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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
Home Circle.
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blessings ON thee, little man,
Do~oFoot boy with cheek OF tanl
n INV heart Igive thee Joy,
las once q barefoot boy.
= For boyhood's time OF. Junel
S1oU7dinR years in one brief noon,
Then ali things / heard or saw,
Nc their master, waited for.
: was rich in flowers and trees,
cumming birds and honey bees;
EIr INV sport the squirrel played,
piied the shouted mole his spade:
Tor nv taste che blackberry cone
pnrnled over hedge and stone;
laughed the brook for my delight
T5ron0h the day and through the night.
whispering at the garden wall,
naked with me from fall 60 fall.
n for festal dainties spread,
like my bowl Of milk and bread
Pewter spoon and bowl Of wood,
On the d~oorstone, gray and rudel
Der me, like q regal tent,
Cloudy ribbed the sunset bent,
Purple curtained, fringed with gold,
Iooped in many q wind swung fold;
while for music came the play
OF the pied frogs orchestra,
And, to light the noisy choir,
Lit the fly his lamp Of fire.
I was monarch; pomp and Joy
Waited on the barefoot boy.
Cheerily, then my little man,
live and laugh as boyhood cant
Though the htnty slopes be hard,
stubble speared the new mOWn swar6,
Every morn shall lead thee through
Fresh baptisms Of the dew;
Every evening from thy feet
Shall the cool wind kiss the heat;
All too soon these feet must hide
In the prison cells Of pridei
Lose the freedom of the sod,
Like a colts, for work be shod,
Made TO tread the mills OF toll
Up and down In ceaseleSs mol1i
Happy If their tracks be found
Never on forbidden ground;
Happy if they sink not IT,
O lick and treacherous sands or sun.
All that thou couldst know thy joy,
Ere it passes, barefoot boy
j. g. Whittier.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

in housekeeping, and make fun proc,
and then the decision willb fun; after
that we can patiently teach the way %
every child and servant. We should
60 before, and try each Job before Civ
Ing it 70 others, and In coming to Our
decisions we should not be guided by
what our mother did, or our nefghbors.
for we may come to some wrong con.
illusions, and some day they will topple
down, and we may not know the
remedy.
Let's begin with the darkest closet,
and we may end with the soft curtain.
or I would rather say the vase Of sweet
flowers. About the closet I would say
I did not like the paper sack, co 1 now
use the glass fruit cans The sack
aOOuld get torn, and away down on the
shelf would 60 the pepper and spice,
and some dark night or early morning
the soda could not be found. Now I
wash every article that returns to the
closet, and perfect the Job by washing
every inch Of space Of the closet with
clean water. The rinsing water il free
from soap, and when the clean jars are
arranged it looks so nice, and there Il
such a restful feeling.
About the curtains I would say: I
do not starch them. A starched cur.
tain is very unmanagable, and is tire.
some end difficult to iron. Now I have
them washed oftener and taken from
the line, either when they are just
nearly dry or damp with dew. A room
finished in natural wood, with soft
white lined curtains, is q joy to behold.
These T suitable for dining rooms
and other rooms much used. Try ID.
II linen cannot be had q soft article of
muslin is nice, but you know when
cotton gets old, it looks dull and dead.
Linen shines to the last, and linen is
the righteousness Of the saints. Some
say they cannot afford linen. Well, it
takes more patience to get linen, but
not more money, ss It lasts three times
as long as most substitutes.
For chair tides use, for these rooms
natural linen, such as can be found In
any country store. Finish with some
fancy stitch in white and in having
Numbered make stiff and finish with 6
perfect glaze Iagree with Aunt Jen-
ME about bare floors. Stained and
oiled, and with bright rugs they look
and feel so clean and cool.
] want to ask the sisters how many
of5them have seen leaven that was not
one bit souri, I was not satisfied, so
tried a new way. I made it into cakes,
and put it out when it is first made up.
I was much pleased with the result.
The bread vas unusually nice, and our
visitor asked us il we had used twelve
instead of Ie'yenI'
Dear Aunt Jennie, / have learned
that lesson, and some Of the joys Of it,
that of loving u neighbors as our
selves. So nice to have aIl Of our
neighbors the smartest, and best. Sup
pose we have a bouquet, and have
white roses, pink roses, cream roses
and red roses, and sit an hour trying 70
decide which is the prettiest. a little
child would say: ''They are all the
prettiest." Lists let him lead us. Lsit
fair to offer q prize when only M can
win it. Should there not be a standard
set, and as many as can, win it9 Good
night.-Pamels @. Reade.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21
A Drug Clerks Mistake.

Robert NJ BAILEY, IN AMERICAN AG
RICULTURIsT.
I'VE DOCTOR had looked at my
tongue and felt my pulse and
then wrote out q cabalistic looking
prescription.
There" said he, ''you just take
mat according to directions and you
Will be all right in a day or two"
BY the way, doctor, did you ever
nave any trouble about druggists max
mg mistakes in filling your prescrip-
uons2" I asked.
~, no; such things do not happen
uat go frequently as people seem to
imagine. However, I was once the
Victim Of a druggists clerk, but it was
"elore 1 became a physician
How was that, doctorG Tell me
aOout it." His eyes sparkled, and he
seated himself and related a little tale
which give as nearly as may be in
his own works.
u was when I was q boy of fourteen
auu was attending the Centerville Acad-
Suy. My special chum there was Tom
Olgoee, who, you know, is now
Tae OF our most distinguished surgeons.
L'nmy was then a tow headed, freck-
acea boy, considerably smaller than
BSelI, though nearly of the same age.
'Sther was the principal grocer Of
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

Every man il valued in this world
as he shows by his conduct he wishes
to be valued.-Bruyere.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

An extraordinary haste to discharg,
an obligation is a sort of ingratitude.-
Rochefoucauld.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

No principle is more noble, as there
Is none more holy. than that of true
obedience.-H. Giles.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

OF SPECIAL INTEREST TO HoUEKEEPERs
Dear AUNT Jennie:-I viii tear my
self away from the porch, and che
pleasant company ''this lovely night in
June" and write few words for our
department., and talk with our lady
friends about housekeeping. I think
we should make q study Of esch thing
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

OiyilitY costs nothing, and buys
everything Lady Mary Montague.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-06-21

We regret that in the press of other
matter the letters from Aunt Edna,
Lillian Lee Archer, and Farmers Wife
we're crowded out. These viii appear
next week.-Mrs. FDEToRs
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
SIGMA CHI FRATERNITY.
Local Chapter Banquets the Grand
Treasurer, Mr.. Nate.

A banquet was given last evening at the
Wellington Hotel by the Washington Alum
nj of Sigma Chi. and the active members
of the Columbian University Chapter, in
honor of Mr.. Joseph c. Nate of Chicago
the grand treasurer of the orga MIA ton.
The room was beautifully decorated with
blue and gold, the colors of the fraternity,
and the table was set in the form of a
cross, representing the badge of the society
After the various courses of an elaborate
menu had been enjoyed the president of
the society, Rev. DR.. Wallace Radcliffe,
who acted as POSTMASTER, made an address
and also elected responses from a number
of those present The evening was enIip-
ened by the singing of college and fra
ternity songs.
Those present were Theodore w Noyes
vice president of the alumni society; Dr.
Reginald Munson, treasurer; f. w. Mercy
nolds, secretary; Major S. H. Walker A.
b. Duval and Dr. Robert Farnham execu-
tive committee; Joseph C. Nate of Chicago.
grand treasurer of the fraternity; General
B. p. Runkle, one of it's founders; Dr. c.
n. Acker. Snowden Ashford DR. ]. D.
Thomas, c. r. Unger, E. H. Fowler, DR..
Lewis Mackall, jr., William j. Acker, F.
K. Fox, George Fl. German. Norton Ever
EFT. Arthur McEihone, C. T. Earle WilIett
E. Mcmillan, S. r. Ireland, II. C. Coburn.
Charles Hume, DIR. Y. E Burch J. NJ
Lynch, w. Lowry Farnham, George Wea-
Yer, Perry Hay, J. Lewis Riggles, Frank
l.. Biscoe, L. D. Smoot and Harry F.
Pierce.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
SEVENTEEN ANNIVERSARY.
Celebration by Members of Fourth
Presbyterian Church.

The Fourth Presbyterian lecture room was
the scene Of special interest last evening,
the occasion being a social reunion in honor
of the seventeen anniversary of the
church. In response to printed invita- tons
many former members of the church and
congregation were present and mingled
words of cheer and reminiscence The la
dies of the church had decorated the room
very tastefully for the occasion with flow
ers, potted plants and Chinese lanterns
Rev. Drs. Sunderland, Bittinger and Ham
lin of visiting clergy; Rev Jos T Kelly,
the pastor; DR.. Daniel McFarlan of the old
er, and Mr.. D. T. Woihaupter OF the young
er generation made brief and interesting ad-
voted largely to a review of the past, while
DIR. Hamiin spoke in a hopeful and con-
gratulatory vein to the future movement
of the Odd Fourth to it's new location
18th and Yale streets, and thanked the
church for undertaking the movement
Quite an Interesting feature was the ex-
hibition of a fine framed picture of the pro-
posed church building as designed by Arch
itect Pyle, and in general harmony with
which the new and commodious chapel
building, now under roof, has been erected
The exercises were interspersed with
choice musical selections, consisting of a
duet by Miss Thompson and Mr. Van SEQ
ten; solos by Misses Burton and Thomp-
son, with violin obligato by Miss Clements
and several numbers by Mr.. Samuel Grice
Young.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
WHISKY AND A REVOLVER.
Both These Contribute to william
Dammon's Troubles

f. William Dammon, nineteen years old
pleaded guilty in the Police Court today to
a charge of carrying revolver Policeman
Mccormick arrested him yesterday after
noon near 18th and II streets northeast. and
took the weapon from him. The arrest was
made on complaint of TWO small boys, who
told him that the young man had shot AT
them.
One of the boys told the judge this morn
ing that he asked Dammon why he was
leaning against some clothes, and he asked
what the boy had to do with it. Then he
slapped the boy, and when the latter pick
ed up stone to throw Dammon drew the
weapon from his pocket and fired one shot
L don't remember what happened" said
the defendant. Last Friday 1 bought the
pistol, and yesterday had it in my pocket
when friend called and asked me to go
out with him. When 1 got in a house in
Northeast Washington I was given a drink
of whisky and don't remember what hap
pened afterward."
The young man said II he had not taken
the drink he would not have gotten into
trouble; but the judge told him he should
blame the pistol for his trouble The pen-
atty was $50 or sixty days in Jail.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
CITY AND DISTRICT.
Washington City Bible Society

Quite large number of the members Of
the board of managers of the Washington
City Bible Society assembled at the Young
Mems Christian Association, on New York
avenue. last evening at the regular monthly
meeting. President \. w Pitzer DID, in
the chair. He gave many incidents of his
recent trip 10 St. Louis, but especially to
his former charge at Leavenworth City
where, after an absence of thirty-seven
years, he attended the silver anniversary
OF the present pastor.
The question of a renewed canvass Of the
city came over from the last meeting. The
board gave power to the president to APP
point additional members on this committee
ard report later.
The president announced that in the mat
ter Of the legacy Of Mrs. Temple he had re-
ceivei assurances of a speedy payment of
the amount, wheTeupon the board passed 4
resolution to appoint committee OF three
members TO consider the final disposition to
be made OF his legacy and report. The
gentlemen appointed were Messrs. NJ. D.
Peck. William Ballantyne and John Leetch.
The committee on incorporation repJrEeI
progress. recommending that no further sc
ton be taken in the matter al present:
which recommendation was approved, and
the committee was discharged.
The treasurer reported that IGhiS Ia /
been received in the month, and tina. the
grants amounted to $50.
The board adjourned to meet the 18th day
OF December at $50 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
WITHDRAWS RESIGNATION,
DIR. Mackay-Smith to Remain With st.
Johns Parish.

At a meeting of the vestry of ST. Johns
Protestant Episcopal Church, this city, yes
terday afternoon, Rev. Alexander Mackay-
Smith, rector of the church, announced the
withdrawal of his resignation of the
charge, which was rendered about a week
ago, when he had concluded to accept a
call from the congregation of Holy Trinity
Church, Philadelphia. Universal regret was
expressed when DR.. Mackay-Smith an
nounced his resignation. but this was more
than offset by the feeling of satisfaction
and appreciation at his action yesterday.
when he told the vestry he had determined
to remain in charge gof old ST. Johns
rather than to accept the call of far
weather. and more important charge.
DR.. Mackay-Smithawa rendered the rec
torship of Holy Trinity about two weeks
ago. A few days later when waited upon
by the vestry of thaf charge he announced
his formal acceptance Jof the call, and at
the same time senti in his resignation as
rector of St. Johns.g When the fact of his
resignation became known, great pressure
was at once brought to bear upon him and
letters requesting Reconsideration poured
in from prominent people of all denomina-
lions. These letters bore their fruit when
yesterday. the announcement of a with
drawal Of the resignation was made,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
APPEALS FOR MAINTENANCE.
Mrs. Annie f. Pistol Files Petition in
COurt.

Suit for maintenance has been instituted
against John n. Pistol by his wife, Annie
r. Pistol. In her petition Mrs Pistol ex-
plains that she was married to the defend
ant in 1888. The oath of last month,
according to her recital, he informed her
of his relations with a certain woman and
asked her TO take steps to obtain divorce
from him. After agreeing to pay her So 80
week for the support of herself and their
child, she says, her husband deserted her
Since the 18th instant, it is added he has
failed to pay the sum agreed upon.
Continuing, Mrs. Pistol says she has been
informed by her husband that he is will
ing to pay her 800 a month if she can OBJ
tain an order from the court directing him
TO do So The defendant. 1t is stated, is
the manager of the tailoring establishment
OF Pistol CO.. receiving a salary of so
week, in addition to share in the profits
of the establishment. In addition to ALI
mony Mrs. Pistol asks the court TO give
her the custody of the child.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
DEMAND SAFETY BRAKES.
Congress Heights Citizens Associa
ton MemOrialixes Congress.

AT special meeting of the Congress
Heights Citizens Association, held last
evening, resolutions were adopted express
ing the sense of the association and the
wish of the people of the neighborhood gen.
orally, that steps ought to be taken imme-
diateiy by the Capital Railway Company
to equip all the cars on its line with air
brakes, similar to that which has been
tested with such satisfactory results for
some weeks past
Previous to the adoption of the resolu-
tons there was a general interchange of
opinions regarding the subject of the I'M
fortunate accident last summer on the Asy-
iom HILL through the breaking of brake
chain, when two persons were killed and
a number injured, and several speakers
stated that in their opinion the railway
company ought to be compelled by Congress
to adept safety brake, to reduce
the chance of q repetition of such an acct
dent to minimum. 1t was further stated
that the Mount Vernon Electric Railway
Company had adopted the brake mentioned
ana that upon the recommendation of Cen
eral Manager Schoepf of the City and Sub
urban that company would. upon the COM
pletion of its rapidtransit plans. have all
its suburban cars equipped with the same
make of brake.
ward copy of the resolutions to Senator
Mcmillan and Representative Babcock,
chatrmen of the Senate and House commit
tee. respectively, on the District of Column
bia, accompanied with an earnest appeal to
those gentlemen to report at an early day
after the reassembling of Congress a bill
or bills which will have the effect of carry
ing into execution the wishes of the COM
munlty as stated in the resolutions.
A gentleman present said he had heard a
rumor that a deal had been made under
the terms of which there has or would be a
consolidation of the Anacostia and Capital
railway companies. He had, he said, seen
several gentlemen making critical exafni-
nation of the machinery in the power house
of the Capital Railway Company at Ana
costa, and he had understood that if there
should be a consolidation of the two COM
panles the machinery used by the
Capital Railway Company for the opera
ton of its line would not be needed as in
that event the power to operate the Con-
gresS Heights line would he furnished from
station in the city proper.
After the adjournment of the association
Star reporter called to see President Ran
die of the Capital Railway Company at his
home i'll Congress Heights and asked him
Tor Information regarding the reported con-
solidatIon or contemplated consolidation of
his company with that of the Anacostia.
Mr.. handle declined to talk on that subject
but admitted that a number of gentlemen
who are interested in electric railways had
within the past few days inspected the
power house of the company with view
Of the possible purchase by them of the
machinery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
LACK OF SCHOOL FACILITIES.
Mr.. samuel GOmpers' Letter to Dis
trict Commissioners.


Mr.. Samuel Gompers, president of the
American Federation of Labor has sent
a letter on the subject of school accommo-
dations iE Washington to the District Com
missioners. He quotes from statistics in
Guided in a report of subcommittee of the
school committee of the board of trade, re-
Gently published in The Star, bearing on the
question of the halliday system of instruc-
ton in the lower grades of the schools of
the District. These figures are contained
in a letter which was recently addressed to
him by a resident of the District, who urges
Mr.. Gompers in his representative capacity
to take such action as may induce the
Commissioners to remedy what are called
the evils Of unequal educational distribu-
ton, on the ground that whereas the half
day system reduces the opportunities of the
children of the poor. who are often with
drawn from school after reaching the fifth
grade, there is To stint in the portion of the
children of the prosperous, who are permit
ted by circumstances to continue through
the high schools. After quoting this letter,
Mr.. GomperS concludes:
1T is sometimes claimed by those who
are opposed to suffrage to the citizens of
the District of Columbia that Washington
enjoys the best government of any city in
the United States. If the allegations con-
tanned in the above complaint have any
foundation in fact It would seem that the
government is most perfect in promoting
the interests of those who possess wealth,
and most injurious and dangerous to til ose
who are wage earners-the producers Of
wealth.
However, it is not my purpose in this
letter TO criticise those who are opposed %
suffrage in the District of Columbia, nor to
discuss this subject in any of Ks phases,
but simply TO suggest to the Comm, s;oT-
ers. and those others in authority in the
District of Columbia, to so arrange school
facilities in the District that every child
of school age may have the opportunity of
attending school for a full day ard for a
fun term
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1898-11-29
GUNS AND AMMUNITION
Rev. James L. Whites Method of Securing
Peace in the South
Prepares Bill for Submission to
COnEress-Views Regulated
by His Race.

When Rev James L. White, local
preacher IF this city. but who some years
ago lived in North Carolina, began his lee
ture on affairs in that state in Shiloh Bap-
fist Church last evening, he faced an audi
ence composed of six women and fifteen
men. Subsequently few more came in,
but at no time was the church one-twenti-
eth full Of people.
There was no one present to introduce Mr..
White. He opened the proceedings with
prayer, and then said it was his opinion
that, had he offered to speak without any
charge for admission. the attendance would
have been larger.
He had, he said. cure for the present
troubles In North Carolina, and he intend
ed, he said. as soon as Congress meets. to
ask that body TO pass a bill to provide
every good citizen of the United States
with gun and plenty of ammunition.
Text of His Bill.
In order to economize time and also not
to trouble any of the members too much,
Mr.. White has had prepared 4 bill in ac-
cordance with his ideas. which provides
that every good citizen within the United
States be and he is hereby authorized to
have a gun and sufficient amount of am
munition TO enable him to protect himself
and family, and to aid the governors TO
erty. and that the Secretary of War be,
and he is auth )rizcd and directed to fur
IRISH to any coed citizen in the United
States who has not gun and who is not
able to provide himself with Il gun, gun
and sufficient amount of ammunition under
such rules and regulations as he may pre-
scribe
Mr. Whites line OF argument was that
there is no race war in the south, but a
contest for supremacy between the demo
Gratis and republicans: that colOred men are
to blame by being led by bad leaders: that
neither the President of the United States
nor the governors of the states can protect
the citizens in the United States against a
lawless mob
In concluding, the speaker asked Rev.
AIR. Taylor, pastor of the church, to lead in
prayer.
Rev. Taylor RepUdiates.
Before leading in prayer" Mr.. Taylor
responded, Il want to make few remarks
to the audience. l want to assure those
present that the trustees of this church
and myself, the pastor, are not respon-
s:ble for what Brother White says. l ut
terly repudiate the sentiments expressed by
Mr.. White, and l repudiate all connection
with this meeting.
After some further remarks by Mr.. Tay-
lOr young man in the body of the church
White
He replied that the request could not be
granted, because the meeting was not one
for joint discussion.
Extracts from articles on the subj ect of
North Carolina affairs, which have been
printed in The Star from it's staff cores
pOndents, were read. receiving the closest
attention on the part of the audience. and
when this was concluded Mr. Taylor de-
Clared the meeting adjourned