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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
T TO The BOY.

A boys room should be made as at
tractive as a girls. / don't believe
boys are dealt with as kindly as their
sisters, and 50 much more is expected
of them; they must run errands until
their feet ache, yet no one seems to
think that they YER get tired. A
boys room should have q rug on the
floor of ingram carpet or fibre mating
that can be easily taken up and cleaned.
Have the extra space around the room
painted q suitable color to harmonize
with the woodwork and rug. Ny next
door neighbor has her son's room
papered in light blue and linoleum on
the Fl Or Of pale blue and cream. IL is
a very pretty room, yet I prefer a rug.
as it can be so easily taken up and the
room freshened.
Another plea for the boys is TO let
them put on their best suits on other
days than Sabbath. A boy who keeps
meet and clean has more respect for
himself and we are all more or less
eff; cted by the clothes we wear. An
ill-htting, homely dress makes one i'll
at ease and backward. A club of Phil
adelphia has opened q cooking school
for boys and it is claimed by their
lady teachers that they are more apt
than girls, but I believe this is taking
boys out of their proper sphere and
will cause them to lose their self
esteem, which is very necessary. Boys
can and should help in the home, but
domestic life is not their forte. In
the country homes where il is impossi
BILE { keep mud out of the house,
painted q ors and small rugs would
probably be better than anything else
on the door.-Mrs. Henry Wallace, in
Wallace's Farmer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
SAYS GIRLS ARE DRCsITFUL

DEAR AUNT JENN1E:-It has been
some time since I knocked for Rdmis-
sion to the happy band of ''Ohatterers. {"
! have been 70 busy and have been
having so many other things to occupy
my mind that / have not really had
time TO think Of any thing interesting.
I notice that all the old members are
slow about writing and new ones are
coming in all the time. / am always
glad to read the letters in the Chat
department. Bening a busy man, my
time it taken up with business affairs
and when I have a little time / always
read The Progressive Farmer.
Well, / see that since I last wrote
that some Of my friends think that
there is no end to my troubles. / think
that I was born in trouble as I have
had troubles all my life. Ny girls have
all ''gone back" on me. A few months
ago I drove Is miles to see q young
lady and / ives making arrangements
a few weeks after that to 90 again, and
to my surprise I learned that she ran.
away and married q gambler" and q
good for-nothing fellow" And yet
this young lady is a prominent mem
Der Of the church. And / have had a
half dozen experiences since then
I tell you, friend Patience, I have
lost all confidence in the young ladies.
The time has come when an honest,
hard working young man can't asso.
ciate with the young ladies in this
country, not to think about marrying
them. II q low down drunkard or
gambler comes along, he is just the
man, and q prominent church man
told me a few days ago, that he had
often noticed that an honess, upright,
Christian young man could not aeso.
ciate with the youny ladies in his COM
munity. He said that be had noticed
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
Social Chat.
.Trrn ~ AUrT JHNNTn. RALHTaH. y. Q.
AUNT ENNIE's LETTER.

Our letter from Pansy ia very good,
as hers invariably re-. Her notes On
spring and what occupies the average
girls mind makes q think that q few
ideas as to what will be stylish this
summer would be appropriate.
Most women have cause for thank
fuIness because of the long reign and
continued popularity of the shirt waist.
They are constructed OF almost every
variety OF material and are worn on all
occasion. The notable difference this
season is the absences of Jokes, unless |,
indeed, they be round ones and extend
both front and back. Baeq1e waists
are also worn. Short basques are can.
didates for public favor as are aleo
long pointed overskiEts
White bids fair to be even more
popular than last season, and what
color enhances q girls beauty as does
pure soft fluffy white3 To me there is
nothing prettier or more appropriate
than white for girls. The magazines
tell me that we old folks must year it
this season or be considered old-fash-
toned.
Fringe is to be worn On handsome
dresses. Many of the newest skirts are
finished with ruff ss. Nothing ap-
parently detracts from the sizs of your
foot quite so much as q rUm3 On the
bottom of your skirt. White mall ties
will be very popular. Marrow black
velvet and tiny satin ribbon in all COL
ors will be very much used for trim
ming dainty dresses. And don't for
get girls chat there is nothing which so
readily bespeaks the lady rs the neat
shoe. Be careful of the buttons. When
walking throw your weight on the ball
of your foot thus avoiding turnover
heels besides beneftsing yourself ply
sically.
must tell all my girls that at least
one sensible style has been adopted by
many women within the last year and
that is what is known as the rainy
day skirt" o. course there are ex-
tremists who will have them too short.
but I think one end q half ortWo inches
from the floor is short enough. I do not
think any skirt should touch the
ground at any time. for besides causing
the Wearer much inconvenience they
are not very Clearly, to say the least of
il. The new skirts have the fullness
in the back laid in a box plat which
may be a double or single one.
Aunt Betsy is with US week. She
makes things lively wherever she goes
and is always welcomed by the circle.
Now, Tennessee Boy, / think that
my girls are exempt from at least
some of your accusations. It may be
that you are correct as to some Of the
young ladies of your own section, but
I think our girls are different. We ex
tend to you an invitation to come over
into North Carolina and be convinced
of your error. I wish all those girls
of whom you write could have the
pleasure Of reading your letter. Send
us a list and we will mail them copies.
Do you think a shot from ambush fairG
Where are our boys9 We would like
to hear from them. We have again
our supply Of letters. LIST
me hear from you all.
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27
rEE GIRCLE-
o A False Step.

SReetl Thou hast trod on q heart;
'PaBeI there's O world fuH OF men,
And women as fair IS thou art
Must do such things now and then
Thou only hast stepped unaware,
Malice not one can impute);
And why should a heart have been there,
In the way Of q fair Woman's footG
It was not q stone that could trip.
Now was it q thorn that could rend;
Put up that proud upper lipl
Twas merely the heart Of a friend.
And yet, peradventure, one day,
Thou sitting alone at the glass,
RemarkinR the bloom gone away,
Where the smile in it's dimplement was,
And seeking around thee in vain,
From hundreds who hatsered betore,
Such q word, 20, not in the main,
Do I hold thee less precious, bat more"
Thou wilt Sigh, very like, on thy part;
''Ot ell ! have known. or can know,
] wish / had only that Heart
I trod upon ages ago."
ELIZABETH BARRETT Bro
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27

Take 2 as. sifted -four, one yeast
cake dissolved in luGewarm milk. /
heaping teaspoon salt, 2 tablespoons
granulated sugar, { cup butter, and
luke warm mtlk enough TO make a
moderate stiff dough. Set TO riss at
2 p. m. When well risen, make into
rolls and set them TO rise, TWENTY
minutes In In a quick oven ia sufficient
time TO baka-A. r Annabla.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-03-27

"The good die young" as you've
hear say but the old dye when they're
getting gray.-Lifs.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

The enlargement of church at
Quincy. Mich. and its recent rededi-
cation testify anew to the power one
person may exert in community
Thirty years ago Quincy was but a
hamlet, and the Presbyterian church
being reduced to single member, the
presbytery dissolved the church and
sent a committee to get the minutes.
Mrs. Patter refused either to give up
the minutes or to be dissolved. 4"
What the presbytery should do" was
her plucky answer. lis to send US a
minister" Her advice was taken, and
today the church is happy. hopeful and
1ourishing- 1t lived simply because
enc earnest Christian woman would
lot let 1t die.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

The great value OF carrots as 4 food
for horses and colts is all too little
understood or more OF them would be
grown. A few carrots fed to a work
ing horse once a day or even once IN
two or three days. is a great regulator
OF digestion. For such a use they are
probably superior to bran, and they
can be grown without great cost. says
Inc Farmer. For colts and brood
mares they are equally good, and espe-
efally in winter. when the other food
Is dry. Other field roots, as t,.rnips
and mangels. are also good, but the
carrot Is probably better reIishsd than
either of these. Carrots are easily
grown. They yield immense crops.
They are a sure crop. and they are bur
little subject to diseases. They ought
to be planted early. and on we'll
cleaned soil: that is to say. soil wslI
cleaned on the surface. They can be
put in straight rows with the hand
seed drill. using about two pounds o.
seed per acre. Where the patch -
small. 1t will pay to hand rake It ovsr
before the carrots appear. Then care
full cultivation should Be given. Hal:
an acre will furnish enough for sew
eral horses. Thin them to about four
inches In the line OF the row. Ths
Mastodon Is one OF the best varieties
for Minnesota. Try small patch next
year. Boys, If you have some colts or
calves grow few carrots for them.
Ihey are as good for calves as for
colts.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

6trike-the-Kettle is not a romantic
name, but the old Indian who bore that
Appsllation was a leader and a Chris
tian king among his people. For
many years Strike-the-Kettle was a
scout. protecting the United States
mail from hostile Indians. While on
tails duty he was wounded in a fight
With his own people. A few years ago,
when the Dakota prairies were on fire.
<he Indians Of the Standing Rock
Agency fought the flames for days.
when at last 1t was feared the whole
village would be swept away, a de-
voted missionary stood watching, with
wagon packed, ready to flee at the last
moment. In the darkness she saw
some one standing by her gate. 1t
was ke-the-Kettle. Il can no
longer fight the fire." said the wound
ed old scout, "but l will stay here.
Winona. Go to sleep and l will rouse
you in time" When the exhausted
woman finally woke, all danger was
over, but Strike-the-Kettle was still on
guard. Is 1t strange that on Memorial
days Winona lays wreath on the
grave OF Strike-the-Kettle?
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

In one Of the statistical divisions OF
tbs Department Of Agriculture In
Washington may be seen machine
assembling typewriter, which multi
plies and divides with unerring accu-
racy and with great rapidity. Give its
operator multiplicand OF six figures
and multiplier as large, and he will
write them out as upon a typewriter;
then he turns a handle a few times,
and before the onlooker knows what is
going on, the product is written out
before him. The machine performs
examples in division with equal ease.
Does any one of our young readers
fancy that he sees in this invention an
emancipation OF boys OF the twentieth
century from the vexation of the null
tiplicatton table? Alas, that is too
much for him to hope.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

Some poultry papers tell amateurs
not to buy birds to bring onto their
farms, yet carry the advertisements Of
men that have birds to sell. II is true
that ronp and other contagious dis
eases, as well as lice, are brought onto
farms by importing birds. But It is
sui necessary to import. The man
that goes out into the country and
picks up fowls hit or miss is almost
sure to get something that he did not
intend to purchase. But In buying
from professional breeders there "a
little danger OF importing diseases. In
the nrst place diseases are not likely
to exist on well kept poultry farms.
and In the second place, II they do
exist they are recognized and steps are
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

Admiral Dewey recently appeared
and eloquently advocated the passage
Of several bills granting pensions to
the widows Of officers who served with
him in the battle Of Manila Bay. The
Deasure now pending provides for
pensions for the widow Of Captain
Charles V. Gridley OF the Olympia At
the rate OF 5000 a month; the widow
OF Commander e. B. Wood of the
Petrol, at 800 q month; the mother OF
Lieutenant Thomas NJ Brumley, the
Admiral's Flag Lieutenant, at $50 a
month, and the widow of Captain
Henry e. Nichols OF the Monadnock at
500 a month
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

ths Old nusseAl sasseA ought 10 brsns
them Another fortune. and III. s4,sw
disappointment following = s.rss 4
cssAsiFous weeks 10 supposed To Aays
unbalanced his mind. for be las psrss
bsen heard Of alive or iracrs to hh
hiding place. Shsthes or nos AisvA
since be sAposd on; os The lssss u IN
pressai he Vas acs An especially
good actor. ba, be held his oss u
such quiet nArss A. Sa.s sAi.sexsT
usss TO invsas for W.asteg's umssM
ABILITY. ans ks vas . pleasant enn-
panioa. devoted 10 Nellie. Who. VIII
Salisbury. Vas the winning nttraetsn
OF the equalization Nellie kas he<a
TIE soats~sts OF RIshas. HoaIsfs
stock company for nAnY ye4ra. al
hsf successes In farce. Of which BGlly
Crane was The s2e~iHI mAxnes. eAs~
her az Iesa % . 1esAhis starring ~
turs. and the s.samphs os The yokss
family In thstr musical farce. ~Fua u
Kitchen inspired Sass Salisbury
0ith the IDEA Of tn. TrpaeA.oars-
huetuoss lii employed By the voksA
In ~hleh the refrain Of ~oAyix The
uoubsdour vas an kmga!nE f&rsU.
suggesting the title o: tbs MrHmfT
medium q entertainment John Web
steF and Salisbury p@r. Always anA
faithful friends long afss- Mates a..
failing discretion aud ,Atuttiou led ain
TO desert vaudeville eorae4r before
~ob-tids set in whsr II. s4-@rrh sof
Webster began Salisbury quietly sn-
suEatsd hunt on his own for his I'D
friend. but nothing has ever bcen
heard of Webster. and Neilis lives 10
mourn Dick Golden thought Joha
about the worst comedian among tAs
many good fellows who never could
learn 10 act. and somebody said %
Dick VIVA, do you th'nk OF Wet.
sser ~ u comedian" Hes q naughty
boy" answered Dick. pAternailr
''somseody will scold him some day
Recent rev plays in Italy are ter
ribly gloomy In theme and treatment
IL seems that all the other drsmatisss
are sndeavorfng to Guido DAnnunxla
wAoss "Giaeonda" was % full OF futile
horror. Msehino'a ixteat piecs. "The
Second Life" deals with the unfof-
sanats pasaion Of . man over % for 4
woman he cannot make his wife. aal
has tragic climax. This Month d
Mary" is p!iful. hopeless tragedy u
one act.
correspondent informs q IIondoo
paper that a young woman employed
In = florists shop witnessed 4 per.
formsnce OF Hamlet" at the Lyceun.
A. the hours passed she grew rather
bored. but woke up when abe saw poor
ophelia give away pansies. and heard
her speak the accompanying lined.
Turning to her companion. she whls-
pered audibly: SILLY. | call II; tAs1
ain't In season."
Pericles" Ia to be the feature OF IL
shakespearean festival At gtratforAs
on-the-Avon this month. Hermann
vein and Eleanor Calhoun have besa
specially engaged. Mr.. ve1in, VIE
made his nrst appearance on the Ene
iish stage on Easter Monday. 1850. .
soon to have . complimentary jubilee
bcneht Charles wyndham has promr
Used to lend his theater.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09
taken to get rid OF them On our farms
Il often happens that such diseases az
Int without being recognised.

taken to get rid OF them On our farms
Il often happens that such diseases az
Int without being recognized.
Avoid Bad Grsin--There Is no gain
to farmer in feeding his fowls on
spoiled grain half OF which Is worth
less for food. We hear OF cases where
this spoiled grain is purchased for
poultry food at say one-haH the cost
OF ordinary grain. But as half OF 1t
is worthless for food, on account cf
consisting of weed seeds and shriveled
wheat. it is evident that the real cost
OF the grain is the same as II wheat
were bought al full price but OF good
quality. There is the added danger u
getting musty grain. which Is said TO
he one OF the causes of bowel disease In
fowls.
Wheat as Poultry Food.-A writer
the grains Is rightly balanced for the
best results TO be obtained In their
feeding. This is true. He further says
that the one grain that comes nearest
to be well-balaneed Is wheat This is
not true. Oats come nearest 10 fur
nishing a balanced ration. according
10 all the experiments OF feeders and
CT chemists Wheat contains too little
OF the carbohydrates element. Wheat.
however. may be balanced with corn
and even when wheat is high 1t may be
balanced with corn economically.
We wish that more readers of the
Farmers Review would keep record
OF egg receipts and other debts and
credits connected with their poultry.
and would send them in for publiea-
ton Experiences are very useful.
Comparative reports are interesting
and often instructive. The experiences
In combating diseases, lice and praed-
atory animals should be given to the
public. They will bring out other In
formation that may prove exception
ally valuable 10 the writer's.
The man that wants to make money
out Of the poultry market must furnish
that market with the kind OF goods Ii
demands IL the market demands
yellow skin he must use breed that
will give yellow skin. IL II wants white
skinned fowls he should and II out
and supply that demand. These things
are fancies in the mind OF the buyer.
but they are none the less the points
that he considers in making his pur-
chases-
We hear of some poultrymen trying
to keep their houses warm In cold
weather by means OF oil stoves. The
work will prove very expensive and
well-nigh useless. Il has been dem
onstrated that while few more eggs
may be obtained with warmth thar.
without 1t. the extra eggs will in 10
wise pay for the extra expense.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

The arbitration tribunal of Swiss
jurists, which has had under consid-
Grafton for nearly ten years the claims
Of English and American citizens
against Portugal for damages for her
seizure OF the Delagoa Bay railroad,
condemns Portugal to pay a sum
which, with interest, amounts to be-
tween 100000 and 100000 1t had
been anticipated that the sum would
be so large that Portugal could not
raise 1t without ceding some Of her
territory in South Africa. But Portu-
gal can pay this moderate award with
out aid.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

A little girl was permitted one
bright Sunday to go to hear her paps
preach. Now. II CHANGED that on thp
special occasion papa's sermon was o
the warning order. After \ moment
OF breathless surprise and horror the
little listeners soul was wrought up
on with great pity for the poor NOR
tails upon whom 80 much wrath WA
descending. She rose excltedly to her
feet. and. her wide, reproachful eye
Just peeping over the back OF the seat
called out. In sweet. Gliding tones
What for you scolding all the psop'e
90, papa7''
AnnnilnaAlx.. A.. naaaAlnG
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

John ID. Rockefeller has offered to
give Denison university s1eo, 900 IL the
trustees will secure other subscriptions
amounting to s125.000 before the close
OF the present term What fun it
must be for Mr.. Rockefeller to see
college trustees and presidents hus-
tie.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

Senator Vest recently sent a news
paper item 10 be read to the house
The secretary had the wrong side of
the clipping, and instead of an edi-
torial on the money question. began;
Ridiculous, We are giving away
these goods al half price," The other
side." cried Mr. Vest.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

The supply of sheep in England,
which had sunk to very low figure
In 1898, is again on the Increase. and
Increasing too at a rapid rate. The
last figures published by the English
authorities give the number OF sheen
in England at 1s.s20.327; Wales. g.
1881; Scotland. 1850. $50; total of
27237.es4. This is the largest number
since 1893. and Ia in fact about .000.-
600 sheep In excess OF that year. The
best feature is that the ewes have
been Increasing as follows: 1895. 9. es3.-
900; 1896, 9.926.000; 1897, 10.0007 900:
1898, 10,13s,00o; 1899, 10,4eI 900 Thus
during five years there has been a
steady increase making total of 800. :
600 ewes. This. means that the annual
lamb crop Is Increased by more than
that number.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

Even at the present time there Is
enough fighting In the Central Ameri-
can republics to justify the United
States in terrifying the Nicaraguan
canal
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

Admiral Dewey will do we'll to keep
his sea legs on il Kentucky city has
sent him twelve bottles OF the blue
grass product.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

quite recently refused very compll-
mentary tender to play principal
part In pantomime now running in
London, but she declined all these
offers.
When James 7. Powers was In Paris
last summer he went into a restaurant
with friend to dine. The comedian.
who rather prides himself on his lin .
suistic ability and the purity q, bia
Partisan accent, proceeded to order
dinner In the vernscular Of the coun-
Try. The walter. who boosted a head
OF hair as brilliant as the comedians.
listened for moment to the French
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

Make a New Window.--There are
many poultry houses that might b.
greatly improved by making a window
on the south side. Some Of them were
not putt for such. They we're original.
iy constructed to serve as wood-sbeds
or for some like purpose, perhaps as
tool houses. The windows were not
constructed with the idea Of giving
light to fowls. A little work in making
an orifice for the light to enter will add
very greatly to the value of such
place for the fowls.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

The almighty dollar resembles some
men; it talks without sag Ing any
thing.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

1t = useless to advertise FOL los;
opportunity.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09
A mans conscience is either his best
friend or his worst enemy.

The truth that occupies a nutshell
finds some minds too narrow ID give 1t
room
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09
DAIRY AND POULTRY.
INTERESTING CHAPTERS FOR
OUR RURAL READERS

Ucw S~ec&sAfG1 Fnr&exs Opesato <hAs
DspassReas 81 the FAr1-A Few
Hines TO The Care IT Lave Seesh
AaA PoalsFy.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

The Champaign county fair poultry
show will be held Aug. rs to 81. in
elusive. W. $. Russell will Judge. The
association has more than doubled its
premiums. Premium lists may be had
by addressing r. d. Burnham. Cham
paiEn, Ill.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

By and By II the path that leads to
Aavar.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

Recollection 10 the only parsdIet
from which . man cannot be elected
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1900-06-09

A person that has contagious dis
ease or that has been exposed to a con-
,tagious disease should no more be per-
mitted to work around the COW stable
than he should be permitted to come
into your house land sit at table
among the members OF the family.
Milk is a fruitful carrier of disease
germs.