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ANOTHER TEACHER JOINS US.

Dear Aunt JennGe:-AlthOugh have
never written before for your interest
ing paper I have been for quite a while
a silent admirer of the Social Chat. "
l come without a subj act. But of
course you will make some allowance
for that as l am weary with the task
of teaching a crowd Of little children.
I agree with Joe" in saying that it is
very interesting to watch the develop
ment of a child's mind. I have been
teaching for quite a while, and enjoy
it very much although the weather has
not been very pleasant this winter for
those who have quite a little distance
to walk to the school room.
I enjoyed Jennie Actions" letter
ever SO much, and think that | am
somewhat like her about being an
''oId maid" for I don't think all ''old
maids" are such horrible creatures
after all. 1 think we girls had better
never marry than to worst cur condi
ton. 1 for II epj " freedom too well
to give my heart away to just any
one. I don't think it right to marry
till you can get as good a heart in re.
turn as you give.
How many of the cousins are &C
quainted with "Careless Toms" 1 think
1 am ahead of most of you for I am
personally acquainted with him and
think MIN a fine young nan as well as
writer. With best wishes for Aunt
Jennie and all members of the circle
I will close. -''MlZDah"
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Social Chat,


Here is a column for ev~erybody-Iadfes. gen.
6Ieme9, boys, girls. fathers and mothers.
everybody is invited to write on subjects of in
terest to them. Never mind if you are not
perfect as a writer, give us your thoughts and
We Will see that they are In good shape before
they are published.
TIE PROGRESSIVE FARMER is a paper for every
member of the family. and young and old alike
are its patrons and its friends. We hope to
unite these thousands of our friends I'm a bond
OF friendship that will be a help and an tnspira-
tlont to 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 ''bv
helping each one Of them to do more, to be more
ana to enjoy more in this beautiful world" We
nope this sOirit will animate each letter, and
breathe through every page. Address letters to
Aunt Jennie" care of THR Progressive FAR
HER, Raleigh. n. @.
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on his great coat Kate stood by him
holding q lamo for the purpose OF
lighting him down the walk, when he
exclaimed:
by the by, Kate, l heard at the no
tel this evening tina a Ray Hazlenut,
Hickory nut, or somebody, has arrived
in Danbury, and expects TO remain
for a month or go. He is q lite a sport,
so they say; has travelled much and
is on pleasure bent"
Ray Haz!enutl' murmured K ate,
family, in aseonishment.
YES" continued Dr.. Raymond, 50
much occupied with MS preparations
that he did not notice Kate's perturba-
baton, May be, he will help to en-
liven the town some"
B~Ittoning up his great coat, DR..
Raymond darted forth, little dream
ing of the part that this acquisition to
the towns society vas t. play in his
life during the next few days, and less
dreaming that there was a cloud upon
the face of his darling Kate, which he
could have easily perceived, it he had
not hustled about in a manner that
w )uld indicates that the fate of the
human ace depended UPON the in
Simultaneous restoration of his patient.
ITO be Ontinuei)
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form of JEALOUSY and will not permit
his wife to spend an evening away
from home, unless he is with her and
if she does go he is not willing to speak
to her for a week after ward.
Now for the ghost story. There
were two lads who thought that they
knew where a treasure was buried, so
they went n night to unearth it.
Three of US boys heard of their inten
ton and thought that we would play
ghost. We took an old tin pan fast
ened it tightly to Il OF us, climbed a
tree, and waited. At last they came
and began to dig, Minutes seemed
hours, but when they were intent on
digging We sent the old pan flying,
o le said, what is that7' and forth
with left those digzings. The other one
hollered &c Jod Lord, he has got me-
and ran as fast as he could. Thus en-
ded the K2ondike for one night but
they g not discouraged. Some
nights after they went again, having
called a third party to help them.
We had prepared for them by bury
ing an old jug in the hole. They
found it and when about to lift it out
one of US remarked in a sepulchraI
tone, "DJn't bother that. If you get it,
it won't do you any good" They threw
down pick and spade and ran. I wish
some one else could have seen them.
They did not think of the briars. AS
they rushed passed me I made a noise
like some one struggling for breath.
They a home. We kept quiet and
no harm came of it.
Success to The Progressive Farmer
and Aunt ] 9nnie. -Jack.
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DR. WILL RAY MOND vas a cheer
II full man No person in the
town of Danbury was courted for his
cheerful smiles and merry laugh as
was ne. He always wore a cheerful
c~oupre0anca, whether his patience
recyvsrd or died, whether he re-
csI7ed bis fees or went unpaid,
or. at least, he appeared before
the people OF Danbury with a cheer
fuI face. fer no one had ever seen his
merry round face clouded for q mo-
mant. EtGui and trouble took fl ght
ct the slglJ of il bubbling i've with
merrImert. 80 the people declared,
AM. accoF DINGHY, sent for him ito
call CT I'D. is he was at leisure"
whenever gney we're so attacked. HIS
patients declared tdat the doctors gay
ctr was a more effective antidote for
their ills a ali the medicine In the
world. People had been actually
EalwD 10 Try to smile at his comicali
ties, while be was extracting a tooth
for them On one occasion he tried to
I55k mourn ully grave during the re
citaI Of a very long list Of ills by a very
precise old lady, only to burst into an
uncomfortable f5 of laughter IN the
middle Of the most serious part Of the
dIagnCs.s, declaring that no one per
son ever was aft cCed with one fifth OF
the diseases, from which she imagined
that che was sUf ring. This act and
the ~C0micalItiss which he performed,
while extracting teeth together with
hopping around the hotel Cfice during
g whole evening. much to the amuse
meat Of the guests, mimickIng the
proprietor with an attack Of govt, to
perfection, had won for him the title
Of the Merry Young Doctor" al
thought the doctor, himself, admitted
that he was something over forty.
ILis merry hearted doctor never
failed to attend a patient, whether he
was summoned by day or night. In
s.orm or sunshine, regardless Of wheth,
er his patient vas a rich land owner or
& poor tenant, he went with all posi-.
bic dispatch, without stopping to in
lllre, whether he would receive his
fees, Consequently, he had taken the
practice away from the older doctors.
He had also won the esteem of every
one; even the other doctors had to ad-
nit that DR.. Raymond vas a very
clever man.
When he first came to Danbury two
years before; and established himself,
he did not, as the town slang ex-
pressed it, take to the ladies much I"
IGis gave rise to much speculation
concerning the doctors past love at,
iaIrs Many ridiculous stories we're
circulated, some of which amused the
DOCTOR very much. while others, the
more acute matrons declared, caused
The doctor to look very serious for a
moment.
That part of the population which
ended to the affairs Of the heart for
-l= town, aud arranged the matrimo
. alliances Of all new Corners, while
.la party or parties concerned were
holly ignarsnt Of such arrangements,
came convinced that the doctor was
--ti ring from blighted love, however
cheerful he might pretend to be. The
saadows of tenderness that the ma,
irons observed to pass over his face,
whenever deceased alliances were
Mentioned, proved concIusively that
Ils Rh ancee was dead, too. Prob
AoLy she died on the eve of his wed.
ing day. The doctor, however, re
NAMED silent upon all these specula
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Though We Repent.

Though we repent, can any God give back
The desr, lost days we might have made SO fair
Turn false TO true, and careless TO care,
And let US hud again what now We lack3
o.. once, once more to tread the old time track,
The flowers we threw Rwav once more to wear
Though we repent, can and God give back
Tire dear, lost DAYS We might have made so fair9
Who can repuise q stealthY ghosts attack
Silence a voice that doth the midnight dare
Make fresh hopes spring from grave sod of despair
Set free q tortured soul from memorys rack9
Trough we repent. can ony God give back
The dear, lost days we might have made 90 fair3
Louise Chandler MOuLtOn. in ,Scribners
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Hereafter.

IF this were all:-if from Llfe's 6rful rays
No steedier beacon Rleamed-no fairer days
Gould dawn for US who struggle in the night,
And sigh for wings TO bear Va In their flight
To that Beyond Of mystery and amaze;-
Su- ely our b ats would faint beside the ways,
While Courage. stiff ID by desthly haze
Would helpless droop beneath our mournful plight,
It this we're ALL
But DER the shadows,-wi with a heaven wrapt gazs,-
Past love grown cOld.-above the worlds dismaYs,-
Strong, through Lifes moment of imperfect sight,
On to the glowing Of a great delight
Faith,-with her keenest up ward glancing, says
This is not all"
&C F. Ramsey, in Pail Mall
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Juliet, julius Ce Jar and Hamlet are
my favorites I believe, tho it's hard to
decide.
Shakespeare knew human nature,
and for that reason his works will stand
the test of time.-Pansy.
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That many of the greatest ills of lie
are those which do not occur" is an
undlsputed fact. However one may
think OF this subj ect all agree that it is
wrong and harmful to enforce obedi
EDGE by creating a belief in and fear of
the unreal, 1t is wrong, radically
wrong. D. you not remember being
frightened and made to fear darkness
by some "hobgoblin" story told you by
an older person when you wer a little
child2 How you believed that the ter
rible "bugaboo" was in some dark cor
net ready to grab you7 Many of us
have vivid rec elections Of just such
stories, but I think those of us who
were children before and just after the
civil war were more unfortunate in
this respect than are the children Of to
day for we had Or black mammies"
and they told US wonderful stories OF
ghosts and how they, headless and
awe inspiring, roamed the earth on
dark nights. What shall be done with
children who fear the dark9 Instead
Of furnishing them the cause of their
u~nreasoning fear should be sought for,
and you should gently assist them in
overcoming it. d. not call the little
fellows towards, but gently teach them
bravery. NAPOLEON I. is said to have
exhibited unmi5takable fear of q do
nestle cat, and brave soldiers whose
scars testify that they were not COW
ards in war have been known to ex
hibit fear of insignificant obj 9cts.
When such foolish fears are enter
tanned by those Of mature years. it is
evident that the greatest patience
should be exercised in dealing with the
little ones.
Several very good takers are with
us this week. E eanor writes enter
tainingly of her ideal young man and
incidentally CD refers to tattlers. Let
Us hear from others on the subjects
discussed by her.
Pansy, as usual, writes we'll. Read
what she says OF True Polireness."
Mizoah, a new member, comes, she
says, without q subject but her letter
is nevertheless interesting.
Where are Isabella, Wake, B laam,
Ben BJls, Daisy Belle, Sincere, Annie
S ntth, Ms BAtts, Mrs. Null, Mrs.
McKinuy, Mossa, Mrs, r ade, Jack
anna, Jake Sslfsh, Manly, Jack
G rarity, Mamie MeanWll, Plum, B che
Tor J sck, Charity, Violet D w, Madge
B, Jsssamine, Wilkie, Laura, Ora,
L ICY, Basden S;ribbler, Eva Plamon
con, Nellie, Bcown Eyes, Mary, Hope,
R yse, E len, Gertrude Dew, Curly
II 4ad, Toukey B lie, E nina aud E lid,
AgRie, Z ina, Vivian Lee, Absent
Friend, Sherwood, do, Bachelor
Bob, Annie L, May, Mrs. J. E Jones,
and Alder NJ. Myers? Now don'G think
that l have called oil the roll, but read
this over carefully and see il your
name is among them9 If it i, that
means that you have not written in
some time and l am especially anxious
to hear from you.
Njr are these all of our good writer's.
L t US hear from all who have written
and remember that a cordial welcome
awaits all who care to j Din u tues
day Evening Club. Aunt J3nnie.
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Dear Aunt Jennie:-Will you let a
farmer boy in7 If so I will tell a little
ghost story" after first giving my
opinion as to the selfishness OF men
and women. AS q general thing, ]
think men are the most selfish crea
lures G ID aver made. Who ever heard
Of a woman refusing to speak TO any
one for years or perhaps a life time
O: what mother is there that is too sci
fish to forgive an erring child and
clasp it to her bosom9
Have you ever heard or read OF a
mother spurning her child7 Have
you ever known allowing sister to turn
from her brother be he ever go Wild
No, that sister will pity him from the
depths of her heart.
VINO loses sleepless hours listening
for the stumbling steps of a reckless
husband or son, but mother and s~isters1
Who ever knew a woman to be 80 sell
fish as to wish to rob others OF happi
ness2
Woman will sacrifice her own hap
piness for her loved ones, give up all
her wishes and even p9rmit known
imDositions.
Now look at man; he will see a
merry group of girls who seem per
fectly happy. He selects the gayest OF
the group, gets an introduction to her
and by fair speech and eourtly airs
wins her for his wife. Ten to one, he
has a lurking demon in his heart in the
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BE TEMPERATE AND BRAVE,

Dear Aunt Jennie:-B 5fore we drop
the subject of intemperance, I wish to
give the Cnatterers the benefit of the
following item from my scrap book.
The subj ct is Temperate language"
and I am ready to endorse ali the
writer's statemnts.
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his Creator. See Ex 31:1S-1s.-Mrs.
Mary E. Fillyaw, Dial, n. @.

DeGr AWnt Jennie:-Here lam again
knocking for admittance. am ashan-
ed of not writing until, / was called,
but I have been more busy this fall
than usual. I hove been trying my
luck" at teaching, and all Of you Chat
terers know if you nave ever taught
that a teacher does not get very much
spare time in school or out. But never
the less, / have been reading the Chat
ali the while, and seeing such nice let
ters from the Ohatterers and Aunt
Jennie, I do not feel capable Of trying
to write one. But as Aggie says,
"When we do the best we can that is
all that is required Of u.s."
don't think the Chatterers ought to
throw so many stones at the poor old
bachelors. AS q general rule, old
bachelors are better hearted than
young men, and have more hard
'horse sense" according to the old ex
preston, for they have been watching
and learning all the time from the mis-
takes, and calamities of others. One
reason, I think, why they take a
bachelors life, is because they are
choice in the selection Of a companion,
and have ens enough to think On the
subject before hand, and know it is q
step for life. Marriage is not like court
ship. which you can abandon at pleas
ure. II you become dissatisfied with
your bargain, you will have to grin
and bear it" then.
/, like Jennie Acton, like fancy
work, but unlike her, have no talent
for art at all. But I can draw a pail
of water as we'll as any arts. am
very fond of music. / play the organ
some, but / am not a good performer.
I like books much better than music.
I do a great deal of Crocheting. I be
long to 'Old Maid OF Eighteen and
Rollins" list, I am an old maid of
eighteen too. I do not approve of novel
reading at all. We are wasting time
when reading them and there is no
reward offered. We should always
read some thing from which we can
derive some good or informating.-
Helen Kimball. Macon county, N. Q.
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Social Chat.
EDITED BY AUNT ENNIE. RALEIGH, N. c.

Here Is a column for everybOdy-ladtes, Sen-
tlemen, boys, girls. fathers and mothers
Everybody is invited to write on subjects OF IN
ferest TO them. Never mind If you are not
perfect as a writer, give us your thoughts and
we viii see that they are In gOot shape before
they are published.
TaE Progressive FARMER Is q paper Tor every
member of the family and young and ola aLlke
are it's patrons and its friends we nope 70
unite these thousands of our friends in q Oonu
of friendship that will be a help and an tnsplra,
tfOn 70 each one of US" The friendship OF eacn
Of onr readers, the confidence of the old North
States sturdy sons, and the trust of each or her
daughters, Is what this paper aims 10 WIN DY
helping each one of them to do more, To De more
and to enjoy more in this beautiful world" we
hone this s1irit will animate each letter, and
breathe through every page. Address letters 10
Aunt Jennie" care of THE PROGRESSIVE FAR
MIR, Raleigh, N. Q.
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atoms of suits or cases from our State
to the Federal courts, and favor legis
lation to prevent it.
We favor fair and just election laws.
We favor q government Of the PEG
pie, by the people and for the people
economy in expenditure, the abolition
of unnecessary Offices, decency in ad
m~inistration, constant improvement
of our educational System, cuarlEy to
the unfortunate, and rule by the white
men of the State.
We favor the extension of the pow
ers of the railroad commission, and a
close scrutiny into affairs in order to
ascertain, establish and maintain such
rates as shall be fair and just to the
people and to the transportation and
transmission corporations.
We condem free passes.
We favor the election of United
States senators and railroad commits
sioners by the people.
We favor the enactment OF such
legislation as will encourage capital to
take investments within our State,
and guarantee that the same shall be
justly protected.
We favor a union of the silver forces
of the country in the Congressional
elections, and cordially invite ell vot-
ers, without regard to past party at
f1liations. to unite with us in support
ing our candidates for Congress who
favor the free coinage Of silver, thus
giving practical force and effect to the
recommendation of our Democratic
National Chairman, Hon. James K,
Jones, and to the Congressional COM
mittee.
We admire and recommend without
stint the great and gallant fight made
by Hon. William J. Bryan in the lasG
national campaign for the success of
our party and the principles Of our
platform.
We call attention to the wise, ecc.
nomical, honest aud honorable admin
istration of the aft airs of our State for
twenty years prior to the present Re
publican administration, and promise
the people q return Of wise, honest,
economical and honorable administra.
ton under Democratic success. We
call upon every believer in honor, hon
eaty and economy, upon every advo-
cate Of white supremacy, upon every
advocate of equal and just taxation,
upon every advocate of the income
a. and opponent Of plundering tariff
taxation, upon every advocate Of the
restoration Of silver, and opponent Of
the single gold standard, and the pres
ent issue of bonds, as threatened by
the Republican party; upon every op.
ponent of government by in junction,
and advocate Of the jurisdiction Of
State courts over cases arising in the
State against corporations doing bust.
ness therein; upon every lover Of de.
cency and good government and op-
ponents of the prevailing conditions,
to unite with us in contest with
the Republican party-the greatest
enemy Of our principles, and aid us in
redeeming the nation from the clutch
es of greed end injustice and the Stale
from the scandal and incompetence
that now efHict it.
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THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM

@ 49, %&@ u
The fallo wing platform was adopted
by the Democratic State Convention
in session here last May.
The Democratic party of North Car
DINA, in convention assembled in Raj
eigh, N. O., on this day, May 26, 1898,
do hereby approve, endorse aud raGIfy
the last Democratic National and State
platforms, and pledge our earnest sup
port to the principles therein
expressed.
We denource the Republican party
for the passage Of the DINGHY tariff
bill, which has increased the burdens
Of taxation upon the consumers and
given the urusts and monopolists
greater power TO rob the people.
Believing that under our present
methods Of Federal taxation more than
three quarters of our national reve
nues are paid by people owning less
than one quarter of the property of
the country, we protest against such
inequality and injustice, and in order
to remedy TO some extent this great
wrong, we favor an income tax, and
favor all constitutional methods to
sustain it.
We denounce the Republican party
for the defeat Of the Teller resolutions
declaring Jul national bonds payable
in silver as we'll as gold. and denOunce
iG for it's determined purpose of n ore
thoroughly fastening the single gold
standard upon our people, ana for irs
avowed hostility to the free and
unlimited coinage of silver as we'll as
gold, at the ratio of 16 to l, into full
legal tender mOneV.
We denounce the Republican party
for It's determination to issue bonds at
this time, and we denounCe the
Republican war tax bill which lately
passed the House of Repre sentatives
as unjust and unequal In it's burdens.
unnecessary and vexatious; and we
demand the silver seignorage be
coined; that an income tax be levied,
and that the Secretary of the Treasury
be authorized to issue the necessary
amount Of full legal tender greenbacks,
or United States Treasury notes, in
order to meet the expenses of the war
with Spain and to supply the revenue
deficit under the Dingley bill.
While we deplore the war with
Spain, we pledge our earnest support
to the Government in all honorable
ways to effect a speedy and successful
conclusion of hostilities.
We denounce the scandal, extrava
gance, incompetency and corruption
of the present Republican State ad-
ministration.
We d~enouuce all enactments of the
last two legislatures by which cities
and towns in the State have been
turned we to negro domination, and
we pledge ourselves to enact such laws
as will give security and protection to
the property and people of every town
and community in the State.
We denounce the placing OF negroes
on committees to supervise white
schools, and we pledge ourselves, il
restored 20 power, to enact such legis-
latIon es will make this impossible.
We denounce all legislation enacted
by the legislature of 1895 and 1897 for
carry ing out the base and partisan de
signs of the Republican party.
We denounce the placing of ignor
ant, irresponsible and corrupt men in
off :e.
We oppose the removal by corpor