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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
GRANTS AVERSION TO LIARS.

Gen. Horace Porter, writing of Gen.
eral Grant in the Gentry, dwells upon
Grants aversion t. liars. He quotes
General R4wlins as saying, 1.-The gen
eral always likes to tell an anecdote
that points a moral on the subject Of
lying. He hates only two kinds of
people, liars and towards. He has no
patience with them, never fails to show
his aversion for them"
General Ingalls, added, 'Such traits
are SO foreign to his nature that it is
not surprising that he should not toler-
ate them in others. AS man and boy
he hae always been the most absolutely
truthful person in the whole range Of
my acquaintance. I never knew him
to I'll into the slightest exaggeration,
Or to borrow from his imagination in
relating an occurrence"
One Of the party remarked, 81 raj
amused one day to hear an officer say
that the general was ~'tediously truth
full He meant, he said, that the gen
eral, in mentioning something that had
taken place, would direct his mind so
earnestly to stating unimportant de-
tails with entire accuracy that he
would mar the interest of the story.
For instance, after returning from
a walk around camp he would say, 4
was told so and so about the wounded
by Doctor - while we were talking
this morning inside Of his tent;' and a
half hour afterward he would take the
trouble to come back and say, as if it
were q matter Of the greatest impor-
lance, 4 was mistaken when / told you
that my conversation with Doctor -
occurred inside his tent; that was not
correct; it took place while we we're
standing in front of his tent.'"-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

I. +. silleck says that on n of his
holiday excursions he visited Mount
Vernon, and there, in the grounds, he
came upon a middle aged lady kneeI.
ing before a building at some distance
from the monument. She was bathed
in tears. Mr.. 6illeck walked up to her
and asked il she was in trouble.
mo, SIR" said sh~e.sAsthank you very
much. 1 am not in trouble, but patri-
otto feelings overcome me when I gaze
upon the tomb of the Father Of His
Country"
"Iq1ite understand" said Mr.. Sill
Leck, gently, ''but, my dear madame,
you have made a mistake. This is not
the tomb of Washington. 1t is over
yonder. This is the ice-house."
And, drying her tears, the lady
moved quietly away.-Youth's Com
DaDiOn.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
DIDN'T WANT IF SENT"

1t is amusing to hear the ludicrous
mistakes which the darkies make some
times when they r sent without writ
ten orders for various things in the
drug line. If a list of such breaks"
were kept from time to time it would
ill a large volume.
"Consecrated lye" for concentrated
lye; compound excodic pills" for COM
pound cathartic; "Polly Harris water"
for Apollinaris, "Pearl's Piline" for
Pyle's Pearline, malicious water" for
lithia water, etc.
A short time ago a very respectable
looking colored nan came in and asked
for a bottle Of vaseline. We kept two
kinds, the perfumed, and the plain, in
small ten cent packages. The clerk
asked: do you want it scented?"
mo, thank you," said the darkey;
IN jes' take it along in my handI"
The custom Of putting up medicines
in geletine capsules was first resorted
to on account of the nsuseous taste Of
many drugs, but now physicians order
nearly all things to be put up in that
way. An old colored man whose chill
dren had the grippe was told by the
doctor tO bring back the empty box to
have a prescription refilled. 1t called
for blue mass and quinine in capsules.
When the old fellow came in, he hand
ed me the box, saying: Look ERE,
boss; I wants some mo- o dis medersin,
but dis time, please, sab doan' put 1t up
in dem little glass things, it takes me a
hour sometimes to pick it out; I amt
got nothin' but a ole knittin' needle to
pick it out wild, an I blieve Losses
more'n half o. de stuff in tryin' to git
tout! Twas a lucky thing dat I was
home when dat 'scription fus' come
dar, for eff I hadn't 'er bin, dey'd o.
gif to dem chilIun, glass an all 'Spose
dey had'er done it, an n o. dem
things had'er buss in my chileI"
POLK MILLER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

Mrs. Henrietta Russell, who writes
90 sensibly on education, says that
some of the current notions in regard
to it are strikingly like those of Aunt
Charlotte, an old negro woman OF
Alabama.
Whenever a subject was under dis
cussion in the family, Charlotte would
be sure to state her own superior
method of proceeding in such matters,
and no doubt ever assailed her that
possibly she might not be right.
Ga one occasion he mistress was
talking about sending some OF the
Children to school, and Charlotte, as
usual, put in her oar.
Law, missis," said she, "what mex
you pay money for to sem de chile to
schoOIl I got one smart boy, name
jonas, but I Farms him myself"
But Aunt Charlotte" said the lady,
how can you teach your child when
When you don't know one letter from
anOtherY"
How I teach hint / jis mex him
tk de book an set down on de flo, an
9en l say, Jonas, you tex 20 eye fun
TAT book, much less leggo him, an
SIas YOU aliveI"-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

Chickahominy swamp. / was attached
to General Isl" Casey's division, of
of Reyes corps, as q scout, and had
spent several days in working through
the big Chickahominy swamp. One
atternoon-it was June 2 or 3, l think
I was in the swamp between u lines
and the rebs. A little creek ran through
theswamp and into the Chickahominy.
l sat down on a log behind a sumac or
some other small bush, when I heard
something moving through the bushes
On the other side of the stream l
dropped down behind the log and
swung my riffs over, cooking it, and as
I did g. two men in gray rode into
plain view. At a glance I knew one
to be Lee, and the other I surmised cor
rectly, it appeared Iater-Was General
Smith. Joe Johnson had been wounded
in the fight of Seven Pines, and Smith
had succeeded him, and Lee, we knew,
in turn, had succeeded Smith. ~And I
held the lives Of both of them-one ct
least-in my hands.
THE Confederate leaders rode out
the bushes and down to the edge OF the
brook and let their horses drink. They
we're talking earnestly and 1 heard
stuart's name mentioned. They prob,
ably we're discussing plans for the raid
his cavalry made around US a few days
later.
"Well, Lee and Smith sat on their
horses and talked. Ny rife sights GOV
cred a spot on Lees gray coat, directly
over his heart Then I thought I'd get
the two in line and kill them both.
Why didn't II I thought of my wife
and babies back in Onio-and then Of
Lees dear Ones. Tears came into my
eyes, and when I got the mist out of
them the party was riding away, It
would have been murder, and, praise
God, my hands are clean. "-Milwau-
kee Sentinel.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
CHIEF OURAy, THE STATESMAN.

MY official conversations with Ouray
were of a grave and melancholy char
acter. But his astonishingly clear COM
prehension of the difficulties of the stu
alton greatly facilitated a mutual III
derstanding. His talk was quite diff
ferent from that Of the ordinary Indian
chief. He spoke like a man Of a high
order of intelligence and of large
views, who had risen above the pre-
JUDGES and diversions of his race, and
he expressed his thoughts in language
clear and precise, entirely unburdened
by the figures of speech and the super
fuities commonly current in Indian
talk.
He had evidently pondered much
over the condition and the future of
the Indian in North America, and ex
pressed his mature conclusions with
the simple eIoquence of a statesman.
He comprehended perfectly the utter
hopelessness Of the struggle Of the
Indians against the progress OF civiliza-
ton. He saw clearly that nothing
was left to them but to accommodate
themselves to civilized ways or to
perish.
He admitted that it was very hard to
make many Of his people understand
this; that so long as they did not fully
appreciate it they should, as much as
possible, be kept out of harms way;
that it was the duty Of influential
chiefs to co operate with the Govern
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
DO ONR THING WELL.

Stick to your legimate business. Do
not go into outside operations. Few
men have brains enough for more than
one business. To dabble In stocks, to
put q few thousand dollars into a mine
and q few more into an invention is
enough to ruin any man. Be content
with fair returns. Do not become
greedy. Do not think that men are
happy in proportion as they are rich,
and therefore do not aim too high. Be
content with moderate wealth.-Key-
stone.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
LEES LIFE SPARED BY A SCOUT
Wisconsin Soldier Whose Thoughts oil
Home Inspired Mercy,

Wisconsin Soldier Whose Thoughts of
Home Inspired Mercy,
x EN-. ROBERT E. LEE, the Con
" faderate commander, owed many
years of life to the leniency of Thomas
w. Burton, a we'll to do farmer, of R9,
cine county.
Burton enlisted in an Ohio regiment
at the beginning of the war. He was
Al expert woodsman and a crack shot,
and had lived in Virginia in the fities.
His experience in woodcraft and knoWl.
edge of the country adjacent to the
James river and around Richmond
scout, and early in 1862 he received
orders to report for special duty. He
served as scout until wounded at
Charlottesville, in May, 1868. He
was discharged and a few years later
came to Wisconsin, and engaged ia
farming. He attended the q. A. r
encampment at Buffalo, and related
the story of General Lees escape
from death to the group of veterans in
the smoking cal
Yes" he said, 81 could have killed
Lee as easily as a boy would knock a
trapped Woodchuck in the bead. But
l didn't. 1t was early in the Wharf.-The
day that Lee took command of the
Confederate army in ,Virginia-and
the death at that time of the ablest
leader of the rebel forces might have
had a powerful effect on the fate of the
Confederacy. Lee sat on a horse not
over twenty feet from where I lay con-
cealed behind a log. For five min
utes my rifle covered his heart and my
fingers rested OF the trigger. I might
have shot him dead and could have es
capped without trouble, but I didn't.
Lee was a great man, and I have been
thankful always that I did not shoot
him."
Did Lee ever know of his escaped"
asked a man with a 9Th Wisconsin ar
tillery badge pinned on his lapel.
"Yes. After the war I wrote to him
about it. He sent me this letter" and
Mr.. Burton produced a sheet of paper
yelIowed by age, the writing faded and
barely legible. 1t bore the signature:
"R. E. Lee, and was as follows:
Richmond, Va, February l., 1866.
st. W. Burton, Racine-Dear Sir:
Your favor of both ultimo at hand. I
think l remember the day to which
YOU refer. Ihad on the day previous,
taken command of the troops GO. 8. Al
about Richmond, and, in company
with General G.. w. Smith, whom l
succeeded, made q personal examlna-
ton of the field. I do not doubt your
statement, and while Several words
here iIegibIe) = God, I thank
GR. E. LEE"
CATER the battle of Seven Pines,"
Mr.. Burton began his story, our troops
took up a position on both sides Of the
Chickahominy, our left reaching into
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
Written for the Progressive Farmer.1
The MOAN OF LEAVES.

The leaves on the tree were whispering,
And murmuring SO sadly said:
0uE lives are fast fading now, for 10,
Sweet summers dying, dying, dead
U1merciful winds of Autumn sad
Viii cast us TO the Chilly ground
To mingle with earth and pass away,
Nor snail we wake at trumpet's sound
The greatest Of men must follow too,
And mingle With the liteless clay;
Unlike us they will return to life
That lights the everlasting day.
L. WALTER SIFFERD.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
U IN POETRY.

I'VE may live without poetry, music
and art;
We may live without conscience, and
live without heart;
We may live without friends" we
may live without fads;
But business today cannot live with
out ads. -Ad Sense.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
POETRY.
~,4+en for THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.1
VANISHED BLISS.

VANISHED BLISS.
u,aiden fair I sat beside,
~ near. her curls touched me,
y IN that close proximity
AT IT,yes heaven like TO be.
breath was sweet as zephyrs filed
pei With f5wer's sweet perfume,
W mon her lungs, a bed
~ viGlets did bloom.
ovoa were heavens deepest blue.
hTt oTs lights. that shot, from out
~ beay9n of gheir depths, like orbs
Tn constellation bright;
- in the liquid languish of
AT1ase CRIBS. what motions dwelt
T., melting, Iimpid depths at rest,
NV ravIsned soul TO melt!
G,r mouth was shaped just like a bow,
Win kisses ripe and live,
All nestled round about the curves
like honey in a hive.
uor cheeks were like a blushiug pink,
And lily fair about,
asif from blue veined, virgin snow,
A rose was peeping out.
Der mink edged ears translucent were
Like Sl6lLS THAI OS0au lON6s
And seemed to catch, when turned to
hear,
The murmur Of the wave.
/ Fer hair, the beauteous golden kind,
Was like a fountains spray,
AoloW with sheen OF sunny rays,
AS play, On brightest day.
Twas once upon a time, alone,
She strayed the glade along
And spied 8 lily white as snow
With other flowers among,
While bending down TO Gull a few,
The lily peeped and spied
Two hemispheres-Oh, luckless tate!-
It hung it's head and died.
On. what transporting JOY 'tWouId be,
How blissful such q rest,
IN be forever wide awake
PlloWed on such q breastl
Amid fast falling heecy snow,
With breast a little bare,
She ventured forth upon a time
To face the fAky air
Those envious fakes came down in
haste
To prove that breast less fair,
Bug EEl6F60 W h40 GAOA4SOANOS SOA-
passed,
Dissolved into a tear"
u INK myself with such as her,
Ye gods! now sweet 'twCuld be!
TWould make a paradise Of earth,
And-heaven enough for me.
And all this beauty, it was mine
By loving promise true,
And bright indeed the vision was,
Elysian to the view.
Such charms were destined not on earth
To waste and fade away,
But fresh, in virgin bloom, to glide
Beyond all mortal sway.
Heaven itself was Jealous of
Such beauty's fading doom,
And snatched it hence to plant 1t there
In amaranthine bloom,
For just as I reached forth to clasp
It 20 my breast, it vanished,
And b9auLy's essence sped away,
Forever from one banished.
If thus, all dazzling bright she looked
In guise Of mortal clay,
Now, heavenly beauty added on,
To heaven lends a ray.
I've wandered DER the earth and main
Long years in search Of face
10 bring that vision back again,
Alas. to fnG no trace.
y. B GwYNN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

Won't you try the chicken soup,
YudgeI' asked Mrs. Small OF her
UOarder, not noticing that he had gone
Usyond the soup stage in his dinner.
'hage tried it, madam" replied the
'uage. The chicken has proved an
@a0l"-Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

Father-"rommy, stop pulling that
cats tail"
Tommy-"I'm only holding the tail ;
the cats pulling it."-Life.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

Mr.. Oldby-"I am a self made man,
sir. I began life as a barefoot boy"
Kennard-"Well, 1 wasn't born with
shoes on, either. Boston Guardian.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
ALLEGED FUN,


Father-"rommy, stop pulling that
cats tail"
Tommy-"T'm only holding the tail;
the cats pulling it."-Life.
Mr.. Oldby-"Ia am a self made man,
sir. I began life as a barefoot boy"
Kennard-"Well, 1 wasn't born with
shoes on, either. boston Guardian.
what are pauses9" the teacher
asked the first class in grammar.
Things that grow on cats and
dogs," answered the smallest girl
New York Journal.
Curate's little Grizzly hen has laid
an egg"
Wears little grizzly hen has laid
two."
Bishops little girl-"That's nothing;
my papa has laid a foundation stone."
-Ex.
"Oh, mamma" the beautiful girl ex-
claimed, 'he adores me 80, and he is
SO noble and handsome and"
Eyes, my child" "And he brings
such lovely references from his last
wifev' Mother and daughter mingled
their tears of joy. Presently they grew
somewhat calmer and were able to
speak of trousseaus and things.-De-
troit Journal.
Judge-"You are accused of killing
your best friend" Prisoner-"He hit
me, sir" Judge-"I should have
thought that that would have been the
last thing he would do" Prisoner
1T was, sir. "-Princeton Tiger.
EFT am no execute for a man to steal
chicken" says Brother Watkins, ''be-
cuz he am got a cold an hab got to
take somefin ."-Ex.
Waiter Seeing dissatisfaction on
guests face w asn't the dinner cook
ed to suit you, sir9 Guest-Yes; all but
the bill. Just take that back and tell
them to boil it down a little.-Ex.
"Versifer began writing poetry
when he was only five years old"
Il suppose then, the disease is here
ditary, and he is not to blame, poor
lilo Observation-Disclosures North Ameri-
can.
Miss Gusher-Don't you think that
tandem riding is Infinitely preferable
Tn q corriaOo driun9
Mr.. Boggs-Well, perhaps it is, but
it seems to me that it doesn't quite
open up the pleasing prospect that lies
before the clever youth who can drive
with one hand.-Oleveland Plain
Cealer.
"We won't print any such stuff as
thatl' said the editor, loftily, as he
handed back the manuscript. "WeIl,
you needn't be so naughty about it,"
retorted the irregular contributor;
YOU'RE not the only one who won't
print it. "-Puck.
TRUTH IN POETRY.
1--WE may live without poetry, music
and art;
We may live without conscience, and
live without heart;
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

eve won't print any such stuff as
thatl' said the editor, lottily, az he
handed back the manuscript. "WeIl,
you needn't be so naughty about it,"
retorted the irregular contributor;
YOU'RE not the only one who won't
print it. "-Puck.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02
WANTS

WANTED.-Five hundred new sub.
scribers to enter our list during this
week.
TIE PROGRESSIVE FARElB,
Raleigh, NJ. G.
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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

"What are pauses9" the teacher
asked the first class in grammar.
Things that grow on cats and
dogs," answered the smallest girl
New York Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-02

Curate's little girl-'My hen has laid
an egg"
Wears little Grizzly hen has laid
two"
Bishops little girl-"That's nothing;
my papa has laid a foundation stone."
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18

worn in that gong whore I've beon hammorinR
At H. for the last hour
iaood Lord Was that youp' asked tho COP
per laughing. II thought It was q trolley car
over on Fulton street broke down and ringing
You won't find anything around this city
that needs help worse than i do" replied MIR.
Miggs. IF l could get n ladder Id b'eak n
Guess that that mint necessary said the
copper who Ind pushed the door open to its
full extent. Your house would DO n .cinch
Raising ono of his long legs he slid IL over
pho chain. stepped through the aperture:
lifted the other leg over. closed the door, slid
the chain loose and threw tho door wide open.
Mr.. Miggs gathered his wardrobe up and
transferred II 20 tho front hall. Then he and
bottles after which Mr.. Miggs looked up a
Bcrewdriver and aided by the cop or solemnly
removed the chain. During the remainder
Of tho night while Mr.. MigRs peacefully sluni-
ber"d his sleep was guarded by q policeman
patrolling the sidewalk with n gayly labelled
bottle under his coat.
Extract from n letter dated Saturday, from
Mr.. MigRs to Mrs. MigRs:
Bridget has left without warning. cor
rected her for "A slight mistake and she be-
.,ame so impertinent that rep, owed her severe.
So she lie gone. She sleeps too soundly. any
way. to be n good ser ant. Some ono attempt.
cd to enter the house Friday night. and sue
ceeded In removing the chain without her
over. waking up. Nothing is missing bur some
bottles from the leo chest. and tho cham IT.
one of those fox terriers you wanted. They
are excellent watch dogs: better safeguards
against burglars than locks or chains"
The MigRses have a now dog and O new maid.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-04-18
FARE ON THE FISHING BOATS.
Good Food and Plenty or It supplied Aboard
the smacks Hereabouts.

Anybody standing on tho strlnGpieco OF u
wharf and looking at the stores going aboard n
fishing smack getting ready for "A trip would DO
likely to think that the men were going to have
plenty to cat; and in that he wouldn't DO very
far from right. He would see fresh meat and
corncd beef and potatoes and lard and sacks of
-four and canned goods and various other things
taken aboard and slowed In the galley and
below. the packed goods being all of good brands
and the supply Of everything being very evil
IDENTIFY ample.
"On all fishing smacks horcabouts and down
East said u fisherman. the men are well
fed. Captains that get an especial reputation
for good feed are likely to get the best men. but
there's good food and plenty OF 1t on all tho
boats. They always carry enough to last more
than twice as long as they expect TO be gone. to
guard against any possible emergency. Every
boat carries Il cook. He may sometimes fish
over the side. but practically he does nothing
but cook. The crews are largo and ho has
merely boil beef and potatoes; he makes pastry
pies, for instance. On many a fishing vessel
they have fresh pics often. California; canned
fruit is good and cheap. and they take along
plenty Of 1t. and plenty OF flour and lard, and
make pics.
"On all these vessels a man gets all he wants
TO eat: and II he wants something to eat be-
tween meals he gets it. They feed well on the
fishing steamers, too.
"Of course, mon wouldn't go where there
wasn't enough to eat. But owners make it II
point to feed tho men we'll. The theory is that a
man who has enough TO cat will catch more FISH.
and i guess that 5 So"