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THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER : JULY 21, 1896. POETKY. THE VOICE OF SPRING. I'm swiftly borne on the wings of the storm In the wake of winter s blatt: From a clime I come wheie a drowsy sun. O'er the land its dreamy beams cast And smiles I tring from that realm so fair To cheer the path that bleak winter laid bare. My balmy breeze I will waft 'mong the trees. OVr the ielis and rolling hilJs. . And nTbrelVhe new birth on the face of earth To the voice of mnrmurlng rins. And I'll int-pirn the birds to stng Tir triifs of joy as they revel on wing. I'll waken flowers that slept the long hours Aid thlfntWi rf"b Ihe'r petals fair. When released from winttr's fell cap. Winter-srared earth I'll resplendent adorn. And all that's lovely I'll lavish upon. While I shed tears there is need for ni fears Wte'e the clouds their showers pour. For I'm weepicg then at complaining men That I'm ticRle quite to the tore Hei -iuse 1 laugh when the sun shines bright. nd weep when clouds are obscuring his light. Wlipu I at last, have completed my task. Vail the earth with verdure teems, vt -'ran(i display, as I wing my way, lo it We glad my life giving beams! v i ll retu: n wnen next winter is done W'th -.ring-girt smiles, from the land of the " ;q. U. B.QWYNN. ' e. N. C. 2 HOUSEHOLD. SUGAR COCKIKS. Oae cupful sugar, half cup butter, three tablespoonfuls of sour cream, two eggs, half teaspoon of soda, a little autmeg, four cupfuls of flour. Roll then and bake quickly. CHOCOLATE PUDDING. Scald together one quart of milk and three ounces of grated chocolate and set aside to cool. Then add nearly a cup of sugar and the yolks of five eggs. Bake, and when done spread whites on top and brown. LEMON PIE. 1 le cup sugar, same of cold water, ublespoonful corn starch, grated rind and juice of a lemon, and small piece of butter; cook all to ether, and when partially cold odd the beaten yolks of two eggs. Bake with one crust, and frost with the whites of eggs, beaten stiff with a little sugar. BAKED RHUBARB. Strip the thin skin from the young, tender stalks, and in half -inch lengths. Pour boiling water over them and cover for five minutes. Drain off the water, add a cupful of sugar to a pint of rhubarb, put in an earthen or gran ite ware dish and bake slowly. It should have the consistency of thin jelly and show a pinkish green color. CHERRY PUDDING. Stone the cherries and lay them in a buttered pie dish, with sugar, grated lemon rind and a dash of brandy; put the dish in the oven and when the fruit is quite tender take it out and have ready q. meringue made with the whites ot six eggs beaten to a stiff froth, and add by degrees half a pound of castor sugar. Pile the mixture upon the fruit and put it in the oven to set. VEGETABLE SOUP. Cut two lettuces, two turnips, car rots, onions, a young cucumber and a giobe artichoke into neat slices, put thera into a saucepan with a little but ter and allow them to take a nice color, add two quarts of good stock, a bunch of herbs and salt and pepper. Simmer gently for an hour or longer, aid two spoonfuls of brandy and a s "iecz9 of lemon juice, and serve very A MEAN MAN'S GAME. 1 T ie meanest man I ever saw," the irrf j.reeaible Judge Murphy exclaimed to a crowd of admirers, "hae never ap peared ia my court as a defendant, and it is lucky for him. As a matter of course he was a newspaper man a blankety blank rascal of a reporter Oae day he was playing seven-up with a young lady, and guess what he did? He told her that whenever she had the jack ot trumps it was a sure sign her lover waa thinking of her. Then he watched her, and whenever she blushed and looked pleased he would lead a high card and catch her j ick. A man who would do that would steal a hot stove or write a libelous j)ke about a3."-S:. Louis Republic. ROENTGEN RAYS. The investigators whose names ap pear in the newspapers in connection ith Roentgen ray experiments are a good deal bothered by applications from people who imagine they have bullets or other unpleaeant foreign sub stances in various parts of their anato my. The story goea that not long ago a certain local scientist received the fol lowing letter: "Dear Sir I have had a bullet in ay thorax for seven years. I am too U3y t0 come to Cleveland, but hope will be able to come down here m locate the bullet, as I am sure the Case i3 worth your while. If you can't come yourself, send your apparatus, , 1 Wl11 get one of the doctors here to use it. yours truly." Uere 13 the local man's reply: Dear Sir-Very eorry I cannot find to visit you. Nor will I be able mnd mv apparatus. If you can't ie to Cleveland yourself, send me thft hi by exPresa. and I will do best I can with it. Yours truly." eveland Plain Dealer. fWrltten for Thb Progressive Farmer. 1 A NEGRO WEDDING IN NORTH CAROLINA AT CHRISTMAS. BY L E CATES. To every race of people God has given some characteristics which distinguish it from all the others, wherever they may be found. To the Caucasian he gave the mag nificent intellect that has made him master of the world; to the Bed man, a disposition as brave, as, fearless, as savage as the lion that roams through the unknown jungles of Africa. But to the American negro he has dealt out with the most lavish hand, those gifts which have ever made him an object of interest and amusement. On him has been bestowed a complex ion which the boot black over strives to emulate ; to his hair has been given a frizz which the m Dst expert manipu lator of the curling tongs can never hope to achieve ; his mouth is the joy of the dentist, it is so roomy, he can work all about in it ; it is a well known fact that his foot makes a hole in the ground where the white man's makes a hill. His every feature is a curiosity, but above these stand out his -disposition and taste. He ever a jolly, good natured fellow, no matter where you find him. Love of display, pomp and ceremony are the preeminent charac teristics. There must be style in all that he does, though he is often as ludicrous as were the monkeys in the island of the Indian ocean, wearing the belts and swords of the soldier. A wedding is one of his favorite places to display his aristocratic man ners ; Christmas above all other times is a season of festivity and gaiety and the two combined form the pinnacle of the tower of negro display. To eD joy these things to their utmost, you must come to Carolina, for there you find the negro as polite as a French man, with none of the impertinence which seems to characterize him in many of the Southern States. I was present a few years ago at the marriage of the daughter of a colored rock mason. The day was just cool enough to be uncomfortable out of doors, unless you kept in motion. The guest began to arrive about twelve o'clock, and by two the yard was full of men and boys and dogs. In the house and porch were the girls and the elder women. There was a score or more of white men in the crowd, the most of them being hunters who had dropped in from the chase to rest awhile and be amused. Every few minutes another convey ance would come in ; first there came a young fellow driving a two horse car riage, looking as dignified as if he were a millionaire; he bad a dusky maiden by his side, and seemed all unconscious that one of his horses was a mule, with plow gears for harness, and the other horse, somo one sagely remarked, "Uster b'long to Mister Noa." Taere is a long down grade just be fore you get to the house, and he got up enough speed coming down this to carry him in, in fine style. Next came two young women in a buggy; a young man quickly stepped forward, and took the lines from their hands, in his eagerness to do some thing to assist them, and drove on un til he came to the gate, which was on ly wide enough for the buggy to pass through. Now you think he had to give up the licee, but no, they were pretty long, so he fell behind the bug gy and drove on into the lot; while he was unhitching the horses a second gal lant walked up, helped the ladies out of the buggy, and led them away in triumph, much to the chagrin of his rival. The master of the house kicked two quarreling curs out at the front door, with the admonition, '"Git out, you rascals, or you shan't sta fur de wed dinV A stick of stove wood came fly ing out at the kitchen door after the retreating form of old "Sooner," who was hurrying to his kennel with his share of the wedding feast. Tnis panorama continued for half an hour longer and then the minister ap peared over the hilltop, at the head of a long line of vehicles. When he drove up, two stalwart Ethiopians advanced, assisted mm from his carriage and almost carried him into the house. He was a portly, raven colored speci men of humanity, smooth shaven, and hair cut short. In a few minutes all was ready for the ceremony which was to make two hearts beat in union. As the house was much too small to accomodate the crowd, the ceremony was performed in the porch. First, the minister came out with a stately stride and took his stand on the floor; he waited a minute, perhaps, blew his nose convulsively two or three times, and then to his intense relief, the marriage party came out on the floor. He then got out his form book, which seemed to be new to him, and read in a broken stammering way a chapter on the history of marriage, then the proposals and charges, and re quested the couple to join right hands. The waiters removed the glove from the right hand of each, and then clasped their hands together. To the question, "Wilt thou take this woman to bo thy lawfully wedded wife, etc., the man answered promptly, 'I will." The minister then said change hands. The glove was removed from the left hand of the man, but there was some delay about the bride's, so the cere mony was continued, she wearing one glove. The question, "Wilt thou love, hon or, serve and obey this man so long as thou both shalt live," seemed rather unexpected to her, and she hesitated about answering. The groom whisper ed, "Can't you speak, Dear?" Yes" she murmured ; whether the reply was to the minister or to the groom no one knew; however, the ceremony pro ceeded. The preacher read a prayer in the same school boy way, reminding one of the praying machines of the Chinese, while the bride and groom stood smil ing at each other. Almost simultaneously as the minis ter uttered the word Amen" two ne groes sprang forward, much to the amusement of the crowd, each wishing to be the one to give the newly made bride the first salute. Apprehending their purpose, the groom stepped forward and placed a restraining hand on the head of each, saying, "You can do that no mor now boys." The spectators shouted their approval. The wedding party returned into the house, the huntsmen called their dogs, fired a salute, and with a cheer for the bride and groom, departed, leaving the merrymakers to continue their feasting and dancing into the wee small hours of the night. . EFFECT OF BEE STINGS. A Decided Stimulant to the Human System. One effect of bee stings on the human system is in the nature of a stimulant. The virus introduced through the cu ticle by the bee herself is exceedingly stimulating, if not exhilarating. It beats tobacco or any narcotic. It is way ahead of intoxicant3. I am led to this conclusion by effects produced on one of my visitors after one application of the medicine, hypo dermically administered. It doesn't seem to make much difference on what part of the anatomy the fluid is inject ed. It works just as effectually in one spot as another, and operates instan taneously. If the patient would pre fer the scar in his back hair, hidden from vulgar observation and irrever ent remark, he will feel its effects and respond to its influence with alacrity. Whether administered behind the right ear or on the ornamental appen dage which sometimes obtrudes itself into other people's business, or "be low the belt" under the trousers, it "gets there just the same." The laziest man in America will get a hustle on him instanter after one dose. He can run through a troop and leap over a wall like a trained athlete. A ten wire fence barbed to stop swine is noob struction to him when he gets under motion. He feels as if he could outrun a tornado or ewim Lake Erie. He doesn't wonder that Sampson twisted the jaw of the young lion or slew a regiment of Philistines. He could do it himself with another application of this formic acid preparation, adminis tered from the "business end" of a lively bee. Eugene Secor, in Ameri can Bee Journal. A NOCTURNE. All was darkness in the baeement. Leaning against the wall stood a bicy cle. Presently the sound of conversa tion was distinctly audible: "Don't you think the Lubricator and the Oil are getting pretty thick?" mur mured the Spocket. "No," replied the Pedal; "the Lubri cator seems to be stuck on the Chain." "That's what I thought," said the Saddle; "But I get sat on so, I don't dare speak." "I think the Lamp and Oil would make a good pair," added the Spocket. "Yes, except that the Lamp smokes and goes out nights," whispered the Pedal. "That's why I spoke of the Oil. What the Lamp needs is a good Match." "If there's going to be a wedding," said the Bell, "I'll furnish the ring." Then the conversation ceased, and not even a wheel epoke. Harper's Bazar. Uealness Caniiol be t'nrett by local applications aa they cannot reacb the diseased portion of the ear. There is only one way to cure deafness, and that is by constitu tional remedies. Deafness is caused by an in flamed condition of the mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube. When this tube is inflamed you have a rumbling sound or imperfect hear ing, and when it i3 entirely closed. Deafness is the result, and unless the inflammation can be taken out and this tube restored to its normal condition, hearing wiU be destroyed forever; nine cases out of ten are caused by catarrh, which is nothing but an inflamed condition ox the mucous surfaces. We will give One Hundred Dollars for any case of Deafness (caused by catarrh) that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Send to circulars; free.j & co.Toledo Q. jfcg- Sold by Druggists, 75c. A STUDY OF SUCCESS. The old gentleman was giving the boy advice, not so much because the boy needed it, but because he had more than he kne h what to do with, and the boy might just as well have it. Joshua," he said, "ba polite to every body. Remember ye ain't no million aire, an' ye can't afford to put on too many important ways. "Well, I ain't so sure 'bout that," was the reply. "It seems to me they's lots of people standin' round ready ter impose on ye ef ye don't show some spunk." "Ye hev ter bear lots o' things in this life. But it's work ez counts. Remem ber the little busy bee. He jes' keeps a-workin' an' a-workin' day in an' day out. An' they's mighty few bees I'm given ter understan' ez can't look back on their lives with satisfaction an' .be p'inted out ter the neighbors cz a suc cess ; an' all because they jes't keeps on a-workin' an' a workin'." 'Tnat'sso, father. But there's one trait of character 'bout the bee that you ain't dwelt on." "What's that?" He don't allow anybody ter sit down on 'im." Detroit Free Press. ALLEGED FUN. "I cannot marry you," he remarked sadly to the leap year girl; "but I will be a parent to you. I accepted your widowed mother last night." Phila delphia Record. "I really think, John," said Mrsv Severe, "that you smoke too much." "Well, my love," said John, "if you'd occasionally give me a chance to talk, I might let my cigar go out." Har per's Bazar. "Did you fall?" said a man rushing to the rescue of a woman who bad slip ped on the pavement this morning. "Oh no," ehe said. "I just sat down to sed if I could find any four-leaf clovers." Atchison Globe. Parvenu Hostess (to stable boy at tired as waiter for the occasion of a dinner party) : "James why do you not fill Mr. Da Gluttonne's glass?" James: "Lor' ma'am, what's the use? He empties it as fast as I fill it." Credit Lost. One Sunday morning not long ago a certain young boy was playing with a small step ladder. His mother saw what he was doing and asked him what he was playing. Oa,"he said, "I'm playing this step ladder is my bicycle." "But," replied his mother, "don't you know that it's wroDg to ride a bicycle on Sunday?" "I know, mamma, but I'm playing I'm a Jew." Life. Flossie is six years old. "Mamma," ehe asked, on Christmas day, when the guests had assembled, "if I get married will I have to have a husband like pa?" "Yes," replied the mother with an amused smile. "And if I don't get married, will I have to be an old maid, like Aunt Kate?" "Yes." "Mam ma," (after a pause), "it's a tough world for us women, ain't it?'' Modes & Fabrics. THE TWO O'CLOCK TRAIN. It was a very small Western town, and the only train out of it that night left at two o'clock. The traveling man had impressed upon the night porter of the hotel the importance of calling him in time for the train. Promptly at 1 :30 a prodigious knock roused the sleeper. "Say I be yez the man what wants the two o'clock train? ' "Yes," was the sleepy reply from within. 4 'Well, yez can shlape an hour longer, fer she's so much late." The heavy feet 8hufll9d off down the hall, and silence ensued. Another hour had passed, when Pat knocked again. "Say! be yez the fellow what said he wanted to ketch the two o'clock train?" "Yes 1" and there was the sound of the man hastily springing from his bed. "Well," drawled Pat, "yez can go back to bed again, fer she's another hour late." A forcible remark or two proceeded from the traveling man's room, and were audible to his awakened neigh bors, as was the departure of Pat. But soon all was quiet again, at d the few occupants of the hotel were left for some time to undisturbed repose. Just as the first faint streaks of dawn were tinging the sky, Pat once more made his presence known, and, in tones giv ing unmistakable evidence of recent and heavy slumber, remarked: "Say I if yez was the fellow what wanted to ketch the two o'clock train, yez can shlape till morn in', fer, bedad, the blamed thing's gone!" Harper's Magazine. In advising the People's party to nominate for President a man who is not a populist and who is in harmony with but one Populist principle, Mr. Taubneck has forfeited the respect and deserves the contempt of all true Pop ulists - -Chicago Express. 1 M Ju S U REDUCING. PRICE-CUTTING, MONEY GETTING, Clearance Sale, begins TO DAY (June lsr). . Every piece of Furniture in the ENTIRE Stock will be offered at unapproachable stock reducing prices. NOTHING is held back. The purchaser in every instance is given the ADVANTAGE No suh Scock as I am now Showing has ever been seen in this section. I mean to reduce Stock this Month. You cannot eff jrd to miss this s&la if you need Furniture of Any Kind. If YOU cannot visit write at once for lAo JLVJLLo liilULlTiS W SS9 16 EtzcLci 18 "West Trade Sts. Charlotte, N. C. Largest Furniture Dealer in the Carolinas. PIAN03 AND ORGANS A SPECIALTY. YOUNG FOLKS TO OUR YOUNG FRIENDS. A few months ago this column was given to the young folks to use as they think best, It has been a success. We are now fully two months behind with the publication of letters in hand ; that is, letters received this week will not appear before the middle of September. But each letter is published in its turn, no partiality is allowed. Our young friends may notice that some of the boys and girls say : "This is my second letter." In such cases the first letter was sent some months ago and the second letters have proceeded these who have written but one recently, h-. nee they are published in their turn Often several writers answer the same question. We publish the several an swers because the searchers are en titled to credit for their efforts. From the first the letters have been largely of a historical nature, and this is well, for it not only improves the minds of the young folks, but brightens up the memories of the older people. A com plete file of the young folks column for the past few months will make a valu able reference book, covering Scrip tural and other historical matter of great value. Our young friends will please write briefly and plainly. Some of them write in a careless manner and the chirography is hard to decipher. Nothing will be more improving than efforts to make your letters as near perfect as possible. Read them over two or three times and see how much better you can make your first effort. We will say, however, that the letters from our youDg friends will average higher in grammatical construction and legibility than the letters from our grown up correspondents. Many peo ple seem to think that zig z ig and curved lines across a sheet of paper are all that is necessary when they write for a newspaper. They can't read their own productions two hours after they are finished Editor From Martin County. Daedens, N. C. Mr. Editor: I will now attempt to write my first letter in behalf of The Progressive Farmer. Papa takes your good paper and likes it splendid, I also like it, especially the young folks column. I will close by wishing ycu all much success. Respectfully, COTTIE GUBKIN. From Onslow County. Mr. Editor: Will ycu allow me space in your paper? I am a little boj 13 years old. My father takes your paper and I like tp read it. I will an swer Tommie Debnam'a questions. Massachusetts was settled by a com pany of Englishmen The first mes sage sent on the telegraph wires was : "What hath God wrought?" I will ask a question. What disaster befell North Carolina in the year 1831? Yaur friend, C. H. Shepard From Perquimans County. Mr. Editor: I am a little school boy, the age of 8 years. Will you al low me space in your Young Folks' Column to write a few lines? I feel sure you will, as my father has been one of your subscribers ever since the existence of The Progressive Farmer The entire family love to read it, and I am especially fond of reading the Young Folks' Column. I guess I will ask a question for some of the boys of my age to answer: Why was America so hurriedly settled after its discovery ! Who stole an axe in the early days of America and how did Raleigh find him out? How long has tobacco been in use. Your little friend, L. W. Parker From Sampson County. Lissa, N. C. Mr. Editor: Seeing my first letter in print gives me courage to write again. I live in the country, and this poet office is in our house, .but with aU the reading matter, I. always pick for The Progressive Farmer to read the letters in the young folks column. I i my ft ire in person, Reduced Prices will answer Mattie Debnam's question. It was Henry Lawson Mjatt of Co. A 1st North Carolina Regiment that was the first soldier killed in the Confeder ate war, and mamma has his photo graph, and also J. A. Miller's question. President Garfield was killed in Sep tember 1681. I will ask some questions. In what year was gold first coined in the United Soates? When was the first steamboat put in motion, and what was it named? Ella Mc Arthur. From Wake County. Raleigh, N. C. Mr. Editor: Please allow a little girl 9 years of age to write to your good paper. Papa takes your paper and thinks there is none like it. I like to hear him read about Z ke Bilkins and Betsy, I think it is so funny. Papa raises meat, corn, wheat, oats, peas, cotton, potatoes and tobacco. My school is out now, it closed May the t first. My teacher's name was Miss Fannie Hodge. I liked her very much. We had a very nice concert during our school. I was in seven pieces. I live in St. Matthews township, Wake county, about a mile from Neuse river. Papa fell from a scaffold the 8 oh of Jan and brcke his leg, but he can walk again on crutches and oh 1 1 am so glad. I am the little girl that was bitten by a mad cat and was carried to Durham to Walker's mad stone, which stuck seven hours and a half. As this is my first letter I will ask a question. Who was the first editor of The Pro gressive Farmer? Your little friend, Myrtle Buffaloe. Questions and Answers. Nicholsons, N. C. -Mr. Editor: Will y ou allow a little boy space to write a short piece to your most valuable paper? Papa is a reader of The Progressive Farmer. He has been taking it for several years. He hasn't got any faith in any other pa per. I will answer a few questions. I will answer Miss Ora Rogers' question. She asked what book and chapter , in the Bible said : "He that withholdeth corn, the people shall curse him." It is the 11th chapter and 26 h verse of Proverbs. Also Richard P. Miller's question. It was Sir Walter Raleigh that threw his velvet cloak in the mud for Queen Elizabeth to etep on. The shortest verse in -the Bible is "Jesus wept." As this is my first let t ir, I will close by givir g an example, to see who will answer it first. A gentleman had $18 90 to pay among his laborers, to every boy he paid 6 cents, I so every woman 8 cents, arid to every man 16 cf nts. There was one boy to three women and one woman to three men. What was the number of each! Yours respectfully, Serenus A. Sharpe. Ft are a source of comfort. They are a source 01 care, also. If you care for your child's health. 9 - ltMk.lUL VVA book on the disorders to which children are subject, and which Frey's Vermifuge has cured for 50 years. One bottle by m&il for 25 cent. FRET. Baltimore, Bid. MB i Wool Growers; In no other way can you obtain as much vain for your WOOL as by exchanging it for Woolen Goods, Blankets (while or colored), and Knit ting Yarns. We carry insurance on wool. Ship us a trial lot and be convinced. Write for sam ples, terms, etc. Alpine Woolen Mills, Mt. Airy, N. C. POMONA HILL NURSERIES, POMONA, N. C. Two miles west of Greensboro, N. C, on the Southern Kail way. WeU known for tbirtr years Up with the times with all the new aa well as the old fruits that are suited to my trade, which extends from Maine to Texas The new Japan fruits and all other good fruit and flow ers I have, as shown in my new illustrated catalogue, free to all. Asrents wanted. (1898) J. VAN LINDLEY, PropY.
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