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The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11

The school term then was three and
two-thirds months. Now the aver
aoe school term is less than three
months. It would appear, then,
that the common schools, SO far as
the whites are concerned, were
better in North Carolina before
the war than they are now. We
speak of public schools. 1t is well
known that before the wal there
were relatively many more private
schools than at present. When we
consider this it is evident that the
cause of education, SO far as the
whites are concerned, is not on such
a substantial basis in North Care
lima to-day as it was in 1860. Twen-
ty-five years ago there we're prob
ably not $4,000 who were not being
educated. Now, allowing 10000 as
the number taughtin private schools,
it seems that there ate $4,000 white
children who are not attending
schools. We use these figures legiti-
mately and for the purpose OF COM
pairing the educational situation in
1860 and at present. We do not in
sist that they show accurately the
number Of children growing up in
entire ignorance, for many children
over fifteen years Of age having
learned to read and write no longer
attend school. AS this is the case
now, so was it the case before the
war. We institute the comparison
to show that we had in North Caro-
lima prior to the war an educational
spirit quite as emphatic as that Of
to-day, and also a more practical
system, with a longer term, relative
ly more pupils and perhaps better
teachers. Those who sheer at Old
North Carolina do not quite under
stand the facts.-Raleigh Neacs and
Observer.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11

But the farmer loses something if
while threshing he has not enough
extra help to keep his teams busily
and proftably at work. There is
always enough for teams to do at
this season, and it is a misfortune to
have them lying idly in the barn
while they should be doing it. But
threshing time requires so many
hands to do it properly that none
can usually be spared to work with
teams.
EXCESSIVE PRICES FOR PIGS
No matter how cheap pork may
be the price of young pigs suffers
little diminution, though they may
be rather slower of sale. If the buyer
is at all anxious he never disputes
about the price, as one or two dol
lars more or less does not seem much
for the 3OO-pound porker he already
sees in his imagination. 1t certainly
does not pay to throw away milk,
swill and other refuse for lack OF
some pigs to feed it to; but occas-
ionally the anxiety to avoid this loss
auses men to pay for little pigs
nearly or quite as much as they will
be worth after keeping through the
Summer and fattening. A pig is al
most the only young animal that
can usually be sold for more than it
is worth. 1t is owing probably to
the fact that it will eat so much that
would otherwise be wasted Or be-
come a positive nuisance.
OVERFEEDING HORSES.
Horses, especially those hard at
work, suffer more from overlooking
than from almost any other cause.
They may not eat too much, in fact,
overlooking is often a cause for a
horse not eating enough. 1t is much
easier to put too much hay or grain
before a horse and let him eat what
he will and muss and soil the re-
mainder, than it is to give just the
right amount and see that all is eaten
cleanly. No animal is more delicate
in it's food than a horse. If the
Manager is half filled with some hay
or other feed the odor from this takes
away his appetite for what is freshly
placed before him. Disregard of
this fact is one reason why horses
often grow poor on cut feed mois-
tened and fed to them in warm
weather. 1t our very quickly at
this season, and a very little left in
the feed box will soon destroy a
horses appetite.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11
THAT POTATO CROP.

The Citizen yesterday stated that
Mr.James Patton, the father ofCapt.
Thomas W. Patton of our city, once
produced on n acr of ground in
Buncombe LOO bushels Of Irish po-
tatoes. w were informed yesterday
by a member Of the family that it
was 1900 measured bushels, instead
of LOO, and the acre which did SO
much for this country and Mr.. Pat
ton was the acre upon which now
stand The Bank of Asheville, Keep
ler's store, A. III. Jones & Sons store.
Cooley's store, and Immediately i'm
rear thereof. So it seems this little
acre is determined to keep to the
front in big things.-AshevilIe Citizen.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11
STATE SCHOOLS BEFORE AND
SINCE THE WAR.

The number of white children
attending school in this State accord
ing to the last report of the Super
intendent of Public Instruction was
167, 700, the average attendance
being 100000. The entire number
of white children was $4,000. From
this it appears that about fifty per
cent. Of the white children in the
State did not attend the public
schools in that year, while the aver
age attendance was only about thir-
ty-three per cent. The report for
1860 was, whole number of white
children 2OO,855, while the total
number taught in the public schools
was 1O5,O48. Rather more than fifty
per cent. of the white children at
tended the public schools in 1860,
and the average attendance was
probably far greater than at present.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11
THE OUTLOOK IN O
Wilson'S STORE, Stokes Co., !
N. c., August 3rd, SO.

Ed. PROGRESSIVE FARMER As re-
quested, | will send you what | be-
lieve a fair report Of the crops in
Meadows Township:
There will not be a full crop of
corn, owing to excessive rains. in
May and June, and now dry weather.
[ thing as to the tobacco crop it will
be safe to say there will not be half
as much made as a anticipated
when planted. [ have been over the
neighborhood and can safely say,
from what | have seen, the prospects
for tobacco + as gloomy as in 1880,
the very dry year. In fact taking
all of Stokes county, there cannot be
made a half crop, and it will be small
and with but little body. The wheat
was not good and much Of it was
damaged in the shock. Oats were
very good. Youas, ETC.,
JOEL f. HILL.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11
Correspondence.
FROM EASTERN CAROLINA.
WASHINGTON, N. e..
July 31st, SO.

July O1oI, o.
ED. PROGRESSIVE FARMER
ing you would like to hear some
thing of the crops in the Eastern
part of the State, | jot down Il few
points. | have been through Currl-
tuck, Camden, Pasquotank, Perqui-
mans, Cowan, BERTHE, parts OF Hert-
ford and Northampton. In the lower
counties the old corn is good the
late crops Of corn and cotton are not
promising, but have improved in the
last ten days. In the upper counties
the crops are looking well. They
have had very much rain which put
the farmers in the grass, but from
the looks in the BERTHE section |
think them pretty well up; in fact |
must think so, because | passed. sew
eral churches in BERTHE county and
it seemed as if all the surrounding
section was represented within
seven nile of Lewiston | think there
must have been 5000 people on the
grounds, and the M~ethodists were
holding a three days camp-meeting
at MurfreesborO.
| met here L. c.. E. Ward. late ed
itor of the Edenton (Albemarle) En-
quirer, who is in the banking bust
ness, which | think speaks well for
the Eastern paper business. He
seems to be doing well, and ! hope
that banking may be as good with
him as the newspaper trade seems
to have been.
The greatest excitement now is
the coming convention at Elizabeth
City on August the 18th. Maj. L.
G. Latham is now in Washington, |
think, looking up his interest. The
race will be hotly contested by the
present incumbent, Skinner, and
some dozen others.
Washington is building up and is
a nice town. Edenton also is build
ing up, and at last seems to be wax
ing up to the Importance of making
homes for a growing population.
The lumber trade is a large business
in this section. [ notice large RATS
of lumber in all the creeks and riv-
ers, and many new saw mills, some
very large.
The watermelon crop has been
very poor and the melons small.
/ think from what | see that the
farmers seem to be taking The Pro
GREssIvE FARMERS advice. They
have a little Of everything planted !;
corn, peas, cotton, oats and wheat,
and l see many patches of tobacco
from one fourth to three acres, which
looks well, and [ do not see, if they
know how to cure it, why they
should not profit by raising it.
Respectfully yours,
TRAVELLER.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11

-Agood many people will be
surprised to learn that the biggest
building in the United States will be
the city hall of Philadelphia, now in
process of construction. Between
81 100000 and S12,000,0O0 have
been expended upon it since 1872.
1t is estimated to cover $500 more
square feet than the capitol at Wash
ington. The tower on the north side
will be surmounted by a statue of
Penn, and its extreme height when
completed will be 535 feet. 1t has
now reached a height of go feet.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11

A Philadelphia physician say ~
that a great deal of what passes
heart disease is only mild dyspepsia
that nervousness is commonly pro
temper, and that two-thirds OF w
so-called malaria is nothing but lI Us
ness. Probably he doesn't ten
patients SO, but there is doubtless
good deal of truth in what he say''
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11
farm 9otes.
EARLY FLOWING FOR WHEAT.

If stubble ground intended for
wheat is plowed SO 500 as the crop
is off it will be nearly equal to a fall
low. The rains that fall after plow-
ing are absorbed by the soil, and
help to make a good seed bed. One
of their best effects is in sprouting
scattering grain, which may then be
highly cultivated under for green
manure. Do not pillow very deep and
make the surface for wheat as com
pact as possible.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-08-11
THRESHING BY STEAM.

Steam power has superseded that
of the horse in ~threshing, as surely
as the latter did the old method of
threshing with the fail. Threshing
is always hard work, but the latest
method Of doing it, while it has let
horses out, has made it harder than
ever for men. There is no let-up
while the powerful cylinder is taking
in great forkfuls of straw and grain,
and discharging the latter at the
rate of bushel or more per minute.
With horse power occasional rest is
required, but the steam thresher
works increasingly, except the brief
tine that men require for m calls.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03
Bill NYe on Railway Etiquette.

If you have been reared in extreme
poverty and your mother supported you
until you grew up and married, so that
your wife could support you, you will
probably sit in four seats at the same
time with your feet extended into the
aisles so that YOU can wipe them off on
other people while you snore with your
mouth open clear to your shoulder
blades.
If you are prone to drop to sleep and
breathe with a low, death rattle, like
the exhaust of bath tub, it would be
a good plan to tie up you head in q
feather-bed and then insert the whole
thing in linen closet, or il you cannot
secure that you might stick it out of
the window and get it knocked off
against the tunnel.
In the morning is a good time to find
out how many people have succeeded
iii getting on the passenger train who
ought to be in the stock car.
Generally you will find one male and
one female. The male goes into the
wash room, bathes his worthless car
cass from daylight until breakfast time.
He wipes himself on nine different
towels, because when he gets home he
knows he will have to wipe his face on
tho old door mat. People who have
been reared on hay all their lives gener-
ally want to fill themselves full of pie
and collie when they travel.
The female of this same mammal
goes into the ladies' department and re-
mains there until starvation drives her
out. Then the real ladies' have about
thirteen seconds apiece in which to
dress.
II you ever rode in vanished car
before, and never expect to again, you
will probably roam up and down the
car, meandering over the feet of the
porter while he is making up the berths.
This is good way to let the people see
just how little sense You had left after
your brain began TO soften.--Pretsers
Weekly.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

LABOR LAWS OF AMERICA is the title of a
little work just laid on our table. 1t sets
forth in clear, simple way, the laws relat-
ing to labor, with directions for securing the
protection they afford 1t treats of contracts
of hiring, length of days work, mechanics
liens, liability of employers, labor debts,
strikes, boycotts, etc. In view of the pres
ent condition of affairs in this country, the
general feeling of unrest among all classes of
laborers, and a decidedly revolutionary
spirit manifest in many sections, the inn
portance of this work is at once apparent
and it should receive immediate and careful
study by every thoughtful citizen. The
author of the book is a we'll known lawyer of
Detroit. Harry A. Haigh, the author of the
Hand Book of Law noticed in these columns
some time ago. The book is for sale by
booksellers or will be sent postpaid for 30
cents by the Cooperative Publishing Co.,
IS Congress st. west, Detroit, Mich.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03
a, -'oJI4, LOO Il.
EpEE Tnp ATT

Il. A. Hill, b 6 "Razor b." A. NJ. Rathbun,
Grand Rapids, b 6 Geo. W., Jr.;" w. N.
Dunlap, Vermontville, br IN May Day."
Charles Lothrop, Crums Point, Ind. b G
David CT G. d. Bills, Tecumseh, g
Hunter MAY Day" was drawn at start.
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again and we were forcibly injected into the
ante room. Cries OF ''stand back, you are
killing the children" availed nothing, the
crowd lust poured in. N. b. Nobody was
hurt or likely to be. An effort was made to
close the inner door of the temple, but a
lady who was both indignant and vigorous
seized one door aud flung it wide on its
hinges, at the same time brushing aside the
guardian with no gentle hand, and we-well
we lust followed her in, we always follow
our leader when we have a good one.
The graduating class consisted of three
pupils. The first was Bert d. Kelly, whose
topic was Opposition positive element
of success The young man did himself q
great deal of credit by his masterful manner
of treating his subject, and handled 1t in q
way that would have reflected honor on an
older head. The next was Samuel 5. Smiley
to whom had been assigned subject with
this quaint title, Gage beaver and he will
be beaver STILL 1t is sufficient to say
concerning his Grafton that if he succeeds
in other matters as we'll as he did in
this. he will make grand success in life
Lastly came May Marks with The purposes
of life'' and valedictory. Her effort was
no whit behind that of her classmates and
showed that she is young lady of more
than average intellect and ability with a
mind as beautiful as her features. The ora
tions were all well committed and delivered
so distinctly as TO be easily understood
throughout the crowded house, q most COM
mendable feature. The exercises were in
terspersed with excellent music. both vocal
and instrumental and were very enjoyable
indeed. The graduates were almost smoth-
cred with beautiful bouquets of flowers
showered upon them by admiring friends.
After the presentation of the diplomas the
teachers were presented by their pupils with
some elegant tokens of their regard and
esteem. The only thing that marred our
pleasure was the fact that between us and
the platform, sat lady wearing most out
rageously high steeple-crowned hat, and we
nearly dislocated our neck in the vain at
tempt to direct our line of vision on both
sides of that hat at the same time. There
was some satisfaction however, in fact we
fairly chuckled, because there was lady
still further in front who wore still higher
hat, so that the first lady had to twist her
next like a corkscrew TO get view of the
stage herself. In our humble opinion it was
q most just retribution. Would that there
might always be hat in front of every
steeple-crown and sugar loaf so high and
wide that its wearer might never be able to
see around, above, through or under it.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

1t was our privilege and pleasure to be
permitted to attend the closing exercises of
the Lawrence Union school held on Friday
evening last, in the Congregational Church
in that village. The doors were kept closed
until a late hour and large crowd gathered
in front awaiting an entrance. We were
stuck in the center of that crowd in the
midst of lot of our good looking fellow
citizens of the female persuasion and
squeezed till we were not thicker than pan
cake. but we didn't care very much about
that. in fact we rather enjoyed it. At last
the door was surreptitiously opened to admit
some favored one. but one surge from the
crowd in front prevented its being closed
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03
LONG BRICK STORE.

The writer is strong in the belief,
and fully convinced in his own opin-
ion, that the assortment of Ready
Made Clothing now offered at the
Long Brick Store is without excep-
ton the best, the most desirable, and
the cheapest we have ever offered at
any previous period. Now all the
undersigned asks is the smallest COM
pensation imaginable, and his never
firing hand will be found always
ready without ringing the bell.
Respectfully Yours,
f. SMITH & co.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03
Good Results In Every Case

ID. A. Bradford, wholesale paper dealer
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without benefit. Being induced to try DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption, did
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suits. This is the experience of thousands
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derful Discovery. Trial Bottles free at G.
J.. Eaton's Drug Store.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

Edward Shepherd, of Harrisburg, ILL.,, says;
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trio Bitters, feel it my duty to let suffering
humanity know it. Have had q running sore
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of Electric Bitters and seven boxes of Buck
lens Arnica Salve, and my leg is now sound
and WELL" Electric Bitters are sold at fifty
cents bottle, and Bucklen's Arnica Salve
at 25c. per box by G. l.. Eaton.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

Throat all seldom gets well of itself, bal
deepens until 1t undermiues the constitution
wastes away health, strength and flesh, and
finally fastens itself on the lungs, completing
the wreck and ruin of the whole man. ID
Bigelow's Positive Cure is the only safe, sure
and speedy remedy for coughs, colds, and all
throat and lung diseases. Sold by q. W.
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

The best on earth, can truly be said of
Griggs' Glycerine Salve, which is sure,
safe and speedy cure for cuts, bruises, scalds,
burns, wounds and all other sores. Will
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The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

The starters were G. Z. Galligan, b g
Jim Lane;" Porter Mallory, b m "Margie;"
G. Il. Fox, br m "Terza;" ID. j. Downs, oh
IN Matte d. G. d. Bill, b m Birdie CT"
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

There are scores of persons Who are suf-
fering from some form of blood disorder or
skin disease, such as Scrofula, Boils, etc., etc.
After practical test, Covert 81 Bartram as
sert that Acker's Blood Elixir will certainly
cure all such diseases, including Syphilis
and Rheumatism. 1t is not patent nos
trum, but scientific preparation. They
guarantee IL.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03
ops are begging for rain.

Crops are begging for rain.
Corn cultivating is in full blast
Hammock season has commenced in earn
est.
Town people have commenced cutting
their hay.
Wheat is all headed out and the crop
looks very fair.
Pete Bigelow has taken his steeds and
gone to Bangor.
There is not as large an acreage of beans
this as last year.
Amos l.. Hall has sheared his sheep and
his crop was fair.
Strawberry short-cakes are made from
home productions now.
The potato bug is not so plenty and num-
erous as he was last year.
Camperouts are thick and plenty over at
Lake Park and the fishing is good. q Cd
The boys are catching some very fine
strings of bass from the Landphere pond.
II. w. McCabe has sold his fine matched
bays to Grand Rapids parties. Price, 800.
The Creamery is all up ready for business
but they have had some bad luck getting a
well.
Gene Salisbury has concluded that horse
trotting is not as paying a business as in
surance.
The fifteen cent woodchuck bounty that
our town is paying for scalps is making all
the young kids in town rich
Barnum is billed for Kalamazoo and left
Paw Paw out. When the great Mermaid
and White Elephant Juggler goes into win
ter quarters at the end of the season and
finds himself S11 900 short he will see where
he missed it.
The following persons were made happy
last week through Galligan's war claim
agency: b. Frank Buck, Dowagiac Joseph
Flanders, Detroit, Dakota Ellis Butler, Mat
tawan: Bruce Knapp, Hartford VIM. S.
Cove, East Saginaw VIM. L. Sleight, Kala-
mazoo; VIM. +. Dibbs, Waverly; Chas. A.
Myers, Paw Paw; Alice j. Hinckley, Al
mena; Arson II. Hodgkins, Kalamazoo
John n. McWiliams Nescutunga, Kansas;
VIM. Nye, Kalamazoo; John Garrett Ban
gor; John NJ. Strong, Alma George l..
Omen, Vicksburg; Francis H. Goodenough,
Galien.
Razor b. and Jim Lane. a couple of Van
Buren county horses, went over to School
craft last week Friday and trotted with the
following results:
THREE MINUTE.
The starters were G. Z. Galligan, b
Jim Lane;" Porter Mallory, b m "Margie;"
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II1Ht-z.oo, z.zJ3l, ~ I, Z:oZI >.
The judges did not give the correct time
in the three minute class as the I'd heat was
trotted in 3s15 and the last in 3715, as by
doing so it would have put the winner out
of the 40 class.
AT the races last Thursday and Friday the
following were the races and time made. 1t
is not official but we claim ii is just as cor
rect as though it came from the great horse
brains of eleven Judges:
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

After thorough test Covert d Bartram
most positively assert that Acker's English
Remedy is the best medicine for Asthma,
Group, Coughs, Whooping Cough, and all
Lung Troubles that can be found. Ask
them about it, for they fully guarantee it.
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Best time 1881

On Wednesday the Myers Bros gave us
little exhibition of trotting with their
stallion Independent, who showed a half
mile in very handsome square even gait in
1:2Oli, it being the first time be has been
driven out for year.
The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1886-06-03

Over one million boxes of Acker's Dyspep-
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