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The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-10
PUBLIC SALE

VIII he sold at public sale az 18th street
ana klsihE san avenue, ar the residence Il
). Kelly, Wilmington. bel. OH
TUESDAY, AUG. 18Th 1891
at o'clock p m.
Household and kitchen furniture: ned
enas, burea Is stands. feather beds, tableA
mara. nice settee, refri gerators, IookinS
glasses, pictures ishes. carpsts sewing ma
chihe ~ good as new,a good clock M attressss
and bed clothes. nice parlor stoves, No. 1
bunhs door range, cook stove as Rooa - new.
clothes orses, also road cart, milk sl.igh,
sr ndstone. sets OF wagon harness, collars
and horse blAnkets, heavy mason hammer,
forks, shovelS post spade % pair Of Plyn GU III
onk chickens and half grown chickens, sev-
erAl feet old lumber; also lot Of FIRE wood
wheebarrow and several other articles 10 a
Numerous to mention. Terms cash Al.s
rocking chairs J. KELLY
Stidham Il son Auc. a7.4tS
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1901-08-10

For good mild smoke try Yukon Girl
Cigar.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
AUNT N LETTER.

All, Mrs. Fillyaw, you are always
welcome. You have something in
teresting to say and know just how
to say it; however, I think you r
mistaken when you speak of "thicker
shoes than girls can wear" 1t IS
not that they cannot, but custom
forbids, and consequently they dare
not, even if they and their mothers
do know that they should wear
them. Oh how 1 long for the day
that will usher in wOman's freedom
from the bonds imposed by that ty-
rant fashion. Our girls n as dear
to US as our boys, and why is it that
we are so blind and fOrgetful of their
future happiness as to allow them
to wear shoes that do not protect
their feet from cold and dampnesS?
Heavy, substantial shoes for our girls
are what we want. They look we'll,
if made of nice material. The first
cost is more, it is true, but they wear
longer and, most important item,
save doctors bills.
We are glad to have Sincere with
us this week l do not believe all
men are alike but truly they do not
love as oma does. They may be
and often are as sincere in their af-
lection, but they are apt to forget
the little amenities of life.
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
OUR SCHOOL DAYS.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE How often
do we hear children say that
thew will be so glad when their
school days are owe they complain
of the hard lessons they have to
learn, etc. I often think OF my
school days with much pleasure,
although I sometimes thought, as
some do now, that my task was very
hard. But perfect lessons will make
it easy we wonder then why some
complained so much.
Girls. make the very best use of
your school days you can. The OPP
portunity will not remain with you
always. If you do not grasp it and
hold it tightly, it will pass on to others,
for you know it is something that
never returns. Time passes as
though it had wings, 80 we must
make the best use of every moment.
Little did I think when I took an
active part in the commencement
eight years ago that my school days
were ended then and there. But it
was true, nevertheless.
I enjoy so much after the evening
meal is eaten and the children are
tucked snugly in their little bed, to
sit and spend a few moments in re-
Election. Memories rise wildly be-
fore me and I can almost e myself
a school girl again, sitting in my
room solving difficult problems and
preparing my lessons for the next
day. I can hardly realize the fact
that it has been so long.
You have heard people say, "My
life might have been quite different
if I had only spent my school days
as [ should have done" Girls, while
youghave an opportunity, improve
every moment do not let n go
unimproved. Let the opportunity
pass and too late you will realize
the truth:
"Of all sad words of tongue or pen
The saddest are these: It might
have been !"
MRS. H. T. T.
Nash Co., N. G..
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
FROM SINCERE.
MRS. Fl. T. T.
Nash Co., n. G.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Il will give
my recipe for cOcoanut cake, which
| think is excellent. For batter, use
the yolks of six eggs, two cups sugar,
creamed to gether fifteen minutes,
one cup Of cold sweet cream. Omit
the whites of three of your eggs and
beat the remaining three whites
we'll then add to your batter. Mix
well, finally add three cups Of flour
and two level teaspoOnfuls of baking
powder. Flavor to taste. Bake in
thin spread layers on we'll creased
jelly tins, or pie tins, very brown ;
fill while hot with the cOcOanut pre-
pared thus One large grated cocoanut
and its milk, n large cup Of sugar,
and one of cows milk, one table
spoonful of butter. Boil together
five minutes, ready for use. This
makes alarge moist and very delight
full cake.
We are having a very mild winter,
only one busting of SOW as yet.
Soon will come spring time with her
beautiful flowers and singing birds,
the loveliest season Of the year.
Eva Plamondon in her last letter
mOurns the fOrgetfulness of man.
All, dear Eva, ere you have lived as
long again, you will have learned
that mans love is not wOman's love,
nor mans heart wOman's heart.
Men do not love as women. Men
love youth, beauty, and vitality,
the sparkling eye, the blushing
cheek, and ripping girlish laugh.
And as long as these exist he is I'M
mindful Of any lack of common sense,
gentle manners, or beauty of soul.
To the woman of pure heart, a noble
life of virtue is the pearl whose
price is far above rubies, though
beauty may be concealed by a plain
face and unsymmetrical form. Truly,
man lOOketh on the outward appear
appearance, but God IOOketh on the
heart and especially is this true of
mature men, men of middle age.
Young girls, betware of those who
love you only in a transient way, for
your beauty. For their love will
die with your beauty, which will be
speedy if you wed that sort of u man.
What has become of Taffy, Jennie
Acton and Sixty? Well, I must
close, for fear of the much dreaded
enemy Of inexperienced writer's, that
monster that has devoured so many
patient efforts, so many cherished
hopes and original poems-the waste
basket. SINCERE.
Mecklenburg Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
CALVIN

James Edwin Campbell, Il negro
poet, who recently died in Ohio, WAS
born and educated in Virginia.
Among his unpublished paper are
calvin Echoes" a fund of planta~
ton philosophy gathered from the
"uncles" and s'aunties" of planta-
ton homes. The Chicago Times
Herald publishes a selection.
De oil hen nebber foun' dat bug
'twel she scratched.
De mule cyawn' sing lax de red
bud, but neider kin de red bud
kick SO high an so had.
Oars many a good CURL GIBBS up ur
hun'erd dollar daddy fur ur ten-cent
husban'.
Good cookin' keeps Iub in de house
much longer AN good looks.
De man ain done been bon dat
kin lib and lub on bad bread.
Coxin' sometimes he'ps yo' mule
ur long we'en 20 ,blacksnake (long
whip fails.
De 'possum is des lax some folks /
knows; he thinks he kin fool you
wild ur grin.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
IT REMINDED HIM.
cess.

When 'Ethe two trains came to-
gether with an awful crash" the
Chicago Times Herald reporter was
at hand, and he did not miss the
most picturesque and characteristic
incident.
After long, hard work the rescu-
ers reached the bottom of the mass,
where the legs and body Of "a man
prOtruded from beneath a twisted
platform. Beside him lay "a cane,
decorated with colored ribbons, and
a long tin horn.
Fearfully and a~nxiously a score Of
strong men lifted the weight from
the head and shoulders of the pros
trate one and carried him up the en-
bankment. AS they reached the
higher level, he opened his eyes,
passed a hand in front of them, as if
brushing away a film or screen Of
some kind, and shouted:
"'Rah, 'rah, 'rah Sizz, boom,
ali! Ki-yi, hip-hip, hoo-gah yah!
Come on, fellowsI Which side has
the ball?''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
FAMILIARITY.

Living in Hawaii iSnOt without its
disadvantages. The natives have
little idea of respectful Difference,
and insist on calling their employers
by their Christian ame One lady
who, upon her arrival, was at once
addressed as Jennie by the men
servants, eXpOstulated with her
sister for allowing them to become
thus familiar. She was assured that
every effort had been made to induce
them to say Mr.. and Mrs , but this
they steadily refused to do.
"No! mol" they said, "too many
Smiths, too much Jones-you John
and Lizzie"
One Englishwoman was deter
mined that her servants should
never address her in the familiar
fashion that other white people had
allowed to become common. She,
therefore, instructed her husband
never to mention her name in their
hearing.
One day this lady had some visit
Ors, and to their great d~electation
the cook put his head inside the
door and asked, sweetly:
"My love, what vegetables do you
want today"
After that the Englishwoman was
content to be called simply Mary
Exchange.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
Our Social Chat.
nnTnEn - AnNT IENNTF. RALEIGH, n. 9. =

AS CONTRIBUTORS to this department OF
The Progressive Farmer, we have some OF lug
most wide-awake and progressive young LADIES
and Young men and some of the most enIerIdIn55
ing writers among the older people OF tnls anu
other States, the ages of the members ranging
from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
o ARE REQUESTED to join by sennGraanHfg
and writing thereafter as often as possible.
WHEN WRITING, give full name ana posi-
office address for Aunt Jennie's ~lnIOrmaClOn.
II Won do not wish your real name to appear
in print, give name by which you wish 10 De
known as a Chatterer.
TWO WEEKS OR MORE must, as a ruley
clans between the time a letter is written ana
the date of it's publication.
all letters to Aunt Jennie, care OF
The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. g.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
Robert Burns

and women rode. Fifty years ago
we were a nation of horseback rid
ers. Many women, never though it
a hardship, to take a child on be-
hind and one on the lap, and ride
five or seven miles to church.
The negroes attended church in
large numbers; they were well
dressed, and such ~gallanting their
sweethearts has never been seen
since the war that set them free.
The road leading to and from the
spring was their favOrite place of
promenading. They had a particu-
lar place on each road leading to
church, where they would stop and
put on their fine shoes and stock
ings, and after church, stop and
take them off. In those days whites
and blacks worshipped in the same
building, Il separate place provided
for the negroes, and frequently a
special sermon was preached to the
slaves.
Almost every church building was
considered unfinished if it did not
havea gallery, or some seats set apart
for the negroes some place was al
ways provided for them. And when
the sermon was especially for their
benefit, the preacher would call on
some of their leading men to lead in
prayer. To lead in singing was ex-
peCted as a matter of course.
In North Carolina one hundred
years ago, the Presbyterians led
led all other denominations in point
of numbers. I%ntdelity seems to
have had a firm holt on the people,
so much so that it was a common
saying, "He is an infdeI or d Pres
byterian." In M~eCklenbUrg county,
n. c., there were built-abOut 1862
sever churches-twO of them are
now in Cabarrus county, and one in
lredell county, it being before these
counties were laid off. All were
Presbyterian churches, no other
kind had a fOOthOld. So the express
sion that d man must be ''a Presby-
terrain or an infdel' had a good basis
for truth. The Presbyterian preach
ers were not only given to preach
long sermons, but they had them
written, or at least had extensive
notes, and had no trouble in consum-
ing the entire day.
A century ago the clergy had much
stronger influence than they have
not. In the olden time education was
not sc general among the masses as
it is now, but ministers and profes
Sionul persons were we'll drilled in
Latin and Greek, and ministers
were thorough in Hebrew, in addi-
ton to a course in Latin and Greek.
l remember meeting with an old
gentleman of leisure fifty years ago,
who had been so we'll drilled in the
languages in his schOOl-boy days,
that the school boys would beg him
to read their lessons in Latin or
Greek to them as they would pass
his house in the mornings going to
school. And I noticed his twin
brother, Il physician, had his portrait
painted with Galen's Medical Works
in his hand, showing that he studied
medicine in the Latin language. But
that was at least a century ago.
In the early days schools were
ruled by fear and not by love. They
were few and far between. Books
were hard to get, except the old
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
TEACH THE GIRLS AT HOME.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE There have
been so many really good letters in
Social Chat during the past few
weeks hat 1 am afraid my little chat
will not be worth reading. But it is
Il wOman's nature to want to be
heard and so l write, hoping to
awaken chords that have long been
silent in the halls of memory" and
thereby to arouse Il stronger effort
On the part of mothers to teach their
daughters at home, whenever cir
cumstances prevent them from at
tending good schools.
1t is SO much easier to send a boy
to school than Il girl, that the girls
education is often deplOrably def
Client. Long distance to the school
house and bad sloppy roads in winter
time prevent girls, while boys can
splash along unhampered by their
attire. With thicker shoes than
girls can wear, their feet suffer less.
Less susceptible to cold, they are not
SO liable to sickness caused by cold.
When l was nearly six years old
l went to school a few weeks, but
my health failed so that l could go
no more that winter. Mother taught
me at home, and 1 soon learned to
read. l recited one or two lessons
d day when we'll enough. When I
was too weak to lift the Bible,
mother would put it in my lap and
1 would read to her while she sewed.
She pronounced the hard words for
me, until [ could read anywhere in
the Bible without help. When l
was eve she commenced teaching
me grammar. The following win
ter l went to school d few weeks
more, but father moved and the
SchOOl-hOuse was then three miles
If. Again l had to stop going, but
my lessons did not stop. Mother
kept them up. And so year after
year passed. few weeks at school
and long terms at home, though sci,
dom Il day passing without my usual
lessons, until l was able to teach.
My father has always been a great
lover of good books and papers, so
of urs we children were always
we'll supplied with both. Among the
papers that we had I remember the
Biblical Recorder, the Fayetteville
Observer, the Home and Foreign
Mission Journal, the ChiId's Delight,
Kind Words, the Scientific Ameri-
can L have a great many clippings
saved from time to time. One is
from Il Fayetteville Observer, printed
sometime during the Civil War. 1t
contains part OF a very patriotic in
augural address of the newly in
stalled Governor, and when | read it
over, it brings back memories of
those sad days
DAYS of anxious hopes and fears,
Days of new made graves and tears,
Days when Southern women gave
Their sons, their tears, their pray
erS to save
Those rights for which their grand
sires bled,
For which the nobIest blood was
shed.
Mrs. MARY E. FILLYAw.
Cumberland Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
SUGGESTIONS TO READERS.

In the following paragraph from
a recently published volume, D.
Henry Van Dyke condenses much
sound doctrine which we Commend
to book-loviRg readers of The Pm
gressive Farmer:
"Take with you a few plain MAJ,
inns drawn from experience. Read
the preface first. It was probahI,
written last. But the author Dut =
at the beginning, because he wanted
to say something particular to Won
before you entered the book. Go IN
through the front door. Read plentD
of books about people and thiDoa
but not too many about books. Til
erature is not to be taken in emnI
sion. The only way to know d great
author is to read his works for Won,
self. That will give you knOwledos
at first hand. Read one book at q
time, but never one book alone
Well born books always have reIa.
tives. Follow them up. Learn
something about the family if Won
want to understand the individual
X i Read the old books-thoss
that have stood the test of time.
Read them slowly, carefully, thor.
oughly. They will help you to dis.
criminate among the new ones.
Read no book with which the an.
thor has not taken pains enough to
write it in a clear, sound, lucid style.
Life is short. If he thought so lit.
tie of his work that he left it in the
rough, it is not likely to be worth
your pains in reading it. Read over
again the ten books that you have
already read. The result of this
experience will test your taste, meas
ure your advance and fit you 70!
progress in the art of reading"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
WHtenO for h Progressive arnerl
THE WORLDS PROGRESS IN THE NINETEENTH CENTURY
V.-The Churches and Schools a Century Ago.

I must not neglect the old style
of worship. But few churches were
able to keep a preacher all of his
tims, consequently he divided it
between two or three, and frequently
four. churches. Money was then
not so plentiful as of late years, and
the people did not have the facilities
of marketing; it would take six
weeks to go with a load to Charles
ton, S. c., and much longer to go to
Philadelphia.
The churches at that time were
called meeting-houses, and we're built
of logs, nicely hewn. In man,
places they erected a temple in a
grove near a spring, which would
be used till the people were able to
build a house. In this way was
started many private burying-
grounds; they thought they were to
establish a church, but only started
a graveyard, and the church was
never built. All of these old burying
places are now grown over, and not
one that I know of is kept in repair.
The singing was peculiar to the
times the people were opposed to
calling it Emusic" They were not
allowed to use notes, but had to sing
by ear. He who "clarked" or raised
the tune, had to parcel out the lines
two at a time, and when they we're
sung, parcel out two more. The
preacher sometimes parCeled out the
lines, when the ''clark" could not
read we'll. Such tunes as "Parting
Hand" "Ortonville," "Old Hun
dred, " cold Mears, etc, were pOpu-
lar. When the century was we'll
nigh half over, I heard a new piece
sung at Hopewell church, and some
of the people were much offended.
In the time of which we write,
organs or musical instruments Of no
kind were used in fact, they would
have been considered the works Of
the devil.
This was a time when two sermons
a day was expected. Preaching
would begin at ten, or half past ten,
continue two hours or longer; then
have an interval of IN hour "a kind
of picnic) and then have another dis
course equal to the one in the fore
noon. People who lived six to ten
miles distant frequently In the
dark. The preacher was generally
strong and long-winded, and gave
the people the worth of their
money.
On communion occasions preach
ing would begin on Thursday or Fri
day and continue till Monday evening.
The preacher always had one or more
ministers to help him. The crowd
would increase as the meeting pro
crossed, until Sunday they would
have the "stand" fitted up, and logs
split for seats, or if a saw mill was
in reach, they would get plenty of
slabs to accommodate all that might
come. And such singing! Two,
three, and sometimes half a dozen
ssclarks," would give their services,
and the best reader would parcel
out the lines. The young people Of
the present time cannot appreciate
the singing.
Nine-tenths of the people rode on
horseback; one or two had a car
riage probably as many rode in d
two wheeled gig. Horseback was
the way almost every one, both men
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
WHAT DETERMINATION DID.

When young Stonewall jackson,
one of the most awkward, ungainIy,
and, seemingly, unpromising youths
that the South has produced, heard
of a vacancy at West Point, he I'M.
mediately went to Washington, de-
termined to get the appointment,
and he gOtit.
When he reached West Point, the
other boys laughed at him, but one
of them, with more penetration than
his his companions, said: "That
fellow looks like he's come to stay"
He did stay.
He worked hard, economical, and
saved enough from his cadets pay,
after covering all expenses, to buy
his sister a silk dress.
The world knows what battles he
fought, what victories he won, in
the last years of his life.
It was determination that gave to
history this splendid name.-Suo-
cess.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-02-12
TO THR uNCO GUID.

Then gently scan your brother Man,
Still gentler sister Woman;
Tho they may gang q kennin wrang,
To step aside is human:
One point must still be greatly dark,
The moving tChy they do it;
And just as lamely can We mark
How for perhaps they rue it.
Who made the heart, tbs He alone
Decidedly can try US,
He knows each chord it's various tone,
Each spring it's various bias:
Then at the balance let's be mute,
We never can adjust it
What's done we partly can compute,
But know not what's resisted.