companions of your
children you are laying up store CT
comfort for you old age that will
return very large interest on the
Investment.
Most of hired men have souls, but
some employers treat them as if they
had not. Nothing pays better in the
way of returns than to treat the
hired man as if he were a human
being. A word of praise now and
then makes work much easier for the
man.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
YADKIN COUNTY.
Delightful Picnic Baseball
Caught is Opossums.

O0uku0 10 OpOsSuH1S.
Correspondence of the sentinel.l
SHORE, Aug. 14.-The writer wa,
over and enjoyed the picnic which
was given on round knob" near Mr.
Peter Sprinkle's last Saturday.
nice Jolly crowd was presents
superb dinner was spread and the
occasion entire was a most pleasant
one. In the evening the Shore boys
crossed bats with the Sugar bank
team at ball. 1t was a most inter-
esting and exciting game and was
witnessed by great throng of peo
pie. The game was called at eighth
inning on the account of rain. The
Sugar bank boys were ahead but
had the game been finished the re-
suit might have been different.
A protracted meeting is in progress
here at Shore. Mr.. Walton, of Yad.
kin College is assisting pastor Han.
nah. They are having large crowds
and it bids fair to he an old time
Methodist revival.
Some of our young people calcu-
late on taking in the lawn party at
Bethania next Saturday night. We
return thanks to Thos. Kapp for a
neat and unique invitation.
Uncle Johnnie Stewart, highly
respected old gentleman, died here
last week of hiccoughs.
Master OF Hauser ran upon a den
OF epossums this week, capturing 5,
the largest one weighing Q pounds
This was indeed a fine haul.
Mrs. W. w. Hampton and little
boys, of Mt. Airy, are spending a few
days in the valley. YENDIs.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
THE PLATFORM.

North Carolina Dem ocracy re-
affirms the doctrines of the Chicago
platform; declares in favor of free
and unlimited coinage of both gold
and silver, at the ratio of 16 to i;
urges the abolition of the 10 per cent.
State bank tax; approves the tariff
doctrine of the Chicago platform;
commends the courage and patriot
ism of the President; points with
pride to the Democratic adminlstra-
ton of State affairs and favors the
abolition of the internal taxes on
spirits and tobacco as soon as practi-
cable This is the platform in a nut
shell, as enunciated by the State
Convention on Yesterday.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
CANA CULLINGS.
Accident TO Prof. Millsaps-A Spoke
Factory to be Started-Crop Notes.

Accident TO Prof. MilIsaps-A Spoke
Factory to be Started-Crop Notes.
Correspondence of the sentinel.l
CANA, Aug. 13.-Prof Millsap DIS had
the misfortune to get his fingers cut
in planer Saturday, but hopes to
be all right in a few days. He and
his family have gone to Iredell and
Alexander counties for a weeks visit
to his parents.
Mr.. Etchison is having a big run in
saving preparatory to turning over
his outfit to Messrs. g. w. Green &
Sons, of Ontario, October 1sr, at
which time they will be on hand to
start up their spoke factory
Corn is looking fine since the recen
showers. Flowing for wheat is going
on slowly. Quite quantity of tur-
nip seeds have been sown, some of
which are up and growing.
Some crimson clover has been sown.
1t is up and looking well. l think it
the coming clover for this section
from the fact that it is easy to get a
stand. Vox.
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
A Parrot Story.

From Inter-Ocean.l
1t seems to be generally agreed
that the parrot is a clever bird, Sc
the following little incident which
occurred recently may not cause sur
prise to the vast majority:
Polly had been punished for re-
moving the cover of crock and for
biting the pickles with his tough
beak and then scattering the remains
over his mistress clean floor.
The lesson did not last very long,
however, and one day when Polly
was repeating the offense the cook
discovered him in the act. The
kitchen queen happened to be carry
ing dipperful OF hot water, and,
more to scare the bird than to do
him any serious harm, she let fly at
him the entire contents of the dipper.
Unfortunately the aim was too
successful, for Polly got it literally
in the neck, and with such telling
effect that his beauty was destroyed.
In briet, Polly was bald.
For months Polly refused to speak
a word. He sat on his perch day
after day meditating upon the base
ness of man. The family were panied
at his silence, but all their efforts
could not persuade him TO utter
sound.
One day a stranger wearing a fur
cap came into the room to deliver
some groceries. The man and the
cap excited PolIy's attention.
Upon removing the cap the mans
head was as smooth as a billiard
ball. He was bald
Polly cooked his head on one side
and studied the stranger for a
moment; then he exclaimed exultant
ly: Rats! You've been eating
pickles"
The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1894-08-16
Egg Lemonade.

Egg lemonade is delicious drink
that we learned to make in the coun.
try last summer, and often since
when it has been too warm for solid
food, it has been found a very agree
able way of getting nutriment. To
make it, take two fresh eggs and
beat the whites and yolks separately
until as light as possible. To half a
pint of boiling water add the juice OF
two large lemons and half a cupful of
sugar. Stir until it is dissolved, and
add quickly pint OF ice broken very
fine. Mix the whites and yolks of
the eggs well in one vessel, raise the
lemonade well above them and pour
it in; turn quickly into another
pitcher and back again into the first.
When well mixed, serve at once.