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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-23
Negro Life and Character During and
After Slavery.

Dear Aunt Jennie The negro
was not brought directly from Africa
to this part of North Carolina, but
came through the hands of numerous
Graders" Therefore by the time
they reached us they could speak
English very we'll. The slaves worked
on large farms, and soon learned
how to cultivate corn and flax and
the art Of Splitting rails" They
were comfortably cared for, and it
was seldom the master had to "cow-
hide" one, and the owners learned
to place considerable confidence in
them. Every Saturday evening they
we're allowed to go "a-fshing," and
twice a monts they were allowed to
visit relatives. Families we're often
separated in trading, but were al
lowed to visit the mother every We'd
nesday night. A farm hand would
bring from five to eight hundred dol
lars; a blacksmith that could make
the nails and shoes and shoe a horse
would bring $1,000, while a "trusty''
slave was not for sale at all. Only
the "trusty" slaves we're allowed to
learn to read and write and go to
church, because the masters thought
that if the slaves we're to become too
highly civilized they would rise in
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-23
Aunt Jennie's Letter.

We have two very interesting let
tiers this week. Patience is one of a
number of our bright girls whose
long absence I have deplored. hope
that they will call often this summer.
l am glad to see writer's falling
into the habit of describing the nat
ural cUriosities and historic spots
n their respective neighborhoods.
No matter is read with more eager
ness by most persons. And Patience
has some floral queries. I am sure
the Chat a be made very helpful
to our flower growers if they will
only avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity to exchange experiences and
make inquiries through this depart
ment. I join Patience in her desire
for Search Wards return.
Our prize contest is bringing out
a number of valuable, informing pa
pers. The one by Max this week is
quite creditable. Remember, if you
do not care to cover the whole
ground suggested by the questions
May 10Th, you may simply describe
in detail one or more appropriate in
cidents. The prize will be awarded
to the paper that sheds most light on
the subject-"Negro Life and Char
acter During and After Slavery" If
you succeed in giving the most illum-
mating, instructive letter, you will
get the prize, regardless of the
length of your article or the number
of subjects you discuss.
That was a very suggestive article
on Courtesy in the Home" in last
weeks Progressive Farmer. If cour-
tesy is a good thing for strangers, it
should not be too good for our best
friends and those who do most for
US. If courtesy is a good thing for
an occasional trip abroad, it should
be a good thing for everyday at
home-seeing that it costs nothing
and adds as much to the happiness
of him who gives as of him who re-
ceives.
AUNT JENNIE.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-23

revolt for their freedom. There was
an old farmer that amassed a for
tune by secretly inducing the slaves
to flee from their masters, then driv-
ing them to another State and selling
them. He would also catch run
aways, and instead of returning
them to their owners, and receiving
the reward, would sell them. Slave
marriages were not celebrated, ex-
cept they were allowed to spend
three days on their honeymoon"
On one occasion a couple tried to
escape to the North by pretending
to be on their honeymoon, but were
captured by the above described spy
and sold into slavery again. This
spy vas afterwards killed by a band
of slave owners who declared they
had been "run over by him long
enough" Conjuring was ~practiced
among the slaves on a large scale.
Nearly all the slaves believed in
witches and witchcraft. Hundreds
were beaten most numerically for
this belief, but of no use. Many of
the negroes still retain their belief
in witchcraft. The negroe in this
section were glad to be free, after
being for centuries under bondage
and the life and works Of Abraham
Lincoln still live among them, r
ing as an example to those who are
struggling for higher civilization
it's benefit of their race. But they
were left alone to face the world
without money or means. But with
all this they we're proud of the
whites as their "next door neigh
bor," and were ever obedient to the
class that were once their masters.
The "trusty" slaves were helped to
begin life by their masters, but the
disobedient received nothing. Great
attention was given to religion, but
education received no time, and to
this day it is neglected. The negroes
are not acquiring any property, but
are rushing to the cities in great
focks and spending their money in
foolishness. The negro has deserted
the farm, thus DESERVING their op-
portunities for an education. The
negro planters are reliable and are
giving attention to education and
religion, but they are so few in num-
Der that they cannot influence the
negro from the city. I must confess
that the mulattoes are Intellectually
stronger than the blacks, but it is
the mulattoes that are causing the
disorder and lawlessness in the city,
thus causing the negro morality to
decline at such a rapid rate, until
I'D a few years they will be as their
f~orefathers once were, unless a direct
reformation is brought about.
MAX.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1903-06-23
OUR SOCIAL CHAT.

All letters intended for hi department
snonId De addressed to "Aunt Jennie" care
OF The Progressive Farmer, Raleigh, N. 6.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
Eronoh Intelligence Office.

When the Englishman drops conf
DENTAL communication into the letter
boy he llus no mlsglvlngs that his mis-.
siye Will be opened and Its contents
read and copied before it comes into
the hands of the person TO whom II Is
addressed, SAYS Chambers Journal. In
reality. though we hardly realize it.
the Inylolablllty of our correspondence
IA one of the MANY precious privileges
we enioy as A matter of course thq
mass Of which makes I'm what we nm.
derstond bv "liberty" 10 find n dif.
farent stote of THINGS nrevoilIpy we
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
Important Discovery.

The story of Romulus and Remus
will go the way Of many historical IA
bles II Psychologists agree on the
genulneness Of the recent discoveries
nithe Fumo mfwyppmfwyp rdlurd I'd
in the Forum. A little while ago a
black stone, believed to be the ''lapis
niger that marked the burial place"
of Romulus, was found. They have
now dug under the stone and unearth-
ed, amid many votve offerings, clip
pus of tufa rock marked with an al
phabetlc inscription. This is declared
to be In Archaean characters, the ear
lest known, which may give Greek
origin to Rome, like that Of Cumaee
and Marsellles, dating some centuries
before the traditional year Of the
CITY," 1853 before Christ.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
A Real Hero.

He was a good-looking young fellow
tall and built like Hercules, and his
blue uniform fitted him as If he had
grown in It, The reporter looking fol
something new in war tales sided ovel
to him on the platform where he was
waiting for train and opened a fire
on him, says the Detroit Free Press.
Back from the warp inquired the
reporter
mo; just going" he responded.
(which way"
"Out to Manila"
pretty lively that way, isn't it?
Yes; but 1t isn't any worse than 1t
was before Santiago, l guess"
Were you thereT
Eyes, indeed. was mustered out
about two months ago, and | want
some more"
You must have had pretty good
record"
you bet. | was hero when l got
back to my own state. Had recep-
tons and receptions and pink teas and
everything"
what especial feat Of valor did you
accomplish? Anything like Hobson?
"Hobson wasn't in 1t with me-
Did the girls all kiss you as they
did him?"
Not a bit of it, and fats where l
out-heroed him. could have kissed
a million, every one of them prettier
than IL her one, and l didn't kiss
one, Navy one, Only real hero
could do that, and If you don't believe
1t, you try 1t some time when you get
IA chance and see for yourself"
The reporter recalled an instance or
two in his mind when he hadn't been
a hero, and he forthwith offered the
young soldier n 25-cent agar he had
recently received from a millionaire
whom he had been interviewing on
trusts and other octopuses.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
.wer. For the Table.

A pi. -. arrangement for the every
day breakfast or luncheon table is to
have four small glasses OF equal size,
or two and two alike. They can be
filed according to the season. For In
stance, snowdrops in moss, crocuses,
yellow, purple, and white primroses,
with their own leaves daftodlls, and
narcissi. March marigolds, bluebells,
with plenty Of their own leaves, apple
blossoms, crab blooms, buttercups in
one glass and les in the other, for
get-me-nots. wall flowers, white and
eolored Glove pink. wild roses. white
clematls, and tropoleum. petunias and
calceolaris. In the autumn honey
slekle. hareben and ferns are very
raceful; later on autumn leaves and
chrysanthemums make a very efec-
live decurntion. and N the winter
fhera are the winter cheuy. Christmas
fn.c a1t srcIIa1i|r1 11FeI1
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
StGry of DIR, Parker.

Rev. Joseph Parker of London, who
has just won an unpleasant nOtoriety
by his rather profane attack on the
sultan of Turkey, has been preaching
since he was IS years old, and is now
Co. His father was stonecutter, a
man of Cromwelllan type, who hated
lies and despised soft people. The first
sermon DR.. Parker delivered was
tiercer. as he himself says. than volcan.
ocs. tornadoes and whirlwinds.
Having felt the fire of oratory and
the zeal of religious work, DIR. Parker
went to London and entered University
College to prepare himself for the min.
istry. He commenced his London min.
istry in 1869. He was called to the
pulpit of the Poultry chapel, in Cheap
side. The church Of which DR.. Parker
is now the head is the oldest Congre-
gational church In London This church
is the City Temple, and DR.. Psrker's
sermons have made II even more cele.
brnted than 1t ever was.
Vigorous and open-spoken in serious
matters, the doctor is full Of wit and
humor. Once u lady asked him what
was his hobby.
Preaching, madam" was his reply.
But apart from preaching" she per.
sisted.
There is nothing apsr: from preach
Ing" the doctor responded.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
About Leading Mon of Gotham,

In finance the admitted leader ID
John Pierpont Morgan, who was born
a Hartford and came to New York at
the age Of 20.
Joseph Hodges Choate, one Of the
most distinguished lawyers Of the age,
was born in Salem, Mass, and came
% this city at the age Of "a.
In surgery DR.. Lewis Albert Sayre
stands at the top. He was born at
Battle Hill, N, j., and began practic-
ang here at the age Of o. He was in
tended for the church, but got to be
such a swearer that the cloth would
not At him.
The greatest after-dinner orator, q
politician, a railroad man, a lawyer,
and United States senator. Chauncey
Mitchell Depew, was born In Peeks-
an, n. Y, and was not New Yorker
until 80 years old.
The richest man In the city, and In
he world, is John d. Rockefeller, q
native Of Tioga county, New York.
Our leading sculptor-at least who
divides the place Of honor with Ward
a 6aint- Gaudens, a native Of Dublin.
Eastman Johnson. the distinguished
genre and portrait painter, was born in
lowell, Me.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
A SAILORS GRATITUDE.
A Novel Paper Weight He Has Designed
As Present.

Edward McGarry, the sailor Of the
Resolute who was pardOned from
Portsmouth Jail by Gov. Rollins, where
he was serving six months sentence
for disorderly conduct, has gone home
to Norfolk, Va, says the Manchester
IN. H. Union. Before leaving he made
from a piece of the aft rail Of the
United States steamship Maine paper
weight, which Lawyer John II. Bart
lett, who was his counsel, has forward
ed to Gov. Rollins. The design was
suggested by McGarry. The top bears
the inscription, Edward McGarry to
Gov. Rollins" while on the reverse is
neatly engraved, made from the aft
rail of the U. S. s. Maine"
McGarTy is an artist as well as
sailor and has drawn sketch of an
other paper weight which he is to have
made. When speaking of 1t he said:
II wanted to show my appreciation of
what your governor did for me. The
metal of which that paper weight Is
made came from the United States
steamship Maine, now in Havana har-
Dor. | took it from the wreck myself,
with a view of having large paper
weight made to present to the COVER
nor of Maine. This little token which
am now having made to send to Gov.
Rollins is a hurried affair. ! am going
to give him a better one. Here is a
picture of 1t which l have designed.
You see, the base is to represent a
rough rock, typical of sailor On the
top you see a sailors hat, with tbe
band U. S. s. Resolute upon 1t, while
upon the top of the hat you see pair
of handouts, the connecting link of
which has been cut in two by quill
pen"
The whole affair will weigh nearly a
pound and half and engraved upon a
little tablet on the face of the rock will
be the words, Gov. Rollins freed
sailor of the Res0lute."
On the bottom Of the weight will be
engraved: presented to Gov. f. w.
Rollins in remembrance of the kind
ness shown Edward McGarry Of the
U. S. s. Resolute."
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
Etinuette of Conversation.

Do not always begin conversation
by remarking on the weather.
Do not talk loudly or fast. A clear
distinct voice has great power
Do not argue or appear to notice
other peoples inaccuracies in speech
Do not, when narrating an incident
keep on saying, you see" "You
know" etc.
Do not speak mockingly of personal
defects. Somebody present may have
the same.
Do not talk of your private and
family affairs except to Intimate
friends, and then be careful not to do
SO often.
DO not cross-question people. 1t Is
bad form to force confidence, but if
one is made to you, you are bound to
respect it.
Do not find fault needlessly, even
with the weather. The habit of grum-
bling at either people or things is most
disagreeable.
Do not whisper if you have anything
to say that the general company may
not hear; reserve 1t till you and the
person to whom you desire to impart
it are alone.
Do not talk of things which the
company present can not be interested
in. BY so doing you may show your
self a clever and superior person, but
you will be voted bore.
Do not interrupt others while speak
ing, but listen patiently until they
have finished. Remember that the
good listener is generally more appre-
ciated than the clever talker.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
AT THE PARIS MoRGUE.


A law that has recently come int
operation gives prisoners the right o.
communicating with counsel within
twenty-four hours after their arrest
SAYS Paris correspondent OF tht
London Standard. One Of the imme'
date consequences Of this measure
may be to put stop to those "con'
formations" at the morgue which are
so dramatic a feature Of French Grim
inal procedure. With view to bring
Ing a murderer to confess, he Is taken
TO the morgue and there brought face
to face with the body of his victim
Every artillce Is used to make the con-
frontatI0n as impressive as possible,
ms it Is hoped that the terrible sight
he /, is compelled to gaze on will SO
trouble the murderer that he will lose
command over himself and make a
clean breast of his crime In his agita-
ton. When he enters the room he
can see nothing, as the stone bench on
which the body is exposed is concealed
by a curtain. The examining magis-
trate presses him with questions and
then, at what he considers the oppor-
tune moment, gives the signal for the
curtain to be pulled back.
The murderers who have stood this
ordeal without filnchlng are compar-
atively few. The majority of them
exhibit the utmost terror and implore
to be taken out of sight Of the corpse.
There is a chair in the room where the
confrontations take place, In which
the majority of the most notorious
murderers of the last thirty years have
been seated. Their names are inscribed
on Its back, one Of the first being
Troppmann, who, just before the
Franco-German war, butchered an en-
tire family. French criminal counsel
have found that these confrOntations
almost always result In the confusion
of their clients, have looked into the
matter and believe they have discov-
cred that the examining magistrate
has no legal right to subject prisoner
to this ordeal For the future they
are going to advise their clients to re-
fuse to allow themselves to be taken
to the mOrgue and 1t seems that 1t is
a moot point whether the authorities
will be able to convey them thlther by
force.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
ALL A MATTER OF BUSINESS.
the Thick Heads of Recl<-
less Bicyclists.

On the top Of very steep and dan
gerous hill in Yorkshire a reckless cy-
clist was about to mount his machine
the other evening when he was aecosted
by an aged native of the locality, says
Stray Stories.
"say. measter, art ia TO goin' TO
ride doom theer2"
yes" responded the cyc.ist. "Why
uot?"
"Varry weel." was the response;
"Ah'.l trouble thee for two-pun-tenl"
"Two-pound-tenl" gasped the cyclist.
"What for?"
Then iron ratings roond ma gar
den at e bottom O. & bill. Them rail-
iugs cost me two-pun-ten, an Abs just
abOot tired O. heven' 'em smashed wi
thick-headsd sysicklistS."
"who's going to touch your rail-
ingsgr demanded the eyelist.
"Thoo is" retorted the villaRer. "if
IA roides doom that bill. All used TO
wait for my brass at { bottom o. t hir.
but It don't pay. T. last pair O. idiots
wot broke their heads sgin them rail-
ines deed afore Al could collect dam
ages, an Aim talin' no risli moo"
The eyeiiEt reeided to walk down
after AL. tair
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
War Beautiful Dresses.

An Ehshsn u,u"s M
apo'heosis VI Spienulu uiess' on NJ
otner occasion nave "oln a an op 'l
1uni'y Vi oec'm,ns su.n In. elea'un.s.
ne dresses al d. 'ne ias' cou,t we,e very
oeautil III, lucy sno"eu INV ia.ee "
par. Is playeu a. INC noen. ~ Su
peru emu ,r Wo us ean ho", .on
vey an impress.on " 'neil nsn ~. ~
hui, lOE Tic iuultcL VI thdeJ SOuiu piuNA
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15

One Of the men Of to-day who is to
be envied is Haby, the man who orig
mated the style of dressing the mus
tache Of which the German emperor
has grown so fond. The pointed ends
are turned up in a fierce and military
way. Haby is the most decorated man
in the German empire and on the last
royal birthday he was given the Cross
OF Jerusalem as an honor. He goes
with the emperor on all his travels, IL
patronized by the whole court and has
already amassed a fortune.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
woman rnak Hnnnr.-

Miss Selma Fitzherbert Fox recent
N took honors in the examination for
haehelor Of medicine At the University
q Durham In England She headed
~ List Of candidates who with the
exception Of herself. were all men.
1fl1s Fox studied at the London School
- Medicine for Women and at TIE
o1ilege q Medicine, NeWcantieon-
Ina This b the nrst tine IN he nyp
Vfafn that the Quallhcation has ben
rn 70 women tat advantage las
~ lakHu q ~ pfTlefa.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
WILLIE ATE EVERYTHING.
Faithfully Obeyed His Parents In-
atructi0na and Left Nothing
ON His Plate.

Parents have trying time in teach
ing their offspring manners" at the
table. Until they are trained to eat
properly, youngsters are usually like
little piggies. They root" through
everything and leave . muss after
them. Willie Steuben, six years old,
has a pair Of parents who try to break
him of the habit of taking things on
his plate that he cannot eat and leaving
much to go to waste. He is in fair
way to improve under their watchful-
ness, says the Pittsburgh News.
/ "You must eat the crust, too, Willie"
his mamma will say, and Willie will
dutifully eat the crust.
Don't take such large piece Of
cake, Willie, unless you can eat it" his
papa will say, and Willie will take IL
and stuff himself with IL rather than
TO leave q crumb for his father to
grumble about
The other day Willie was invited to .
birthday party. His mother dressed
him in his best clothes.
Nov, mind, Willie" was the last
thing she said 10 him; "eat everything
you take on your plate"
Willie came home that evening with
severe palma The little girl in whose
honor the party was given was 10 years
old. Her mother had baked birthday
cake, and part Of the scheme Of orna-
mentation Of Il were Is wax candles.
There were three Of them on the piece
that was put on WillieS plate.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
VARICOSE VEINS.


According to those wise men wh'
delight to remind US on every occa
sion of mans lowly origin, varicos'
veins are among the penalties we have
to pay for standing on our hind Leg
instead Of walking on all fours like th'
other animals. 1t is chiefly, they say
the pressure of the very high column
of blood upon the comparatively TILL
walls of the veins that causes them te
+ become dilated or "varicose."
. There are other causes, however
that no doubt contribute to the estab'
lishment of this unpleasant affection
The veins of the legs are so far FROM
the heart that the blood In them is
comparatively little Influenced by
either the pushing or the suction force
of the hearts contraction.
The contraction Of the muscles OF
the legs also, while in some cases II
fayors the emptying Of the veins, In
others constructs them, and dams back
the blood. The constructing action Of
the garter naturally favOrs the occur
renee Of yaricose veins, although, curl
ously enough, the trouble Is more
common in men than In women.
Finally, the enlargement of the
veins may be favored by a general loss
of tone in the system; the muscles and
all the heshy parts become fiabby and
do not support the veins us they
should, and the walls Of the veins
themselves participate in the general
relaxation and dilate.
The discomfort caused by varlcose
veins Is often very severe. The limb
feels heavy and dlstended, and there
Is O more or less constant, dull ache,
amounting sometimes to actual pain
Of burning character. Often In neg
lected cases, or after the trouble has
lasted for long time, ulcers form on
the legs, which are very difficult to
heal. More rarely greatly dlstended
vein may rupture, forming purplish
dlscoloration beneath the skin, or If
the skin has become thinned 1t also
may break and severe hemorrbage
results.
There Is no actual cure for varicOse
veins except surgical operation,
which Is seldom desirable, and we
must be contented usually with such
relief as can be had by supporting the
dllated veins by means of an elastic
stocking. This should be put on i'm
medlately on rising in the morning and
worn throughout the day.
In severe cases the patient should
remain in bed or on lounge for few
days, with the limb raised on pillow
In order to favor the emptylng of the
engorged veins, while II there are any
signs Of Inflammation. cloths wet in
cooling lotion may be laid. on the part.
Youths Companion.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15
Dukes New Machine.

The duke Of Manchester's latest &C.
QUESTION b motor tandem Quadri-
cycle. The longest run he has made
was from Alderman abbey, watford.
through London, to Eastbourne, the
severe gradients upon the route being
successfully negotiated and overcome
by the machine. The duke is fascInat-
ed with his iron steed.
Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1903-01-15

The rapid destruction of the spruce
forests Of the eastern United States
may be realized when It is understood
that one daily paper used the growth
on twenty-five acres In two days, the
wood having been reduced to pulp and
turned into paper.