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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
A TRICK.

I was looking for a man by the name
of Piggans, one Jim Piggans, and meet
ing a party on the road I asked him if
he knew a man by the name Of Pig
gans.
DO I know Piggans, ole Jim Pig.
gans9" he answered. II should say I
did, an I'll say right year tibet I don't
know any good of him either. I've al
ways had hit in fer tibet critter ever
since he done me up"
Isn't he honest7" l asked.
"Oh, he's honest enough, but he's too
darn smart, thet's what the matter
with him. Did ye ever monkey with
politics, stranger"
Never" I answered. SIS MI. Pig"
"WuI, I hev, but I ANT never goin'
ter do hit agin. Iran fer dog, catcher
n l went around a hobnobin' with
every greaser an Chinaman in the dis
trict: / went around a kissin' all the
babies, an q praisin' them up, an I ct
garlic with the greasers an rats with
the Chinamenl Durn if I didn't blow
in a dollar an fifteen cents tryin' ter
git thet thar offs"
"Can you tell me where I cen
find-"
I'VE see we held the election in the
school house, an we agreed ter count
noses, an the thet got the most noses
WIZ ter be the dog catcher"
us Mr.. Pig"
"Wul, I stood on one side, an Jim
Piggans, who wuz runnin' fer the same
offs, stood on the other Side"
"Where will"
"Wul, jes' ez everybody wuz gittin'
ready ter flock over ter me, what did
this low down Jim Pjggans go an do
but pull a big bottle frum his pocket,
an say:
= LIVERY one what wants me fer the
dog catcher come over year.
"WuI, thar wuz a stampede fer thet
thar botEle, an he Wuz elected unani
mously."
How do you make that out9 Didn't
you vote for YourseIt8"
Stranger, / wuz the first man ter
reach the bottle!"
"Well, you were at least a drink
ahead"
Stranger, right thar wuz whar the
rub kim in Right thar I started bilin'
an I've bin a bilin' ever since! Thar
wuzn't anything in thet bottle but boss
Iinament I"-Detroit Free Press.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22

can muster. By and by after you are
through knowing it all and begin to
learn something you will be ashamed
to look in the glass and wonder where
the foolkiller kept himself when you
we're ripe for the sacrifice. And when
the ''old man" grows tired of the jour-
ney and stops to rest, and you fold his
hands across his bosom and take a last
look at a face that has grown beautiful
in death, you will feel a sting of regret
that you ever spoke Of him in so grossly
diSrespectful manner; and when other
sprouts Of imbecility use the language
that 80 delighted you in the genimical
period of manhood, you will take to
chasing them with a thick stick and
crushing their skulls to see if there is
any brain tissue in the inside. Bur.
dette.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
SHE D N THANK HIM,

A handsomely-d dressed young woman
entered a crowded car. A long whis.
kered old fellow, wearing a dingy
SLOUGH hat and a suit of homespun
clothes, got up and said:
Miss, take my seat. ST don't look
as as well as these ere gentlemen
nodding to several men, but I've got
nor p~oliteness."
The young woman sat down without
thanking the old fellow.
Miss" said the old fellow with a
smile, II believe I left my tobacco
pouch on the seat. Will you please
get ups"
"The young woman got up. The old
fellow deliberately sat down, and strok-
ing his Whiskers, remarked:
''BIieve I'll keep sittin' here, miss.
I've got a little more politeness than
these ere gentlemen, but I have found
out that I amt got nigh so much
sense. "-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
A PAP's ADVICE.

Ichabod, my boy, methought heard
you speak otyou father this morning
as tine old man." Your are Is years
of age, are you not3 Just 80. That is
the age when calIow youth has it's first
attack of bighead. You imagine at
this moment that you know it all. l
observe from the cut of your trousers,
the angle of your hat. the tip Of your
head, the favor of your breath, the
style of your toothpick shoes, and the
swagger of your walk, that you are
stuck on yourself. This is an error of
youth which your uncle can over look;
but it pains him sorely to hear you
speak in terms Of disrespect Of one you
ehould never mention save by the
sacred name father" He may not
be up in your style in the modern art
of making a fool of himself, but ten to
one he forgets more in a week than
you will evey know. He may not en-
JOY smoking gutter snipes chopped fine
and inclosed in delicate tissue paper,
but ne has borne a good many hard
knocks for your sake, and is entitled to
all the reverence your shallow brain
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
99ly a J3robe9 lSropise.
~~~~~&%~~~@~~
BY CLARA

Np4kL.vLY a broken promise Come let us look it DER
NJ For often they mean but little and Otter thew meen rrcbr ooro.
A Y This promise you say was given in a very houohEesa va
VS. And YOU think it was better to break it than to kon Il oTotbor 5z.
EaSS You never, no never have kept it. NJ matter how hard UoH triad
You did not think when you gave il, how could YOU bv it abide9'
~ dear one, there lies the trouble; you did not think. vou sav
a. in Giving q promise, child, that is not the proper a
R9,k Twice. yea more, il needfuL, that you NAV never be
limited to break that promise when its folly you come to see.
TTDnad to break that promise when it shall foolish SEEM,
TTeonned to break that promise Whenj it haunts like an ugly dream.
some one may suffer, dear one, how much you cannot know,
And though ii better to break it, I am sorry it must be 30;
r. ouy it had not been given, how much better it now would be,
a. give in the future no promise in q thoughEess. careless Wev
And though you may make mistakes, no one can blame YOU then.
We are all mortals you know, and fail again and again,
AGAIN and again we fail, though we may willing be
T6do only what is right; we haven't the wisdom to see
The right and the wrong, but let us to everything give thought:
The failure will not be, then, through careless o n our part
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
OLD TIME SCHO LIS.

Dear Aunt Jennie:-I want to tell
the children about how good old Master
Ell Hogle fought school in Bandy's
township in Catawba county, N. G.,
between fifty and sixty years ago. A
number Of man and women are yet
living who were his pupils. A few days
ago one of them gave me an interesting
account Of his school days as follows:
We had only a few studies, read
ing, writing and arethmetic, but these
were thoroughly taught, and We said
Lessons ali day long, just as many as
could be recited, from very early In
the morning until late in the evening.
Master HoyIe made a rule as unalter-
able as the laws of the Medes and the
PerRians, that the child who arrived
first in the morning, should have the
privilege of reciting the first lesson,
and the second arrival, the second les,
son and so on till the last, and what a
hurry we all we're in to get there first.
We ate breakfast long before day.
light, and started to school carrying
pine torches in order if possible to
reach the school house first and be
honored with the first recitation. AZ
we neared it We could see pine torches
coming in all directions, and such races
as we would then have. We would of
ten reach the door a step or two be
hind or before some Other girl or boy,
aud then there would be a scramble to
get in first.
Master Hoyle would always be there
before US with a great big fire, and as
the little ones came in often crying With
cold, he would go quickly from n to
another, clapping their cold little hands
in his, and blowing on them vigorously
to warm them up. After daylight had
fully arrived, Master Hoye would be-
gin the exercises of the day by calling
in a loud voice, FIRST, come" which
we all understood well. Then all day
long we recited our lessons, teacher
and pupils, alike interested and busy.
Master HoyIe taught many years,
and after a long and useful life, passed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
Social Chat.
DrrED BY AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, n. c.

Here is a column for e~verybody-ladies, sem
TIeme4, boys, girls, fathers and mothers
Everybody Is invited to write on subjects of in
perfect asa writer. give US your thoughts n
We Will see that they are in good shape before
they are published.
EBE PROGRESSIVE FARMER isa paper for every
memoer OF the family. and young and old alike
unite these thousands of our friends I'm q bond
81 friendship that will be a help and an inspira.
I1on 10 each one Of u.s." The friendship of each
OF our readers. the confidence of the old North
States sturdy sons. and the trust of each of her
daughters, Is what this paper aims to win by
helping each one of them to do more, to be more
ana 70 enjoy more in this beautiful world" We
nope this spirit will animate each letter, and
Aunt Jennie,'' care of Tan PROGRESSIVE FAR
MIR. Raleigh, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22

My cook came in this morning and
announced excitedly that ''all the black
folks knows there is gwine to be wal
for they seed the sign in the heavens
last night after they come out of
church. 1t was in the north and big
ger than a house: sorter pinkish like
too. l shore was the sign of war and
We all knows it," Well, it may be
that we will have war. Poor negroes,
how superstitious they are.
But are they the only people who are
so weak as to believe in, what most
persons cell ''signs2" Do you know a
person who is absolutely free from
Buperstition3 Men deny that they are
superstituOus but we have 9 some
who were almost as superstituous as
they accuse US Of being. know sev
eral women who will not begin q piece
Of work on Friday. You ask them
why they will not begin work on that
day when if they have a piece of work
already begun they do not hesitate to
work on it as faithfully as any other
day of the week, and doubtless they
will tell you that Friday is an I'm,
lucky day" Unlucky howG I, for
my part, could never think SO. 1t al
ways seemed to me the best day of the
whole week to begin jobs and plan for
the next week. It is my cutting day
If l have a garment to make and I do
not find time to do it before Friday.
Out and if possible ft the garment
on that day and think you will find,
as 1 have so often done. that it will not
seem such a task to finish it the next
week, and possibly leave you much
time for other work. If you have any
thing to do that seems hard and you
dislike to b2gin it, try commencing it
on Friday and see how easily you will
accomplish it, since Sunday, u rest
day, will tighten the burden wonder
fully, and on Monday morning you can
resume your efforts with renewed en-,
ergy.
Who Of III readers will tell US of the
sUQerstitions that exist in their neigh
borhood9
What do you think of 1.-THE New
Man." in last weeks PROGRESSIVE FAR
MER9 Does he really exist, or are the
men more conservative than we women
and tread contentedly the paths their
fa5hers have trO62
Let us hear from you all If you are
interested in this department do not
wait for others to write for it, but
make an effort yourself. Let those
who have written, write agajn.-Aunt
Jennie.
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Newton, N. O..
respectfully,
MRS ALICE NULL.

Dear AWnt Jennie:-I have been a
silent admirer of the Chat corner aver
since it started. Mrs. D. s. r. I agree
with you on some points, I believe in
progress and in women having a broad
scope, and in her studying science and
becoming professional, if she wishes,
and has the opportunity of doing so,
but she can follow mans occupation
without following his style Of dress. 1
don't particularly OF ect to bicy Gle rid
ing. Neither do l object to the collar and
tie, but OIL the horrid boomers! !
haven't cen any in the country, for
country people are too sensible to wear
them. I like horse back riding and
think it excellent exercise. Perhaps
some may say that I'd like bicycle rid
ing, if l was able to own one, but /
don't imagine that I would, and I will
assure you that if I were to ever learn
to ride, I wouldn't under any circum
stances wear the detestable boomers.
Neither do I believe grasping every
frivolous fashion that presents ITSELF
Una, Pamlco, N. @.
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into rest, not more than twelve years
ago. He was a brave soldier during
the Mexican war, which shows he was
not afraid to fight, while he had the
gentleness of a child. Would that all
the teachers, and children too Of the
present day had the spirit of good old
Eli. Hoyle and his band of diligent lit
tie scholars.
80 when q good man dies,
For years hey ond his ken,
The light he leaves behind him lies,
Upon the paths of men,"
Very respectfully,
MRS ALICE NULL,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22

come news to the inhabitants OF Ho
bart Town. At the period of my story
all were exiles. Natives, save the dark
race, which is fast disappearing before
the white man, there we're none. All,
I repeat, were exiles, but all were not
penal exiles.
The exiles to whom / allude were
those whom Stepdame Fortune had
driven from their Fatherland, or whom
the hope Of winning her favor had al
lured from it.
All these had left their loves and
Ceareet interests behind them, and all
their dreams and wishes we're directed
to the fair fields and bright fresides Of
their childhood.
1t Is now far otherwise. Van Die
mans Land, Ike other lands. has grown
national, with the usual exclusive pre-
iudjces and ~partialities.
Beautiful girls and gallant youths,
IN ias sweet valleys, have ripened into
~womauhood ard manhood, have be
come surrounded by a young progeny
and they love the land of their birth.
II ~ approaching bark was antiCi
p8ted by many a beating heart in Ho-
bart Town and its vicinity, what we're
the feelings of those on board the Dart,
the gallant ship that had now been
nearly five months from England2
It carried a miscellaneous assem-.
6l8gc Of passengers, and had touched
a! Cork to take II some women and
children, wac were going to DIN their
husbands and fathers in the colony.
u all this treigh5 OF humanity there
#are -vo women s;ng0Iarly remarkable
he enc. D RI Ca Ian, for beauty the
other. Br.tget r an, for extreme
Ugl.-ess. which would have 6ean re
pal i've had it not been redeemed by
honesty. simplicity and good nature.
Sue 1ad an infant a few weeks old,
30 which she was a tender, Watchful
uJ.-er. but it did not engross her
genial heart.
She h4d a kind word for every n
a-t 8 Helping hand for all who needed
heC sid. The sick found her ready to
tore-3 her rest to soothe their suffer
!ags. aud the Borrowing never called
lg7a her Sympathy in vain, and it was
5000 the feeling of all on board to seek
bridget Ryan under any emergency or
annoyance or distress.
b., above al, she became to Dora
Cs.-a1 the very stay and prop Of her
existence. The young creature had
come On board in bad health, and with
the Dr-=pect Of becoming a mother, a
prospect realized before they were
many Eecks at sea.
IL 1ar hour of trial who was beside
Ter. o--51et Ryan.
q the new born made its feeble
RPP--- % las feeble mother, who TOOK
II to a eherishing breasts Bridget
A-- Ill her own and her infants
'-- found meaos to administer
IN. .21ts of the young mother and
0-r ing; amid all the claims
-ll- .r time and tell, she found
"oa to them.
"bat. eg Ryan" said Dora" 1 shall
~~'-r the far land We are seeking,
a@t Gil waiting me there to whom
VII. Ii q sore sorrow. Here is his
I'. . ~, which I have read every
s-1 a..er my prayers, and every
Lon" as soon as it was light. He
VIII De n the watch for our chip and
"--1as the dsst on board"
h-ovens speed him, my woman"
'NJ4a'ned the cheerful Bridget.
Il WON'T he be proud of the gift
s'o have for hint she added, looking
'le sleeping child. "Oh, sure, and
~" l must be at the merry meeting"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22
A DIVIDED HOUSE.
The Old Man Enjoyed The Old Womau's
Predicament,

-
The Old Man Enjoyed The Old Womau's
Predicament.
1t had rained for four days, not a
damp, insinuating drizzle, but a down
pour that swept everything before it;
the washes, usually nothing but dreary
stretches Of sand and boulders, were
raging torrents, the z8Diss were run
ming full to OVERT owing with dirty
flood water, and the face of the coun-
try bore testimony to the ravages Of
the storm.
I was riding slowly along in the San
Dimas district, picking my way as
best as I could along the line Of ruts
that w~as.called a road, when an old man
glided out of the underbrush and stop.
ped me.
He was soaking wet and had evil
IDENTIFY been out during the entire
storm; but ven the dampness of the
weather did not destroy the smile with
which his face was over spread.
"Howdy, stranger" he exclaimed,
hits bin a rainin'!'
80 I see," I answered, land you
seem to have been out in it,"
Every bit of hit, stranger, hits bin
a rainin' fer four days, an I've been a
laughin' all the time. Ye see the joke
is on the ole woman this time. Jes' be-
fore this year food started we got ter
argufyin' about the prospects. I said
hit wuz goin' ter rain, an the ole Wo-
man said hit Wuzn's an pretty soon
this year argutyin' got 80 warm thet I
called fer a divisshun of the house, an
the old woman seconed the motion an
Immediately took the inside an gave
me the outside, an then the food came,
an I've been laughin' ever since"
sis it a laughing matter to be out in
the rain for four days9"
Under the circumstances hit is,
stranger. Ye see thet's my ranch up
yender. Wul, hit hadn't bin a rainin'
more than fifteen minutes before the
chicken house went down in the wash,
then the barn went, an then the shack
followed"
with your wife in it9"
"With the ole woman in hitI' he
shouted, slapping his leg with glee.
Look down yander, thar she isl"
I looked In the direction he was
pointing and there in the middle of the
wash was the remains of the shack
with the old woman sitting on the
ridge pole, wildly waving her sunbon-
net for help, while around and about
her ragged the torrent.
Come on down, stranger" said the
old man, Il want ter talk ter the ole
woman"
Curious to see the outcome I followed
the old man down to the bank Of the
wash.
"HelLo ole womanl' he yelled, when
he got within shouting distance, has
nit bin a rainin'9"
There was no answer to this, but the
old woman's actions were suggestive.
Throwing her sunbonnet into the
food she commenced to slide down the
roof.
Holy smoke!' gasped the old man,
''she's goin' ter swim ashorel Stranger,
we'd better git. When the ole woman
is mad she's a holy terror, but when
she's both wet an mad she's "a"
The rest l failed to catch as the old
man was already Logging it down the
road. Free Press.
Some one says the age of a political
party may be told by it's rings Elk.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22

on q bright
spring moring, it
was, that the sig
nal at Mt. Mel
son announced q
chip in sight,
and edi
the yellow fig
was hoisted at
Mulgrave bat
terry, and pro
claimed the vel
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1898-03-22

Every day spent carting manure into
the fields at this time of year will be a
day gained in spring.-Ex.
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Judge-''Did you see the beginning
of this trouble9"
Witness-'I did, your honor; it oc
Cured five years ego"
Judge-"Why, how is that7"
Witness-''IG began when the minis
ter pronounced them man and wife,
Exchange.
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-17

army of Invasion has power 10 tax the
people or their property, 10 levy forced
loans, TO billet soldiers, 20 appropriate
property, especially houses, land, boats
or ships, and churches for temporary
and military uses Private property,
except where forfeited by crimes or by
the offenses OF the owner against the
invading army, is seized only by the
way OF military necessity for the sup
port or other benefit Of the army of the
United States. II the owner has not
fed, the commanding officer causes re-
ceipts to he given which may serve the
spoliated owner 10 recover indemnity.
From taxation and levy no class of prop
erty whatsoever is exempt, but classic
al works of art, Libraries, scientific col
lections or precious instruments, such
as astronomical telescopes. as well as
hospitals, must be secured against all
avoldable injury, even when contained
in fortified places while under lombard
ment.
Practically the sooner city sue
cumbs to attack the better for its local
quiet and prosperity. For that reason
there is always a conflict between the
municipal authorities and the national
garrison. Human nature is not always
to be governed by precepts. The fighting
on the outskirts brings the passions OF
the people TO the boiling point. A spark
will produce an outbreak of civil ter
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-17
CUBAN SPANISH oUTPosTs NEAR SANTIAGO

for the maintenance of order until the
conquerinS power declares that the sub
jugated district mas been annexed to its
own domain.
During the occupancy Of the conquer
ed Mexican cities by United States
troops the municipal authorities con-
tinued in power, executing the laws of
Mexico and collecting and disbursing
the revenues under the supervision Of
the United States army officers. Con-
tact between the soldiery and the citi-
zens was avoided as far as possible.
This is the general rule because the
presence Of many soldiers when martial
law prevails is a source of irritation to
the people. The higher the civilization
the greater the distaste for military
domination. and the lower the civiliza-
tion the greater the danger of violent
outbreak on the part of the people If
the yoke is made CALLING by the con-
slant tread of armed men.
This country occupies peculiar stu
alton, and its methods in holding cap
tured cities are necessarily original. We
believe in democratic institutions and
the rights OF the common people, never
theless we do rot make war upon estab-
lished institutions with which the peo-
ple are satisfied, whether they harmo-
nize with ours or not. Before entering
uDon the conquest of Mexico General
Scott issued TO his army what is known
Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-07-17

truce and offered to "capituIate." Scott
replied that the city was already in the
possession of his troops and that the
United States army would not be gov
erned by terms not self imposed. Be-
fore the soldiers could be distributed
about the city the native roughs began
a work Of piilase and depreciation, and
the authorities begged the military TO
hasten its work OF occupation. The ma
tional palace was saved from its own
people by the United States soldiers.
When General Scott reached the ma
tional palace. he read TO those about
him an order containing these words:
Under the favor OF God, the valor of
this army after many glorious victories
has hOisted the cOlors of our country in
the capital of Mexico and on the palace
OF its government.
"But the war is not ended. The Mex
lean army and government have fed
only to watch for an opportunity TO re-
turn upon us with vengeance. We must,
then, be on our guard. Companies and
regiments viii be kept together and all
stand on the alert
Let there be no drunkenness, no dis
order and no struggling. Stragglers
will be in great danger Of assassination,
and marauders shall be punished by
court martial"
The generals last words were inter-
rupted by musket shot some distance