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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02
FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN GIRLS.

You think, perhaps, that I can find
no fault with the friendship of girls
with each other, that that certainly is
safe and pleasant. I have said enough
for you to understand that l believe in
reserve ever in girl friendships. Girls
are apt at certain periods Of their lives
to be rather gushing creatures. They
form most sentimental attachments for
each other. They go about with their
arms around each other, they lolI
against each other, and sit with cIasped
hands by the hour. They fondle and
kiss until beholders are fairly nauseat-
ed, and in a few weeks, perhaps they
do not speak as they pass each other,
and their caresses are lavished IN
others. Such friendships are not only
silly, they are even dangerous. They
are a weakening of moral fibre, a waste
of mawkish septimentality.
When girls are so sentimentally
fond of each other that they are like
silly lovers when together, and weep
over each others absence in unCon-
trollable agony, the conditions are
serious enough for the consultation OF
a physician.
1 wish the friendships of girls were
less sentimental. were more manly.
Two young men who are friends do not
lop on each other, and kiss and gush.
They trust each other, they talk freely
together, they would stand by each
other in any trouble or emergency, but
their expressions of endearment are
not more than the cordial hand grasp
and the unsentimental appellation,
ID lar old chap"
I admire these friendships in young
men. They seem to mean 30 much,
and yet to exact 80 little. They believe
in each others love, but do not demand
to be told of it every minute.
It is the highest type of friendship
that can believe in the friend under all
circumstances. I have q friend from
whom I may not hear once a year, yet
I know just where she stands in her re-
lation to me, and I would have nc fear
of finding her cold or unresponsive
should / at any time call on her for a
friendly service. 1 may see her,
or even hear from her again in life,
and we may live long years yet On the
earth, but l would as soon think of
doubling the return of to-morro VS. sun
as to doubt her love.-From what a
young Woman ought to Know" Vir
Pdb., Co., Philadelphia b. permission.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02
CHAP III.
KATE's PREsENTIMENT IS ABOUT TO BE
REALIZED.

KATE's PREsENTIMENT IS ABOUT TO BE
REALIZED.
Mr.. Ray Hazlenut being a gentle.
man of leisure, with no higher aim in
life than to see the world and enjoy its
pleasures, took up his abode at the
hotel, and proceeded forthwith to
spend money lavishly, and to regale
all the town loafers with marvellous
stories Of his adventures in foreign
lands. The stories being told again in
the respective homes, became widely
dis seminated and caused Mr.. Ray
Haz enut to be regarded as a walking
encyclopedia of all foreign countries,
their languages customs and manners.
Soon he became the theme Of gossip
awong the feminine population of the
town. They considered him a very
superb gentleman, and, no doubt, some
of the young ladies built dreamy air
castles, in which they we're to become
Mrs. HlzlenUt. He began to receive
invitations to attend the various so
cial gatherings, at which he created
considerable commotion and had won
the friendship of all the young PEG
pie, except one-that n was Kate
Rodwell.
He had, however. ceased to annoy
her, after they had rehearsed the same
stormy interview three or four times,
and now he paid no more attention to
her than il she had been a stranger to
him.
1t was soon noticeable that he
summed DR.. Raymond upon all oc
caaions. The doctor, TO whom Kate had
told the whole story of her relations
with r " Haz!enut, pursued the even
tenor of his way, attending his pa
tients and spending his leisure time at
the judges without giving the least at
tention co Ray HazIenut, who had be-
come the fad of the quiet little town of
Danbury.
About two weeks after Mr.. .zle-
nut had taken up his residence in the
town, DR.. Raymond upon returning to
his Cfice late one evening found q note
living on his desk. "a call that some
one has left for me" he unused, picking
it Up and unfolding it. As he perused
the note, his face became deadly pale.
He reeled, as if from a blow and finally
staggered into a a chair, all the time
holding the note before his eyes and
staring at it fxedly. The note a
thus:
"DR. WILL RAYMOND You will be
accused again as the murderer OF your
brother. Accuse the person who &C
cused you of the murder, and an I'M
known friend will establish the fact"
"a FRIEND. ;"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02
The IDEAL

"Oh, ] don't suppose she liked it, but
1 said it just the same! l am very
plain spoken"
Does that not have a familiar riDg9
asks the Housekeeper. Can you not
see the compressed lips of the speaker,
the deter mined CLINT in the hard eyes,
the expression of entire self s4tisfac
ton il the pitiless facet OF course
you can, for there are few who do not
know one or more members of that
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02
WHERE TIE pot OF GOLD" is
BURIED.

How many women are fretting and
struggling along on a very little money
when a good sized yard OF adjoining
patch of ground is going to wastel Yet
that very piece Of ground may contain
all sorts of possibilities clothes, furni-
ture, books, medicines, luxuries, and
even necessities other wise impossible.
Clear, pillow, fertilize and plant; this
done, the great beginning is made, and
perseverance, and attention will secure
the rest. Onions, tomatoes, cabbages,
CELERY, a small poultry farm, a violet
or rose farm-any of these may
add several hundred dollars to ones
purse every year.. Small fruits, hops,
tuberoses and grapes are also very
profitable. With some intelligence q
blooming garden can always be made
q paying one; make it q principle to
have 40 more waste in the garden than
in the kitchen. If there lie only a very
small place, and just enough raise for
ones own family, try, after the table
is supplied, to prepare what vegetables
and fruits are left over for sale for
winter use. There is alwaysa demand
for good home made canning and pre-
serving. D. not let q valuable scrap
of ground be idle. Annette Halliday
Antona in the May Woman's Home
Companion.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02
BY SPENCER CHAPLIN, JR.

that she feared was going to happen to
mar her happiness. Yet, she could
not tell what, for she did not fear Ray
Hazlenut. She only dreaded to be
annoyed by him.
Kate's acquaintance with Ray Halle
tut dated back about three years. He
met her while she was attending a
boarding school and fell desperately
in love her. She, to, became infatu
ated with him; but her infatuation
had long since abated. Now she hated
him. Yet, he persisted in paying suit
to her, until he had become an unbear-
able nuisance.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02
Oh P II.
KATE ROCKWELL HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH
RAY HAZLENUT

NA-E ROCKWELL HAS AN INTERVIEW WITH
RAY HAZLENUT
Dr.. Raymond could not have posi-
bly, gone further than his Office, when
the door bell of the Judges mansion
rang. Kate Rodwell answered the call,
thinking that it was DR.. Raymond, re
turning for something that he had for
gotten.
When she opened the door, she stood
face to face with Ray Hazlenut. She
would have fed without uttering a
q word, closing the door with Hsz'e-
nut on the outside, if he had not
stepped within and closed the door
! before him.
Ny dear Kate, you seem surprised
at seeing me" he exclaimed, speaking
in 8 manner which would indicate that
he expected a welcome, while his
looks belied it. "You hardly ex-
pected to see me here tonight, did
youG'
mo" answered Kate, CURLY, toss
ing her head angrily to give expires
sion to her annoyance.
Why, Kate" he continued, after
having paused a moment, during which
time Kate leaned against the balus
trade Of the stairway, and Ray Halle
u stood with his back propped
againg the door holding to the door
knob, asif he expected that kate would
attempt an exit through that same
door. Have you not a word Of wei
come to say to me7"
Why should 1 have9" demanded
AaCe, standing erect and looking at
him with flashing eyes; haven't l
asked you a thousand times never to
speak to me me again7 Never to come
near me7 Why do you insist upon
annoying me to death9'
To prevent any one else from getting
you. be answered.
IL was you who logged me all over
Europe" continued Kate, not needing
his reply, making my life a continual
nightmare. I hate youI'
Oh, Kate, don't fly into a passion"
uurnured Ray Hazlenut, tenderly;
Why should lovers quarrel2"
lovers? Bah!' scornfully inter
rlPCed Kate; I'VE are not lovers, Ray
Haz. enut. We were once, when 1 was
O ~senseless idiot of a school girl. l
hate you now more than l imagined
.1a- I loved you then"
Kate, can't we restore old rela-
Ia1s" began H%azlenut.
No, never" exclaimed Kate, 81 do
NOT love you. l can never love you.
Lave me, and never annoy me again"
Yes, I'll go, but I'll come to you
again." he replied, I'm win you yet"
He was about to depart, when he
turned to Kate and said:
Dr.. Will Raymond has, won your
lotions, but he shall never have
you"
Aate motioned to him to go, 80 he
departed without onother word being
spoken.
After Ray Hazlenut's departure,
IL Ste, being 100 angry and too hus-
rated by this interview to return to
Aer father with a serene countenance,
repaired to her own room, filed with
" vague ~uneasiness a fear of something
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02
A Question.

n, vou know you have asked for the costliest thing
Ever made by the Hand above
A woman's heart and q woman's life,
And a woman's wonderful loves
Do YOU know you have asked for this priceless thing
AS a child might ask for a toys
Demanding what others have died to win,
With the reckless dash Of a boy.
You have written my lesson of duty out,
ManlIke you have questioned me;
Now stand at the bar Of my Womans soul
Until l shall question thee.
You require your mutton shall always be hot,
Your scczs and your shirts shall be whole;
IrCq1ire your heart shall be true as Gods stars,
As pure as heaven your soul.
You require a cook for your mutton and beef,
require q far better thing;
A seamstress you're wanting for stockings and shirts
look tor q man and a king.
A king for a beautiful realm called home,
And a man that the maker, God,
Shall look upon as he did the first,
And says: 1T is very good"
I am fair and young, but the roses will fade
From my soft, young cheek one day;
Will you love me then, mid the falling leaves,
AS you did mid the blossoms Of Mays
Is your heart an ocean so strong and deep
Imay launch my all On it's tide9
A loving woman finds heaven or hell
On the day she is made a bride.
re quire all things that are grand and true,
Ali things that a man should be;
If you give this all | would stake my life
To be all you demand of me.
If YOU cannot do this, a laundress and cook
You can hire with little pay;
But a woman's heart and a woman's life
Elizabeth B Bro,c,
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02

Criticism Of Z ing sounds almost
heretical in view of the international
popularity into which that author has
doomed within the past few years, but
the limit of perfection in Literary work
has not been attained even by Kipling.
One of the greatest faults Of this re
markably gifted author, who has been
so brilliantly successful in portraying
human nature in many of it's different
phases, is the utter lack of appreciation
which he seems to pr ssess of the female
character. This observation is not
based upon superficial or careless study
of the works of Klpling, but rather
upon thorough and honest investiga
ton. Improvement in this particular
may come in time, but every candid
reader must admit that 1.-The one thing
needtul" which the works Of KIpling
disclose up to date is the touch of in
terest which comes from the just esti.
mate of that sex which constitutes the
larger, as we'll as the better element OF
the human race.-Ex
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02

very uncomfortable class of persons
who think it their duty to tell disa
greeable truths, and to whom the fact
that they are Every plain spoken" is
sufficient excuse for creating any
amount of heart ache and general dis
comfort.
What an exalted opinion such per-
sons must have of themselves to give
them courage to attempt to criticize,
reprove and instruct all their acquain-
tances! How blind or ignorant they
must be regarding the construction of
their W houses, that they dare
throw stones at the dwelling places of
their neighbors; for though we may all
be able to join others in throwing
stones, who of US could stand the at,
tack should our neighbors combine
against us7
Persons who advertise themselves as
being very plain spoken, usually do 80
with the evident belief that they pos
sess n Of the virtues that are allot.
ted to but few. They would be ex
ceedingly indignant should doubts be
expressed as to whether their carefully
nurtured characteristics could be given
a place rel on the list of debatable
virtues, and to speak of it as a decided
fault, might be more than they could
endure. Yet the ideal woman must so
consider it until we give the express
sion a different meaning from that
which it conveys to most of us.
Toe ideal woman will be very sure
that good will come it, before telling g
disa greeable truth very sure that the
same amount of good might not be
gained in a pleasanter way. Sue will
be plain spoken in that she will mean
what she says, and will not practice
the style of deception that consists of
saying a thing in a way that the speak
er knows will convey a false idea.
Many women, who protest that they
never lie, boast of their mastery of this
form Of deception and the world ap.
plauds. The ideal woman will under
stand that it is only another form of
lie, and will not care to attain supe-
riority in that direction. There will
be no yelled inuendoes, no stabs in the
dark, no hints or taunts so deity
worded that they hurt, but do not ad-
NIT of reply, or demand proof. She
will be plain spoken, just as the term
would be understood if Christ we're
really given the place on earth, and in
our daily lives, which we pretend to
bold sacred to Him. She will realize
just how impossible it is for anyone to
say, absolutely, what course Of action
is right for another to pursue, and, re,
Rlizing, she will find it impossible to
criticise, condemn, or ridicule, as is
done by those who EXCUSE themselves
on the ground that they are very plain
spoken. She will be sure that her mis-
sion on earth is not to SOW pain, hu
initiation, discord. and heartache, that
she will always be on guard against
the word that may wound.
But" it is obj acted, "wlthout the
criticism Of our plain spoken friends,
how could there be progressionl'
This thought will not trouble the
ideal woman, for she will have learned
the value of comparison with the ideal.
We are always helped more when our
attention is fixed on something above
us than when contemplating that
which is beneath ug, and the ideal wo-
man will express her disapproval of the
bad by ignoring it, and pointing to the
good.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02

Q1een bees live several years if moth
ing happens to them, but usually two
years ia as long az they last. More
rarely they will not be superseded un-
til three years old.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02

Always mention THE PROGRESSIVE
EARMER when writing advertisers.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02

SIRCIE
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1899-05-02
4. =oR The PROGRESSIVE FARmER.l
Doctor Will RaymOnd's Secret,

HI FOIL ED
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-12
POINTS ABOUT PEOPLE.

Professor Lodge. professor of history in the
University of Glasgow. and formerly a fellow
and tutor of Brasenose college. Oxford. has
been elected to the vacant chair Of history in
the University of Edinburgh
Charles E. Bessey. who has been elected
acting chancellor of the University OF Ne
braska. has spent most OF his time since he
first entered college in botanical research. He
was the botanical editor of the American Nat
uraist from 1880 until 1897. and has been
editor of Johnson's Cyclopedia since 1893.
Oliver Wendell Holmes. second. the new
chief Justice OF Massachusetts, was elected
class poet at Harvard In his senior year. but
enlisted and fought In the war of the rebellion
before class day arrived He wrote his poem.
however. at Fort Independence. and it was
read at Cambridge on the appointed day.
DR.. Doyen. a French surgeon. has exhibited
to numerous doctors and students at the Kiel
University cinematograph pictures showing
various surgical operations. Or. Doyen ad
vocates the use of such pictures for the edu-
cation of students, saving that they are far
more effective than the most elaborate writ
ten descriptions.
Perhaps nothing in the career of Oliver
Goldsmith Is so well known as his affection
for Mary Korneck. the ''Iessamy Bride"
Once he tried to trash publisher for printing
A libel about her and was severely thrashed
for his pains. The other day in London
some OF her biiouterie was sold at public auc-
ton, among which was locket containing a
lock OF Goldsmith's hair. Mrs. Gwyn. as she
lfterward became. died in 1910 in her sSth
year
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-12
SOME POsTsCRIPTS.

Sound moves 143 miles per hour.
! New Yorks net debt is $40, 100000.
A rifle ball moves 1000 miles ner hour.
English colleries employ $4,000 people.
Germany has about $1,000 physicians ant
surgeons
There are 5000 cells in square foot OF
lhoneycombs.
British India now has 14o colleges and II. OOt
students.
The receipts of the Suez canal in 1898 were
sl75sl,20O
1t is now proposed to save the Palisades
by popular subscription.
Four tons OF gold from the Klondkc will
be exhibited at the Paris exhibition.
Music boxes for bicycles are now manu-
featured by firm in Hamburg Germany.
The elephant has 10000 muscles in his
trunk alone, while man has only 577 in his
entire body.
A big trust to develop the iron industry
of Nova Scotia has Just been formed. with
capital of $40. 100000.
Among the 100000 Inhabitants of Naples,
$4,000 never know today wherewith they shall
buy their meals tomorrow.
Buffalo's new union railroad station, TO
cost 5000. 600. Is TO have waiting room
SoA2S5 feet. said to BIO the largest In the
world.
Austria is the country most lenient TO MUIR
derers. In ten years over 800 persons were
found guilty OF murder. OF whom only twenty
three were nut to death.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-12
HOUSTON Daily POST: SATURDAY AUGUST 1893.

peared In considerable numbers Within
the last few years there have been serious
and bloody troubles In Illinois. Indiana.
Kansas and other Northern States over
the bringing into them OF negroes to work
in the coal mines"
Mr.. f. j. Brown OF Baltimore In sta
tistical study on the ''Northward Move
ment of the colored Population" shows
that there are three belts OF negro pop.
| ulation. In the border States Della
ware Maryland the virginias, Kentucky,
Missouri and In the District OF Columbia,
the decade from 1880 to 1890 counted
rate OF increase OF the negro population
OF only 20 per cent as compared with an
increase OF 20 per cent for the whites. In
the next belt. including North Carolina
and Tennessee, the rate OF Increase OF the
negro population was 81 per cent and In
the Tar South" where the negro popula-
tion is densest, their increase was 1874
per cent But the same authority showed
that in the Northern States the increase
OF the negro population was greater than
In the black belt" being 20s per cent!
This showing means immigration into
the North. for the birth rate among the
negroes there is not higher than In the
South. great portion OF this immigra-
ton is being brought about by the en-
ployers OF labor in the North who are
anxious to obtain the negroes cheaper
labor 1t is not improbable that the negro
is to play big part in the labor troubles
in the North. The next census, 1t is
thought, will show a much larger gain |
in the negro population OF the Northern |
States.
Then again, as our New Orleans con-
temporary suggests, the negro is more and |
more looking TO the North as his hope of
refuge. He likes to be where, theoretical
ly at least. he is on the same plane So
cially and politically with the whites. II
these causes continue to work upon the
negro with constantly growing force we
may In a few years see the race distributed
among the entire population instead OF 90
now quartered upon the South. This
Northward movement OF the population
VIII prove far better for the negro than
ais transportation to Africa, and he would
likely cease to be disturbing factor pure
The facts and theories advanced look as
+ this would be the ultimate solution of
he negro problem.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-08-12
HOUSTON, SATURDAY, AUG. ~. 1snD
TEN PAGES TODAY,
THE GOOD WORK GOES ON.

1t is reassuring to the whole population
OF Houston TO know that when q matter
of real Importance is to be attended to,
very little agitation will set the people tc
work to meet the emergency. The man
ner in which the proposition to give this
city more thorough cleaning than 1t has
had for long time was responded to by
the public, was as creditable TO the public
spirit as to the good sense Of our citizens.
The work goee on apace. a meeting
was held in the Sixth ward Thursday
evening attended by representative clti-
zens OF the ward, at which resolutions in :
dorsing the cleaning-up movement were
adopted and a committee appointed to ac-
lively aid the health officer and his vol
unteer assistants from other wards in ac-
complishing the Important movement now
on hand.
All the citizens OF all the wards are IN
terested alike in this work Whether a
man be house owner or a householder.
or simply boarder. whether he has a
family or not, whether white or black, the
healthfulness of this city is of vital alg-
nificance TO him. Only such ignorant and
lazy people as those of filthy Spanish. or
Egyptian. or Turkish, or East Indian ports
antagonize sanitary measures, and they
pay the penalty with their lives. There
are the fewest number OF diseases that
are not rendered more virulent by unclean
surroundings. while the greater number
dad
their origin in filth.
The best intelligence of the day. pro-
fessional and otherwise has learned tbot
Detter than quarantine. better thaa medl-
cal skill, to ward off an epidemic form Of
sickness. is thorough sanitation. That
community can be called practically i'm
mune from epidemics of any kind that ia
clean, and has good water and sewerage.
what does the money cost amount TO
against the lives of the citizens? Thou
sands of dollars, yes millions, could NOT
buy from the good father and mother their
it'ie enid, or from the children their par
ents, or from the brother his sister. and
yet such people often Will deliberately
jeopardize the health and life of the loved
oae BY refusing after repeated warnings
10 take the commonest precautions for
their own or their famly's safety!
Tie fact is almost Incredible, but we
Know II to be true. We all risk TOO much:
We are too disposed to wait until tomorrow
to do what we should do today. We want
to see some immediate danger before we
act. forgetting that even then the in
sidious and hidden disease germs may be
threatening us. Epidemics oftenest steal
upon us like thief in the night when
II is too late to undo what procrastina-
ton has accomplished!
Let us work while we can and place
ourselves In position OF comparative Sc
curity This sanitary movement must 80
on In Houston There is much dangerous
weather yet before us. aud. beside. a thor
ough cleaning up now win render 1t easier
to put the city In a safe condition next
spring. Even in winter. in this region.
where usually we have no very cold
weather, the cleaner the city the healthier
The people.