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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
TO MAKE A HOME OUT OF A
HOUSEHOLD.

"Taffy is better than epitaphy," says
some one. 1t is sometimes difficult
amidst the restraints and convention
alities of everyday life to speak our
love and interest in the welfare of
those near US in the daily life. The
opportunity does not seem to open it.
self freely. The husband thinks his
wife Incompatible; but their talk is of
business, household expenses and so.
cial engagements, and there seems to
be no point at which the tender
speeches of their courtship can be re
newed. The wife believes her bus,
band to be the greatest man in Ameri-
ca, but she fears to tell him 80 lest he
call her "a sentimental little goosie."
The children are not unmindful of the
debt they owe their parents, but their
native and acquired independence
keeps them from speaking of it, and
their parents wonder sadly if their
boys and girls are growing away from
them, now that they are growing
toward manhood and womanhood. By
and by calamity breaks up the long
habit of reserve. The loved one passes
out of the daily presence, ana then the
words of love are spoken. They are
not 1nsincere words, but they are fruit
less, for the moment of their oppor
tunity is past.
IL was not the crucified Jesus who
most needed the amounting from Mary's
precious vase. Il s the living Jesus,
still tortured by the brutality of his
enemies, and by the gross misconcep
ton of those who called themselves
his friends. If Mary had waited for
the Easter morning, her sweet minis
try would have been Toe late. AS it
was, she filed the whole world with
the fragrance of an opportune service.
Whatever good word is in your heart
dear friend, say it now!-"Aunt LIZ
zie" in Boston Budget.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
ITEMS OF INTEREST,

London has 80 people whose incomes
are over $500, 600 a year.
The sultan of Turkey, with the aid
of his numerous wives, contrives to an,
nually spend $50, 600, 900.
The cob pipe factory, with a daily
output of 5000 will shortly be put in
operation in Waverly, Tenn.
The production of aluminium has in
creased from $50 pounds in 1884 to
338. $40 pounds last year. During this
time the price has dropped from SO a
pound to 70 cents.
Twenty million dollars worth of
bank notes leave the Bank of England
daily while 60 folio volumes OF Iedgers
are filled with writing in keeping the
accounts of a single day.
D~unstable larks are thought to be
the best for eating in England, and
48, 600 of the song birds are sent to
London yearly for that purpose. At
Leipsic it is said 500, 900 larks a year
are killed.
The largest pillow in the world is
owned by Richard Grid, Of Chino,
Cal. 1t is 10 feet high, and weighs
SO, 900 pounds. With a consumption
of two tons Of coal, it "a pillow so
acres a day.
Assuming that the 30, coo, 600 women
of England shed tears twice a year, a
statistical ferd has figured out that
the weeps would about equal the dis
placement of $50 ton yacht.
All but Is of the 1856 clothing man,
ufacturers in New York city have
their goods made up in sweat shops.
and the goods generally lie for some
time in the rooms occupied night and
day by the sweaters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
AMERICA ONE HUNDRED YEARS
AGO.

imprisonment for debt was a COM
mon practice.
There was not a public library in the
United States.
Almost all the furniture was inn
ported from England.
An old copper mine in Connecticut
was used as a prison.
Every gentleman wore a queue and
powdered his hair.
There was only one hat factory, and
that made cooked hats.
Two stage coaches bore all the travel
between New York and Boston.
A gentleman bowling to a lady al
ways scraped his foot on the ground.
Virginia contained "a fifth of the
whole population of the country.
Crockery plates were objected to be
cause they duIled the knives.
A day laborer considered himself
we'll paid with two shillings a day.
A man who jeered at the preacher
or criticised the sermon was fined.
Beef, pork, salt fish, potatoes and
hominy were the staple diet all the
year round.
The whipping post and pillory were
still standing in Boston and New
York.
Buttons were scarce and expensive,
and the trousers were fastened with
pegs or laces.
A new arrival in a jail was set upon
by his fellow prisoners and robbed of
everything he had.
When a man had enough tea he
placed his spoon across his cup to in
dictate that he wanted no more.
Leather breeches, a checked shirt,
a red flannel jacket and a cooked hat
formed the dress of an artisan.
The church collection was taken in
a bag at the end of a pole, with a bell
attached to rousv sleepy contributors
There were no manufacturers in
this country. and housewife raised bel
own fax and made her own linen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
GENTLE MAN.

A few weeks ago a gentleman, going
through a crowded part of the city IL
Glasgow, Scotland noticed IA pale
faced little bootblack waiting for hire.
Touched by the delicate look of the
child, he thought he would give him
the backing of his boots to 90. Ac-
cordingly, he gave the little fellow the
signal. The boy at nee crept lamely
towards the gentleman, and, as he
pulled himself along, was nimbly sup
planted by another little bootblack,
who was Immediately at the gentle
mans feet and ready to begin.
whats this FORE" said the gentle
man to the intruder, somewhat an
grily.
Its a. right" said the new conner
brightly. ''Jamie's just a wee while
out o. the hospital, and the rest O. us
take turn about o'brushing for him "
jamie smiled pleasantly by way of
assuring the gentleman that his com
rade's story was true.
The gentleman was so grati6ed by
this act of brotherly kindness that he
gave Jamie's friend a whole shilling
for his work, telling him to give six
pence to jamie and keep the other six
pence to himself
INA, ma, sir" quickly replied this
little hero, giving the shilling to Jamie
and hurrying from the spot-''na, ma,
sir, name o. US ever take any o JAMES,
%siller."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22

and it was in this way that he was de-
feated. The General said he was sor-
ry to learn that MBj Guthrie had be
comea Democrat and then a third
party man, because he thought he
would alway s remain a Tory. Corn
wallis was looking we'll, as we said be-
fore, but showed signs of age. He
wore knee breeches, but claims not to
have yet formed the bicycle habit.
Tnere are other indications that he Is
all right mentally.
"Hillsboro has not grown much, :"
said the General, as he looked over the
streets and far away towards the moun
tains. Il can see the most change in
the people. The houses have not been
painted and look about as they did
when I was here last. Uncle Joe
Turner is not a day older. IL seems
to me that Nate Brown has aged
wonderfully. He was but a boy when
I tried to capture the court house, and
l remember that he ran up to me and
told me that if 1 tried to take anything
from the town he would hold me I'M
der the to n pump. That was before
his conflict with Harris, and Nate was
mayor then. I attribute his aged ap
pearance more to disappointment IN
politics than I do to the effects of the
drab, dreary winters or the pearly
summers which have come and gone.
Colonel Rosemond still holds his own
and makes his COMPOUNDED soda water.
I remember that 1 was a good templar
in good standing and promised my
English friends not to drink New Eng
land rum while over here, and 7 used
to buy soda water of Rosemond. One
dav, in Winking at him, hoping that
he would put a quart Of rum in the
glase, / lost the sight of my eye, but
nary drop o frum did I get-so l went
out of town and confiscated one of
Cheeks stills and we all drank what
we could find. I see that Dave Parks
is still for a single CD standard, but he
will join the silver party if he is not
careful. Major Graham has a much
law practice than when I was
here, and I am glad to know that he
has made a State reputation as an able
careful, honest and successful lawyer.
After this talk the General subsrib
ed to a couple of copies of the Record
er, and said he would pay in wood.
told him that we wished he would.
He said again that he would. He
wanted to know if the r & D. was
on time or behind time, and if
Capt. Fowler was running the local
yet. He said that the day he
was captured by Sheriff Hughes ne
could have made his escape if the train
had been on time. Suggesting that
the cemetery was a great garden patch
and should be weeded out, the Gen
eral took the noon train for University
Station, where he will spend the re-
mainder of the eason in sight seeing.
While there he will be the guest of
Col. Shumaker. Col. Al. FairorOther,
in Hillsboro Recorder.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
PLEASURE AND HOPE.
BY IDA EN-.

Pleasure is born when the sun shines
brightest, the flowers bloom fullest, the
air is balmiest, the birds sing sweetest
and the sky is bluest. She IS born
amid music, fragrance and brightness.
She is a dazzling child, with sofE go'd9n
hair, tender blue eyes and skin soft like
velvet, white and pure like the lily.
Her pink prattling lips pour into our
ears every sweetness. Her dainty baby
fingers play upon our hearE-strings a
tune that is lively and brisk and fills
our whole being with gladness. Her
amiable way g, her lovely disposition,
her perfect bright beauty win the hearts
of all who meet her. They love to hear
her silvery voice and merry laughter,
to feel the embrace of her tiny arma,
her warm breath against their cheeks,
and to get her fresh kisses. Her glorI-
Gus reputation fills the minds Of those
who know her not, with a passionate
longing to be introduced into her pres
ence. When one dWells with pleasure
a long while she so enhances his eXpec
tations, his want Of excitement, his oe-
sires. that out of her presence he mos
a bitterness and WEAKNESS that ls
worae than death. But beautiful plees-
ure has many enemies. These enemies
will not permit her to live long under
q roof with them. Many of us cannot
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
POETRY
A woNAN's ANSWER.

mo following poem, which was quite popu-
LL liars ago. has been handed The La
for pu0hcaIiOn'
~ YOU know you have asked for the co tliest
III made by the hands ahovs?
Eve omaD's heart AID a woman's life,
md a WOman's wonderful love?
Do YOU know you have asked for these priceless
sac i'd might ask for a toy,
n69snding what others have tried to win,
with IL e reckless dash of a boy?
Won have written my lessons of duty out,
lTan-like. you have questioned me;
~ stand at the Jar of wOman's soul,
Until / questioned thee.
r- reouire your dinner shall always be hot,
YoUr socks and your shit Is be who'll;
rrpGuire your heart to be true as Gods stars,
And, pure as the purest, your soul.
You require a cook for your mutton and beef;
Ireqnire a far greater thing;
A seam~tress you're wanting for socks and
Hook for a man and a king.
ssking for a beautiful realm called Home,
And a man that the Maker, God,
SHALL look upon as He did the nrst,
And say, 1t Is very gOCd."
am fair and young, but the roses will fade
From my soft young cheek some day
Will you love M then in life's autumn hours
As GU did In the Towering May?
Is your heart an ocean so strong and deep
Imay launch my all on its tide?
A loving woman finds heaven or hell
On tue day she Is male a bride.
require ali things that are good and true,
All things that a man should be-
If you give all this, l would stake my life
To Ue all GU demand of me.
If this cannot be, a Iaundress and cook
You Can hirr, and little TO pay
a wOman's heart, and a woman's life,
Should never be thrown away.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
DRINKING A FARM.

Bob Burdette gives this simple re-
cipe: my homeless friend with a
chromatic nose, while you are stirring
up the sugar in a ten cent glass of gin,
let me give you a fact to wash down
with it. You may say you have
lopged for years for the free, i~ndepend-
eut life of the farmer, but have never
been able to get money enough to-
gether to by a farm. But that is just
where you are mistaken. For some
years you have been drinking a good,
improved farm at the rate of a hum
dred square feet a gulp. If you doubt
this statement, figure out yourself. An
acre of land contains 43, $50 square feet.
Estimating for convenience the land at
s43. Sc an acre you will zee that it
brings the land to just one mill per
SQUARE foot, m cent per ten square
feet. Now pour down that fiery dose
and imagine you are swallowing a
strawberry patch. Call in five of your
friends and have them help you gulp
dwon that 500 foot garden. Get on a
prolonged spree some day and see how
long it requires to swallow a pasture
land to feed a COW. Put down that
glass of gin; there is dirt in it-One
hundred feet of good, rich dirt worth
$43.5 IS per acre."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
LINcoLN,s LovE-MAKING
Encountered His Political Rival While
Addressing Miss Todd.

Addressing Miss Todd.
In 1889 Miss Mary Todd, of Ken
lucky, arrived in Springfield to visit a
married sister, Mrs. Edwards. At the
instance of his friend Speed, who was
LIS a Kentuckian, Lincoln became a
visitor at the Edwards, and before
long it was apparent to the observant
among those in Springfield that the
lively young lady held him captive.
engagements at that time, and in that
helgnOorhoOd, were not announced as
soon as they were made, and it is not
ac all impossible that Todd and Mr..
hlncoin were betrothed many months
"elore any other than Mrs. Edwards
ana MI. Speed knew of it, writes John
elmer Speed in the October Ladies'
nome Journal. At this time. as was
Ine case till Lincoln was elected to the
Presidency, his one special rival in
Lilinols was Stephen A. Douglas. Mr..
Oougias had more of the social eraces
Gnan Mr.. Lincoln, and it appeared to
him that nothing would be more in
.terestlng than to cut out his political
rival In the affections of the entertain
ing and lively Miss Todd, and SO he
paid her court. A spirited young LADY
from Kentucky at that time in Illinois
would have been almost less than hui
mar if she had refused to accept the
attentions of the two leading men of
the locality. Therefore, Miss Todd be-
ing quite human, encouraged Douglas,
ard again there was what nowadays
would have been called a Irritation.
This cours of action did not spur Lin
coin on in his devotion, but made him
less ardent, and he concluded, after
much self worriment, to break off the
engagement, which he did, but at the
same interview there WIGS a reconcilia-
ton and a renewal of the engagement.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22

escape some of them. They are poverty
sin, intemperance, malice. VANITY
talsity, Impotence, ignorance and in.
tolerance. Pleasure has no battle with
any OF these; not one of them would
oare look into those innocent eyes and
oHer to fight her, but they sneak up
and begin sapping out the verv life Of
pleasure. She grows pale and weak.
we grow anxious about her; she sick.
ems and droops. We make great en-.
deavOrs to ave her. She fingers some
times with a weakening illness while
we watch by her night and day, till at
last she dies. Or, in other cases, one
OF these enemies slips up unawares and
strikes her such a blow aslays her life
lees. We r sad and depressed; we
mourn and weep when pleasure is
dead, for we loved her so. She was
our greatest care; we did everything to
please her. We lived on her tender
caresses and pure kisses. With an
aching heart and a dropping head we
bury her with our own hands in a cold
dismal grave. Our tender-loved being
is gone, but what is left us9 Hone.
Yes, honest Hope. Hope tells us that
one day u lovely child, Pleasure, will
be r~esurrected.
Now Hope is not a child; she is a
grown young woman. pure, beautiful,
earnest, good and true. She was not,
like Pleasure, born amid bright and
lovely scenes. But long ago, at the be-
ginning of our existence, when storm
clouds were shutting out the light,
when the birds had ceased to sing and
the air was chill, then Yves Hope born
to our rescue. Pleasure was frail and
young and could not face dangers and
wrongs and sorrow But Hope is
patient and strong and at the death of
Pleasure she comes in all her purity
and loveliness to soothe US She holds
US with hands that never falter from q
terrible end. she coaxes US with her
sweet womanly voice to be quiet, that
all we once loved will return. She goes
with us all the time, and in her light
we a find our way better, and walk
ing alone with sweet Hope we are hap
pier than when we we're merely a friend
to Pleasure.
All! if Hope were dead, it she should
sicken and droop, we would be ruined;
all would be dark; but she is constant,
unfaltering and with a single encour-
aging word she rejoices, takes up new
strength and brilliancy. She lives on
a mere word, a look, Il smile, while it
takes all our money. all our time and
all our thought 10 keep Pleasure alive,
and the more we bestow upon her the
greater become her claims. Hope, the
elder, is careful, wise ard good. Pleas
ure. the younger, IL pretty, willy and
e~xtFavagart
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
HE VISITED HILLSBORO.
After Many Years Lord CORVALLIS
Drops in Upon Hillsboro and Talks
About it.

S4SPS - OPSA SAA0 Aa4AS
About it.
We yesterday had a call from Lord
CornwallIs. He came over from Eng
land with Lord Dunraven to see the
yacht race, but he felt very sore over
the affair, about as sor as he did
when he handed his corn knife to
Washington and returned to England
over a hundred years ago. He had
not been in HIlIsboro for a long time
He was here the last time fighting the
"wah" between England and this
country. 1t will be rendered that in
that struggle Maj. Guthrie, with a
strong brigade, acting on the orders Of
the county commissioners of Durham
county, moved on Corvallis works,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
HOUSEHOLD
THE SPOON AND The CUP.
Concerning Their Use For Measuring
Purposes--Tables For Easy Re-
ference.

ference.
Inmany of the cooking schools the
following rules determine accurately
the spoonful, a measure which former
" widely varied to suit the caprice of
the novice or the ease of the happy go
lucky houskeeper: The bowl of a spoon
being concave necessitates a CORES.
bonding rounding above the surface to
make it really a spoonful, To meas
ure accurately, therefore, a teaspoon
full of dry material. take up a heaping
spoonful of sifted material and shake
it lightly until it is round above the
surface enough to correspond exactly
with the concave surf ace. An even or
scant teaspoonful means a spoon filled
lightly and leveled with q knife to the
surface of the spoon, while a heaping
spoonful means all the spoon will hold
of any sifted material. In using solids,
especially butter or lard, a knife should
be employed to deity Eve off the SUI
perauous amount.
An ''even" cuptul of anything means
aCupful to the brim, so full that only
the steadiest hand can carry it without
splling. A Drumming" cupful, as it's
name indicates, is a cup running over.
A scant cupful lacks a quarter or
half inch of reaching the top of the
measure, while a solid cupfuI is some
thing packed as firmly as is possible.
A tablespoonful of melted butter
mears a tablespoonful of butter after
melting, while a tablespoonful of but
ter melted means a tablespoonful
measured before melting.
Sugar, salt, -four, sode, spices and
mustard especially should always be
sitted or stirred up lightly before meas
uring, as when packed they r com,
pressed to much less than their right
full bulk for measuring.
The following measures of capacity
may be found useful to hang in the
kitchen for easy reference, says a
writer in Good Housekeeping:
Four even teaspoonfuls liquid equal
one even tablespoonful.
Three even teaspoonfuls dry ma
terial equal one even tablespoonful.
Sixteen tablespoonfuIs liquid equal
one cupful.
Twelve tablespoonfuls dry material
equal one cupful.
Two cupfuls equal one pint.
Fur cuptuls equal n quart.
-Four cupfuls -four equal n quart
OF n pound.
Two clpfuIs solid butter equal one
pound.
Two cupfuls granulated sugar equal
one pound,
One pint milk or water equals one
pound.
One dozen eggs should weigh Il
pounds.
The following table Of proportions is
also valuable:
One tablespoonful soda to one cup
tul mOIaSseS
One teaspoonful soda to one pin
sour milk.
Tlree teaspoonfuls baking powde
to one quart flour.
One-halt cuptul of yeast or one quar-
ter cake compressed yeast to ole pin
liquid.
One teaspoonful extract to e loe
plain cake.
One teaspoonful salt to two quar-
-four.
One teaspoonful salt to one qua
soup.
One scant cupfUl of liquid to thr'
full cupfuls of -four for bread.
One scant cupful of liquid to two tu
cupfuls of -four for mullins.
One scant cupful of liquid to one tu
cupful of -four for batters.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22

Oae quart OF water &" each pound of
meat and bona for soup stock.
Four pepper corns, four cloves. one
teaspoonful mike d herbs for each quart
of water for soup stock.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22

Do you know a good farm
and fruit paper when you see
it? Let us send you the
Rural Nez0-Y Yorker this week.
Send your address ; no money.
The Rural New
400 Pearl street, New York.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1895-10-22
Wants.

man who has land for sale
= =, tie in The Progressive Far ~.
IO,Ts 1TFD-EVerY man who raises flooded
horseS cSttle, hogs or chickens e. advertiae
them in The Progressive Farmer.
~ tED-5O0 manufacturers doing business
IN North Carolina TO advertise their various tD-r
dustries in The Progressive Farmer.
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-05-23
HAMLER.
HAMLER, May Goth.

HAMLER, May Goth.
Christina Heighsler, of Defiance,
was at Hamler Tuesday.
G.. f. Hays was at Napoleon
Wednesday.
Mr.. Blair was at Defiance Thurs
day.
Wall paper s cts double roll for
the next twenty days at TenEycks.
Mrs. Collins was at Deshler Mon
day of this week.
Mrs. Bost, of Leipsic, spent Sunday
with her parents, VIM Frye and wife.
Mrs. Ebersole, of Lima, came Fri
day to visit her mother, Mrs. Hamler
SIENNA Hays, who has been attend
ing school at Ada, is home for few
days.
E. E.. Gardner spent Sunday with
his wife at Lima.
Ct. F. Hays and ). O. Merritt wheel
ed to Findlay Monday.
Don't waste, your time in baking
when you can buy fresh pies, cake'
and bread which are always to bt
had at the Hamler bakery.
Ct. P. Butler was at North Balti
more Wednesday.
| Nettie Measle, who has been a.
North Baltimore for the past few
Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-05-23
FLORIDA.

FLORIDA, o., May 21st, '95.
We will endeavor to send a few
news from out little city once more.
Ed. Rettig and Flora Brubaker
drove to Napoleon Saturday after
noon.
Mrs. Thomas Hurd visited friends
near Cotton and at Liberty Center
part of last week. We understand
Mr.. and Mrs. Hurd are about to
move to Liberty Center.
Mrs. Lucy Miller from Defiance,
and Jennie Long from Okolona,
visited friends here Friday.
Mrs. Simon from North Baltimore
is the guest of her sister Mrs. A. B.
Rettig; they visited with their father
r. E. Nyswander near Napoleon
Monday. @
Minnie Barr had the bad luck to
burn up $50 last Friday, The same
old story of hiding money in an old
Fstove.
Mrs. Grimes nee Mowery, of Paul
ding county, moved her household
goods from here to her home at that
place one day last week. Wall Bru-
baker will move into her house here.
Karl King, of near Napoleon, visit
ed with his mother, Mrs. Martha
King and other friends over Sunday.
The Mesdames. Brayer, Everly and
Rettig called on friends here Satur-
day afternoon.
| CITIZEN.