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The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1897-12-07

Mrs. M. b. Ford, Ruddells, ILL.,, suf-
fered for eight years from dyspepsia
and chronic constipation and was final
ly cured by using DeWitt's Little Ear
ly Risers, the famous little pills for all
stomach and liver troubles. r. r. Bel
lamy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
CURIOUS

There are a great many young PEG
pie who want to get married, but are
deferred by the fact that they have no
money to start housekeeping. They
save up for perhaps a year or two, and
then they have to go keeping house in
a very modest manner The Poles
furnish an example that, if followed
out by the people of this country,
would do away with a great deal Of
this waiting. When a Polish couple
make up their minds to get married
they secure the house of n of their
friends, OF perhaps the house Of the
bride elects parents is large enough.
Next a supply of beer is secured, and
and then an ACCORDION and violin
player. The wedding usually starts
in the morning about 2 o'clock. Drink.
ing beer and eating sandwiches occu
pies the time of the guests until sven
ing. Then the ACCORDION and violin
are brought into play. The orchestra
strikes up, and someo of the male guests
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
From Mecklenburg County.
DERITA. N. @.

DERITA, N. @.
MI. EditOr:-I have been thinking
about writing to your good paper for a
long time and as I have never seen
very much from Mecklenburg I will
write.
Papa has been taking your paper for
a long time and likes it very much. 1
like to read the young folks letters and
they must keep it up and not let it go
down like it has been for the last few
months.
I will answer Earnest L. Edwards
question. Eli Whitney invented the
first cotton gin. George G. Ayscue.
The Monroe Doctrine was, if any
European nation attempted to gain
dominion in America it would be con
sidered by the United States as an I'm
friendly act.
Adams and Jefferson died, July 4sh.
Nettie Whiteheads questions. The
Israelites wandered in the wilderness
forty years. The people mourned
thirty days after the death of Aaron.
Elkanah was the father of Samuel.
will ask a few questions. What
town and army we're surrendered with
out firing a gun7
Who were the Green Mountain
Boys7"
What colony took the Bible as a
guide7
In what battle did the defeated gen
eral leave his wooden leg and who
was he9
Who was the first farmer and what
did he raise9
will close wishing THE PROGRESS
I'VE FARMER much success.
Yours truly,
Cora GIBBON
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11

pay S. for the privilege of getting the
first dance with the bride. During
this dance no other person is allowed
to dance, but as soon as it is over any
one Of the guests a dance with the
bride as often as he desires, providing
he pays 81 per dance for the privilege.
1t is not unusual for 100 guests to be
present at the wedding and every one
Of them must have at least one dance
with the bride-some have three and
four. This continues from two to four
days, or as long as the money Of the
guests holds out.
After the ceremonies are concluded
the couple go to housekeeping, and the
first thing they 90 after getting settled
is to look for boarders. Keeping board
ers is recognized as the proper thing
for q newly married Polish couple, and
some Of the older married couples are
obliged to contribute from one to three
%Ooarders, as may be required. The
boarders pay So 75 per month and fur
nish their own food. Some will go to
a butcher shop and perhaps buy q
piece of beef. Others will buy a piece
of bologna sausage. Each of them ties
a string to his piece of meat, and the
woman of the house puts the lot in q
big kettle and boils it. Then the board
ers come for their meal they go to the
pot and find the piece of meat attached
to their name. This they lift out and
take it to the table and eat. The
boarding mistress furnishes bread, but
the boarders furnish their own coffee
OF tea. The beds are not large, and
three men usually occupy one. In this
way the couple are able to save money,
and in a year or two they are the
possessors of quite a neat little sum-.
Then perhaps some other couple will
get married and the boarders will go
there to live.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
FILINGS AT FAIR NJ

Maude-Miriam is trying to keep
her engagement a secret. Martha
How do you knoW9 She told me so.-
Yonkers Statesman.
The average young lady likes to be
told that she is the prettiest girl in the
world, but it pleases her more if you
call her the p%rettiest girl in town.
Nebraska State Journal.
The reason why so many women age
rapidly after marriage is because they
have to make up for the years they
didn't grow any older while they were
waiting to become engaged.-L A. W.
Bulletin.
understand she largely s~ympathizes
with these attacks upon the inerrancy
of the Bible. On, I fancy she expects
the family birth record to be disproved
by scientific investigation Of some sort.
Detroit Journal.
Those reply postal cards never
seemed to amount to much, did they?
And yet they were a good idea, too.
Yes, and I bet they we're invented by a
woman, don't you9 She could get the
last word, you know.-Cinelnnati
Commercial Tribune.
These men who are SO anxious to see
some one slaughter the sultan of Tur-
KEY should remember that many hu-
man beings receive either reward or
| p~unishment on this earth. The sultan
has something like 1000 wiVes.-Phil-
! adelphia Inquirer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
An 81 Year-Old Boy Writes.
VICKsBORO. WARREN 90. N.

VICKsBoRo, WARREN Co., N. G.
Mr.. EditOr:-I have been much
pleased in reading the many letters
from your young correspondents, and
now permit me to ask the liberty to
say that I am a great grand father,
now in my 50 year, taking as much
pleasure in reading the columns of
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER az the young.
The last number of your paper con
tanning a letter from Bro. Hoover
must give very great pleasure to all of
your readers. That article is worth
a years subscription to your paper. l
have failed to see a man who is not de
lighted with it. Hope he will favor US
with another communication soon.
EIGHTY Two.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
HOUSEHOLD
APRICOT PUDDING.

One halt cup juice stewed spricots
one-half cup milk, four eggs, one small
cup of -four, one teaspoonful baking
powder, n cup sugar, n tablespoon
full melted butter, a pinch of salt. Line
a baking dish with stewed apricots
cover with q thin batter made from
the above Ingredients; bake until q
rich brown and serve with cream.
NEW ENGLAND FISH CAKES.
Pick fac, freshen, and scald one pint
of confsh; add to the fish one pint OF
hot mashed potatoes that have been
beaten light and moistened with a very
little hot milk; add a large piece OF
butter; season with a little dry mustard
and a suspicion of cayenne pepper.
Beat an egg light and mix with the
other ingredients. Roll the mixture
into balls or cakes and fry them in hot
lard until a nice brown.
MAPLE SUGAR CANDY.
To make maple sugar candy, break
u pound of maple sugar into small
pieces and put them into a granite pan
with two cups of milk. Place Owe the
fire and cook until the milk is boiling
and the sugar entirely dissolved. Then
stir the mixture with a wooden spoon
and keep it boiling until, when it is
tested in cold water, it will be crisp
and crack when hit. Add a piece of
butter Of the size of walnut, and turn
the mixture into buttered tins. When
is is partly cool take a sharp knife and
mark the candy into squares.
sCALLOPED MUTTON.
Cut the lean part of cold mutton into
small pieces and season them highly
with salt and pepper. For a pint Of
meat make a dressing by putting one
tablespoonful of butter into a saucepan
over the fire. When it is melted pour
in a scant tablespoonful of -four; stir
until it is smooth; then gradually add
one and one half cups Of mutton broth
or rich stock, and season with q few
drops of kitchen bouquet and salt and
pepper if needed. Butter a baking
dish and put a layer of meat in the
bottom, then q layer Of dressing, and
alternate them until the dish is filed,
having the dressing for the top layer.
Sprinkle crumbs over the dressing and
scatter bits of butter over them. Bake
in a hot oven fifteen minutes.
DISH
The remains Of a rare steak may be
made into an ez cellent luncheon dish.
Chop the meat fine, and for each cup
Of meat add a tablespoonful of chopped
ham and halt as much bread crumbs
as you have meat. Moisten the crumbs
with a little milk and mix them with
the meat. Season highly with salt and
pepper and chopped parsley; or a little
onion juice may be substituted for the
parsley. Beat one egg light and add
Ii to the other ingredients. Take a
piece Of fresh brown paper and butter
it we'll. Place the meat mixture in the
middle OF the paper, shape it into a
square loaf; fold the paper around the
meat and over the ends as when doing
up a parcel, turning the ends under
the loaf 30 that they will remain in
place without twine. Place the parcel
II a baking pan and put it in a hot
oven and bake for twenty five minutes.
Then carefully remove the paper from
the meat and place the Drowned loaf
upon a heated platter. This is delicious
when served with a h~orseradish sauce,
or a tomato sauce may be poured
around it.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
A sLUR ON HIS PHIz.

"Oi did not mind the threats av 'em,"
Mr.. Hogan explained, ''as much as tn
insultin' sthyle av his remarks"
"And fwhat did he says" asked Mr..
Grogan.
He says to me: "Hogan,' says he,
'tis a great notion I have to jump on
you and knock your face into shRpe.''
Indianapolis Journal.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
YOUNG FOLKS.
From Craven County.
BACHELOR. N,

BACHELOR, N. O.
Mr. EditOr:-Will you please allow
a little boy Is years old space in your
good paperH Papa takes your paper
and likes it very much. I also like to
read it, especially the young folks Col
umn.
I will answer Miss Sadie Corners
question. Methuselah was 900 years
old when he died.
I will close wishing The PROGRESS
I'VE FARMER and all the cousins much
success. Your friend,
EDDIE TAYLOR.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
POETRY.
THE PLoW-BoY.

By j. A. PETERSON.
gba plowboy trudging slowly on,
ATNT5ath burning sun from day to day,
uit6 burrows piling one by one
Vie landslide slowly giving way
1ybot chance has he, this plOdding lad,
VIC scale the heights of wealth or fameT
,-Cb thoughts they often make him sad
We longs to gain himself q name.
1,z task ia DER, the fed Is turned,
New thoughts they spring to heart and mind
uavfews his task a lesson learned,
Twas turned one furrOw at q time.
This motto as his guiding star,
Ne calmly looks from left to right,
~ Zee what others gone before
Have done, who once were in his plight
The hero of q score of fields,
Tbp thinker with his crafty pen,
The statesman, with the power he Yields.
controls the destinieS OF men.
And whence the source of their SUGGEST
How nave they thus the long Mills climbed?
From plOwbOy's state Of hUmbleness,
Twas done. one furrOW at q time.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
CALLED CANNIBAL.

Who ia that young fellow9"
That's Jim Dowling, better known
rs Cannibal."
Why cannibal9"
His father is a retired missionary,
and Jim lives on him. "-Clevelapd
Plain Dealer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11

confused and blushing, could utter q
word.
That evening Abner sat on his door
step and looked out over the bay. 81
expect I'll mics being alone" he said.
"But / reckon it'll be smoothe sailing.
I'll keep the tilleri"
The nextday he beganto clean house.
Its only fai2 to give her a clean
start" he said, as he scrubbed vigor-
ously.
He was down on his hands and
knees hopping up the floor when a
shadow fell before him. Helooked up.
His doorway was filed by the figure of
a middle aged woman, very stout and
very much out of breath.
"Welll' she painted. Its a pull up
this hill of yours, but it's a slightly
place when you're. once upI You Alb
ner MulIensG"
EYES," stemmered Abner, too much
astonished by this invasion to get up
from the floor.
I've come over from Bayport on
purpose to see you," continued his Wis
itor. I'm Mrs. Brown. You've been
counting my Susie9"
''There was a note of Interrogation
in this last sentence which seemed to
demand of Abner some response. He
slowly gathered himself up, and once
on his feet. ventured to look at Mrs.
Brown. She was a comely, wholesome
woman, with bright black eyes before
which Abner's wRvered and fell.
IL asked her to marry mel" he
managed to utter.
"Well, now, that's all n~onsense9"
continued Mrs. Brown, stepping in and
looking about. "Mercy sakes! What
a holel You see, Susie's only nineteen,
and you must be full onto forty.6Ve.
Besides, she is going up to Lewiston to
work in a factory-she only been at
home while 1 was visiting my sister
and there's a young fellow there who's
paying her attention. I don't wonder
you want to get married, though, liv-
ing in this mess!"
Mrs. Brown picked a rag up from the
floor, wiped g chair Off and sat down.
Abner stood awkwardly before her,
conscious only Of a desire for her de-
parture.
''Now look here, Abner Mullensl'
went on Mrs. Brown; i've heard a good
deal about you, and I know you're an
honest man and no drinker-except
from Susie's dipper," she added with a
chuckle. ''ITl tell you what I'll do.
I'll marry you myself"
The foor-cloth dropped from Abner's
hand.
YES" continued Mrs. Brown, 1--WE
been a widow for fifteen years, and l
begin to feel I'd like somebody to send
for me. I'll keep you tidy as wax-you
need it bad enough, the Lord knows
and I'm a master cook. I've got five
hundred dollars in the bank. Susie's
got her pas money. and amt depend
ent on me. My rents up next week,
90 we might as we'll get married then.
There amt anything for us to wait for.
We're old enough to know our own
minds"
But Abner, standing helpless in mid
die of the floor, felt he should never
know his face again.
About six weeks later Abner was
coming up from his dory with a basket
of fish, when q Beachville acquaintance
accosted him. Hello, AbnerI How
do you like being married2"
ut might be worse, said Abner,
slowly, as he climbed the lane.
YES" he continued to himself, as
he looked into his neat kitchen and
saw the figure of his wife stepping
briskly about, preparing a savory sup
per and singing cheerily as she worked.
Yes, it might be a deal sight worse"
Youths Companion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
AFTER The HONEYMOON.

Ha-Youu be accusing me next of
taa-llg - double life.
Sta-Y-u do lead q double life
sou re twice as mean q man az L
-eazh5 you were when l married you.
~Cl.JagO Tribune.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
WELL

Aother-You should consent to let
her marry HIM. They have two hearts
s7at beat as one.
f4gheT-Yes, and two minds without
q single thought. l shall enter no OBJ
J "iJ0 ae all.-Detroit Free Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11

Does your wife worry about bur-
glarsQ Not much, answered MI. Meek.
ton. I wonder what she'd say if she
found one in the house7 I don't know.
But l have an idea that she'd ask him
how he dared to come in the house
without wiping his shoes on the mat
Washington Star.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11
PRO

Bacon-When he was counting her
be promised to throw everything at
her feet.
Eg5ert-And did she r~eciprocateH
"Well, 1 should rather say she did,
After they were married she threw
everything at his heRd!'-Yonkers
Statesman.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-05-11

Is curing SO per cent. of the patients. Don't
delay. A permanent cure can be made when
the first attacks appear. Later on when the
blood becomes poisoned. the chances are
against q cure.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27
Deafness Cannot be Cured

By local applications as they can
not reach the diseased portion of
the ear. There is only one way
to cure deafness, and that is by
constitutional remedies. Deafness
is caused by an inflamed condi-
ton of the mucus lining Of the
Eustachian Tube. When this
tube is inflamed you have a rumb-
ling sound or imperfect hearing,
and when it is entirely closed,
deafness is the result, and unless
the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored to its
normal condition, hearing will be
destroyed forever; nine cases out
OF ten are caused by catarrh,
which is nothing but an infiamed
condition of the mucus surfaces.
We will give One Hundred
Dollars for any case of Deafness
{ caused by catarrh) that cannot
be cured by Halls Catarrh Cure.
Send for circulars free.
T. j. CHENEY & Co.,
Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists. 15c.
Halls Family Pills are the
best.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27

Cupid breaks his bow at the
sight Of face full Of pimples.
Hollow cheeks, sunken eyes, and
a sallow complexion will defy his
best intentions. Beauty is more
than skin deep. The skin is mere
ly the surface on which is written
in plain characters the condition
Of the body. DR.. Pierce's Golden
Medical Discovery is good for the
complexion because it makes the
the whole body healthy-because
it clears and puriies the blood,
makes the digestion stronS and
clears out impurities of all kinds.
BY increasing the ability to as
simulate nutritious food, and by
the infusion of it's own ingredients
it enriches the blood and so makes
solid, healthy flesh. 1t cures dis
eases Of the lung, liver, stomach,
bowels, skin and scalp, simply be-
cause all these diseases spring
from the same cause-a diSOr-
dered digestion and conscque n
impure blood.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27
F. G. & p. Special Rates.

Jacksonville-On account Of
Gala Week, tickets will be sold
Nov. oth to 18th inclusive at one
fare round trip, limited to Nov.
18th, 1897.
Gainesville On account of
meeting of Presbyterian Synod,
tickets will be sold Nov. Sth and
9th at one and one-fourth fare
round trip, limited to Nov. 18th,
1897.
Live Oak-On account Of meet
ing Suwannee Presbytery, tickets
will be sold Nov. Sd, 4th and 9TH
at one and one-fourth fare round
trip, limited to Nov. 10Th, 1897.
w. H. Hopkins, Travelling
Passenger Agent.
w. w. Condor, Ticket Agent.
John Dozier, Agent, Ocala, Fla.
n. S. Pennington, Traffic
Manager, Jacksonville, Fla.
A. 0. Mcdonnell, 6. P. A,
Jacksonville, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27
Cheap Rates to Lake City.

On account of the Tobacco Fair
Association, Oct. 1928, above
occasion, the Plant System will
on October IS and 2, sell tickets
to Lake City and return at one
fare for the round trip; tickets
limited until October goth. For
schedule or any further informa-
ton address all Plant System
agents, or w. V. Lifsey, division
passenger agent, Tampa, Fla, or
II. G.. Haycraft, travelling pas
senger agent, Ocala.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27
SEEDS

In BULK direct from the fields,
not old seed put up in packa ges
sent out on commission and call
ed fresh seeds.
Eclipse, Lentz and Long Blood
Beets, Flat Dutch, Purple Top,
Flat, Red top, Globe, White
Egg, Cow Hon and Ruta Baga
Turnip, Curled Mustard, Broad
leaf Spinach and Essex Rape,
Pkt. 1c, OF. sc, Id. Soc.
Jersey Wakefield, Early Sum-
mer, Succession and All Season
Cabbage, White Vienna Kohl
Rabi, and Big Boston Lettuce,
Pkt. 1c, or. 10c, + ID. 35c, ID.
Sl.25.
Mammoth Silver King Onion
seed, pkt. &c, or. Csc, ! lb. Csc,
10. 1925.
Prize Taker and White Pearl
Onion seed, pkt. &c, OF. 2Oc, I 10.
SOC.
English Peas, Bliss Everbear-
ing, Bliss Abundant and first and
best, pkr. 1c, qt. 15c, Peck, T5c,
bu. S2.S5, bag, 2 bu. S5.25.
American wonder, pkI. 1c, ct.
15c, peck, 81, blu. 1915. Pre-
MUM Gem, pkt. &c, OF. 15c, peck,
9Oc, bu. $3.50. Champion OF
England, pkt. 1c, ct. 15c, peck
I5c, blu. $500. Black eyed Mar
rowfat, pkt. 1c, at. 15c, peck Csc,
bu. $3.50. POSTAGE EXTRA.
Special low prices on larger
quantities of seeds. Ask for
prices on what you want. Sam
pie package by mail for trial &c,
ten samples 11cts.
J. B. SUTTON,
% Exposition St.
Ocala, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27
The best 1928 cape IN Ocala
at The Racket.

The best 1928 cape IN Ocala
at The Racket.
Fine clothing at your figures,
and we give YOU patent lever,
which will move all men. 1t is
the irresistible lever Of low prices.
Z. 2. Gadson, agent for Wanna
maker & Brown.
Don't forget that E. J. Dozier
can furnish YOU with the finest
and fattest Thanksgiving turkeys
in the country, any size from 10
TO so pounds at 10 cents per
pound, delivered at your house.
Address lock box 152, CITY.
Pure Grape Juice, The
strengthening beverage, can be-
had fresh every day at the Anti
Monopoly drug store.
Shoes for everybody, of every
kind, price and quality, at Gerig
and Cos.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27
FLORIDA'S BIG COLLEGE

We make the following extract
from an article in the Jackson
vile Times-Union and Citizen:
"F'loridians may justly be proud
OF their great school, which has
an honest catalogue, and which
gives the most extensive and
thorough course of any college
south Of the University of Vlr-
ginia and east of Nashville.
Counting the two massive brick
additions to Eliza beth Hall, Stet-
son University now has nine build
ings-the four largest being of
brick. 1t has also the largest
and newest library, the greatest
auditorium, the most extensive
and costly physical apparatus,
the finest system of electric bells,
electric lights and signals, the
largest steam plant for hea ting
the buildings, the most finely fin
lshed and complete recitation
rooms, the best equipped gymna-
SUM, the most extensive athletic
field with tennis courts, base ball
diamond, Quarter-mile shell track
for bicycles and other vehicles),
the best of cement walks, the
prettieSt and best cared for lawns,
the most extensive dormitOrieS,
the largest and most beautiful
dining halls, seating more than
three hundred students, the larg-
est and most finely furnished par
lors, accommodating five hundred
people, the largest number Of
highly educated and experienced
teachers and pIofessors-twenty-
three bona fde teachers who are
employed and paid full salaries.
In fact, the plant Of Stetson Uni
versity, with it's apparatus, cost
fully $3.50, O00-as much as the
sum Of the cost of any other three
colleges in the state. These great
advantages are for Florida boys
and girls, first of ALL
The article might have said
with truth that the Stetson Uni
versity plant cost more than
every other Florida college COM
bined and had 100000 to spare.
We say this not in dispara cement
of other colleges, but to give our
people al idea Of what they have
in the way of a university. This
great outlay by philanthropists
makes it possible for the Florida
boy or girl to have, at about the
same price as cheaper and inferior
schools the rareSt advanta geS.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27

Connections at Tampa for st. Petersburg.
Manatee River and Key West and Havana
steamers. Steamer ''Manatce" for all points
on Manatee river. AtStarke for Lat Crosse. At
Waldo steamer for Melrosc. Connects at ITALIA
hasSee for st. Marks. Carrabelle and ! pa lachi-
cola. Connects at River Junction for Chattn-
hOOchee River steamers. Connects at Ocala
for HomoSasSa. Connects at Fernandina for
Brunswick
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27
NOTICE

Free copies of the four issues
Of the Ocala Evening Star and
Ocala Weekly Star containing
the delinquent tax sale list for
1896 will be sent to all persons
who will send their postoffice adj
dress to j. G.. PORTER,
Proprietor,
Ocala, Fla.
The Ocala evening star. [volume] (Ocala, Fla.) 1895-1943, 1897-10-27
Yellow Jack Preventive.

Guard against Yellow Jack by
keeping the system thoroughly
clean and free from germ breed
ing matter. CaScarets Candy
Cathartic will cleanse the system
and kill all contagious disease
germs