The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-04-14

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advertised and houses which adver-
tise with us stand upon their own
merits. But one thing the readers of
the PROGRESSIVE FARMER cannot have
not an advertisement of a questionable
character in its columns; no swindles.
no lotteries, no catches to cheat unwary
people out of their money nothing to
harm or o man, woman or child. And
what is more, there never will be. AS
all journalists receive, so we receive
weekly propositions from Northern adj
vertising agencies and others to adver-
tise. this or that kind of a nostrum, this
or that kind of a swindle, this or that
kind OF a humbug, but they 90 at once
into the waste basket, the inevitable re-
ceptacle of all such. We do not propose.
for money offered as a consideration, to
let these columns become an instrument
to lnjure unsuspecting readers, nor to
rob them of their money, and we exercise
the same discriminating care in the
matter that goes into our advertising
columns that we do over the reading
matter proper, that nothing of a detri-
mental or questionable character shall
enter them. This is the policy we have
pursued and intend to pursue through
out. We shall publish a chean paper,
which cannot be made the tool of fraud
of any kind. The feecers of the limo
cent will have no countenance, endorse
ment nor assistance from us.
DWELLING BURNED.-About five o'clock
Tuesday morning, an alarm of fire was
sounded and when the citizens and fire
companies arrived, they found the flames
tapping upthe rear buildings attached to
the residence Of Mr.. Jesse Riggs, on
South Liberty street, and climbing to
the main building. 1t seems that MI.
Riggs started a fire in the kitchen stove
and went to the garden to lay of some
work for the gardeners, and it was not
kitchen on fire. He fastened back and
proceeded to the sleeping apartments of
the house to wake his family. While so
engaged the fire gained such Roadway
as to be beyond his control. The crowd
gathering proceeded to remove furniture
from the house, about one-half of which
was saved before the flames broke into
the house. For some reason the engines
were slow in connecting with the water
plugs. Had this beer done promptly
the main building might have been
saved. The fire was caused by a defect
i've stove pipe igniting the ceiling of the
kitchen. Mr.. Riggs loss is about ST 800,
with s l,5OO insurance in a Hartford,
Connecticut Company.
The favorable weather the past week
has brought large quantities of tobacco
to town, the ware houses all being we'll
filled daily.
FARMERS MEETING-The farmers of
Forsyth countyHas in some other oun
ties, are taking a hyelyinterest in the or
ganization of clubs "A large meeting
was held last Saturday at Boyer's school
house, which was addressed by the ed
itor of the PRoGREssIvE FARMER, who
was listened to with much attention.
The result will be the organization of a
large club at that place and probably
several others. The farmers of this
county are being impressedwith the i'm
portance of these clubs, and are going to
work in earnest.
SMART LITTLE FoLKs.-Many good
things are gotten off by children, which
never get into print. The following re-
Gently TRANSFERRED in our neighboring city,
Salem: Little Charlie, a bright little boy
of some four or five summers, was in the
habit, when visiting at a neighbours, Ct
asking for pie. His mother took him 20
task for it and told him he must not do
so again, as it was naughty. A few days
after she had rebuked him he visited tt
neighbours, when a young man who had
lust had his hair dressed at the BARRIERS
entered the room and placed his had on
a table. Charlie took up the hat and
put it on his own head, and the hat be-
ing much too large for him hid his face
from view. Presently, in mufied tones, a
little voice was heard under the hat,
saving: "Umph, it smell like something