V&1$SE22& J" to ' Aunt Mary,"
o 1 J A'CUUld, JCVIUOlgil, V.
Aurit Mary's Letter.
When newspaper people talK of
matters which usually belong In their
offices, they call it, I believe, by some
such name as "talking shop." I wish
you would take note, dear Chatterers
all, of a few things: I want to say
this evening which -may -possibly
come under this head. And Dixie
Girl's letter, which was contained on
two and a half pages of small note
paper, will furnish a good text. 1
You know that many of our Chat
terers , have felt like covenanting .to
gether to make our page - brighter
and better this year than ever before.
I mean to write a hint or two which
may help us to do so. Now a real
enjoyable social chat "consists of. an
interchange in a sociable manner of
opinions and. ideas among those en
gaged. -
First; then, short letters. Do not
take time to start, just start. Do not
stop by degrees as the "cat . dies" in
the swing, but just stop. If you
must -warm up and then cool off
all right but you will find the. real
letter in between; just take that arid
send it to your - busy Aunt Mary.
After writing it as long as you want
it, make it as short as you can.
There are two reasons for this: (1)
A compact, concise composition is,
as a rule, , better than' the opposite
kind, and ( more short letters
than long 5nes can be put in our
limited space, thus lending the spice
of variety to the page. 1 v
Second, pointed letters. Think
clearly. Sift out the, separate things
you want to say. Then arrange them
in an orderly way. Doing these two
things will help you wonderfully in i
thinking clearly and. writing point- I
edly. .:;v,t-; -ay
Third, helpful letters. If you see
where you can add to the ciieeriness;
the instructiveness, or helpfulness in
anyway of the Social i 'age, don't fa -1
to write. And remember ; that you
can ask questions' about things you
would like to know as well' as an
swer inquiries of other writers.
Dixie " Girl's letter makes a good
text. Notice how short, clear, point
ed, and orderly it is. , She (1) joins
the circle, (2) gives her views briefly
but clearly on one of the topics of
discussion, . ( 3 ) gives two recipes ask
ed for by another Chatterer, and ( 4 )
concludes with a good excuse for hot
writing a long letter. ;- Of course an
apology for a short letter as good as
this one was not needed. Notwith
standing this, Dixie Girl's letter is
a good model in its composition, con
struction, and brevity. 7('':S'0f .-
Finally, let us not forget our great
"Freedom's Gift" campaign for The
Progressive :, Farmer. The object is
to have every" new subscriber send at
least one new, subscriber in the next
thirty days and as many'more than
one as possible. It is a good oppor- j
tunity for every, woman who reads
The Progressive" Farmer to make
some extra pin money and besides
we all want to help, our paper grow.
And for our young: folks the Editor
tells me he will have a letter this
week "if You Are .. Not Twenty
one.". Only younger readers should
look for it. .: "AUNT. MARY.
blest servicework, but there is
degradation in an aggravated form
in bribery, ihdoietice, pride, extrav
agance, and thett. It is very imn
portant that our youth should be im
pressed with the fact that vicious
habits and chronic diseases are com
municated by decent as well as by
contact, and that by purity of birth
the system of the human, being and
the soul itself, may be greatly -developed
and elevated, while a low or
degraded birth may bfing a wide dif
ference. Whatever pains be taken to
educate or elevate them, the ill-bred
and the well-bred will show up.
- AN OBSERVER
Halifax Co., Va. '
Something to Think About.
Dear Aunt Mary: It is "no man'?
duty or privilege to live by. the toil
of another. There is no degradation
in the hardest manual labor or hum-
Compulsory Education.
Dear Aunt Mary: Will you admit
an Onslow girl into' your happy circle?-
I agree with Busy Tom on the
subject of education. The day. has
past and - gone when he who has no
education stands equal in - society
with the educated one. -
There are so many parents who do
not send their children to school be
cause they -themselves got along
without an education.
-' When I call to mind that in some
cases the children are kept from
schools- by careless,' indifferent pa
rents, who compel them to do all
the farm work, or work in cotton
mills, while their fathers sit around
the stores, talk politics, arid discuss
the ways and means of preserving
the government; when I think of
these cases I am compelled", to con
clude that, the State ought to come
to" the rescue of these helpless chil
dren." BLUEBELL.
- Onslow Co., N. C. : v ;
; Two Recipes for "Charity.
Dear Aunt Mary: I have been
a silent listener to the discussion of
compulsory education. According
to the letters, there are some places
where it is needed, but I do not think
it is needed here, as all seem to be
doing what they can to educate th,eir
children. I think that an attempt to
force people beyond- their means is
out of reason and unjust." In answer
to Charity's request of last week, I
will give ; some recipes for cabbage
slaw: ; " . " -7' '
y Cold Slaw -Take nice, solid, sweet
cabbage, and chop to the desired size.
Salt it. Take two cups of good, rich,
sour cream to one cup of good vine
gar; : mix well together and sweeten
to taste. Pour this over the cabbage
and have enough to cover it well -
Hot Slawi One quart of ''j nice,
white cabbage, chopped fine. - Pepper
and salt it and place, in a dish. Then
make the following dressing: Place
three tablespoons of butter in a stew
pan; add one egg well beaten; and
one cup of vinegar. When this boils
up once pour over the cabbage.
As this is my first letter I will not
write a long one. . -
" ' DIXIE GIRL. :
Halifax Co., N. C. : :
Memories of a- Scotch Grandmother's
Garden.
Dear Aunt Mary: My greatest am
bition in the gardening line has ever
been to ;have a "garden beautiful,"
like unto my grandmother's. She
was a Scotch woman and , loved out
door life. Her garden was the ad
miration of town and. country. How
she made it so beautiful as well as
productive is beyond my ken. I Vfish
I could describe it as it is in my
memory. - )
I cannot say that I ever have made
money off my garden, but - certainly
I have saved money, as we have plen
ty of vegetables all the year." I My
mustard and lettuce Js no W large
enough-to gather and I have radish
and onions growing right along in
this warm weather in February.!
I think the garden should be? ma
nured and plowed in November
I have a strawberry bed that I set
last year that is growing fast, arid
berries
row of
are all
I am expecting some delicious
in May. I also have a long
rhubarb, of which my family
very fond. This keeps us in sauce
until our early harvest apples are
ready to use. '?:'-HvM
My husband, is fond of cabbage and
tomatoes, and is very successful in
raising them." We sell a. great; many
of both every year.. I believe there is'
more money in cabbage and tbmatoes
than in any other other vegetable. :
HAPPINESS. 1
Burke Co., N. C. . t:!;
The Garden a Source of Pleasure and
' Profit. -Tf- .v-vj
: Dear Aunt Mary : ; As . gardening!
time is almost here, I thought! a feW
words apropos would not be kmissj
Gardening is a source of both! pleas j
ure and profit. j f
For if the farmer will keep, strict
account, he will find at thejettlin
time that he is much in debt! to hi
garden not only in dollars, but id
f pleasure " and health of himself arid
his wife and children. . A varied diet
of fruit and vegetables calls for
fewer doctors' visits -and is a great
saving to the little folks from nause
ous medicines: Furthermore, what
a pleasure and pride it is to us to
gather our own vegetable and fruit
in the cool of the day or in early
morning while the dew is sparkling
like diamonds" and all nature is In
sweet accord after the night's re
pose and we can compete with our
neighbor in having the first and
finest in season. This last is a great
incentive, as competition is the life
Of all business, whether in city or
country. . . ''' -r " ' . -' '' .
Talk of being "lonesome" in the
country? Why there is no time in
the whole day, for a man who is at
tuned aright, to be lonesome ; in the
country. v " ;- "'-0.4
f As ito the variety ': and amount of
things to plant in a .garden, tastes
differ so much one cannot lay down
any fixed rule. But for those who
are nef in the business, L suggest
they plan their garden' so they will
be able to have a succession of veg
etables from Christmas till Christ
mas. - -. -.
Now let some of our dear good
mothers or grandmothers, with their
many years experience tell us about
their way of planting, sowing and
jworking a garden so that beginners
t'and those who have tried, hnr. falterf
I may be. encouraged to keep on till
blessed with abundant success.
MARGARET.
York Co., S. C. "
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It. Nothing to keep
clean, lasts for years,
a child can work it
s
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