davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-03
From Nir. Farmer.
March 20, 1914.

To The Editor of The Jackson
County Journal and to whom it
may concern:-1 see that an cleo
ton has been called to establish a !
Farm Life School at Webster. |
think if they keep on the county
will be like old man Conner. He
tried to run farm and raise stock
and run saw mill and carry the
mail and run blacksmith shop. so
it took all he made on one to keep
up the other until he got SO he
could not run anything. So it will
be with the the county trying to
run so many things at one time
and getting the county in debt and
the people disheartened and the
poor man will nave to give up his
title farm to the money man to
meet the tax.
| find that the state is in debt 2
million dollars aside from the pub
lie debt and the debt of the counties
Where are we drifting? We are
living beyond our income and it is
time to call a halt. There are toe
: many who want fat place.
] We have all the information from
books and papers on agriculture W.
need 1t is not so much not know
5 ing how to farm as it is wanting tt
do in the young men that will coun
y if the time spent in ball playin,
and other sports and of those VIII
. watch there will be more corr
q made if used to that end. And
II the girls would try they could tax
a lot of work off of the mother. To
IS much play in our public school
d and on the farms.
saw girl once teaching schoe
- that took her knitting along t
~ school and would sit all day an
Il knit. So let us take our knittin
y along and learn to do something.
Please publish this from Quail;
town. S. B. FARMER,
Whittier, N. C.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-03

OF unused
Inc true greatness of any COM
munlty, commonwealth or nation
lies not in the abundance of it's
timber, the products of it's factories
the wealth of its minerals or the
richness of its soil, but in the char
acter, ability and activities of it's
citizenship. There is going to waste
in Jackson county, as the unharness-
ed power of her watercourses flow
on in endless journey to the seas
enough energy. if used, to turn the
mills OF the SOUTH There lies in the
bowels of the earth in Jackson
county an untold wealth of miner
ais. In the soil of Jackson county
is a productive wealth undreamed
OF, that is being only partially util-
lied. So in our boys and girls there
is being wasted enough Anglo-Sax-
on brain, and Drawn and muscle if
properly trained and directed to
cause civilized world to realize
Tor the first time the power of a
community of real men and women.
Gentleman: What are we going to
do about it? Do you want YOUR
want your children to live as YOU
have lived? To toll as you have
toiled, or do you want to provide
for them the means whereby they
will be enabled to live purer, hap
} pier, sweeter lives than you have
lived? We propose to teach the
coming generation, not how not to
work, but how to work, how to mix
!: Angle brain and Saxon grit and
l muscle with Jackson county clay
and make hogs, and cattle and corn
and wheat and apples that can be
t turned into silver and gold to swell
I the Golfers of our people.
l Yes. Mr.. Farmer and men of Jack
son county, that is exactly what we
: want to do. We want to take our
:; knitting along and learn how to dc
Z things" and how to do them
q right. how to make each hours tot
Y and each drop of honest swea
n count the most in productive ener
It gy. We want to teach the boy:
s girls how to make for themselve:
l. better homes. homes in which
n health and beauty and refnemen
IS shall dwell and to teach them tn,
n secret of true happiness, which i:
d Industry.
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-03

We Will aainlt that our good friend
Mr.. Farmer is absolutely correct in
his statement that one great trou-
BILE is the lack of inclination on the
part of the young men to work on
the farm and among the girls to
attend to the duties of the home.
But we insist that the primary cause
of the tendenoy in this direction is
the training in the public schools as
the curriculum now stands. And
that is the very trouble that those
who form the educational policy of
the State were trying to elevate
when the Farm Life School propo-
ganda was initiated.
In the economy of things. when
the State was attempting to rebuild
a mighty commonwealth of liberty
loving. God-fearing and educated
people, upon the ruins of civil war,
it was necessary first to provide for
the essentials of common intelli-
gence, reading, writing, and the ele-
ments of mathematics, and, we can
blame no one for it, but our educa-
tional system has been a partial
failure, in that it has trained the
minds of the children away from
the farm and from the primary
means from which every people
5 and more especially our people
must obtain their livelihood AM
their true happiness. Those VIII
were so minded, and had the fnan
cial means, had a basis upon whicl
e to build and were enabled to ente
: the so-called, learned profession:
n hence the overplus of doctors an
= and lawyers. Those who were dis
:. inclined or were financially unabl
9 to enter these professions were lei
o helpless, their education had take
n from them the love of the farm an
if farm work, they did not know whs
q to do and consequently are flour
- dering around like fish out of waite
~ with no aim, no purpose in life an
Is only a hope that had been blighte
in the bud like rose attacked b
" the canker worm, unable to blossol
~ ~ forth in the gorgeous splendor tn;
~ was the intent of the Creator. A
u DR.. Joyner said. If there be a sal
der sight on the face of Gods gree
d earth than uneducated power it
that latent power that has be-
awakened and is being misdirectt
Jackson County journal. (Sylva, N.C.) 19??-19??, 1914-04-03

tellectually during the active perio
of his life, whereas, the confine-
ment of home and the duties OF
motherhood allow little opportuni-
ty to woman for any culture ex-
cept that which comes from asso-
citation with little children. This
experience which comes from living
with innocent children is a source
of culture by no means to be de-
spised. but how much better it
would be for the mother and the
father and the children if the moth
er's education in her youth could
always be such as would enable
her in after life to secure that in
spiratian and solace and power
which comes from familiarity with
the great books of the world
These words of DR.. McIver GER
tainly apply to the establishment
of a Farm Life School. where the
girls may learn these arts and
sciences which are at the very
foundation of all progress and pros
perity of civilization. That the
, family shall be we'll clothed ant
we'll fed and that the mother ma!
have a fair degree of expert know
: ledge of these matters and a con
$ siderable portion of culture, mean
t more to the upbuiding of the home
of any community than any othe
, single factor. It is certrinly yer
f absurd to expect the homes to b
r we'll cared for if the girls have n
e training for this work. Latin an
If mathematics are alright in the
e, place but they certainly are. but
S poor equipment for one who h;
fe the responsibility of feeding an
Id clothing the family.
es If there is anything further tn
IS | can do to assist you in establis
in ing these schools, / shall be vel
of glad to do so.
We Very truly yours,
n E. E. BALCoMB.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
PLAN TO BOOST CONTEST.

At a meeting of the Young Peoples
society of the German Immanuefs
Lutheran church held last evening in
the club rooms, plans were made TO
push a campaign for the piano and
other prizes being offered by the Riess
drug store and with this end in view
sides were chosen by the boys and
girls as follows: Misses Marea Lohse,
chairman: Bessie Borst, Clara Bleuer.
Julia Hansgen and Elsie Knorr and
Rudolph Hintz. chairman, Rugo Lohse,
Herman Gerdes. George Lutz and Car!
Pickron. The society already leads
in the contest and a special effort is
to be made for certificates. 1t was
also decided to hold a New Years
watch party in place of the next So
cial meeting. The play committee re-
ported that "Rcseb-ook Farm has
been selected as the play to be given
some time in January when IS char
acters will participate. One new men,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
WOMEN SUFFER FROM WAR
Thousands of Women Of Europe Arc
Left Destitute, Unprotected
and in Misery.

The hearts of the women of Amer
lea go out to their sisters in Europe
who are left in misery and want
American women often suffer from de-
engagements that are purely feminine.
At the first symptoms of any de-
rangement of the feminine organism
at any period of life the one safe,
really helpful remedy is DR.. Pierce's
Favorite Prescription.
1t is a woman's medicine and as
such it's mighty and marvellous restor-
alive power is acknowledged the
country over.
DR.. Pierce's Favorite Prescription is
true friend of women in times of
trial and at times of pain when the
organs are not performing their func-
tons. For headache, backache, hot
flashes, catarrhal condition, bearing
down sensation, mental depression,
dizziness, fainting spells, lassitude and
exhaustation women should never fan
to take this tried and true women's
medicine.
It's not a secret remedy for all the
ingredients are printed on the wrap
per. Sold in either tablet or liquid
form.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02

ones). When able to pierce apples
with a fork they are done. Chill in
the syrup and serve on a lettuce leaf
with spoonful of whipped cream on
top. Very pretty and can be served
as dessert without the lettuce.
Spiced Beets - Cook beets until
tender, peel and slice (not too thin.
Take one aud one-haIf pints each Of
vinegar and water, one cup white SUI
gar, one cup brown sugar. one tea
spoon each of cinnamon, cloves and
allspice tied in thin cloth loosely.
Boil all together down to one-half
the amount and pour over beets. Can
OF keep covered up in jars. Makes
two quarts.
inexpensive Dinner DIN - For
family of four purchase two and one
half pounds pork chops or the same
amount of veal. Stew until tender
season with pepper. salt and milk;
thicken the gravy; then place meat
in a pan, fill half full Of the gravy
make a generous supply. cover
with a nice biscuit crust and bake.
Nearly as good as chicken and so
much cheaper
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
A GREAT BOOK EVERY
WOMAN SHOULD HAVE

IF you will pay the mailing charges
which are but a trifle." says DR.. Pierce
81 Will send you my cloth bound book
OF over 1000 pages with color plates
and numerous illustrations and will
not charge you a penny for the book
itself"
Over a million copies of 1.-THE Peo-
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser
are now in the hands of the people. 1t
IS a book that everyone should have
and read in case of accident or sick
ness. II is so plainly written that any.
one can understand IL.
Send 20 cents in stamps for mail.
ing charges to DR.. Pierce, Invalids'
Hotel, Buffalo. ". Y. and enclose this
notice and you will receive by return
mail. all charges prepaid. this valu.
able book--(Adv.l
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
WALT ono
HOME
Q2eBLEMS|
MRS k1rzAgEru TIe~pSoN I

Dear Mrs. Thompson: We are Two
chums 10 years old.
IN A fellow told AS brother tnaL
he wanted to make a date with her.
Do you tank that proper, or snould
he come to see her in person?
(2) BIS beau comes to see her every
other night. Is that too often?
(3) Is IL o'clock too late to go auto
riding in the country IL two couples
are together?
"a We are both engaged. Are we
too young?
60 What is a good gift for our
beaux for Christmas if We have plen-
ty of money?
60 Is 1t all right to spoon If you
are engaged?
CD What is the present style OF
hair dressing?
90 Does eating too much make a
person dream?
PRETTY AND BEAUTY.
% A young man should see the
girl and make a date with her or call
her up and make a date over the
phone.
ca Every other night is too fire.
quent for calls.
60 1t is not proper to be out rid
ing so late, even if two couples are
together.
(4) Girls Of 16 are not mature
enough to select a life companion.
Be wise, my dear girls, and stay chill
dren a while longer. There is plenty
of time to be grown up after you have
had time to develop.
60 Some pretty accessory for his
room or a piece of good jewelry.
60 When you are old enough to be
engaged then it will be all right.
CD The French twist is very pop
ular, also the pompadour that has been
worn so long, because it is almost I'M
iversally becoming.
(S) Eating rich food or overeating
at night causes indigestion and that
often causes bad dreams.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: % I have
been going with man for some
time. We were engaged, but we had
a falling out once and made up. Now
he has taken pouting spell again.
| love him dearly, and he told me he
still loves me, and asked me to con- |
tinue to go with him and still keep |
the engagement. My folks at home |
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02

say that I shouldn't go with him any
more. He said he would give up any.
thing to get me back. What shall
1 do?
((2) I am a blonde and have blue
eyes. What color do you think would
be becoming?
BLONDE.
% My dear girl, you do not say
why your people think you should
give the young man up. If he has
bad habits and there is any good rea-
son for breaking the engagement you
did not state it. You say you love
him and he loves you. Then why let
these silly quarTels mar your happi.
ness? If you cannot keep from quar-
reling before you are married the
promise for a peaceful married life
is very poor. Talk this thing over
seriously and make up your minds to
be courteous and considerate Of each
others feelings and live in peace. II
you cannot do that make up your
minds that you are not made to agree
and break the engagement for good.
(2) Blondes, if they have clear com.
plexions, can wear light blue or pale
pink, pale or dark green. The color
that matches the eyes is usually be-
coming.
Dear Mrs. Thompson: I became
engaged to a young lady and bought
her a diamond ring, paying 800 for
it, She is not satisfied with the ring.
The kind she wants would cost $500.
What do you think about this?
DOUBTFUL.
I fear it is an indication that your
betrothed cares more for display than
a girl should who is to become the
wife of a man Of modest means. II
she cared enough for you to marry
you she would not be apt to make
fuss over your first present to her.
You are likely to be slave to mil
liners and dressmakers if you marry
such a girl. Talk the thing over seri-
ously and make her get your point
before you proceed further.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
WoMAN'S HOME MISSION So
GETTY.

The monthly meeting Of the Won
ans Home Mission society of the First
Methodist church was held last eve
ming in the home of Mrs. T. II. John
son, 1924 Glenhurst court, with 80 81
the members in attendance. Mrs. w.
\. Darling gave an interesting report
Of the Central Illinois conference mis-
sion society meeting. held last month
in Peoria, and Mrs. o. T. Dwinell also
gave graphic report Of the mission
conference of the Methodist church
held in Syracuse, n. Y, last month. a
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02

San Francisco, Dec. miss Ella
Schooley, a demure looking young
woman whom few would notice in a
crowd, has come to California to IN
dertake the biggest kind of task
the direction of the National Young
Woman's Christian association activ-
tiles in connection with the Panama
Pacific exposition in San Francisco.
1t is work that involves the expendi-
ture of thousands and means the safe
ty and comfort of innumerable women
visitors during 1915.
When the national organization,
with headquarters in New York, be-
gan making plans for their building
and their work during the exposition,
the first difficult question they were
forced to meet was the selection CT
head for the San Francisco work.
Not only executive ability, but real
imaginative insight were needed for
the development of the Y. Nv. c. A.
exposition plans. Miss Ella Schooiey
of st. Louis was elected.
Since her college days a business
woman, head of a great stationery
house in Kansas City, Miss Schooley's
diversion had been her associatio"
work. She found herself a few years
ago treasurer of the state commission
of Missouri almost before she herself
had realized that her passionate in
terest in the association work for girls
had usurped her personal business in
terests
Giving up her business she became
the secretary of the st. Louis Y. w.
c. A, a poverty-ridden branch with
inadequate backing Those interested
in the associations battles still re-
member Ella Schooley's whirlwind
campaign for funds in st. Louis in
which half a million was collected in
10 days, and the st. Louis Y. w. c. A.
transformed almost over night one of
the largest and most active in the
world
Miss Schcoley, the embodiment of
youthful enthusiasm, is full of plans
that she declares will make the Ma
tional Y. w c. A at the big exposi-
ton the most helpful institution at the
fai.
Our activities" she says, "are not
for some women-but for all women.
The Y. w. C. a. restaurant will make
cur work practically self-supporting
We are spending $4,000 at the outset
in equipment and salaries.
Not one girl need come to the Ex-
position city and feel any doubt as to
her comfort We are listing a board
and-rooms accredited directory. We
have emergency workers for the girl
who may find herself in need or in
trouble after her arrival and an en-
ployment bureau for stranded girls.
Best of all the exposition coopera-
ton is making the usefulness of our
work certain. We have charming
girl worker on the grounds now ex-
our aims and needs to every
woman exposition employer. For the
first time in the history of interna-
tional expositions, at the great Cali
fcrnia fair every exposition official is
promising to be member of our great
committee for the safety and comfort
Of women and girls. They will refer
these in doubt to us. We are to dem |
onstrate here during 1915 the supreme
usefulness of the Y. W. c. A"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
JOLLY THIRTEEN CLUB MEETS

Members Of the Jolly Thirteen club
enjoyed the afternoon yesterday as
the guests of Mrs. Caroline Stolz, EOS
Third avenue, Moline, when all the
members were present and spent the
afternoon playing cinch. Prizes in the
games went to Mrs. John Meeder, Mrs.
John Van Hoorebeke took second, and
Mrs. George Woeber of this city the
all-cut favor. The hostess served re-
fresIments after the games, and the
ladies were invited 20 meet next time
with Mrs. Ollie Muench in Moline.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
J. A. BLISS IN PIANO RECITAL.

An event OF much Importance 20
music lovers in the tri-cities Will be
the appearance OF James A Bliss in
piano recital Friday evening. Dec. IL,
at Augustana college.
For several years Mr.. Bliss has been
one Of the leading pianists in Minneap-
oils and St Paul, and has continually
grown in the estimation OF the public
through his ever popular recitals. Hav-
ing recently toured extensively IN Eu-
rope, studying incidentally with the
greatest masters there, Mr.. Bliss plays
with that understanding, style and in
spired feeling that characterizes the
work Of the great masters OF the
piano.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02

Silvis Tuesday where they have been
engaged in the evangelistic work for
several weeks past and spent few
days with Mr. and Mrs. B. D. Baxter
here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will David and daugh-
ter Margaret after spending three
weeks Eureka Springs, Ark, arrived
home Monday. Little Margaret was
but little benefited by the trip. but
the cause of her trouble has been To-
Gated and speedy recovery is hoped
for
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Frakes were
pleasantly surprised on Wednesday
evening, when a number of friends
went out to their home east OF town
to help them celebrate their 18th we'd
ding anniversary. A delightful even
ing was spent by those present. Nice
refreshments were served.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
THE BILE.

Butter Cream Filling - Two cups
powdered sugar, one-half cup butter
creamed; thin with three tablespoons
sweet cream. Flavor. Chopped nuts
! improve it.
Fowl Bread Dressing-Take a loaf
of stale white bread, soak in water
until soft, then squeeze dry. Put
three raw eggs in bread and season
with salt and pepper. Chop small
stalk Of celery, one-fourth of an
onion. giblets and liver of fowl, then
fry till golden brown in two table
spoons fat, mix it thoroughly into
bread and put filling into fowl
To Roast a Pig-Thoroughly clean
pig, then rinse it in cold water, wipe
dry, rub inside with a mixture of
salt pepper and sage. For stuffing,
cut wheat bread in slices half an
inch thick, spread butter on to half
its thickness, sprinkle with salt, pep
per and onion. Pour enough hot
water over bread to make it soft.
then fill the body with it and sew up.
Roast about fifteen minutes for each
pound of meat. When done, dredge
little flour into the gravy, boil up
once. Boil heart and liver tender,
chop fine, and add to gravy.
Pigeons on Nest Boil some vel
low macaroni until swelied out and
tender, then cut it in pieces the
length of finger and lay them on a
dish like straw nest. Truss pigeons
with the heads on (having scalded
and picked them clean) and, having
stewed them, arrange them as in a
nest, pour the gravy over and serve
The nest may be made of boiled rice
or bread cut in pieces the length and
thickness OF finger and fried a nice
brown in hot lard. seasoned with
pepper and salt. Or make it of bread
toasted a yellow brown. Any small
birds may be stewed or roasted and
served in this way.
Apple Dressing for Duck - Take
six sour apples, peel. quarter cover
with water. cook until about half
done; add one cup bread crumbs.
little sage. an onion sliced very thin
and pinch of cayenne pepper. Mix
together and fill duck.
Apple Salad-Peel and core one
apple for each person and stew gent
ly in syrup made of one cup sugar. |
two cups water and one-half cup red
cinnamon candles (old-fashioned
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
THINGS WORTH KNOWING.

To Keep Furs From Selling Col
lars and Neck-Eyery woman knows
how hard it is to keep lace collar
clean while wearing fur next to it.
Get three-fourths yard lace five
inches deep. Shirr this one inch
from edge into a tape as large
around as to top of your fur collar
or fur piece. Sew five snap fasten-
ers on tape and the other part of
fasteners on inside of fur piece, so
when snapped together the lace
stands up like little ruching around
the neck. 1t is just a few moments
work to take it out and wash it and
it keeps your collars clean.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
oIKoHI CLUB WITH MR.. AND MRS.
SIEMON

The members of the Oikohi club
were entertained last evening by Mr..
and Mrs. ]. p. Siemon at their home
in South Rock Island and the usual
merry evening was passed. Mrs Bert
Heitahrendt ook the head prize, Mrs.
A. johnson the second, ]. P. Siemon
the consolation and Mrs. Charles Don
ovan the BOBBY favor. \ lunch was
served after the games. The club VIII
be entertained in two weeks by Mrs.
Charles Donovan, 2O27 Ninth street.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-12-02
HEAD STUFFED FROM
CATARRH OR A COLD
Says Cream Applied in Nostrils
Opens Air Passages Right Up.
Observation-Disclosures. :.

Instant relief-no waiting. Your
clogged nostrils open right up; the air
passages of your head clear and YOU can
breathe freely. No more hawking, snuff
fling, blowing, headache, dryness. No
struggling for breath at night; your
cold or cntarrh disappears.
Get a small bottle of Ely's Cream
Balm from your druggist now Apply
little of this fragrant, antiseptie,
healing cream in your nostrils. 1t pen
etrates through every air passage of the
head, soothes the infamed or swollen
mucous membrane and relief comes in
stsntly.
It's just fine. Don't stay stuffed up
with cold or nasty catarrh.