The progressive farmer and the cotton plant. [volume], July 11, 1905, Page 15, Image 15

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Tuesday, July 11, 1905.
PROGRESSIVE FARMER AND COTTON PLANT.
15
SUNSHINE COLUMN
NORTH CAROLINA DIVISION OF INTER-
NATIONAL. HUNoxlIN JS HUU11STX.
Mrs. J. M. Ransikk, State President, Hen-
dersonvuie. st.
MRS. RANSIER'S LETTER.
Miscellaneous Sunny Suggestions From
Sunshine Headquarters.
"They helped every one his neigli
lur, and every one said to his broth
er, Je of tfood courage." Isa. 41 :G.
Come in! Come in! So glad to see
von all; so glad there are so many of
you here. Seat yourselves comforta
bly, here in the cozy corner. Now
for a good visit.
First, let me introduce to you all,
our Sunshine sister from "Old Vir
riiiny," although before you got
through Tier letter you will see she
is after all a "Tar Heel."
Dear Mrs. Ransier: I wanted to
till you how much I enjoy your let
ters. I just love the Sunshine, as
well as any one, and I am like you in
lu'lieving in making all we can. -Wo
all would prosper more if we would
help the needy. I feel it is my duty
to do a little. I am a housekeeper,
and most all of my time is employed,
but still I can take time and write
you, just to let you hear from old
Virginia. My father takes The Pro
gressive Farmer, and 1 do think with
out doubt it is one of the best pa
pers 1 over have read. I have not
been reading the Sunshine but a few
weeks, and 1 have been impressed
very mueh. I feel sometimes I need
a little to eheer me up. I feel so sor
ry for the poor children and every
body who needs Sunshine. I have
soiuo few scraps, I thought I would
send thrm to you for the poor, crip
pled 4-1 i i I d. 1 wish so much I had
soineiVmu else to send her. I save
all my eraps when I am sewing. I
believe in never throwing anything
away. 1 have pieced ever so many
quilts, and I dearly love in the winter
to le at omething like that, but don't
think I ever will piece any more. I
have eight in family. It keeps rne
going, hut 1 want to tench my chil
dren to ew. I love to do fancy work
also, but not any better than I do the
Sunshine.
i hope to hear from the little girl.
I am n.)ing to send some stamps to
you and to the little girl so you can
both write to me. I want to hear
from you soon. I am a Tar Heel. I
was born iu Pasquotank County, N.
C, but have lived here since I mar
ried. J love my old home although I
live m a pretty place here, near a
village.
Enclosed find some stamps, from a
strangt r, but one who loves the Sun
shine. Yours truly,
UKS. G. W. CULPEPPER.
'
The little girl who wrote such a
Pretty little letter whose name I
couldn't quite get right, was Annie
Lee Klyler. It is a little unusual
name, h why I couldn't just get it.
Come again, Annie Lee.
Irs. 1). If. writes in answer to my
letter inquiring about her own little
helpless girl:
Iy dear friend: Your dear let
ter came and also the papers, and I
thank you very much for them and
the kin.l interest you have taken in
Us- 1 have been married eleven
M'ars hist Christmas eve. I have a
kind, hardworking husband and
thre0 children living and three dead.
M he May is the oldest living. She
yill be ten years old the 19th of com
ln? Ausrust. and is as helpless as a
. youg baby. She has what the doc
tors call eorca; she cannot be still
at all. she just draws every which
plain ; canont read.
thing in her
her hands down so we can put a book
wnere she can see it. Kind Sunshine
friends far and near gave her some
money to get her a wheel chair, but
not enough, so some other Sunshin-
ers hnished it out, and sent her a
wheel chair last fall.
My next child is a girl of seven
bright and healthy, and so much help
to me, and the baby is a boy nearly
two years old, has been sick nearly
all his little life, and not well now.
Father has a small farm, and hus
band helps him work it, and we live
in the house with father and mother,
just an old log house in a lonely
country; only one neighbor in sight,
and our mail box half a mile away
on the public road. The little crip
pled girl I wrote you of lives ten
miles from me. We live nine miles
from K. , our nearest town. I
cannot get out much, cannot leave
the afflicted child, so I enjoy letters,
I get so lonely. I want to do what I
can to help the Sunshine cause. I
wish you great success in your noble
work. I was very sorry to know that
you had been sick. I know something
about sickness, for some of us are
sick nearly all the time.
I will fdoso for this time wishimr
you health and happiness and a pleas
ant summer.
Your Sunshine friend,
MRS. D. H.
South Carolina.
Mrs. K. C. J3. writes:
"Your letter reached me last week.
and I was glad to know you had
found some one to use the baby crib
(She had nassed-on.) I hope it will
be a comfort to some little child who
perhaps could not have one other
wise.
There aro no other Sunshinors
hare that I know of excepting father-in-law
and mother-in-law, who are
eierhtv-four and' eighty-one years old.
My husband who died a year ago, was j
a member as well as myself, ror tiie
r.ast vear I have not had time to do
as much Sunshine work as I would
like, as I spent some months study
ing stenography at the college, and
now have a position with this com
pany, but I try to get others inter
ested in the work. MRS. K. C. B."
A letter comes with no name signed
to it, but with twenty cents for the
old couple whom the Sunshine So
ciety is building the house for, and a
paper of ncnlles for the old lady.
The needles have a threader attach
ment which is very nice for people
with poor eyesight, and the sender
writes :
"I find my greatest comfort in
making the needy happy."
How sweet! And the writing shows
that thoxhand that held the pen is old
and the needles enclosed show that it
is a woman. Dear old lady. What is
more lovable than such thoughtful,
helpful, old people. Outside on her
envelope is pasted a little printed
verse which is so truly our Sunshine
text that I have used it as such this
day. Isa. 41 :G: "They helped every
one his neighbor, ami every one said
to his brother. Be of good courage."
Prof. J. Y. Joyner, State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction writes:
"I suggest that you write to the
various county superintendents in
regard to your sunshine work and
put the matter before them.
Mrs. Roach, the mother of the
dear little sunbeam whose picture
with his "bow-wow" you saw in our
Farmer in this corner a lew weeus
ago, wishes,
"Dear Mrs. Ransier: I have not
1 rrTi wfll nr would have written and
sent the things sooner. W ill send
the oil stove and other things to
The oil stove is one she has donat
treat, and is timely, for we have now
in it a widow and her dear little girl
who are getting well and courageous
and happy.' There is another room
for free use, but not one bit of fur
niture in it. If you can't find some
pieces of extra furniture in your
garret somewhere to send to help
make it habitable and home-like, send
what you can. Everything is need-
ed: Chairs, tables, beds, bedding,
cloth for curtains or comforts, and
if you can send none of these, but
can send a little money or stamps, it
will be made to go as far as possible
by having "home-made" tables,
chairs, etc.. made.
Sisters and brothers, come again.
Let me tell you something. I've just
got a whole box of bright yellow en
velopes, yellow and white are our
Sunshine colors you khow, and if you
want to get letter in one of those
pretty yellow envolpes write to me
quick before I get them all used up,
and when you see them at the post
office or in your box you'll know be
fore you open it, that that letter is
from me.
Who wants one?
"Was your husband good to you
during your long illness?" inquired
the kind lady who was making a
charity call. "Oh, yes, indeed,
ma'm !" replied the poor woman ; "as
good as could be he was more like
a friend than a husband." Puck.
"How will you have your eggs
cooked V asked the waiter. "Make
any difference in the cost of 'em?"
inquired the cautious customer with
the brimless hat and faded beard.
"No." "Then cook 'em with a slice
o' ham," said the customer, greatly
rel i e ved . T i d -B i t s .
Will Pay F. Q. B, Horfolk, Va,,
FOB
Large Fresh Eggs, per doz. 16c.
Large Fat Old Hens, per lb. 1234c.
Large Spring Chickens, per lb. 15c.
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