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Tb ursday, April 11, 1912.] THE CAROLINA UNION PARMER Page Fifteen ^^0 NOT UNDERVALUE YOURSELF The world takes us at our own val- as a rule, and unless we are *^6luded by an exaggerated self-es- it will accept us on our own estimate. Do not be afraid to voice Jour own value, providing you can ®iake good” on any promises or statements you make. The idea that s timid, retiring manner succeeds ®uher in social or business life is ®*Toneous. Without boasting, give fiili full credit to your possibilities and scomplishments, else you cannot ex- ®6ct others to do so. The biggest, the most irremediable ^tstake made by women, or men, for the matter of fact, is the one of as- atning a false modesty regarding Work. Underestimation of the of others is the natural tend- of mankind. To concur in this ftnion is to put your efforts and ac- j^rnpiisbments on the toboggan that ®^ds to the land of oblivion. you can Taake a delicious cake. With and back up the declaration the cake. If you are an expert ypewriter, tell your prospective em- ^ ®yer about it. Do not hide behind Pj hoa-committal, “I think I can case you.” Such colorless phrases ® the language of the mediocre; . ^ never by any chance are they hd in the conversation of the ag- cssive, pushing, positive party trav- the limited to whatever Pt he desires to reach. - uesires to reacu. Of ^P'^'two women out to sell copies ‘ the -- ... fac ®Pme book. The one with the for holding up the good Pf the volume, telling the in- ths^^ Pt the story, the excellence of tfQ P^Pding, the profit to be derived it, will return with ^hii and a full pocketbook, dra ^ “I think” woman will come dr ^er ^ntrihsic value of the books an^^^^^ntical. It is what you know PPt you make other folks know PSgipg herself and the books; that tin- PPnts in the great game of get- ^ “^--Selected. The FEVERISH HAND. fainy^^P a Monday morning, and a busy Phe at that. “Mother” was Out *'Pm fke moment she sprang tisiQg , at the first sound of the get Others besides children ^8 thi “on the wrong side,” ^ thi can testify. She began ^er. over all that lay before Piade her ‘feel like fiying!” ^°P^^ t^p cross; as it was '^'^Ptpa would be a chance of W for lunch, so the parjor '“Ooiu — as well as dining Wishes washed, lamps Juried f f*p^p made, and children V as PPkool. Her hands grew P fluttered bread for lunch- y. ^^riy P’ffpd on those who had to start '^Pes tried to pacify the little , "Cd w huaK ypp’re feverish,” said PP^» as he held her busy aud ^°P^pPt- “Let your work ^Py8.’> Ppst yourself—you’ll find it **Ju NheJ^ “^p a man!” thought the mv^ky, I haven’t time even But the little wo- M PPSolved that she would read K^^Pok Bible before 10 ^py; so, standing by the 4 ijv ^ * wvfj O LCVliVXiii{^ Uj Lilw Mattv, °f*pPPk to the 8th chap- n ‘Add V, Pad read these words fPPPked her hands, and ^ midigj. ker; and she arose. Ppem them." busy wife as if Ij *'^to stood ready to heal that^^ fever out of her '^ai^kr de mtght minister wisely Hit ^ fkl oaes. The beds could PP in the day—the parlor feel hf disordered—she ^Qi k'kWv ® fouch! She knelt, and » is sufficient.” “As thy day, so shall thy strength be.” “My yoke is easy. This yoke you have been galled by is the world’s yoke, the yoke of public opinion or house wifely ambition; ‘take my yoke upon you, and learn of me, ye shall find rest.’ ” The day was no brighter, the work had still to be done, but the fever had left her, and all day she sang: •This- God is our God, my Lord and my God.” It is true that, when the friends came to lunch, no fancy dishes had been prepared for the table, but the hostess’ heart was filled with love for them, as members, with her, of Christ and they went away hungering for such a realization of Him as they saw she had. ■ “Ah,” said her husband, when he held her hands once more, “I see you cook my advice; dear; the fever is quite gone.” The wife hesitated—could she tell her secret? Was it not almost too sacred? Yet, it was “the secret of the Lord,” not hers, and would glori fy Him. Later on, when the two sat together, she told him who had cured her fever, and said quietly: “I see that there is a more important min istry than the housekeeping, though I don’t mean to neglect that.” “Let us ask the Lord to keep hold of our hands,” said her husband. ‘Mine grow feverish in eager money making, as yours in too eager house keeping.” This is no fancy sketch. Dear mothers, busy, anxious housekeep ers, let us go again and again to Him, that He may touch our hands, lest they be feverish, and so we cannot minister, in the highest sense, to chose about us.—J. E. Jewett. ONE BOY’S CHANCE. A gentleman stopped suddenly be fore a sign which told him that mes senger boys were to be had inside. He hesitated, and then went in. “How many boys have you in uow?” he asked. “Six,” was the reply; “it’s dull to day.” “Boys,” said the gentleman, eying them scrutinizingly, “I suppose you Know there is to be an exhibition of trained dogs to-night?” The faces of the boys showed that they were perfectly aware of that fact, and that they might even give him some points in regard to it. “Well, I’m looking for a boy to take a blind man to see it.” A titter was the first response; then followed a variety of expres sions, as: “What could a blind man see?” and, “You can’t guy us that way.” “I’m not jesting; I’m in earnest,” said Mr. Davis; and then, looking at one of the boys who had said nothing, he asked: “Well, what do you think of it?” “I think I could do it,” was the reply. “How do you think you could do it?” “Through my eyes, sir. That’s the only way he could see it.” “You’re the boy I’m after,” said .Mr. Davis, and he arranged for him to meet the blind man. The exhibition was in a large hall, and the blind man and his guide had a box to themselves, where they would disturb no one; but Mr. Da vis from his seat in the audience knew that the boy was telling what went on so that the blind man could understand. Indeed, no one ap plauded more heartily than the blind man himself. The following day Mr. Davis again appeared among the messenger boys, and, after a few words with the man ager, said: “Boys, there was of fered every one of you yesterday a chance for lifting yourself up in the world, but only one of you grasped it. My friend, the blind man, has felt for some time that he might get much pleasure out of life if he could find some young eyes to do his see ing for him, with an owner who could report intelligently. My friend is delighted with the experiment. He says that he is sure I hit upon the boy in town who will suit him, and has offered him a good position with a fine salary. Messenger boys are easy to get, but a boy who can make a blind man see is at a pre mium.”—Selected. The Parcel.s Post. Shelby Highlander.] The parcels post can not too often be urged upon our law-makers in Congress. It will prove the greatest boon for the rural communities of the South that could be enacted. It is the greatest reform now en gaging the public mind. The rate for rural routes will be much less than for distant places. It has been fixed in the present bill at five cents per pound for the first pound and two cents for each addi tional pound up to eleven pounds. The countryman can then have his small packages delivere'd to him from his local groceryman or dry goods house just as the city man now. It will be a blessing to every live mer chant to every county in the South. The opposition of the retail mer chants’ conventions is like the op- posiion of the cobblers of England to improved boot and shoe factory. The pacels post will prove a great blessing in the United States, as it has in every European country, and its enactment into law here can be hastened by writing to your Con gressman and Senators, urging its speedy consummation. RECIPE FOR MAKING PRIZE BREAD. After a great deal of coaxing, little Lois Edmonds, the twelve-year-old girl who won the prize for the best- baked loaf of bread in Iowa, has giv en out the recipe in order that her sisters all over the United States may learn how to follow In her footsteps. Here are the ingredients: One cup of liquid, either milk or water; one- half cake yeast; one teaspoon salt; one tablespoon sugar; one tablespoon shortening, either butter or lard, and two cups of flour. This will make two small loaves of bread. Miss Ed monds declares, however, that there is not so much in mixing these in gredients as in knowing when the dough is stiff enough, in raising the bread carefully, and in baking it. The loaf that won the prize was prepared and baked by her in the Ames College of Agriculture. After her bread was in the oven she watch ed it very carefully, turning it every few minutes. Her care in baking turned the contest in her favor, as her sister, who was also a contestant, had the misfortune to have the oven unevenly heated and one of the loaves was more brown and a little higher on one side than on the other. Since Miss Edmonds won the prize her recipe has been used by many other bread makers in the domestic science division of the Ames^school, but not all of the pupils have won a prize. Probably some of the loaves were not fit to eat and more suitable for use as hitching weight for horses. —Selected. Two little girls walking in a field feared that a cow would attack them. “Let’s go right on and act as if we weren’t afraid of her at all,” said one. “But,” remonstrated the other, “wouldn’t that be deceiving the cow?” Farmer Eats Ten Pounds of Food and Wins Wager and Offers More Bets. A Sanford, Delaware, dispatch of April 4th says: “After eating to win a wager of $5, Charles Bowdle, a young farmer living in this section, sang a song and wanted to wager $5 more that he could eat a gallon of apples for de sert. “The exceptional feast was an eat ing contest which was held at a lo cal variety store last night. Howard Morgan, Charles Sauerhoff and sev eral other young men displayed their eating capacity by getting away with two pounds of candy and a pound of cakes each. It was then that Bowdle wagered that he could eat as much as they had all consumed. “Funds were soon collected to cov er his bet and he started his feast by eating a pound of crackers and tw oboxes of sardines. 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