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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
FIRST GUN ON THE FOURTH.
It Will be Fired at Guam, Way Out in the
Pacific.

It Will be Fired at Guam, Way Out in the
Pacific.
Salute, thirteen guns at sunrise. .
Standing order for fourth of July at
every garrison and on board every
naval vessel of the United States.
The first gun of the most glorious
Fourth will be fired at Guam.
The new day begins on the Pacific
ocean, 80 degrees east from Green
wich, OF % degrees west of Hawaii.
The international day line has been
DETECTED westward in the far north
to put Alaska in our half of the af-
ternOOn.
Guam, of the Ladrone group of our
Philippine possession, is about 80 de
grees west of the international line.
The total difference, therefore, in
longitude between Philadelphia and
Guam is 40 degrees, or 8 hours and
20 minutes actual time.
Guam being the first point in our
country to hail the new day, will fire
1.-The shot that will be heard round
the world" This f%ortuitous circum-
stance will attach the LadrOnes to
the American heart forever, and
make their destiny secure.
One hour and forty minutes later
the sunrise guns will boom at IlOilO
and Manila Exactly twelve hours
will pass before the cannon on the
ramparts of San Juan, Porto Rico,
take up the glad salute. Hardly will
their echoes have died away before
Eastport, Maine, will open the can
nonading in the United States! Ev-
erybOdy knows what will happen
thereafter.
Honolulu will do her part.
As the darkness falls over the ex-
treme western island of the Aleutian
group, Tuesday, a tired Alaskan cit
izen, with burned fingers and pow
er-begrimed face, will sit down to
his seal blubber satisfied and happy.
He is an American citizen, and It's
given him to fire the last gun.
Great country
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
NOBLE WOMAN LIFE.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Il wonder if
the young girls who read the leaters
week aster week in The Progressive
Farmer realize the nobility and gran
deur of a noble woman's life?
have ofteen been disguised with
silly young girls who seem to think
because of their college education,
"'reined manners and beautiful
clothes they are quite too good for
household work, so if it is impossible
to hire a servant the poor patient old
mother must do the work.
Now, there is nothing degrading
about any kind of honest labor, and
while I have never approved of wo-
men filing SO many positions which
men have always filed, if it means
bread and butter for her and. those
dependent upon her, I honor her for
it. All honor to the brave little wo-
man who faces the world and works
for those who depend on her for sup
port! Let her clerk, teach, or any
thing she wishes to do. However, if
it only means a few more trinkets
and hats, which she does not need.
she does wrong to do what is not ne
cessary and perhaps crowd out some
man with dependent ones.
Must she then sit with folded
hands? By no means.
Is there nothing for her to do at
home? Then let her do tho work
of charity. In this day of close com
petition we must consider u fellow
man. Awoman's true position is the
queen of a good mans home. Here
she may prove herself as noble as
she will.
There is nothing small about house
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
A VOICE FROM H EAST

DEAR AUNT JENNIE: 81 am tap
ping, gently rapping" for admittance
into the Social Chat. Mine is a voice
from the lowlands, where the pond
lily and bay blossoms grow.
[ do not think Johnnie Browns
ideas of fashions are o K. l do not
advocate the use of red-hOt curling
irons, nor of strychnine as face pow
ders. Johnny did not say the girls
did use these things, but his picture
of the subject certainly ga3e that
idea.
God made all things. He made
some animal life above others, and
He made mans above them all.
Why, a human infant, so far as we can
tell, has no advantage over any
other animal. Why didn't God
make the baby wise, and with clothes
and a trimmed hat on ? Simply be-
cause He left that for US to do. John
ny asks, "Why not let things go just
as God designed it ?" I will answer
by asking, Why not let the gold lie
crude in the mountains? Why bring
the diamonds to light and polish
them? Gold and diamonds are pol
ished and changed in many ways to
attract the eyes Of man and so are
u little sisters.
Moderately heated curling irons
do not hurt the hair. On the other
hand, the curling helps the looks of
all women. Nor are nicely prepared
complexion powders hurtful. They
beautify and cleanse the skin.
Johnny, my boy, do not go back
on the girls personal improvements.
Better let's copy them ourselves,
and may be the. majority of our men
population will not be so awfully
hard-lOoking.
With love to you and our Social
Chat, I,remain yours, CUPID.
Lenoir County, N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03

A good story of college days st6A
of a negro gardener, a jolly fellow,
with whom the boys used to have
considerable sport. Sometimes he
would floor them with his repartee.
One day in spring Sambo had been
burning the college green in order to
get rid of the old withered grass. A
freshman came along, and, thinking
to have some fun, shouted:
Say, there, Sambo, you Oughtnot
to burn that stuff"
"Why?" inquired Sambo.
Because" replied the freshman,
"it'll make that grass as black as
you are"
"WeH, massa," rrtorted Sambo,
''dat's all right. Yes, dat's all right.
Never you fear; dat ere grassu
come up and be as green as yeu are.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
A LITTLE FUN,

Here are a few catches" to try on
your good-natured friends, for the
cranky" one may get mad at you
Ask some One the following question :
eff you say ba, ba, two times how
often have you said it?" The an
swer is, you have not said it at
all" Another is Little Jack Hor-
ner spell that with four letters"
When they give up you then say,
''T-h-a-t."
Here is another: Why do south
down white sheep eat more than
Welsh black sheep? Because white
sheep are much more numerous than
black sheep.
Conceal a few oats in n of your
pockets. On meeting a friend, after
exchange of the usual civiIities, saw.
in of-hand manner, "Oh, by the bye.
L have an oat "a note) for you" Pro-
duce M of the oats and hand if to
him.
Ask this question: Why did the
ugly duckling cross the road? The
answer is: Because she wished to get
to the other side. Or this How
many geese out of the water count
twenty-nine geese in the water? An
swer None; gesse cannot count.
To clasp persons hands so that
he cannot leave the room without
u~nclasping them, clasp them round
the leg of a piano, or other heavy
piece of furniture.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
SAVED HIS LIFE.

Some of the British troops in the
Irish rebellion did not fight particu-
larly we'll. A certain general at a
lord lieutenant's party in Dublin was
admonishing a begging woman to
leave the place, when she said:
sit is I that am proud to see your
honor here in the red coat you wore
the very day when you saved the lie
Of my little boy, Mickie."
Indeed, replied the general, not
sorry to hear anything to his credlI
on such a distinguished occasion
II had forgotten all about it. How
did I save his life?"
"Why, your honor, when the DAT
tie was at its hottest your honor was
the first to run, and when me little
Mickie saw the general run he ran'
too, the Lord be praised. Inc
Interior.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
Our Social Chat.
: EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, n. c

: EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, n. 9. >
AZ CONTRIBUTORS to this department of
The Progressive Farmer, we have some OF the
most wide-awake and progressive young ladies'
npJ vOunp men and some of the most entertain
ING writer's among the older people of this and
other States, the ages of the members ranging
from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
YOU ARE REQUESTED to join by sending
us a letter on some subject of general interest,
and writing thereafter as often as posslole.
office address for Aunt Jennie's information.
If YOU do not wish your real name to appear
in Drint, give name by which you wish to be
known as a ChatteFer.
WEEKS OR MORE must, as a rule,
between the time a letter Is written ana
the dale of it's publication.
ADDRESS all letters to Aunt Jennie, care OF
The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, \.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
USES OF LIME AND CHARCOAL.
They Are Invaluable Aids in Keeping the
Home Healthful in Summer.

They Are Invaluable Aids in Keeping the
Home Healthful in Summer.
1.-THE heat and moisture of the sum-
mer months have a tendency to rust
metals, mildew fabrics and cover all
sorts of substances with mould, y
writes Maria Parloa of "The Care of
the House in Summer" in the the
July Ladies' Home Journal. Fer
mentation and putrefaction develop
rapidly in vegetable and animal sub
stances if they r not carefully
watched. Lime and charcoal are two
aids toward keeping the house sweet
and dry, and the housekeeper should,
if possible, provide herself with both
of these materials. A barrel each of
lime and charcoal in the cellar will
tend to keep that part of the house
dry and sweet. A bowl of lime in a
damp closet will dry and sweeten it.
A dish of charcoal in a closet or re-
f~rigerator will do much toward ma
king these places sweet. The power
of charcoal to absorb odOrs is much
greater directly after it has been
burned than when it has been ok
posed to the air for a length of time.
Charcoal may be purified and used
again and again by heating it to a
red heat. The lime must be kept in
a place where there is no chance of
its getting wet or exposed to the air."
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03

work, Notwithstanding all vo
about the narrownesS of a won D0af
sphere. If it becomes narrorr- "nS
her own and her husbands Is
Good books, magazines and norU
pers are so cheap even the noor ="
have a moderate amount of good "a,
erature, and SO keep in toucb 49,: ~
the world. VIII
To my mind a lady is n ~,
knows how and if not ashamed
any kind of work when necnsso.
She can preside with as much oraS
and dignity in the kitchen as in ~
parlor. Her hands are as canoLIS
and willing to minister to the wont'
of the poor as to play on the niano
She must be sympathetic, affection
ate and true as steel to her Friends
Such a woman is worthy to weartbo
title Gladly"
Girls, you cannot have too HIGH s.,
ideal. Few people ever reach +ba
goal they aim for. So It's we'll -
"hitch your wagon to a star" 7
know of no higher ambition than
to be-
"a perfect woman, nobly planned
To warn, to comfort and command -
PANsY.
Rowan Comfy N q
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
Rowan County, n. c.
WHAT Is BEST?

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Il wish 70
give to the many readers of the dear
old Progressive Farmer d few of NV
ideas on housekeeping and home.
making. I think that the woman
who is best fitted to make a haDpv
home is the one that understands
best how to do hOuse-work.
[ know some wives that think if
out of place to know how to do any
kitchen work, but to my mind it is
rather an accomplishment. While
do not proclaim to be perfect in such
I would not exchange my knowledge
of making preserves, %jellies, pickles,
baking nice bread and cakes with the
woman who knows best how how to
play the piano and entertain COM
pany all the time.
Iwould not object to having some
knowledge of music. I think it helps
to strengthen home influences but if
[ were allowed but the one knowl-
edge, I would take that which per
tains to household duties. Best love
to Aunt Jennie and all the cousins.
MARTHA.
RObnSOn Co N e.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
SEVERAL SENSIBLE AND sEAsONABLE
SUGGESTIONS.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Il want to saw
to the dear girls, when you r at
home never speak an unkind word to
your mother. And don't think she
never gets tired. Assist her with all
her household duties.
I know it is the custom of the
country to bring young folks home
with you from church for dinner,
which is well enough, but don't sit
and chat with them while poor
mother is worrying herself to death
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
The Home Circle.
OLD JIMMY GRIFFIN.

Old Jimmy Griffin I see him now,
Sun on his face and snow on his brow,
Doddering about in his truck path-fat,
And in blue cotton pants and plain straw hat;
Or lounging at ease in his rocking-chair
In the old-time porch with its coy air,
The gourd vines climbing about the door
And the hollyhock blooOm in the yard before.
Evil thoughts may enter all minds, y he'd say;
Needn't hand 'em a chair, though, an ak EN- to stay!
I've little edication, as any may see;
But my Bibles in English, an plain to me.
1t teaches some truths-take this with the rest:
Love God an your neighbor an do your best
If we heed his advice, I guess that the Lord
Won't test US on grammar to give His reward!
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03


"My dear brudders an sisters IT,
marked the venerable pastor OF the
only colored church in town, as n0
carefully cleared the broad table IL
front of him so that every nickel
cent, and button laid upon it would
stand out in startling distinctness'
''dere is some of de folks in us
chu'ch gives accawdin' to DER
means, an some accawdin' to DER
meanness. Les not have any Oh ~
secon' class heah dis mawnln
After which the procession CON-
menced, and everybody reached lol
his bottom dime.-Ex.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03

Let US help the fallen still, though
they never pay us, and let US lenl'
without exacting the usury OF gF"'l
tude.-Thackeray.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03

We do a great deal Of Sinking in
this life on the ground of not being
geniuses.-Rose Cleveland.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03

ground horse radish, n head of
garlic, two sliced lemons and three
pounds of sugar. Mix mustard and
turmeric into a smooth paste with a
little vinegar before putting into the
vinegar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
Red Pepper Catsup.

Boil half gallon of red pepper pods,
in water enough to cover, until ten
der. Add, while boiling, a table
spoonful each of mace and allspice ;
rub through sieve and add one quart
of apple vinegar. Boil until thick :;
then bottle. One pound of, sugar
may be added if desired.-Texas Farm
and Ranch.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-07-03
BLACK N GREEN.

Robson Co., N. G.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
The Vampire Bat.

South America, especially Venezuela,
is the home of the vampire bat, that
horrible animal whose blood sucking
propensities are so well known. In
Venezuela the vampire when caught is
often made the subject of an expert
ment that is as curious as it is cruel,
though in connection with such a loath-
some animal as this giant bat the cruel
ty is rather naturally lost sight of by
the people who have to suffer from its
ravages.
The vampire is captured in thick
cloth. 1t is then taken out, and through
its two extended wings nails are driv-
en-. securing the animal to a door or
wooden paling. A cigarette is then
lighted and placed in the bats mouth.
At once the animals eyes shine
strangely, and it begins to puff the
smoke in and out with frenzied gasps,
its actions being exactly those of the
most hardened smoker, keeping firm
hold of the cigarette the while between
its sharp, deadly teeth. When the Gig
arctic is nearly finished, blow on the
head puts an end to the animals ex-
istence.
The extraordinary part of the expert
ment lies in the fact that the bat does
not at once reject the cigarette, as he is
of course at liberty to do. There are
many who affirm that the bat really
does enjoy the tobacco. The probabili-
ty is that the animal is so maddened
by fear and pain that he puffs away
unreasoningly and fiercely, his instinct
telling him that in the properties of the
tobacco lies oblivion
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
Laughs and NIishens

What queer things the average per-
son laughs at. If some one slips and
falls or is unfortunate enough to make
any awkward blunder, the average
person thinks it very funny and laughs
and repeats the affair for funny sto-
~. If some one makes an unfortunate
remark accidentally, his embarrass-
ment is always q theme for merriment
Women. who are supposed to be SYM
pathetic. are the ones who have the lar
gest stock of such funny stories. They
always seem to be a success. People
love to laugh at the misfortunes Of 9TH
erS.-Atchison Globe
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
LADIES' COLUMN.
IS THIS WHAT HOME SHOULD BE?

A home means that place, says a
writer in The Coming Age, where the
most perfect freedom is enjoyed,
where the greatest privacy is secured,
where love and sympathy abound
the place to which the business mans
thoughts revert with pleasure in the
midst of cares and worries incident to
his occupation, and to which he bur-
ries when the day is done.
What happy man it is who can
invite friend home at any time,
assured of a bright welcome, an or
derby, attractive house, and an appe-
thing. even if very plain meal!
1t does not require wealth to build
home. 1t needs only unselfish love
for each other, and love of home. 1T
must be so arranged as to appear to
run like perfect piece of machinery,
without noise or friction anywhere,
each servant, where there are SER
wants, conscious of filling post of
honor.
We owe 1t to our husbands, our
children and ourselves to create a
happy home. Yes, I believe we owe
it to God; for the home is the centre
from which every good thing in this
world comes.
Living within your means, striving
to pleas no one but those about you,
envying no ones better fortune, in
fact, seeing no better, because no hap
pier, that makes home.
Learn the secret of building home,
and your husband will not be mem
Der of any club. Learn to be the most
attractive woman in the most attract
i've place on earth to him, and if he is
true man he will never wander from
you even in thought. Be ready to go
out with him at all times, happy to
stay at home with him at all times.
Remember the crown of womanhood
is wifehood, the crown of wifehood is
motherhood, and the safest haven
on this earth is the home where you
can close your doors and shut out all
the world at will, or open to receive
whom you will.-Erchdnge
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01

Here are the leading points in Bry-
ans letter accepting the democratic
nomination to the presidency:
If elected, he will not again be a
candidate for president, la Grover
Cleveland.
Pledges war upon the trus is through
new legislation and sympathetic
attorney general.
Defends the 16 to ratio.
Favors popular election of senators.
Against injunctions in labor troub-
les.
Demands arbitration between CAPT
tai and labor in disputes.
Wants labor department and cabi-
net officer.
Speaks for liberal pension policy.
Wants independent Nicaragua ship
canal.
Hostile to any foreign alliances.
Says he is a firm friend of the Mon
roe Doctrine.
Reaffirms belief in the income tax
Sets forth objections to Imperial
ism.''
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
He Used the DYE

Queen Margherita of Italy was anx-
ious that her husband, King Humbert,
should follow the example of his fa-
Their and the fashion common among
elderly Piedmontese officers and dye
his hair. Her pleadings were in vain.
Seeing entreaty was in vain, the queen
had recourse to stratagem. She caused
quantity of fine hair dye to be sent
from Paris and put in the kings dress
ing room. together with directions for
its use, making, however, no allusion
90 the subject. The king, too, said
nothing. though he could not fail to see
the pigments.
Now, the queen had a large white
poodle of which he was very fond.
What was her horror few days later
to see her pet come running into her
room with his snowy locks all turned
to jet black. King Umberto had ex-
pended the dyes upon changing the
color of the poodle's hair. From that
day forth the subject of hair dye was
dropped between the royal couple.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
An Odd Sort of Dinner.

Lord POlkemmet, a Scottish lord OF
session, usually retired to his coun-
try residence during the part Of the
year when the court does no business.
John Hagart, the Scottish advocate,
equally idle from similar cause, went
to shoot, and. happening to pass Lord
P's property, he met his lordship, who
politely invited John to take, or, as he
said, to TAX, family dinner with him
self, his wife and daughter.
John accepted the invitation, and
they all assembled at the hour of din
ner. There was joint Of roasted veal
at the head of the table and stewed
veal at the bottom, veal soup in the
middle, calf's head on one side of the
soup and veal outlets on the other,
calf's foot jelly between the soup and
roast veal and calf's brains between
the stewed veal and the soup.
MOO" said his lordship in his own
blunt way, 'AIr. Hagart, you may very
likely think this an odd sort of dinner,
but yell no wonder when you hear the
cause of it. We keep nae company,
Mr.. Hagart, and my daughter here ca
tiers for our table. The way we do is
just this: We kill a beast, as it were,
today, and we just begin to cook it at
one side of the head, travel down that
side, turn the tail and just gang back
again by the other side to where we be-
paD
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
THE FREE NOTICE NAN.

"You can tell the people,i you want
to fill up your paper, that I am going
to start shop to manufacture and
repair wagons and carriages" said a
fellow to newspaper publisher.
"Would you like standing adver-
tisement?" asked the editor. "Oh. I
only want an item" was the response.
''Would you like to subscribe for tho
paper?" Well. no: I am taking all I
can read now. I may take yours
when some of them run out.' The
next day the editor wanted two
spokes put in his wagon wheel and
dashboard fixed. He went to the
shopkeeper and said: "You can fix
this buggy if you want a job to keep
you busy" The shopkeeper looked
it over and said, "The spokes will be
fifty cents each and the dashboard
one dollar, making two dollars for
the necessary repairs, "But,n said
the scribe, ''I don't intend to pay any
thing for it. I thought you might
want to fill up your time, Just an item,
you know. "-Publisbers' Guide.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01

The school gardens of Sweden are
more extensive than those of any
nation, and contribute vastly towards
the increase of national wealth. The
beginnings of agricultural knowledge, as
we'll as the love for it, must come in
youth, and in countries where a large
part of the population depend upon
truck gardening, the distribution of
this knowledge directly increases the
prosperity of the people. Belgium,
France, Germany, and Austria con-
tribute large sums of money for the
furtherance of these schools, but
Sweden has more highly developed
system. Exchange.
Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1900-10-01
1T HAPPENED IN A DRUG STORE

fOne day last winter a lady came to my
drug store and asked for brand of coue b
medicine that did not have in stock.o says
Mr. c. r. Grandin, the popular druggist of
Ontario, N. Y. "She was disappointed and
wanted to know what cough preparation 1
could recommend. I said to her that 1 could
freely recommend Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and that she could take a bottle of
the remedy and after giving it a fair trial if
she did not find it worth the money to bring
back the bottle and l would refund the price
paid. In the course of day two the lady
came back in company with friend in need
of cough medicine and advised her to buy a
bottle of Cham ber1ain's Cough Remedy. I
con slider that very good recommendation
for the remedy" 1t is for sale by w Bar
ron, Druggist.