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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-05

OUR STOCK is NOW REPLETE
with the very latest designs in spring
and summer fabrics, at prices that ap-
peal to the most humble. We guar
antee a perfect fit or no sale. The
Royal Tailors, lis Broughton street,
east. Cleaning. dyeing and repairing.
Ring Ga phone 97S
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-06-05

WE MAKE A SPECIALITY OF
cream, keep boy and wheel for hurry
orders. Jersey Dairy. Phones $50.
ENGINE FOR SALE STRAIGHT
line engine, about so. II. p, in good
condition; can be seen at our factory.
A. S. Bacon & Sons.
WE CAN SUPPLY YOU WITH
sweet mix. butter, buttermilk, clab-
Der, cream and curds. Jersey Dairy.
Phones 5S2.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04

DEAR AUNT JENNIE After hav-
ing lived all my life in Old Mecklen-
burg and in or near Charlotte, I have
at last come to a new home in Gas,
ton, near the little town of Mount
Holly. But I think l shall like the
change.
Who received Will Retlaw's prize?
/ have failed to see any mention of
it in the paper.
How many of the sisters ever made
locust beer? Great quantities of locusts
are here, and I have some of the
beer brewing l think it is very
nice.
made most of my own candies
Christmas, by recipes from the
H~ousekeeper and the Ladies' Home
Journal. They were very nice in
indeed, really equal to bought can.
dies.
hope the members of our Circle
will make 1902 the most interesting
year in the history of our Chat.
I have a nice recipe for yeast 4:
Boil one pint of fresh ~buttermilk,
with which scald one quart of corn
meal, Let this cool TO blood heat ;
then add one yeast cake dissolved in
a little warm water. Let this rise
light, and thioken with dry meal. Dry
and store for use. This makes very
sweet wholesome loaf.
CASTOR Co., N. G. SINCERE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
MAX o'RELL IN NORTH CARo1rv.

In his latest book, "Her Ro,,
Highness = Woman" Max O'P''
the distinguished French amin
tells of this incident which sbor,I
interest our readers:
81 was announced to give a il.
ture on Women to the student. :,
a large ladies' college in North Ca,l
lima. A couple of hours before n
lecture three young ladies from n
college called on me at the hot
where I was staying. I met tbs,
in the parlor. Three oharmi,,
bright, most intelligent, looking oil
they were. Alter looking at. assl
other for some time, so as to snl
gest that the other should snaoJ
one at last made up her mind to
the spokeswoman of the little dem
tation. we have called on w,
she said, 'to ask if you would be Hi,
enough to change the subject
your lecture tonight. Our leotn
course is instituted for the instr
ton and the general improvems
of the students, and we thought
should like to hear you talk to "a
a subject which you know somethi
about must say that l felt fs
fully small ; but I was delighted at
frankness of those young Amer5
girls, and at once aoceded to td
request"
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
RAG CARPETS AND RUGS.

DEAR AUNT JENNIE Some people
manage to make a rag carpet with
out any trouble others seem to
think it a great task, and to them
it really becomes so 1t is all in
the way one goes about it, and it is
just Al easy TO make a pretty carpet
as a honely One.
Properly put together and made
of a good assortment of rags, the
rag carpet is a pleasing article in
furnishing, but the strips must be
carefully out, each piece according
to it's GLASS, and then they must be
neatly sewed together. If the rags
are out evenly and sewed without
any rough places the carpet will be
very smooth and will wear twice as
long as a coarse carpet, as it is the
knots and seams that out the warp.
AS the warp wear out first it paws
to get the best quality dark brown
is the most ~serviceable color. There
is no end to the wear of a good rag
carpet, as the best parts may be raw.
eled when the carpet is worn thread.
bare and the Rawlings used in
another carpet or rug. Ravel and
wind the strands into skeins and
wash and color them if necessary,
and they will be ready to use again.
The twisted stripe is a pretty add.
ton to a rag carpet and these ar
usually placed on each side of the
center of the fancy stripe. To make
this the strips are cut very narrow
and slightly twisted as they are
wound into balls; then they are
twisted on the spinning wheel and
woven in the same way as a plain
stripe.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
DINAH MIGHT.

The Syracuse "Post" says that a
girl baby was recently brought to a
clergyman of the city to be baptized.
The latter asked the name of the
baby.
"Dinah NJ" the father responded.
"But what does the M stand
for?" i~nterrogated the minister.
"Well, I don't know yet it all de-
ponds upon how she turns out"
Chow she turns out? Why, I do
not understand you," said the
dominic.
sob, if she turns out nice and
sweet and handy about the house,
like her mother, I shall call her
Dinah May. But if she has a fiery
temper and displays q bombshell dis
position, like mine, I shall ca
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
JENNIE ACTON AS A COMFORTER.

Bath Co., KY

DEAR AUNT JENNIE May I come
in for a minute and talk just a little
that is, if l have not forgotten
how. Everybody knows that prac.
tioe makes perfect, and as I have
had 80 little practice lately I feel
rather bashful.
Well, it is this way at our home
now: Pa and Brother both have
faces half a yard long. The crops
were so short, and they take oonsol-
idation in sitting around dreaming
when they are not growing or
grumbing. And pity me, for I can't
even tell them that the old year
with it's mishaps is gone and that we
are entering another New Year,
which may shower threefold bless
ings before it leaves. Who knows?
But to be compelled to sit and in
dulge in these happy thoughts and
not tell them to those who need
them most is a trial. I have read
something about those who refuse
to be cOmforted and also about the
blind who wOn'tsee. I am sorry for
them, and when Pa loses all his
hair and Brother begins to get gray.
headed and great wrinkles pillow
their way across his forehead, l ex-
pect they will wish that somebody
had said something to help them
across the ditch of despond.
Well, if I can't talk 1 expect to
do. 1 intend to have the prettiest
flowers this year that I have ever
had, and vines on the porch, too !;
forS~when the crops begin to grow, l
know that Pa and Brother will On.
joy the pretty things I fixed while
they were in the dumps. I expect
to fix some pretty things for the
house, too. 1t may be that they
won't notice them, or they may
wonder what they cost. I will be
ready to answer if they ask, for l
have had the material a long time.
1t is wonderful how necessity makes
inventors of US all. Well, I know
chat my minute is out, 81 good bye
until the next time.
JENNIE ACTON.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
A STORY OF GILBERT STUART

DR.. Edward Everett Hale tells =
new and amusing story about CIV
Stuart in one of his series Of srSVl
called memories of a Centm'
now running in The Outlook:
A great public dinner was gi1
to Isaac Hall by the town Of BOSE
and he was asked TO sit for bis Y
ture to Gilbert Stuart, the celeD'1
ted artist. The picture, a copy !.
Faneuil Hall to this day. eve
body is dead now, so that l will IJ
bold to tell tell one of the anecooI
of the picture. Stuart was bile
a great braggart, and no
entertaining Hull with an6odos'
his English SUCCESS, stories Oh
Marquis of this and the Baron9
that, which showed how eIeganU
the society to which he lac
accustomed. Unfortunately, =
midst of this grandeur, Mrs. os 81
who did not know that there
sitter, came in with her apon ~
her head tied up with some hsn -
chief, from the kitchen, anu
out "Did you mean to ma
leg of mutton boiled or r
To which Stuart replied, VII
enee Of mind TO be recomme
III e-.h.~1a steB%2~%
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04

but would like to have some pretty
and serviceable rugs the balls can be
woven into rugs instead of carpets.
These rugs are very popular just
now. Some of them r woven
with a solid centre and a striped
border of several colors or OF one
single contrasting color, and others
with the entire center "hit or miss
with a striped border. When the
colors are we'll mixed the rug Is
very handsome The warp is knot
ted into fringe at the ends as the
fringe is made of yarn which gives a
pretty finish.
White cotton and faded c~alicoes
can be colored any of the bright
shades with the diamond dyes for
cotton, and wooden pieces will take
any of the rich dark colors by using
the dyes for wool but only stout
material should be used for rugs,
as they are usually placed to pro
teot the carpet and receive the hard
wear.
The burlap rugs are also very
popular. They can be made any de
sired shape, and the burlap is oolored
before being out, or the rug is made
and then dipped in the dye, which
makes it solid. The burlap is out
into strips five OF six inches wide,
then threads are drawn one inch on
each side, making a fringe and leav.
ing an unraveled center. When a
quantity of strips r fringed,
double them in the middle and whip
them to a piece of burlap the size
and shape you want the rug to be.
Begin on the outside and sew the
fringe one inch apart. Sew the
rug to a strong foundation an old
piece of carpet washed clean is OK
oellent for this purpose. A beautiful
rug of this kind was shaded from
red to garnet eeveral shades of the
same color being produced by weak,
ening the dye. ALINE.
Bath Co., KY.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
EDUCATION WITHOUT BOOKS.

nifcant thing is that, somehow or
other, he had acquired it.
The fact that for 80 many centu
ries the sohOol-house and the library
have been regarded as the principal
means Of education makes it easy
for Us TO imagine that they are the
only means, or even that they are
ends in themselves. On the whole,
the experience of the human race
shows that books, especially where
used under the guidance of the liv.
ing teacher, are the most economi.
cal instrument Of culture. They
have the advantage of oompactness
and concentration. Time and en-
ergy spent upon them bring a fuller
return than If bestowed elsewhere.
They bring US in small compass the
accumulated wisdom of the his
tory of the world. But to suppose
that no education is possible without
them leads to a startling conclusion
respecting people who lived before
there were were any books, or where
books were inaccessible. Was not
Homer educated?
If we attempt to expand Millions
definition, and to express in more
detail what we mean by an educa
ted man, we shall probably r
upon some such description as the
following. The mental powers of
the educated man must have been
sharpened he must have gained a
broad outlook upon life he must
be able to disentangle the essential
from the irrelevant, he must prefer
the best to the second best, and he
must be able TO think and to reason.
knowledge is, of course, a necessary
partot education, but it's importance
has often been overrated. After all.
nobody can learn more than an in.
hnltesimal proportion of all the
facts in the universe, and the man
OF true culture reveals himself in
the selection rather than in the area
of his information.
Evidently other things than books
can contribute to such a character
as has been outlined. Chief among
these the discipline of contact
with fellows. A hiem value
has ZEN set on gduca-
Lo1ng e Qllege
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
AUNT LETTER.

From inquiries received this week
we learn that some of our Circle have
failed to see that Mrs. 2. B. P. was
the member to whom Will Retlaw's
prize was awarded. l sincerely wish
more writer's had competed. The
contest would have been more spiri.
ted and all would have enjoyed it.
The editor of THE PROGRESSIVE
FARMER, Mr.. Clarence 81. Poe, has
kindly and generously offered TO
give a nice book to the contributor
who writes the best letter for our
department between now and the
first of April. I know the gift will
be worthy of your best efforts,
and bespeak for the winner a pleas
ant surprise. Now let Us Q who
will win it.
Aline and Sincere both write help
full letters this week.
Jennie Acton is the same CHEEKY
girl, as her letter proves.
Now with the prize offered tor the
best letter written in February or
March, let the old members return,
and let US all join in the effort to
make Social Chat brighter and
more helpful than ever before.
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
Our Social Chat.
= EDITED BY AUNT JENNIE, RALEIGH, n. Q. =

AS CONTRIBUTORS to this department of
The Progressive Farmer, we have some of the
most Wfde-awake and progressive young ladies
and young men and some of the most entertain
ing writers among the older people OF this ana
other States, the ages of the members ranging
from sixteen to more thOn sixty.
YOU ARE REQUESTED to Join by sending
us a 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 Jenn1e's
in print, give name by which you wish to De
known as q Chatterer.
TWO WEEKS OR MORE must, as q rule,
elapse between the time q letter is written ana
the date of it's publication.
ADDRESS all letters to Aunt Jennie, care OF
The Progressive Farmer. Raleigh. M @.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04

At an educational conference held
in Philadelphia a few years ago,
President Eliot If Harvard, in an
address on Democracy and Educa-
ton" warned his audience against
the mistake of supposing that abil-
ity TO read and write was a proof Of
strong character. Il know" he
said, san admirable treasurer of a
New England town,-treasurer for
twenty years past because the most
trusted citizen in the plaoe,-who
will drive any day twenty niles to
see a fellow townsman rather than
write him a note of five lines. But
when I sat that man down one day
at my table, opposite the leader of
the American Bar, he held his own
with that lawer. He held it in two
hours talk about the affairs of the
town and of the nation. Now that
man can only add, subtract, multi
ply, and divide small numbers, and
he reads with some difficulty yet
he is a pillar of the town and of the
republic"
Was he an educated man? The
question will bear thinking over.
Obviously, he was not a scholar, or
a learned man, or a man of letters.
But was he educated? Perhaps
John Millions definition will heir us
TO solution. 81 call a complete and
generous education that which fits a
man TO perform justly, skilfully,
and magnanimously all the offices,
both private and public, of peace
and war" Nothing is said here
about the processes. The only test
is the resultant fitness. "By their
fruits ye shall know them" In the
case of the New Highlander mentioned
by President Eliot this test appears
30 have been satisfied. He was bet
ter qualified than many a college
graduate to perform ''justly, skill
fully and magnanimously" his duty
as a member of society. He had not
acquired this ability by the study of
Greek or mathematics, but the sig.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
WI TING :FANe's REGARD FOB TRUH

The reporter who lied to the CHI
nese minister at Washington, vi
Ting-fang, about his salary, no daS
deluded himself with the though
if he gave the matter a Thought
all,-that it was a "white lie" y
would hurt nobody. But let Us
the sequel -
On the first occasion, when
he called to interview the minis
he was asked what salary he
ceived. cone hundred and d
dollars a week." glibly replied
youth. "It is too much. 1t is d
gether too much said the n1
candid than polite WI Ting-fr
"You are not worth more ID
twenty-five dollars d week"
The Chinese minister, 1t is S
learned later through other new.
paper men, that the reporter y
not spoken the truth, and that !
stead of one hundred and fifty d
lars a week, he received but sI1
Consequently, when he again p
sented himself at the Chinese Lea
ton for information for his pap
he was curtly dismissed by WI ~
fang with these words: "You lied'
me about your salary. If you
lie about such a thing rs that,
will lie about anything. I do
trust you. I have nothing to
to you. I want to revise my fofp
estimate of your value. Insteso
being worth twenty five dollar
week, you are not worth anytDD
sir. Success.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
THE HEALTHY WAY TO BATHg

Never use hot water. Make
bath short, cool and frequent.
termine by experiment whether i
can stand cold water. If you feel
vigorated it is beneficial onei
use tepid water, but never hot. b
should battle twice a day at leaa
mere cleanliness, says Prof. Anti
Baker in an article on Home PHI
cal Culture for Women in the Fshl
airy Delineator. The morning bE
may consist of squeezing a lI
sponge filed with cold water once
the upper part of the chest andon
on the back of the neck while stan
ing in a tub. Then rub vigorOu
with a coarse towel. After exert
ing another bath should be tax
HowavaE dnan04anaglaot Eheheyra
if you cannot take the bath. III
better to exercise and go withouth
bath than to battle and not exerCs
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04
The Home Circle.
THE DESERTED VILLAGE

Sweet Auburn lOveHest village of the plain,
Where health and plenty oheer'd the laboring swain
Where smiling Spring its earliest visit paid,
And parting Summer s lingering blooms delayed
Dear lovely bowers of innocence and ease,
Seats of my youth when every sport could please
How often have I lOitered oer thy green,
Where humble happiness endeared each scene;
How often have 1 paused on every charm
The SHELTERED cot, the cultivated farm,
The never failing brook the busy mill,
T TRe S Ss . u bush v With seats beneath the shade
For talking age and whispering lovers made
When toll RENTING lent its turn to play,
f h%i up api their he sports paE beneath the spreading tree
While many apastime oircled in the shade,
4 4Rd y Isng q oQ sam e fEF oiai sPS U oS GD the ground GS
And sleights of art and feats of strength went round:
And still, as each repeated pleasure tird,
Succeeding sports the mirthful band inspir'd-
The dancing pair that simply sought renoWn ..
The swain mistrustless of his smutted face
While secret laughter litter d round the place,
The bashful virgins sidelong looks of love,
These were thy charms, sweet VILLAGE sports like these,
With sweet succession, taught even toll TO please
These were thy oharms-but all these charms are fed.
Thy sports are fed, and all thy charms withdrawn;
Amid thy bowers the tyrantis hand is seen,
One only master grasps the whole domain,
And half a tillage stints thy smiling plain.
No more thy CLASSY brook reflects the day,
But ohoked with sedges works its weedy way;
The hollow sounding bittern guards its nest;
Amid thy desert walks the lapwing flies,
And tires their echo with UNMARRIED cries;
Sunk are thy bowers in shapeless ruin all,
And, trembling, shrinking from the spoilers hand,
Far, far away thy children leave the land.
Ill fares the land to fastening ills a prey,
Where wealth accumulates, and men decay:
Princes and lords may flourish or may fade
A breath can make them, as a breath has made;
But a bold peasantry, their country's pride,
When once destroyed, can never be supplied.
A time there was, ere England's Rriefs began,
When every rood of ground maintained it's man:
For him light labor spread her wholesome store,
Just gave what life required, but gave no more;
His best companions, innocence and health,
And his best riches, ignorance of wealth.
But times are alter'd; trades unfeeing train
Usurp the land, and dispossess the swain:
Along the lawn where scattered hamlets rose,
Unwieldy wealth and cumbrOus pOmp repose;
And every want to opulence allied
And every pang that folly pays TO pride.
These gentle hours that plenty babe to bloom,
Those calm desires that asked but little room,
Those healthful sports that graced the peaceful scene,
Livd in each look and brightend all the green
These, far departing, seek a kinder shore,
And rural mirth and manners are no more.
-OHUer GOLdsn
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04

"This is No. p of our series of the wor1d,s
pest FOems arranged especially for The PRO
9AESSIVE FARMER by the editor, In this
series selections from the following authors
ave already appeared: Burns, February. 1901.
{{anL OCTOBER, 1901; the BroWnings, Noyem.
Lord Byron and Phillips Brooks.
lsOli Thomas Campbell and Eugene
uaFy, 1872
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1902-02-04

The highway of holiH "a ia ALONG
the commonest road Iife-aloro
your very way and rain,
no master no |, IL is only
gong hand b Him.
The Canton times., 1902-01-24
To the Farmers.

We have now the following fertilizers
for sale VIII h pr'ces attached:
Armou.'s Blood and Zone per sack, lG1
pounds, ST 80, per ton, $lSG..
Nonpari,l per sack, 200 lbs, S2.G0; per
ton, 5000.
Royal c per sack, 200 lbs, $500; per
ton, 500 90.
Acid Phosphates, II per cent goods,
per sack, 200 lbs, $l.621s; per ton,
Sl6 25.
Acid Phosphate, II percent goods, in
bulk. per sack. 100 lbs, 74c; per ton.
$l4.s0
tThe best Acid Phosphate ever sold
hrre.)
These prices subject to change,
The bove fertilizers need no recon-
mendation on our part, they have
spoken for themselves. II is wise to
haul the fertilizers home while the
roads are coed.
For further information, iuqnire at
the Office of the Canton Cotton Ware
house Co., or the Mississippi State
Bank. l-i0 Bun.
The Canton times., 1902-01-24

dorfer, Annie Robinson, Matte
Wood, Tillie Baus, Fannie Luck
ett, Agnes Leonard, Eva Nav
field, Minnie Watson, Miss Lucy
Orrick, Geraldine and Bessie
Luckett.
1t is now said that the brigands
who abducted Miss Stone are
willing to accept the ransom rails
ed by subscription.
There is no place deserving of
more reverence and care than the
silent cities of the dead-our
cemeteries. Ours has been
neglected until it has called loud
ly for attention. We understand
the ladies have moved in the
matter and will now take charge
of all the private burial places
and see that they are kept in
right order. The cemetery be-
longs to a purate corporation. !
This is all wrong it ought to be
owned by the city and a regular
sexton be employed to keep it in
good order all over, Let the city
and the public take steps to see
that in future it is handled and
kept all right.
The Canton times., 1902-01-24
To While HWaQ the Hours.

When you want relasation and re-
creation you have no idea how much
company and comfort there is in a
fine Music Box.
[ have the Agency of the Regina
Music Box Co., of New York, the
largest ard best manufacturers of
these instruments. J will sell on
easy terms to responsible parties An
inspection of these instruments is
invited. T.sC. Suede.
Jeweler.
The Canton times., 1902-01-24
Announcement.
OF
c. GROSS co.

AT the recent annual meeting
of the heirs and stock holders of
the c. L. Gross company, it was
decided to continue the business
under the firm business as here
tofore retaining the same officers
and board of directors. We wish
to thank our friends and the
public generally for past favors,
and assuring all the same fair
treatment that has always been
accorded our customers at the
old reliable. We ask a contln-
uance of their patronage in
future. We are,
Respectfully,
THE c. L. Gross Co.
The Canton times., 1902-01-24
Strayed or Stolen.

From my Virden Place in this
county about 1st of Dec. 1881,
one black heavy set mare mule
in fine condition about ten years
old, reached name and tail. Had
on, when left. brass bell tied
with a rope. A liberal reward
will be paid for her delivery to
me in Canton or to mark Burk on
Virden place or for any informa-
tien leading to her recovery.
MRS. SALLIE OLSEN.
j34t.