The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-07-28

been issuing ratlons Tor 1,3OO lndlan&
in the Pine Ridge. Nebraska, AgenG.
But a recent census shows that thersare
only $500. So the agents have been
raking in the Doodle.
j. c.. Judson, the novelistg better
known as "Ned Buntline;" the Suthor of
numerous stories, and one of tie organ
izers of the Know Nothing party, died
at his home in Stamford, New York, on
the 10th inst, in his 64th yeaf.
The deaths from typhoid fever in
the United States number $1,000 an
nually, the cases numbering about $780,
900. If more attention were given to
cleanliness about our homes there would
be fewer cases and fewer deaths.
- The Springfield, Ohio. school board
has decided that colored children shall
not hereafter attend the public schools
with white children, but shall 60 to
schools of their own. This is under an
old law found on the statute books of
that state.
The population of Chicago is put
down thus:
German, 226,OOO; American, 154,OOO;
Irish, 10000; Slavonic, so, 1000; Scandina.
Wan, $4,000; English, 10000; Latin, &c.
600 negroes. 5000 canadian, 1000; and
all others, 5000 making a total popula-
ton of $4,000.
up to date the President has vetoed
90 pension bills, and several ola different
character. Considering the fact that the
number Of bills vetoed by all the Presi-
dents who preceded Mr.. Cleveland
reached only 1O3, he is attaining celeb
rity as a vetoist in the first quarter of
his administration.
Those two fellows in Congress who
so far forgot the dignity of their posi-
tons the other day as to engage in a
game of fisticuff, should have been
brought before the bar of the House and
severely reprimanded. Bulldog and
blackguard exhibitions should be sup
pressed on the floors of the American
Congress.
In the convention for the sixth con-
gressional district, at Wadesboro, on the
Dist inst, there were several candidates
in the field, resulting in a warm contest
between the three leading aspirants,
Chas. M. Stedman, of New Hanover; D.
A. Covington, of Union, and A. w. Row
land, of Robeson county. The ballotting
continued till one o'clock in the morn
ing. On the 57th ballot the supporters
of Stedman went over to Rowland and
he was nominated.
The Asheville Citizen, commencing
the article which appeared in The Pro
GREssIvE FARMER of last week, on Saw
ings Banks, says they nave one in Ashe-
vile, the only n in the State, the
F." French Broad Bank, which is doing
and will 10 a good business not only for
itself, but for our community There
should be one or more in every town in
the State. f#a r
The farmers of Richmond county
will have a big farmers dinner on Thurs
day, 10th OF August. 1t is expected that
1000 or 1900 farmers will be on the
grounds. The dinner will be given un-
der the auspices of the Mountain Creek
Farmers Club, composed of progressive
and thinking farmers, who are laboring
and doing much to better the condition
of the farmers of the State. Several adj
dresses will be made by gentlemen idsn-
tiled with farming interests. \
y AT the meeting of the Board of Ag-I
riculture in Raleigh, last Thursday. the
proposition madeby the city OF Raleigh
some time ago, Insecure the location and
establishment Of the industrial school,
which has been under consideration was
accepted by a vote of eight for to four
against, as follows: Ayes, Messrs. Up
church, Williams, Smith, Leazer, Graves,
Brooks, Wharton and Green; Nays,
Gov. Scales, Messrs. Battle. Moore and
Robinson. The Board pledged itself to
at once establish the school.
We are indebted to our friend, Col.
w. F. Beasley, of Baltimore, for a copy of
the Baltimore San, of the 10Th inst, Civ
ing an account of some experiments in
wheat culture on the Du Point estate in
Delaware, where the experiments have
been carried on for the mast five wears