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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
A STORY OF BRIGHAM YOUNG.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE when / was
in Utah last summer l took great in
terest in listening to accounts of the
various courtshlps and marriages of
Brigham Young, the noted leader of
the MOrmons. He married twenty
six wives. and though he has been
dead many years and pOlygamy has
been abolished by the government
of the United States, still the name
and memory of Brigham Young is
regarded as almost sacred by the
people of Salt Lake City. He was
President of the M prmOn Church
and at one time governor of Utah,
and was a man of considerable
wealth.
l heard that once a family of
MormOnp from New York moved to-
Salt Lake City with one lovely
daughter of twenty three. Brigham
Young saw the tall queenly girt, and
at once proposed, but she refused t.
marry him. The parents Of the girl
'urned her IN the streets, and she
knew that if she fed the "Avepginz
Angels" O. band of cut thrDats kept
by the Nj rmonS to hunt down and
murder mi ,erahle wives who some
shines fed to the mnunt4ins to make
their escape - another Q untry)
wOu d end her life. So she became
Brigham Young's twenty fourth
wife. She at once became his fla
v rite vie, and for her be butt h
beautiful palace. | looked al II
,hen | was there. When he died he
eft fifty dollars apiece per month
tor his other wives, but for her he
left one hundred and fifty dollars
month. Some time ago | wrote t."
ner and req rested her picture, AND
vas surprised and delighted TO r
Give it. 1t represents Il very hand
5 ,me, queenlv looking woman, ele
gantIy dressed in clothes of the --latest
I'yle. SIC hu- long since embraced
he NJ 'TmOn doctrine H-r wrItInp
shows she il an educated woman
Veil, to look at her picture ne
would think her worthy to hav,
been queen of some noble heart, in
stead of sharing the affections of me
old man with twenty five more wO-
men. What a de1usion and humbus
5he Mormon religion is anyway
It reduces woman to the lowest state
If degradation l attended a pic
MIC at Salt Lake and 81 " an immense
crowd there, and taking them all on
an average l never saw a hOmelier or
Ower-bred looking ero0d in my life
Fhnugh they we're we'll dressed and
mad a grand dinner I thought it
looked lika the scum of the earth had
.gathered. there But 1 must say
they all. behaved with great de
Eeoram. bs~ %
Will Retlaw's offer is very liberal.
My idea of making. home happy ie
that each member does: his or her
duty. Love to each other: that ex:
presses itself in kindly acts. ;Insthe
happiest homes I have ever known,
parents and children help each, other
in all their daily work, and appre
oiate each Others efforts, where
there was neither poverty nor riches,
and where useful employment
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
The world had waited long.

The world had waited long.
Centuries and millenniums passed
and still the world by wisdom knew
not God AsEyrian astI Ology and
Egyptian science and HindOO mystt-
cism and Greek philosophy and
Roman law had all broken down.
Even Judaism had degenerated into
PhaIi>aism. While the tide f oon-
quest had flowed eastward from Il e
west the TeCedlng wave of .rruy =
tion had ~overspread Greece and then
Rome, 40 tnat with she fountain head
of power and authority defilsd, a
etream of d s1oluteness flowed s. tie
remotest boundaries of the great
empire, upon whose throne of world.
wide sway sat Cesar Augustus when
Jesus Chriet WAS born.
Yet tn re- had been preparation
for his coming. Egypt had kept
within is bounds Il people, set apart,
until they were Numbered by the
million and were able 80 possess a
land OF their own, and to dwell Sc
curely for centuries, keeping alive
the knOwled ge of the Living COD.
Then As-yria cOTqaered them and
carried them away captive and dis
peTsed th. M abroad n every ma ion,
each little Jewish O lOny becoming Il
c ntTe Of propagation for the true
religion. Then the Prlsia"s smCte
the A-syrIans and sent the r 'mnant
among the Jewish exIles buck TO
their own land, there 10 cultivate
tie hope of the Messiah tn come and
to K ep ii vi.ible religious c-ntre fer
the dlEpersrd abroad. The Geek
had conquered the Z at and tue West.
The MACEDONIAN phalanX tram pied
down The Kingdoms of Asia and
Greek learn ny invaded Conqutriug
Italy and made the world one by u
common tongue. Then the R man
power seized the different nations
and WELDED them together with RO
man law TheTe VAS peace though
there Was inlquity ard righteous
ness was Ii strangtr tn earth. NJ ght
Was right and might claimed the
re wards of oppression and lust with
none To stay lts hand.
This was the world uOon which
the Babe of Bethlehem opened his
infant eyes. his lite was sought by
a murderous king ere he was two
years old. The slaughter of the
innocent by Herod found no avenger
and the murder of his wife and sCn
only provoked the imperial joke
about the danger of being II son of
HerOd So that We do not have to
go beyond Judea 80 find, in the
HerOdian family, a picture of the
cruelty and d1hauchery of that age,
which philosophy GOULD not correct
and which law GOULD n t restrain.
Into this world was born a little
child. And the old world began tC
grow young again. Slowly the child
spirit which he had blessed begaI
80 prevail. The fierce mes of eartl
began so lOse their rude natures a
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
MAS CARROLL

The earth has grown old with its burden of care,
But NJ Christmas il always ia Young
The heart o. the jewel burns lustruu. and fair
And its 8 q. full of mu-iC break ks forth on the air,
When the song of the angels is sung.
Is comes, old Earth, it comes tonight
Ga the tnowh4 kes that @ yer the sod,
The feet of the Christ child fall gentle and white,
And the voice of the Chris child tells out with delight
That mankind are the children If God.
On the sad and the lonely, the wretChed and poor,
That voice o. the Christ child shal fall;
And go every blind wanderFr open the dOlr
OF "a hope that he dared MT dream of before,
With u sunshine of welcome for all.
The feet of the humblest may walk in the field
Where the feet of the hottest have trOd.
Tti-, this ia the marvel 81 mOTtals revealed
When the siIverv trumpets Of Christmas have pealed,
That mankind are the children of God.
Phillips Bro
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

WI Ting-fang, the Chinese minis
ter, on b,iog asked the other day If
trere were any Chimes. humor-s
ists, replied that there were very
god jokes in Chinese literature.
Tell one," said hi visitor We'll"
said MIR. WI, ''this is d famous
Chinese story: There Was once a
traveller who stopped at the house OF
d friend for Refreshments He asked
<or a cup of tea. The friend had
no tea, but said he would ,eni his
son to borrow some from a ~neighbor'
he wife put a pot Of water n the
fire to boil. The son did not return,
and several timesit became ueces-
sary to add cold water to that boil
ing in the pat, Finally the wife
said: 'Inasmuch as the tea d 'es not
seem to be forthcoming, perha. you
mad better offer your guest d bath.
Philadelphia Record.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
Our Social Chat.
= EDITED BY Amt JENNIE, RALEIGH, X. G.

AS CONTRIBUTORS to tins department OF
The Progressive Farmer. we have some OF the
most w~ide-awake and progressive young ladies
and young men and some OF the most entertain
ing writers 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 send1ng
us q letter on some subject of general interest,"
and writing thereafter as often as possible.
WHEN WRITING, give full name and post
Office address for Aunt Jennie'R
If YOU do not wish your real name to appear
in print, give name by which you wish to be
known as a Chatterer.
TWO WEEKS OR MORE must, as q rule
eIapse between the time a letter is written and
the date of its publication.
ADDRESS all letters TO Aunt Jennie, care OF
The PrOgressiV We Farmer. Raleigh. NJ {.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
CHR STMAS.
Phillips Brooks.

the little child began to lead them.
| Nor will the worlu grow old in Gin
and folly as the centuries pass, but
ever younger, renewing it's youth a.,
year ny var, the story # the Christ
Chi d is told to men ard they gather
as did the simple shepherds TO the
stable and the manger so see the
babe in swaddling clothes, while
the wise of eart kneel before him
again.a and offer him their treasures
Therefore, G. ristmas is and shall
ever be the children's day. Let jOv
be unr~estrained and childish mirth
unchecked. As there ia no home on
earth 20 humble that the light from
Bethlehem's stable may not shine
therein, so there is no household g.
nOOr that sOme little gift may not
make a child's heart glad.
He is po,r indeed who hasno mem
cries of Christmas day, of his own,
no living over fond expectations of
S anita Claus and his mysterious mu
nifi ,ence, no grateful thoughts of
those who strove TO bless his child.
hood with their love and oAre.
Even sue , a one o4n so identify
nimself with childhood and it's sim
Ule wants by satisfying them that
he may feel his heart grow young
Nor Is there an OutCast of men who,
while brOodlng over the thoughts
of home and childhood and love and
ueace ard all the tender associations
IF the Chri-tmsstia e, may not feel
his leprOus 1~sh come again ns the
flesh of d little child.
Ncr ia childhood glOrifed alone,
but motherhood "a we'll She who
vas blessed above wOmea, the
mother of our Lrrd, felt her heart
thrill with the same ineffable ten
dernes. IA the million mothers feel
ON Chr stmas Eve as they hang up
tha tiny Stockings or decorate the
Christmas free-Or as they sit yearn
ing alone for the sound of u childish
voice that ia silent and the patter Of
little feet that are still May the
Christ child G me into their hearts {!
The Incarnation was self sHCr fl e
~iniuite But its nearest earthly
counterpart il that unseli-h devO
tiOn trHt binds a mothers heart to
her helpless little one, that fndS its
cbiet jOv in ministering so the child,
that makes it's happiness Ter glory,
and shat never fails thr ugh long
wears of separation, nay though the
wandeTer wander far into sin and
shame, but yearns still-even as the
dren of earth. 1t was meet that
Love In"arnate snould have been
BORN of that maternal unselfshness
which his firth forever glorIfies
And if there comes 80 Us at this sea
son Thought that shines out as a
star above all else it is of the mother
whose love would have sacrificed
even more than it did TO make the
children happy on Christmas Day
So, when those who are children
now are out in the wide world, the
world that is still, after these nine
teen hundred years, a world OF
temptation and sin, let them be able
3 to look back with each recurring
'hrtstmas season to homes that
e were:sanctified by the Spirit of Chris
and so made joyous with lovinc
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
EDUCATION.
Catawba Co., N c..

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Il will write
a few works on the value of eduoa
tion, for our people r slow to
realize it's Importance and appreciate
it's benz fl. If not, why are we be
hind? 1t is very necessary that
all be educated. The laboring classes
should have a good understanding
of things in general. Many bright
intelleots shat would have baen
shining stars in the Intellectual
world have sunk into utter insight
canoe ny lack of proper culture.
Blot out books and all educational
institutions and mankind will sink
into the lowest de this Of barbarism
and heather idolatries. We would
have a second Dark Ages E tuca
tiOn is the steps ing-stOne to true re
ligiop, and to all good institute ms
The tn roughly and brightly ednoa
ted seldom fall into body and soul
destroying practices. Their minds
AZ OLAB4OS ON Al S'pL ~AN
approaching the bBauti s IF nature
and the goodness of nature s God.
l sea bright intelIects around me
and why not some Of them Become
our distinguished statesmen, poets or
preachers? Nothing except lack
of right training. These little boys
are to lie Our future lawyers, judges,
preacher, statesmen, and last but
not least, our farmers. Then how
Important that they be- rightly edu
GATED SO as to fl their respective
stations we'll and so promote the
good of mankind. Now l de-ire all
SD enlist in the cause of education,
and thus prom tie our own happi-
ness and the good of mankind.
REETHINKER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
BE LIKE THE HOLLY.

TIE holly is the plant that belong
t. December. June's roses ar
sweeter, and the goldenrOd of Sep
TENDER makes Il finer show on the
river banks, but the holly with it,
green leaves and bright berries, holds
it's place in the hearts OF US all. Flo
the h il is an evergreen Roses fade
and drop their petals after a few
days of blOssOm'ng, the golden roo
has it's little day before the frosts
leave It blackened and forlorn, bu
when December's winds blows most
fiercely and snow is in the air the
holly is IA bright as var
There are people who Gamble as
sweet as the roses Of June when all
ia fair and sunny. There are friend
who show a smiling face on a pleas
ant day, and then lose all 4he1r
f~riendliness at the first hint of frost.
But through twelve months of the
year we cherish in our heart OF
hearts those on whom we can de.
pend in times of storm and cold.
This world would be a dreary place
If it were not for those whose love
and kindness and good spirits are
ever green Young Peoples Weekly
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

s>os L. and Is OF our series of the Worlds
Best Poems, ~ r agrd especially for THE fRU-
GREssIvE ARMER by the g ttOr. liking tn
nam-z II som of the INST IA AOuH 10 g.. L.
alphabet al ord T. from one to nYe OF he be t
kTowu productions Of Zach will he given b :
this series sele lions from the fOllOwtng authors
have already appeared: Burns. February, lsOL
Bryant. o lob r, 1915 the brow inSsI NoVtS :
be-. 1877. This Euonth we are puDilA nlnk, we
BET Known poems of Lord Byron and FhHIPs
Brooks.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24
LIVE EACH FOR THE OTHkR AND BOTH
FOR GOD"

DEAR AUNT JENNIE 1t has been
several months s1noo | wrote to So
cial Chat, but l have not forgot
ten it.
Will R9tlaw has suggested d sub
ject upon whioh | have studied Il
great deal Ortho last ye r or two.
| think that If Il young couple begin
lite together with the purpose f"
| We, leach for the other and both
for God" there is Lot u doub6 that
theirs will be a happy home.
A husband must play lis part
veil in providing FIR Lis family.
And h wife must have some practi-
cal kno /, of housekeeping.
Even if she hires her work done she
must know how or she cannot havr
nave it Done properly. There is
nothing that tends to human hap
piness 80 much as a we'll ordered,
we'll kept home Be it eve SO hum
Die, if rightly governed is is the
,iearest spot on earth to those that
Gall it home.
There is q great deal more to be
said on the subject by better writers
than I, put | think ii we live, o''each
TOR the other and both for God, "
tnat takes in everything. So 1 will
close with best wishes to Aunt Jen-
ME and the Ch~atterers, 8 % .
o @ ISABELLA. Z
Cleveland Co., NC. O.
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a Glove, they say, is blind" abe 70
marked, casually q
"True," he replied, "but Hymon
is a q first. class ooulist. '-Cpioag0
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

ssMan wants but little here below"
remarked the landlGdy. "And here
is the place to get, it" continued the
facetiOus boarder.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1901-12-24

Bigg-'T'm alEbroken up
Diggs-"Then it is about time YOU
mended your ways."-Harl"m A"'''
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03

Law Students Object TO the
School Being Taken to
New University.

The action OF the board OF regents
Of the University OF Washington IN
ordering the law school removed
from the old university building 10
the building at brooklyn. Il meeting
With much opposition by the law
students one OF them said today (;
II believe the order VIII result IN
the doing away With the night
school. Fully three hfths OF the
night students are men who Nro
compelled 60 work during the day.
and the night school h the only one
they can attend. II would require
at least two hours each evening TO
go and return from study, and the
result would be that not more than
an hour would be left Tor recitation
and instruction. We night students
could do but one thing and that Is,
give up the school entirely. The or
der is an injustice "a US.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03
Earthquake Stopped II.

The late George NJ Alien - fndi-
nna, came very near being made a
Master Mason some is years age.
ard the thing which prevented Il,
was perhaps the NEST remarkable on
record. Mr. Allen was al that time
a paYmaster r. the navy. and was
stationed at shlii. South America
He made an application TO become a
Mason. and had taken two degrees
he was being given the third degree
when an earth quake set Ia and
frightened the Chilean MRsous from
The lodge r0utn. leaving Mr.. Allen
along with all the tfappings 10 the
rider The bulldina was partially
wrecked. and set ths dapp.r little
ftEmastsr Htnots hla ground. think
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03
SAILING OF
HUMBOLDT
Left for Nome Last Night With Big
Passenger List.

with $50 passengers and 500 tons
Of cargo aboard, the steamer Hum
boldt. Capt Honineld. sailed for
Nome Last night.
Prominent among the paHaeurers
WIS theatrical company Of 80
people booked for the Standard
theater. the leading playhouse In the
metropolis Of the gold country. The
company was under the charge 81
W. H. symunds. brother Of the
man who owns the theutef.
EKzHtate Senator J. n. he Mat
tna, Of Whatcom, was another prom
ineut passenger. Sir. DE Mhttas Will
uuHu IA Law office IN Nome and en-
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03
ST0WAWAYS
IN HARD LUCK
Six Put Ashore al Neah Bay From
Steamer Centennial.

The steamer Centennial put into
Seah bay Saturday. and capt. And
erson put on six stowaWays who
had sccreted themselves under
freight blankets and In other untm-
aEiuahie places on the boat.
<avigators say the stowaway bus
mess il getting 20 be serious mat
Ter. as nearly all of the men who Try
60 beat their way to the gold fields
by hood winking the steamship COM
panies are generally devoid q means
and wholly unprepared 70 face the
northern climate. Not vessel has
fsft for Nome since the opening Of
the season that has not had more
EtowRways aboard than rats, nearly
all Of whom have been landed on the
desoiate shores OF Seah bay.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03
Theaters.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS


A surprisingly adequate perform
nnce Of The Girl Left Behind Me"
was given by T. Daniel Frawiey and
his company at the Grand opern
house last night. The play viii be
repeated each night this week and
NJ the matinee on Saturday.
From technical w-polnt the
play has grave faults. It's comedy
slement IL dragged In by the heels
and mas no bearing whatever upoa
The development of the story. Char.
neters could be entirely eliminated
without In any way interfering with
fhe growth OK the play.
This, OF course. II all wrong. In
the perfectly constructed drama
each character plays Its part and
rome can be spared. But then there
are very few perfectly constructed
plays and II f. moreover very doubt
ful II they would please n perfect.
Let US, therefore. be content with
what we have, for there IL much I'm
this play that should, and I'm fact
does, please immensely. It's story Is
well and tersely told, its love inter-
est strong and well eentered. while
shs local cOl0ring or the aatnos-
yhere" IL emInentIy ATTRACTIVE. In
the presentation last night one fauI.
stood giaringly. In the big seens
at the end OF the third act. where
Gen Kennion Il about to XIII hla
daughter rather than have her faiI
IN the hands Of the Indians. n lack
Of the proper appreciation Of ths
weight OF the scene narred an other
wise exceedingly good climax. A.
originally played. Gen. Kennfon -Four
Times brings the revolver 10 bear or.
his daughter, and each time his heart
1aiis him. The cries ~ the Indians
grow louder and louder. and then.
just as he n about 10 fire. the giri,s
face II TRANSPORTED with a fov Itke
The breaking Of cloudlesa dav she
has heard the faint echo of tho
huRies sounding a cavalry charge.
This ~ as II should be. Last plgbi
Mr.. Reynolds. as Gen. Keunion
made but one attempt, and thar ~
Eethsr with the fact that Miss John
son, ~ the daughter, stood facing
her father, and 80 that her farI
rould not be seen by the audience.
marred what would otherwise have
been a Tremendous climax. This
Select r. mentioned because. being
almost the only defect in a fine pres
~eIitation, r. stands out prominently
II can, however, be remedied very
readily.
Mr.. Frawley's acting must be .,
source OK constant pleasure 10 those
who care for good work His art 4
becoming broader, more satisfying.
which there can be no question as Ia
MS power. As Lieut.. Haworth, ha
was seen 70 fine advantage
Miss Alice Johnson gave a most
finished Performance AZ Kate Ken
more ana In her big scene In the
ihlra act played with fine dlscrim-
fnation and great power.
AZ Wiibers Ann, Mise Pearl Land.
ers played with life and charm. sho
should be told however, that young
girls living In prairie ranches do nor
wear openwork stockings and NM
lace lingerie, She should eubdue the
love OF fine clothes which seems ta
be innate IN women.
Miss Barrett was sympathetic "A
IaHn Afraid, but failed to give the
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03
THOUGHT MONEY
GONE AND LEFT

Philip = Van I.lyek. Of san Fran
efsco, disappeared from that place
Aay s. apparently because man u
whom he had loaned large amount
u money. has suddenly died. ieav-
INK almost no sopo 81 recovering the
loan. Tho missing man is IS years
- age. 6 feet tail. blue eyes and a
uudrrA tely dark complexion
Since he left home, the loan has
proved "a he profitable invest 4.
uenL and relatives wish to locate
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03
BADGES
DON'T 60
And Policemen Not In Uniform
Must Pay Fare.

There Is an old rule GA the books
Of the Seattle Electric Go. which al
lows only uniformed policemen Ia
ride ON ears free. ~ has been vios
lated for SOME time Ia the effect that
officers la citizens clothes and on
duty ride BY merely showing a
hedge liut h. all over now.
for yesterday the rule was enforced
and every officer not In uniform
had 90 pay fare. A this Included
all detectives and special ofncvra
there is a eood sized kick going on
down az headquarters today.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03
LABOR TEMPLE

Excavation work Tor the founda
ton n the Labor Temple began last
Monday. aud ia one weeks time hes
Progressed rapidly. %. Holman. who
has the contract said this morning
that his work would be ruady by
July 1, per agreement.
Now that the Temple iH under way
unusual Interest Is being taken by
it, promoters tho Western Central
Labor Union. aH we'll an by the many
friends 81 organized labor.
The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1901-06-03

ing that the sudden hight Of the
members aud the confusion that fol
lowed. was "A part ~ the initiatory
service. When quiet wah restored,
things were too badly wrecked for
him ta proceed and although he
talked OF having the work comulot
ed after he returned 60 the States.
he never became full-hedged Ma =
con. lie would say sometimes thai
IN former occasion the house had
fallen on him. and he didn't know
hut that the experience might be re-
pcatCd with IA ore serious results.