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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23

stirring all the time. Now strain all
the mixture into a jug, stand this in q
saucepan Of boiling water over the fire
and keep stirring the custard one way
without stopping until it begins to
thicken, then stir more rapidly, letting
the spoon touch the bottom of the jug,
until it is on the point of boiling, when
the jug must be instantly taken from
the saucepan Of boiling water. If this
is delayed a moment the custard will
curdle and be spoiled. Sometimes a
little favoring is liked; if 80, a few
drops of lemon, vanilla or almond are
added before the mixture is poured
into into the jug.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
FROM CHATHAM COUNTY.

Moncure, n. Give have been here
at Moncure about two weeks. We
came with the horses and wagon and
drove three COWS and four calves. We
started the 28th of October and arrived
here the 295h about sunset, it is about
40 miles from where we lived to this
place, 80 you know we had a long
drive.
The 2sth of October was my brothers
9Th birthday and the 29th was my 14th
birthday. We will stay here about
two months and then move on farm
about three miles from here.
I will answer q question asked by
Tank Whitaker. Which deserves the
most honor, Columbus for discovering
America or Washington for defending
it. It is Washington for defending it.
I will ask a few questions. How
long did Paul stay in his hired bouseG
Who wrote the book of Acts9
Where is dead flies mentioned in the
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
HOUSEHOLD
rHR FARMERS THANKSGIVING.

The earth is brown and skies are gray,
And the windy woods are bare,
And the first white fakes Of the com
ing snow
Are afoat in the forest air,
But the sparks fly up from the hickory
On the hOmestead's broad stone
hearth,
And the windows shake, and the rat
ters ring,
To the lads and lassies' mirth.
The farmers face is furrowed and worn
And his locks are thin and white,
But his hand is steady, his voice is
clear,
And his eye is blue and bright
As he turns to look athis sweet old wife,
Who sits in her gown of gray,
With the cobweb kerchief and creamy
frills
She wore on her wedding day.
He bows his head to the laden board
Aud the guests they are silent all
Thanksgiving, Lord for the sun and
And the fruit on the orchard wall E.;
For the silver wheat, and the golden
corn,
And the crown of a peaceful life
The creates blessing that thou canst
give
A true and loving wifel"
This white, haired lover he bends to
kiss
Her hand in it's frill OF lace
And the faded rose on her Wrinkled
cheek
With q proud and a courtly grace,
And the snowfakes click on the win
dow pane,
And the rafters ring above,
And the angels sing at the gates Of
God
The words of the farmers love.
independent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23

that supper. the best that mortal man
ever tastedIo
'NO," she said, 81 did not.p
This assertion nearly knocked me
down.
'.No," she repeated, SCI did not. I
was afraid you were ~gubieCting me to
the test, and so I got Susan Stafford 20
come over and help me out and made
her promise, never never TO tell. Oh,
Jacki IguppOse it was awful wicked
but I loved you 90 much, dear"
"And you can't cook ct ell" / ex-
claimed.
"But just q little" she answered, and
then she fell to sobbing.
Well, sir, Icouldn't stand it. took
her in my arms and was weak enough
and forgetful enough Of my mother to
say: IN be hanged, Lucy, if I
wouldn't rather live on raw turnips
with you than have the dishes Of the
gods with any other girl in America.
Cook or no cook, I'm glad I've got you,
Lucy Tompkins."
And I was.-E. @. b, in what to
Eat -
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
WANTS MORE YOUNG FOLKS LETTERS

WANTS MORE YOUNG FOLKS LETTERS
Mt. Olive, N. C.-I have written to
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER once before
and seeing it in print gave me courage
to write again. Write up boys and
girls! There haven't been very many
letters lately. Let us try to improve.
I've been picking cotton lately, but will
assure you I haven't picked more than
my share. I live sevoIamles from the
little town of Mt. Olive. enjoy read
ing the young folks column very much
also the Christian Life Column. I al
ways read the young folks letters and
the Christian Life Column.
I will ask the cousins some gus.
tions.
In what place in the Bible are the
words ''Thou shalt love thy neighbOr
and hate thine enemy" found3
What is the middle book Of the old
TESTAMENT
How many verses in the New Testa.
ment7
I will close for fear of the waste
basket.
/ would like to correspond with some
of the cousins about my own age, Is
Very truly,
EDDIE WALKER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
A JOKE ON JACOB.

"Jacob," my mother would exCIaim,
with solemn emphasis, "never marry a
girl who cannot cook. Take one as
cruel as Borgia, as bitter of tongue as
X4ntippe, as infrm of temper as
Shakespeare's Catherine, but take one
who can cook"
This bad been drummed into my
head from the day I began to cast
sleeps eyes at the girls, and when my
maternal parent came to the end Of
jife she left it a. almost a parting in
junction.
Is it any wonder, therefore, that I
set to wondering whether the divine
Lucy Thompkins could fill my mothers
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
will close wishing The PRoGRnss.
I'VE FARMER much success.
JESSIE L. FARRAND.


S4NS w 4ADA0.
Pulaski, N. O.-Here comes q sixteen
year old kid" knocking for admission.
Don'tyou think we young folks could
improve our column9 Let's remember
the EDITORS suggestions, and try to
make our column more interesting.
When some of the cousins take q trip
it would do US all q lot Of good to hear
OF the interesting places visited, and
so On.
wonder how many Of the cousins
ever try to work for the paper. I
think it is so nice in the editor to give
us a column all for ourselves that
we ought to try to get some new sub
scribers. Most farmers have sold their
crops now and every one of US ought to
send the editor one new subscriber be-
fore Thanksgiving.
have had a fine thine lately going
to corn stockings and hunting musCa-
dimes. I will answer some question.
The word girl is mentioned in the
Bible only one
The last words of John Quincy Adj
ans we're: .This is the last Of earth;
/ am content"
The Monroe doctrine is the doctrine
e~nunciated by President James Mon
o to the effect that the United States.
must protest against any European
powers attempting to extend it's
possessions in the new world.
The battle of New Orleans was I'm.
necessary because peace had already
been made between the United States
and England. Owing to the slowness
of ocean travel at that time, however,
the news had not reached America.
J. Wilkes Booth, an actor, assassi.
mated President Lincoln.
Why don't more of the older cousins
Write9 All who are not too old to go
TO school r welcome, are they not,
Mr.. Editor9 led. Certainly. yes L.
My papa and I inteR6 getting up O
club for the paper this week. How
many others will do likewise9
BRIsOOE LLEwELLYN.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23

Supper was soon ready and placed
upon the table and the farmer and hia
wife sat down to their scant meal.
"Why wife, what's this fort" asked
the farmer, noticing that an extra
plate vas laid; you're not 'spectin'
anybody, air youH"
mo, not exactly; but somehow I've
been feeling all day jest like sombody
was coming"
Nobody but q tramp is likely to
drap in, I'll warrant; and il he should
and proves to be a hungry one, I'm
afear'd he'll fare right badly here to-
night-if it is Thanksgiving for we
have but little for ourselves, much less
an outsider. But wen divide with
him, won't we wife"
1--WE have always done so, Andrew"
The meal was Owe and the farmer
had just moved his chair from the table
when there came a loud rapping at the
door.
Nov, who can that bel" asked the
wife.
"Only a tramp, III bet," began the
farmer; and then, as Q sudden thought
struck him, his face paIed, and in a
whisper, he said: "It's that fellow
what's bought the place come turn us
out"
"Oh, myi What'r we to do AndrewI"
The farmer was silent. -
Againg the rapping fell upon the
door, this time louder.
THAT'S him-thst's him sure" And
then, in an unsteady voice, he cried:
Come in!"
The door opened slowly and a tall,
broad shouldered man wearing a long
o~vercoat, with the collar turnd up
above his ears, and a wide brimmed
SLOUGH hat pulled down down over his
eyes, entered the room.
docs Farmer Patterson live hereF''
he asked.
He do; I'm him." said the farmer,
''and who might you be3"
I'm the man that bought this place
today at the mortgage, and"-
II said so-j1st as I 'spect'd-and
you're come here ter tell us to git out,
1 'spect."
mo, on the contrary, / have come
come here to make you a present of a
clean deed to the place"
Er-T'r-don't think I-understand
you" stammered the farmer.
Read this and I think all will be
made plain" said the stranger, hand
ing him a folded paper.
With trembling hands the farmer
unfolded the document and found it to
a deed, duly witnessed and signed,
transferring the place to himself from
Thomas Jefferson Patterson.
"Why-this here's frum my son."
said the farmer, bewildered and o
fused. "Whre's he9"
Right here, replied the stranger,
throwing off the long coat. SLOUGH hat
and false beard. Here he is-fresh
from the Klondyke gold fields, where
he has been for the past year or more,
and is now is now the richest man in
this whole section"
1t is unnecessary to attempt a de.
scription of the scene that followed;
but q half-hour afterwards Thomas
Jefferson Patterson was seated at the
extra place at the table, and although
the fare was common and not at all
bountiful, all agreed chat it was the
happiest ending OF any Thanksgiving
Day they had ever spent.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
FROM WILSON COUNTY.

Elm City, N. CT am a little girl 10
years old. We live on a farm and the
nearest town is two miles distant. I
like to go to school but have not been
any since last March. / have three
sisters and three brothers. / have five
pets-four cats and a dog. Ny dogs.
name is Sam. like to.read the young
folks letters very much. Success to
The PROGRESSIVE FARMER
MATTE D. BATS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
Tbu95ssi7igs f4yDg.

We thank Thee, o Father, for all that i'm BRIGHT
The CLEAN OF the day, and the stars oe the niQht.
The flowers OF our youth and the fruits OF our prime.
And blessings that march down the pathway Of time.
We thank Thee, Q Father, for all that in dear
The sob OF the tempest, the dow OF the tear:
For never in blindness and never In vain.
The mercy permitted q sorrow or pain.
We thank Thee. o Father, for song and for feast
The harvest that glowed and the wealth that increased:
For never q blessing encompassed earth's child.
But Thou in Thy mercy looked downward and smiled.
We thank Thee, o Father of ALI, for Thy power r
OF aiding each other in life's darkest hour:
The generous heart and the bountiful hand,
And all the soul help that sad souls understand.
We thank Thee, o Father, for days vet to be-
Fog hopes that our future will call US to Thee
That all our Eternity form, through Thy love,
The Thanksgiving Day in the mansions above.
wa Carl
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23

u TN &Fs tered Dy FARMER E66G6E
son as he entered the clean, neat kitch
en-, on Thanksgiving afternoon, where
his wife was busted in the preparation
of the evening meal.
Eyes, the places clean gone," con.
tinued the farmer, sinking into achair,
with hopeless despair written upon his
honest, weather beaten countenance-
sold to a strang'r fer $3.50, q leittle
more'n the mortgage-did ketch his
name-Thomas somebody-Rnd we kin
expect er notice at most any moment
to git out. And where air we ter go
that's what I don't know. I'd bin
Iookin' erbout long fore now fer sum
place or mother, but I Wuz konhdent
the Squirrels let the mortgage run a
while longer, but he didn't"
Farmer Patterson bowed his head
and groaned. "What'r we ter do
Rifef'
The good woman first turned the hoe
cake on the gridiron, set the coffee
to one side to settle, then came over to
where the grief stricken man sat. She
placed her hand upon his bowed head
and gently smoothed back the silvered
locks.
Don't take on 80. Andrew; God
will provide for us. You kin depend
on that. He that locks after the dumb
creatures aud the fowls of the air, will
surely not forsake them who have
served him faithfully to the best OF
their ability for nigh on to forty yeae
No, He'll not see Us turned out into
the road to beg our bread in our old
age. Cheer up, Andrew. Depend on
it; He'll make some provisions for Us.
We've done our duty the best we known
how. I've tried to be q faithful wife
toyou, and you've been a good husband
to me. We've given what we could to
the cause of God, and amt never yet
turned q beggar from our door united
or unsheltered. We've fed the hungry,
clothed the naked. and sheltered them
that had n home. Yes, Andrew. we've
done the best we knoW'd how, and God
has promised to help and protect them
that love and serve Him. Let US knell
down here and ask His help in our
time Of trouble"
And there upon the carpetless, but
scrupulously clean board floor knelt
this aged couple, whose hair had turned
white in the service of love, and with
childish simplicity asked the protec-
ton, blessing and guidance OF their
Heavenly Father in this their time of
sore distress.
The farmer concluded his quaint but
earnest appeal with the following
words:
And now, our Heavenly Father,
ne ask Thee to be with, guide and pro-
tect our only son, who left US more'n'r
year ago fer SUM distant land in search
ov gold. Had he stay'd ter hon. as
he orter, and had the wealth. not bin
so hot and pertract'd, and had it rain'd
more'n it did at the right time, and
had the corn crap been better on the
high lands, and the cotton not sufar'd
rum drouth, and drapp'd er way down
to 4 cents-had these things not'uv
happened we might'r pulId through.
But if it pleases, Thee, our Father, to
see ft to take from US our earthly
home, we thank Thee that thou hast
pervid'd fer US a home above not made
With hands, and which mortgages can
not lay holt on, and whair' there air
40 drouths, short-crsps or low price,,
and where trusts, combines and mo-
aopolies air totally unknown"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
SOME QUESTIONS FOR soLoMoN HIS
SUCCESSORS

Faison, N. Clam a farmers daugh.
ter, twelve years of age. I will ask q
few questions: If your uncIe's sister
is not your aunt what relation is she
to you2 Where was the first candle
litgthed3 How does amull headed COW
hook9 Who was Gains first wifeG
Where did the first drop of rain falI4
ToLAR HARGRovE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
WRITTEN FOR THE PROGRESSIVE ARMER
Farmer PatterSOn'S
-ThanksgiVing
BIZ L L. WOMBLE

AWthOr Of "LOUe in the Mists A But Los"
"The Black Bracelet "a HdrUeSt Of
WUd Oats " Etc, Etc,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
HICKORY NUT CAKE.

Rub to the cream n and one half
cups granulated sugar and one half
cup butter. Add three quarters of a
cup of sweet milk and two and one
half cups of -four, through which has
been sifted two teaspoonfuls of baking
powder. Stir in one teaspoonful of
vanilla and one cupful of hickory nut
meats. Lastly, fold in lightly the
white of four eggs beaten toa stiff froth.
Bake in a long tin lined with buttered
paper on the bottom, ina medium hot
oven It will require about an hours
baking, and should rise in the pan to
it's full height before it begins to
brown.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
BOILED CUsTARD.

Many cooks fail with boiled custard
because they have it over the fire too
long. Boil a pint of milk with two
tablespoonfuls of powdered sugar, and
when it has slightly cooled, add to it
the yolks of six eggs well beaten,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23
BUTTER CAKES.

Put one quart of -four in a bowl,
add one teaspoonful butter, half table
spoonful salt and teaspoonful of sugar.
Rub the butter fine in the -four. Dis
solve half yeast cake in one pint luke
warm milk, add it to the -four and mix
all into a firm dough. Knesd this on
board till it does not stick to the
hands. Return the dough to the bowl
and let rise to double it's size. Roll
the dough out to one-querter inch in
thickness and cut into rounds with
q cake cutter, and let them rise a few
minutes, then bake them the same
way.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23

We are showing rare bargains. We sell Oak also. Can show
you more Styles at lower prices than you can find elsewhere.
Write for our Bargain Sheet Of FANCY ROCKERS.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23

You liked it, did youG" she asked.
Liked it" I rejoined Let me tell
you the truth. I had not made up my
mind whether to propose or not up to
that evening. I was afraid you could't
cook, and mother was always harping
on that. You know I never could find
out, for you always laughed when I
preached the subject, but that night
I played a trick on you. I got myself
invited when nobody was at home to
help you, and, well-my Darlington
were just simply immense. / never
had such a supper in my life, and you
know the result: Here we are, man
and WIFE"
"And you wouldn't have asked me
il / had failed" she said.
81 couldn't have done so in the face Of
my mothers injunction" 1 returned.
''Thank heaven, you stood the test"
"But did I, thought
IBID you! Why didn't you get up
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-11-23

ELL, wife, the place is
. sold. It's all over with,
and where we shall turn
for shelter now, only God
. knows"
: These words were ut
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Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-27
THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

The new administration Is not going
to have plain and easy sailing by long
odds. There are breakers and head
winds before IL, and n plenty Of them;
and storm and stress promise to be
abundantly ITS portion In the first
place. the currency-reform breeze is
freshening. and for our part, we are
free TO confess that we hope ii will de-
velop into a sweeping gale-a gale thar
Will sweep out OF existence the many
glaring defects of our present banking
system. In the next place. the silver
caps. in the persons o. the five recalcl-
trant Republican senators. continue to
roll high. with the prospect of rolling
higher. unless the oily methods of Mark
Hanna shall prove effective in smoothing
them-a contamination by no means GER
tain Apds lasG but not least, "Me-Too'
Platt threatens to mutiny if Mckinley
does not appoint a Platt representative
in the Cabinet Through all this the
tariff craft must be stored into port, il
Mckinley would keep faith with the in
terests that elevated MIN to the presi-
dency; and it must be confessed that
even with Mark Hanna at the helm. the
outlook for the Sage of Canton Will not
be a roseate one
The New York Herald's Washington
correspondent says that there is no doubt
that an anti-McKinley combination in
the Senate is evolving, and the eXpla-
nation given Of the situation, as we
gather IT, is this: The anti-Platt men
in New York. II will be remembered, sent
an emissary TO Canton TO urge upon Nc
Kinlev the claims OF General Horace
Porter 10 a Cabinet position. Platt is
not only strenuously opposed to Porter,
but practically desires TO dictate his own
man. If his suggestion is listened to,
so we'll and so good; If not, he will want
TO know the reason why. Senator Quay,
II Is asserted, will stand by anything
Platt may say or demand, and has al
ready made suggestions 10 Mckinley. If
these suggestions should be ignored,
Quay will be left in no amiable mood;
vet. If they should be ac,ed upon. some
vell-lald plans will gang a-gley, and
other influences be antagonized.
Platt and Quay would certainly prove
a formidable combination. and, should
PIatt. who is not far behind Mark Hanna
as a wire-worlIer. be able TO secure the
Republican silver senators as 'me-too's,'
he would be in position to give the in
coming President no end of trouble. To
say the least further developments will
be watched with interest.