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The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04
AUNT JENNIEs LETTER.

Our Chat this week is exception
ally good. "Reader," of Orange
County, greets Us with her genial
presence, whereof we are glad. Her
recipes are practical and will prove
helpful to those that try them.
1 accidentally discovered one of
the easiest and most successful ways
to bleach domestic, and do not know
that others have been so fortunate
as myself therefore, l will tell you
of it. The weather was exceedingly
cold and inclement and the clothes
could not be dried in the open air, 80
had them placed in tubs and GOV.
cred with fresh water. I had no
idea that they would have to stay
in those tubs a week, but they did
and the water was changed several
times times. When the sun finally
appeared and they we're rinsed pre-
parato ory to drying, found the new
yellow garments of the previous
week we're beautifully white in fact,
there was little difference in appear
anoe from those made of bleaohed
domestic.
A great deal of time, patience
and energy are wasted in the weekly
wash by those who are necessarily
compelled to do their own work
simply because they cling to the
old grandmother methods when
they might avail themselves of the
experience gained by others who
have lived since then. If the clothes
are assorted and placed in soak over
night, adding a little kerosene to the
water, you will kind that the dirt
will be easier to wash out. The old.
fashioned pounding of clothes has
almost entirely disappeared, for al
though it was developer of muscle
it was also a breaker of buttons and
backs. No woman should under
take to do more than she is physically
able; therefore if the family wash
is large and she must try to do it
unaided, a wringer is 80 much faster.
And at sunset she will be delighted
to find that although hers has been
a busy day; she has accomplished
much that would have been left un-
done had she been without the help
of machine in the wringing.
Be sure to read Rebecca's letter.
1t will make you rejoice that you
are an American. We are delighted
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04
Our Social Chat.
EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, n. O.

AS CONTRIBUTORS to this department of
The Progressive Farmer, we have some of the
most wide-awake and progressive young ladies
and young men and some of the most en- tertain-
ing writer's among the older people of this and
other States, the ages Of the members ranging
from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
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The Progressive Farmer. Raleigh. n. Q.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04

The highest citizenship is not only
critical but exacting. It appeals to
the conscience. That there is an OBJ
legation of private citizenship is as
obvious as that there is a political or
military one. But can it devolve
upon women? Most assuredly, for
patriotism consists not alone in army
and naval services; in statesman
ahip and law making in simple COM
pliance TO statutes; but in every act
that is born of love of country and
a desire TO advance it's interests, its
safety and its honor.
The South has no need, nor does it
wish its women so interte ere with its
politics or it's government, but it
does expect them to sustain it's re.
Dutation, preserve it's history and
ampart it's traditions. Is does expect
them 20 train their sons into it's
ideals of manhood, and their daugh-
ters into it's ideals of womanhood,
and 80 make of themselves the very
best exponents of their section that
3heir heredity and environment will
permit. The effort TO do these par
takes not of narrow, sectional
pride, nor of personal conoeit; it is
7out the laudable desire to utilize the
forces in each life TO the highest
aims. ''She hath done what the
could, was the divine certificate of
conduct that carried with it no CEN
sure for the limitations of talents or
sex, not slight for the value of ser.
vice. It was and is, glorious com.
mendation of womanly effort.
This Southland has a reputation
for the lovely types of womanhood
1t produced, and for the fine society
1t developed. This reputation must
be sustained by the women of the
present day, if the past is not TO be
"a closed book, or the future a cheap
edition of it. Rather let it be made
an improved copy which shall retain
all that was gentle, beautiful, modest
and true to the old South, but be il l
Illuminated with the art, learning
the practical progress of the new
an edition de lure of the period.
This is an aspiration and not a
fancy. The South since the civil
war has exhibited heroism among it's
women as we'll as among it's men.
Brave ones have arisen TO the situa-
4don. They have batbled with ad-
verse circumstances in their efforts
so sustain the traditions of their
Iapd for hospitality, for refinement
and for modesty, amid poverty, new
lines of labor and new demands upon
-timid natures. The struggle has
involved the personal working out
of each problem of fate, but it has
ended in the extension of woman g
influence into many of the avenues
of labor. The offices, the shops, the
colleges and the professions have not
suffered by the wOman's intrusion {:
Let US see to it that Southern woman
hood loses nothing by the innovation,
t5nat heredity continues to over
come the tendencies of new environ.
Enents.
Accepting then the responsibility
Of sustaining the old South type of
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04
RAINY DAY THOUGHTS.
DEAR AUNT JENNIE -
AUNT JENNIE
"It rains, it rains,
What 1oS- 1iHos q Painv 6QvP'

''It rains, it rains,
What lady likes a rainy day?"
Well, there are many things that
can be done on a rainy day. Letters
can be written. Not that they should
be put off especially for rainy days,
but because it is pleasant to be CO.
oupied with something that we be-
lieve will give pleasure to others.
Our very happies moments are those
in which we realize that someone
else has been pleased with our efforts
towards the happiness of others.
The one for whom we spend our
labor may be ungrateful and find
fauTt with our best efforts; then we
are discouraged and want to quit
trying to please one who seems de-
termined not to be pleased. But
when our, painstaking is rewarded
with as little a thing as smile, we
are encouraged to go forward and
try again.
find rainy day especially adap-
ted TO telling or reading stories to
my children. The story to-day was
about the history of Christ. AS
often as we see the rain, we may
think with joy of the power of the
Word of God that never returns unto
Him void. For the rain cometh
down, and the snow from heaven,
and returneth not thither, but water
the earth and maketh it bring forth
and bud, that it may give seed to
the sower, and bread to the eater
so shall my word be that gOeth forth
out of my mouth it shall not return
unto me void, but it shall accomplish
that which please, and it shall pros
per in the thing whereto send it. "
Isaiah 55: 10, IL.
''Now these be the last words of
David. David the son of Jesse said,
and the man who was raised up on
high, the anointed of the God of
Jacob, and the sweet psalmist of
Israel, said: The spirit of the Lord
spake by me, and his word was in
my tongue. The God of Isrrel said,
the Rock of Israel spake to me, he
that ruleth over men must be just,
ruling in the fear of God. And he
shall be as the light Of the morning,
when the sun riseth, even a morning
without clouds, as the tender grass
springs out of the earth by clear
shining after rain" 2 Sam. %: IA.
I have often stood and watched
the sun rise. Sometimes it was but
dimly seen through the mists that
hung like many-hued curtains be-
TWEEN the darkness of earth and the
glories of the upper world. Some
times it rose in dazzling splendor, 80
that could not long gaze on its
piercing beams of light. have
walked out after heavy shower,
and looked on the tender grass, every
blade green and glistenlng in the
sunshine. Such sight is refresh
ing. So just man ruling in the
fear of God, is full of light, the light
of the Lord. His dealings with his
countrymen are upright, and they
rejoice while they enjoy the benefits
Of his righteous dealing. "When
the righteous are in authority, the
people rejoice, but when the wicked
bear rule the people mourn" Prov.
1872.
The mother who is too busy to
take time to teach her own children
the great doctrines of the Bible, is
neglecting not only her duty to her
own children, but to her country also.
1t is the duty of every mother
blessed with sons to give to her
country nd BILE, God-fearing men.
MRS MARY E. FILLYAw.
Cumberland Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04

cannot stay long, as my househo,,
duties have become more ardDor.
on account of the sudden departnr.
of my ''help," one have had in nv
employ for twelve years. Domest;o
infelicity, the cause of her leavinu
and don't know that she will ever
return to her dusky spouse.
Oh, the petty cares of housekeen.
ers Yet the true American woman
is equal TO almost any emergency
She possesses q spirit of self reliaDos
and self help, a grasp of the praoH.
cal affairs of life At the same TINA
deep religious sense: a yearninp
for higher spiritual life; sym.
pathetic nature for the unfortunats
Indeed, she has become an impor.
tant factor, in nearly all the ave.
nues of life, since she has by Amer.
ican civilization, been redeemed from
legal, social and mental inferioritv
IF the American nation had done
nothing more for humanity than
THIS, it would be entitled to rank
first among the civilizing powers of
the world.
The so-oalled days of ohivalry did
nothing toward the amelioration Of
her condition. How blest are we.
for in the Old World, the great mass
of women, to this day live in state
of social and intellectual inferioritv.
Think of the servile labor in Europe
performed by women and dogs 'Tt
is estimated that in Germany the
women and dogs, harnessed together,
do more hauling of goods than the
railroads and all other methods of
conveyance put together.
It seems to have been reserved
for our great commonwealth and
our Christian religion to bring about
this glorious redemption. But Euro.
peans say, we are a nation steeped
in materialism, that we worship the
"almighty dollar" 1t is true, while
man is battling for material wealth,
woman keeps watch over the holy
ark Of the ideal, and ministers as
priestess in the sanctury of God
seeking humanity" She is an ad-
versary of evil; has declared war
on 1ntemperance. Wives, mothers,
let us lend our energy, time and in
fuence until we destroy this evil,
and finally root it out of our land.
The avenues of knowledge have
at last been opened to women; they
are now on absolute equality wiFn
men as regards education. There
fore give your daughters the best
educational advantages you can.
And while do not believe in such
labor as is praotised in other lands,
1 do believe that parents must edu.
cate their daughters to work. No
reform is more imperative than this.
Teach them to keep house. Every
girl expects to have a home of her
own some day. And the girl who
takes as much pride in learning to
dust room properly as she does in
learning to draw, who broils beef
steak with the nioety she embroiders
a rosebud, who makes "light and
spongy" bread as carefully as she
oroohets is the girl who will make
the economical wife, loving mother
and delightful companion. And, dear
girl, oheerfulness, sincerity, indus
try, perseverance and unselfshnesS
may be acquired by practice and con
slant repetition, as we'll as can the
art of correct speaking or playing
on the piano, and those virtues far
more necessary to health and hap
pines REBECCA.
Onslow Co., N. G.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04

EThis is No. q Of our series Of the Worlds
Best Poems, arranged especially for THE PRO
GREssTvE FARMER by the editor. In this
Eertes selections from the following authors
have already appeared: Burns Bryant Mr. and
Mrs Browning, Lord Byron, Campbell, Eugene
Eield, Goldsmith, Leigh Hunt.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04

North Carolina would gladly see
we'll portrayed by pen or by brush
the very first landing of Anglo.Sax-
ons upon the shores of America, at
Roanoke Island in July, 1884. She
would love to have her companion
incident TO the Boston tea party ia
miliarly known in song and picture,
for the destruction of the sloop of
war, Diligence, by the citizens
Wilmington in 1885 in resistance to
the Stamp Act, was, says historian,
"more decided in it's character, more
daring in it's action, more important
in it's results" than the famous Bos-
ton occurrence. North Carolina
would love for her citizens of the
United States 80 feel through 70.
nance new interest in the spot
where the first blood was shed in
America in the open resistance to
the exactions of foreign rules and the
oppression of English government,
at the battle of Alamance, May, 1771.
She would further rejoice to see pic
tured on canvas or stone number
of her other notable events, viz: the
first gathering when was read the
first Declaration of Indepence from
British authority by the people of
Mecklenburg, May, 1775 her Caswell
receiving the thanks of Congress for
gallantry at Moore's Creek, February
1776, which battle was as important
to the fortunes of the Southern colo
nies as that of Lexington was to the
Eastern ones; the convention of
Halifax which passed the resolution
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04

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gentleness and refinement, and TO
add TO it the practical qualities de-
manded by the age, as we'll as the
business knowledge and high culture
now offered to the sex; without
adding also a masculinity, an assur-
ance, q loudness, and a 'new woman"
arrogance, we may then oonsiderer
other obligations upon Southern
women.
First, there is an individual respon.
sibiHty TO ones State. This can
show itself in many ways, for 1t slim
ulates and it restrtains. 1t realizes
that every applause and every cen.
sure reflect themselves that every
honor is common glory and every
disgrace a common hurt. The acts
of a few fast girls may subject many
to suspicion, and do often injure the
good name of an institution, or of
community; while the success of
one in any career-let it be in schol-
arship, literature, the arts or the
observation-disclosures the possession
and pride of a whole State. This
community of influence can be
traced in the smallest act. To do
we'll the simplest thing expands
labor into the domain of art, and
makes of the laborer not only an ex-
ample and silent teacher, but a pub
lio benefactor. Even the modest
housekeeper, whose front yard adds
beauty TO the street, and whose back
premises make a picture of tidiness,
gives not only pleasure but lessons
in taste, order and hygiene to every
passer. by, besides increasing the
desirability of real estate in her 10
cality. The neat school girl reflects
credit upon her home and neighbor-
hood as we'll as upon her school and
self; the studious one is a pride to
her institution, TO her family and to
her community. The maker of a
perfect home is a noble citizen
When Lycurgus was advised to at
tempt a reform in government, he
replied, $50 try it in thine own
household. Thus did he quietly
testify to the dignity of the home,
and to the influence of private effort
upon public conditions.
Perhaps if this citizen RESPONSE
bility we're considered by all our
women in their conduct, dress, con-
versation and accomplishments, as
we'll as in all forms of work, it would
transport each from the field of ego
tism, vanity and self-interest into
that of unselfish patriotism. Each
woman would feel that she is in some
measure a representative and not an
independent illustrator of her own
whims, and fancies. Each would
realize that she lives not for herself,
nor unto herself alone, nor even for
her family alone, but necessarily,
whether she will it or not, she is an
exponent and by her, to a degree,
her State must and will be judged.
Then there is a local community
responsibility for life generally in
oludes society somewhere, and So
ciety everywhere is largely what
women make it. Whether in cities,
schools or country neighborhoods
the tone of society is simply the
effect of component parts. Each
rnranr, In raannnaihla for hia or haH.
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04
DUTIES OF SOUTHERN WOMEN AS CITIZENS.

n.
Green
The progressive farmer., 1902-03-04

Accepting then the responsibility
Of sustaining the old South type of
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-19

FREMONT. Neb., Sept. 1s.-(Speoial)-
The county board yesterday passed a res
olution cancelling all unpaid taxes on re-
atty prior to 1880. The most of those can
celled we're for the years 1865 to 1869, and
1t is believed that they were paid when
due. The occupant Of the county treas
urer's office during that time was not an
expert at figures and his books when
checked up were not in very good shape.
The committee, 1t is said, found that he
had more money on land than his books
called for and informed him that he had
evidently got his own money mixed with
that OF the county and that 2 1000 Of the
balance on hand belonged to him. He told
the committee that the amount on hand was
correct, that it was county money, but
that he did not know to whom ii should be
credited. He was very emphatic in his
statements in regard to the situation and
the board turned the money into the gen
eral fund. Tax titles not being very popu-
lar investments in those days these taxes
were overlooked and nothing done about
them until this summer
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-19
TEMPERANCE is THE TOPIC
InterestiRE Sessions at the Annual
Methodist Conference
nj wymore.

WYMoRE, Neb., Sept. 1s.-(special Tele-
gram.)-The session Of the Methodist con-
ference was opened by Mr.. and Mrs. Bev-
eridge, the temperance lecturers and sing
ers, who have done much good for the
cause. Their song service and lecture was
much enjoyed by the large audience. Rev.
Charles A. Crane, ID. D., of Boston was on
the program for the temperance anniversary
sermon. but he was unable to be present
and the pulpit was filled by Rev. Baldwin
Of Fairbury and Rev. Shepard Of Nebraska
City. Both are able speakers and their ad-
dresses were Of much interest.
Rev. Henry o. Ostrom held the evangel-
istic meeting this afternoon and the sub
ject OF prayer was most earnestly discussed.
A crowded house greeted Rev. Homer G..
Stuntz this evening and he preached a
grand sermon. He has labored long as a
missionary among the Filipinos and his
graphic description of the judicial and
moral laws Of this country was educating.
Great good Is being done in religious cir
Giles and 1900 natives are already members
Of the Methodist Episcopal church and
twenty-seven ministers proclaim the gospel
in the native tongue.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-19
ASSOCIATED PRESS ELECTS
Chooses Former Executive and Most
of the Old Board Of DI-
rectora.

NEW YORK. Sept. 1s.-At the annual
meeting of the Associated Press the follow
ing we're elected as board OF directors for
the ensuing year: Whitelaw Reid, New
York Tribune; w. L. Mclean. Philadelphia
Bulletin; George Thompson, st. Paul Dis
tach; William d. Bricket, Columbus tO,(
Evening Dispatch; Charles IL. Grasty, Balti-
more Evening News; stephen O'Meara,
Boston Journal; Harvey w. Scott. Portland
oregonian; Thomas G. Rapier, New Orleans
~Picayune; Herman Rider, New York Stats
Zeitung; Victor F. Lawson, Chicago Daily
News; Albert J. Barr. P%ittsburg Post; Clark
Howell, Atlanta Constitution; Charles w.
Knapp, st. Louis Republic; Frank b. Noyes,
Chicago Record Herald; NJ. II. DeYoung,
San Francisco Chronicle.
The following were elected members OF
the executive committee: Whitelav Reid,
Stephen O'Meara. Victor Lawson, Charles
w. Knapp and Frank r. Noyes.
The following officers were reelected by
the board Of directors: President. Frank
B.. Noyes, Chicago Record-Herald; first vice
president, Horace White. New York Even
ing Post; second vice president. William
r. Nelson, Kansas City Star; secretary aud
general manager, Melville E.. Stone; assist
ant secretary and assistant general mana
ger, Charles 8, Diehl: treasurer, Valentine
p. Snyder, New York city.
Omaha daily bee., 1902-09-19
M'LEAN IN CHARGE OF ROAD
Commander of Cincinnati Determined
TO See that Transit Across
Isthnus Is Un~Obstructed.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-Secretary of the
Navy Moody received the following dispatch
today from Commander McLean OF Cincin-
natl:
COLON Oblank dateD.-Train for Panama
went through with Ctncinnat's guard Of
coming toward Colon stopped by soldiers
at sides of track continuously pointing
loaded muskets at engineer AND train
cars for inspection; conductor no key; could
not. Went to find some responsible officer;
also sent man 10 flag following passenger
train. Menace removed, came In with pas
senger train. VIII vigorously protect life
and smn,n liberty Ann american I and other eroRB saTeotSaSs
transit. Have instructed Ranger assist this
duty.
A cablegram was received at the Colom-
bian legation today from Governor Salazar
OF the department of Panama regarding the
raiA Dad situation on the isthmus. II said
there was no interruption Of trafic over
the railroad and that arrangements have
been made with the railroad company to
inspect their trains as they approach Colon
and Panama. this step being taken to avoid
any surreptitious approach Of the revolu-
tionists to either of those cities. as hap
| pened once before in the case OF Colon.
The governor expressed the opinion that
the American guards placed on the trains
by the command Of the naval officers were
not necessary.
At the legation the officers say that the
situation is more promising than for some
time, as with the gradual addition OF rein
forcements Of Colombian troops the danger
OF an attack by the revolutionists becomes
less probable than before.
A cablegram received in private sources
here today says that a naval battle be-
tween the Venezuelan government troops
and the revolutionists is reported to have
occurred of San Felix on the orinoco, Thu
cablegram said that the government yes
sells had been defeated aud that the Vene
zuelan government, because Of the defeat