The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-11-29

BETTER HE THAT RULETH HIS OWN
SPIRIT THAN HE HAT TAKETH A
CITY"
He who gives way to anger in his
own behalf is pretty sure to be a weak
character. He thereby shows that he
is not equal to the situation. l once knew
an old teacher who was w~oerfully
remiss in this r spect. His example
was the opposite of good. He would
get mad a. one single misspelled word
and whip a half dozen and sometimes
more Of us little folks, before he felt
reVenged. l hRve thought of him
often In my maturer years and am
astOnished that a man Of his superior
'~'scnOlasClc learning" never learned to
TO conquer himself. His exhibition OF
anger was an unconscious confession
Of his personal weakness. I wonder ii
ne thought that we children would for
get this, when he was trying TO teacn
US to remember other things. A strong
brave man looks the disappointments
Of life in the face and Is calm He
reasone but does not rave for ne ex
poets to surmount the obstacle before
MIN and he realizes that that is not
the right way to do it. But the man
who storms and raves thereby makes
it evident that he lacks self confidence
and that he can only talk and fret
against circumstances which he feels
himself unable to master. Any one IN
an angry passion rarely accomplishes
anything, except sue things as they
are afterwards sorry for having done.
Anger ungoverned and ungovernable
is a great hindrance to success in al
most every instance. Ii throws the
mind into confusion, makes every
nerve in the human body culver
and units a person for the best work
of which the faculties are capable. An
easy and habitual yielding to anger is
fatal to that GOODNESS Of Idgment and
calmness, which are so Indispensable
in forming strong characters and ter
minating IN successful lives. Select
out of any community the mot
headed" and you will find them to be
the weak ones who neither win great
respect o carry much weight among
men. How vastly better it is then to
cultivate a sweet disposition!
Those of our readers who are inter
ested in good poems will prJNe very
4 bToblu tho ono ubTah tho o6TtopS =. NO
selected for this page this week. 1t
will prove a very valuable addition to
any scrap book and like every thing
James Whitcomb Riley writes seems
to be a leaf plucked from the great
book of nature Itself. Mothers will
find many valuable suggestions in the
article Immediately following.
Basden Scribbler has week an an
swer to her query: How to make ap
pie jelly-by Bette L She is a new
member and we are glad she came,
We conclude from Curly Heads let
ter that she ia a meery girl. After all,
life is what we make it. I hope to have
many replies right away az to fancy
work for Christmas presents. Time Is
short and we would appreciate sug
gestions.
have been in The land of the sky
and know that the scenery is far too
beautiful for language to express. !
expect, Enid and Emma, many Of the
Chatterers will envy you when they
read your description OF your trip to
Table Rock. l saw it at a distance.
think too, that you are right as to
temperate girls. All have an in
huence.
We are so glad that Happiness de-
cided to write to US, and especially
grateful to her for her expressions OF
appreciation both of our department
and The PROGRESSIVE FARMER Flow
ers and music are dear to all woman
kind but there is no music quite SO
How they bring back all the joys OF
our yesterdaysl
Please be so kind as to remind your
boys who have graduated at the Agri
cultural and Mechanical College that
our agricultural paper Is an excellent
medium through which they can ex
press their thought and we would vel
come them gladly. Hope you will come
again.
A nice letter from Tennessee Boy
this week, speaks for itself, and we
would be glad to hear from others on
the subject he mas selected.
I hope the young people will read
the articles in tina Dairy department
headed For Young People in last