The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-25
MISTAKEN IDEAS OF CHARITY.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE After a long
silence, I again venture to knock for
admittance to Social Chat. I have
been thinking for a long time of
writing, but having no subject of
particular interest, l thought it best
to give others my room. But seeing
so few responding toyour appeals for
more letters I have decided to add
my mite to our corner, for l do so
hate to see blankness (?) staring at
us from our corner, and tits better
to see a poor letter than none. I see
the offer of Editor Poe for the best
letter written before April LIST. /
should like to have the book, but
we have too many good writer's al,
ready on our list for me to have
even a small hope of winning. l
would like to suggest a subject for
discussion in Chat and if our writer's
are as much interested in the sub
ject as l am, will have some lively
discussion. I refer to Charity. I
would like for the sisters to tell me
which is the truer charity, to give
large subscriptions to all the differ
emit causes, poorly pay the washer.
woman and the hired man, or give
less to outside causes and give rea.
sonable wages to those who labor for
us? Is it charity for a weakly wO-
man to slave herself to death nearly
so that she may save that little she
would pay out help, to give to the
heather? Wouldn't it be trUer charity
in the eyes of God to save her own
strength and health a little and give
some poor deserving woman work
and therefore pay, whereby she might
add her mite to her own slender storeP
I have studied much on this and
have never seen anything on just
this view of the subject except one
writer, and his views were exactly
mine. There are many deserving
poor in any community, especially
in the winter, who would be glad of
a little work from any of their more
fortunate neighbors. It seems to
me to be as much real charity to help
a man help himself as it is to give
money to the missions.
Are there no travellers on our list
except Mrs. Null and one or two
others? If any of Us are fortunate
enough to take a trip we should,
Immediately on our return, or during
the journey if possible, write the Chat
so that those of our band who are
unable to travel, may through our
eyes "view the landscape DER" and
thereby rest body and mind from
daily tolls and cares, even for so
short a time as reading a letter.
Cannot some of you tell us of Jour
neys to the grand old ocean? 1 have
had the pleasure of visiting some of
the mountains of our State, such as
Grandfather, South Point, Blowing
ASOONS N0N SONO4o OOAC4SS OAu LILY NO'
scriptions would be rather stale now,
as it has been several years since I
have seen a mountain except distant
glimpses from car windows on the
Asheville Road last winter.
l think our farmers should profit
by the good advice of Harry Farmer
and R. R. Moore in a recent issue in
regard to planting early corn for
man and beast. Corn is so scarce
and the price so high this year and
everything else in proportion, except
cotton, I do not see how the poor
farmer who put his main dependence
on Gotten last year year is to pull
through this me-.
l will send a recipe for loaf: Take
three cups of fresh sweet milk, three
cups of boiling water, n table
spoonful brown sugar or good molas
ses, n tablespoonful salt, two of
cornmeal and -four enough to make