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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-14
A HARVEST SONG.

Hol ye reapers, merry roapersl
Through the fields a-singing go,
And the summer wind, in whispers,
Bends the wild flowers to and fro.
Listl The song Of scythe and sickle,
Mingled with the reapers' plant,
While the magpie, wise and tickle,
Scolds and scolds in language quaint.
Now the bearded grain is falling.
Golden grain with beaded head;
Harki Yon meadow-lark is calling
Spare my babes their trundle-bed.r
Hol ye reapersl Harvest grandl
Sing and toll this summer day:
There is plenty in our land,
Peace and plenty holdeth sway,
Gay Davidson.
Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-14
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Able and well-known writer's will contrib
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Charlotte messenger. [volume] (Charlotte, Mecklenburg Co., N.C.) 1882-18??, 1886-08-14
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w, C. SMITH. Charlotte, N. c.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
No. 40.

arising from the Land Scrip. Caa,
we get the legislature to move n
matter? If the present applica
tion Of the Land Scrip is where
should be, why are not the farmers
and mechanics oftbe State realizing
the benefit? IF it s~doing us any
good we would ike to knew it SO
that we could enjoy it and feel thank
full
The question for discussion at our
next meeting is, whether it would
or would not be beneficial to the
farmer to use convict labor on our
public roads"
We have our meetings on the tirst
and third Saturdays of every month
at o'clock
In vote taken in our club on
the Watson road law or the old >ys-
tenn, there were 13 in favor the new
and seven in favor Of the old sys-
tenn.
E. G.. DULL, Sec'y.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
SANDY RIDGE CLUB.

As W. have not had an item in
your val liable paper for some time,
[ wish you to know what we are do
ing. We are holding our meetings
twice a month. At our meeting
before the last we added II new
names to our list, making total OF
55. At our last meeting which was
held December Is, at o'clock, we
had a splendid turnout. A resolu-
ton was passed, making it the duty
of each member present to speak on
any subject that may come before
the house or excuse himself: Ii. T.
Reich was elected assistant secreta-
ry, after which the question how to
best improve our farms was taken
up.
J. II. Cox.-Farming is science
and requires great deal more study
than it receives We must sow more
grass and clover seed. We are
behind in that respect. We should
stop clearing land and turn more
attention to making manure. Haul
more lOtuS VI leaves illCO Cuc UdIIt-
yard and fewer loads of wood to
to town Plant less tobacco and
make it better. Don't sell any hay
but keep enough stock to consume
it all and keep it on the farm.
NJ. FL. Ogburn.-It does not pay
to buy 50 much fertilizers | find
that there is big pay in grass and
clover One year ago | bought $43
worth of rough food. Now [ can
sell that much and still have plenty
to do me. Move the weeds and rich
dirt out of your fence corners. Give
more attention to making manure.
Make more provender, keep more
stock and don't be afraid to
feed Sow more wheat and clover
and plant less tobacco.
J. III. Reich.-I have always made
enough on the farm to do me, but
we must plant less and SOW less and
prepare our land better. And give
more attention to making manures.
We must stop buying fertilizer or
go under.
The subject for discussion at our
next meeting is, sWhat is the great
object of the farmers clubs
J. l.. ARMFIELD, Secy.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
WINSTON, N. c., DECEMBER %, 1886.

1t is even more SO as the tilling can
be resumed next season but waste
will take many seasons to restore.
l have often wondered if the negli-
gent man ever considers the time it
would take to replace the soil moved
by single freshet, that could have
been prevented by a few hours spent
in the construction of water fur
row or ditch. In order to properly
construct them he must think, read
and act at once after ploughing a
field that is subject to such destruc-
ton. ....r
1t is now late in the afternoon of
the nineteenth century, and there
has not been enough recuperation
done. Take warning. Make amends
for the mistakes of the past, and try
to steer clear of them in the future.
AS the Christmas holidays approach
put on dignity and manhood and
make our festivities festive, without
the toddy bowl or any of it's evil
producing allies to mar the occasion !;
and when they are over be able to
review them without remorse. that
harrassing word that ought to be
made obsolete.
Will II. Robbins they offered the
adopted: 4 49,. ...>
I Resoloed: That the Trinity Agricultu
raj Club heartily favofs and endorses the
calling of a Farmers1state Convention to
meet in Raleigh Sometime in January
next and that this club will send dele
gates to the same.
ID. NJ. PAYNE, Sec'y.>
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
SPANISH GROVE CLUB.

This club met on the evening of
the 18th inst, and | am pleased to
inform you that we had a larger
attendance and more interest mani
tested than at any previous meeting.
Six new members were added to our
club which increases>Dnr number to
thirty-one members. We are resol-
we'd to stand by and do anything
that is honorable in support Of those
who will lead the farmer and me-
chanic to the possession of the funds
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

As work progresses on, the new
Baptist church we are enabled to
see what beautiful structure it will
be when completed. 1t will not
only be a credit to the denomination
for whose place Of worship it was
intended, but will be an ornament
to the town.-Mr. Joshua Lowe
killed a pig thirteen months old
which weighed 1853 pounds. Mr.. J..
E. Hinson killed a pig Of the same
age which weighed 325.-Monroe
Express.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22
THE FARMERS OF PITT.

The farmers club of Pitt met in
Greenville December 11th and dis
cussed subjects relating to the best
methods of conducting a club to
make it more attractive to the farm
ers and obtain the best results. 1t
was decided to change the day of
meeting from Saturday to the first
1TueSday in each month and have
subject for discussion at each meet
Ing selected the meeting previous.
The. subject for the next meeting is
'"How can We tindktbA most speedy
relief from the tinancial depression
of the presently Y
The Secretary was instructed to
communicate with L. L. Polk, of
the PRoGREssIvEf FARMER, and invite
him to address the club on Tuesday
January, 18th, 1887. u
The tolloWing resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolvcd: That the members of the
farmers club of Pitt county view with
deep concern the depressed condition of
the farming interests of our country and
desire to join their efforts with those of
their brother farmers throughout the
State in working for the advancement of
the cause of agriculture. That we rec
ognize the demand now being made for
a Farmers Convention as a move in the
right direction for the best interest of
the State and we believe the city of Raj
eigh the proper place. and during the
sitting of the next legislature the proper
time for such convention. That we
pledge ourselves to aid in the movement
and work for the promotion of agricul-
ture until it attain the prominence due
to cause Of so much importance to
every enterprise within our borders.
After further discussion it was
Resolced: That this club appreciates
the efforts of the editor of the PRoGREs-
sIvE FARMER in behalfof the agricultural
interests of the State and receives with
pleasure the announcement of his com
ing into our midst on the 10th inst. and
will welcome him to our homes.
The secretary was instructed to
forward these proceedings to our
county papers and to THE PROGRESS
sIVE FARMER.
FRANCIS JoYNER, Sec'y
December II, 1886.
The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1886-12-22

The c.. f. Il Y. V. railroad is
now running to Pond northward
from Greensboro.-In travelling
over Stokes county we have seen
several good long strings of fence
built in part or altogether of wal
nut rails.-We hear little said
about burning off land for tobacco
beds. 1t seems Stokes farmers are
about to make up their minds that
they cannot raise tobacco at three
dollars per hundred, buy corn at
Is cents per bushel and pay for
hauling it from thirty to forty miles
home.-Danbury Reporter.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-21

President McCosh of Princeton College
went to the Harvard College anniversary,
and came home madden than hops. He
had been sighted and neglected; aud in-
deed il looks as though he had bean pur-
posely snubbed by the Massachusetts
pedants Iu the distribution Of AGA
demic degrees, every college in the Uni
versity was remembered except Prince
ton; and when Oliver Wendell HOLMES
read the Auniversary Poem. he had to
stop to make little poetic fliag ct the
old church creed that Princeton is dry ing
against the time when
aRurs.s such light that trembling souls enquire
If the whole church of Calvin is on Are"
Now 1t SO happens that the venerable
President of Nassau Hall and TIE younger
President OF Harvard had recently been
engaged in warm controversy on the
subject of the "New Education, about
which so much has been said and written
latterly; Elliott advocating and McCosh
denouucing it. When :he Princeton teach
er saw the honors falling thick around
Princeton College without falling upon
her, he bethought himself of his dialectic
discussion, and attributed it to the bitter
ness of feeling that discussion might have
evoked; but then be thought again, that
that couldn't be, and had quite put it down
as an oversight till DR.. Holmes, in the
simplicity of his old age, gave the whole
thing away, in true poetic style. Then
McCosh knew the slight had been pre-
meditated; and drawing his cloak about
him and lauling his hat down on Ills
head, he took his walking stick in his hand
and strobe mad'y away He has since
made his complaint heard in the land, and
Elliott and Harvard have hasteued to say
that the old Doctor has allowed his tenn
per to get the better Of his judgment; that
he went to the celebration looking for
slight, and read everything in less friend
ly light than that in which it had been
thr own that in fact no Sight was in
ten ded. The misfortune of the whole
business is that the failure to confer de-
gree upon Princeton and tie unfortunate
references of DR. Holiness poem are not
the only incidents needing explanation
There was no end of little things that,
to cur mind at least. bear convincing
proof that Princeton's Chief Pedagogue
had been invited 10 Cambridge only to be
lnsulted. He has perfect right to be
mad, and we hope he will be in no hurry
to ''get glad again, as the little folks say.
DR.. McCosh may be too conservative for
this progressive age, and may cling too
tenaciously to the dry old crecds of his
Scotch boyhood; but at the same time he
has right to his opinion, and should not
be abused or prosecuted for having it.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-21
4 F1FzT MILLION DOLLAR WILL
The Great Estate, OF Which Part Goes
to q Week Old Infant.

The Great Estate, OF Which Part Goes
to Week Old Infant.
NEW YORK, Nov. 20.-An exemplifed
copy of The will of the late Thomas Terry,
the wealthy Cuban planter and father Of
the late Juan Petro Terry, whose will leav-
ing his wife and unborn child an es-
tate worth 5000, coo, was admitted to pro-
bate recently, was fled in the Surrogate's
Office to-day, together with petition of
Jose Emilia Terry. praying for letters tos-
tomentary The will was executed in Ea-
wanna. and represents the estate valued at
$50, 600, 900. of which $20,000,000 are in
vested in this country. Surrogate Rol ms
signed decree admitting the will to record
and granting letters testamentary to Jose
Emilio Terry, the petitioner who appeared
and took the oath of executor to-day. Cou
dert Brothers, representing the Baroness
Blanc, daughter of the testator, who is
residing in Paris, France, asked the Surro-
gate to-day to grant an order compelling
the executors to show cause why the decree
should not be revoked. Decision reserved.
Letters will not be issued until the matter
is settled.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-21
STORIES OF SHIP WREcK.
Awful Suffering of the Crews. Tn
Seven Lives Lost.

CHICAGO, No. 2O.-It was reported last
night that the steamer Manistique, whose
consents, the schooners Marinette and Men
akaunee, were wrecked near FRANKFORT
had made safe harbor at the Manitous, but
later ispatch from Manistee, Mich, as
serts that soon after losing her consorts the
Manistique became disabled and drifted
helplessIy up the lake until she reached
Burnham's pier, twenty miles north of
Manistee. when she struck, and sunk, with
all hands. The Manistique carried crew
of fifteen men. If this report is true, the
lives lost on the Manistiqus and her con-
sorts is swelled to thirty. Up to this time
thirty vessels are known to have been
wrecked, valued at SPA, 100, and thirty
seven lives lost.
FRANKFoRD, Mich, Nov. 20.-C. w. An
mis-, the only survivor of the Narinette,
SAYS that after the Manistique had left the
tow, The Marinette pitched and tossed SO
that it was impossible to keep foot. hold.
The captain was washed overheard and
drowned. The crew huddled togethSg
holding on to what they could. The surN
vivor clung to the mI2zen rigging. The
stewardess, Mary, chung to him 1mpiorlng
him to save her but the cold was SO in
tense that she soon lost her grip and fell
into the sea. Her IS year old daughter was
drowned insshe cabin. AL the crew were
washed off one after another. The sur
yivor finally, in desperation plunged with
q piece of deck plank into the furious lake,
and after terrible experience was thrown
on the beach.
A late dispytch tonight tells OF the safe
arrival of the Manisuque.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-21
NOW THEY cAN,r GET BACK.
The Deceived Men who went to gill
Places of Chicago Strikers


Places of Chicago Strikers
CHIcGAo, Nov. 20. During the past three
days the Mayors Office has been invaded
about every half hour by gangs of from a
dozen all the way up to score of men
who desired interviews Tnis morning
about fifteen of them came into the Office.
They claim to be discharged laborers from
Messrs. Fowler Bros. packing house, where
they have been working as substitutes
for the strikers. Others of them claim to
have left of their own accord on account of
their constant dread of violence from the
strikers, whose places they have taken.
All are without any money, and alIege that
they have been utterly deceived and taken
in by the terms of their employment.
They are mostly from New York and
New Jersey, and assert that they answered
advertisements for laborers Without being
aware that it was to take the place Of
strikers When they came here they were
utterly penniless and had to take the first
employment that offered. They further
claim that the agreement they entered in
to when going to work in the stock-yards
was to the effect that they would bs sent
back to their homes if they at any time
grew tired of their job or gave 1t up
through fear. This agreement they say
has been broken and now they are unable
to return. Believing that the Mayor has
power to issue free transportation tickets
they crowd into his Office every day and his
henor.and tongue are busy wagging as he
informs group after group that no such au-
thority is invested in him.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-21
Rls NEcK IN JEopARpK.
The High school Boys Try Murderer
and Aequit Him.

anu Acqual Alh'
The members of the Forensic Society Of
the High School, gave an entertainment
Friday afternoon to their friends. The en-
tertainment consisted of mock murder
trial, which was well acted by all concern
ed in it. A supposed Mr.. John P. Addison,
wealthy retired banker living on the COR
ner Of Bergen avenue and Grand street,
was found dead in his library, with
wound in his forehead, on August %, 1886.
His step-son, Frank Holt, was accused of
the murder, but on the trial vas acquitted.
The plot was well laid. and the numerous
details of court case we're all attended to.
The boys had been couched beforehand by
Counsellor VIM. S. Baker. When the
doors were opened the audience, to the
number of at least two hundred, poured
into the large assembly room at the top of
the building After Judge Robert Fleming
had taken his seat, Court Clerk Walter
Birdsall called the case of s'The State
against Holt Sheriff George Muller then
empanelled jury consisting of Foreman
P. G. McIlhinny, Edward Ferris, Michael
F. McGinnis, w. G. Cabell, Perry Z. Ram
say, Herman Young, George +. Holmes,
Foster B. Lester, Fred w. Smith, Fred A.
Moar, and Oscar 3. Smith. They were
sworn on the Book of Moses in the name
of Brigham Young. Prosecutor JamesN
Rcsch then opened the case The
counsel for the defense was George Ten
nant. The witnesses for the prosecution
were John Rowland, who had been Mr..
Addison's butler forSa number of years,
and Pierre Lillendahl, who has had about
ten years experience in assisting at MUIR
ders, according to his own statement. The
witnesses on the side of the defendant were
William Morrison, DID. LID, and VIM.
Loughran, young physician, who kept an
alleged saloon. AS each witness came for
ward the usual peculiar oath was adj
ministered to them. The usual amount of
legal quibbling took place, each counsel
endeayoring to mystify the witness, in
viii they succeeded, much to the anuse-
ment of the audience. The case was at
last turned in favor OF the defendant, Holt,
who, it was proved by the testimony of
saloon keeper Laughran, who kepta saloon
on the corner of Warren and Morgan
streets, that at the time that Frank Hollis
alleged stopfather was killed, Holt was in
Loughrans saloon. Both counsel sum-
med up in fine style, each one doing his
best TO win his case. Judge Fleming
charged the jury in an impressive manner,
at the close of which the jury retired for
about three minutes, and then came In the
court room to announce their verdict,
SHOT guilty" The audience cheered loudly
and long. After silence was restored
Judge Fleming thanked the jury and then
discharged them. About the middle OF.
January the society will hold an oratoric@
contest for medal, which will be pre-
sented to the victor. It will be donated by
Messrs. William s. Baker and Frederick
W. Klein, of the class of 1887. The So
ciety has been in existence ten years.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-21

The Trades Assembly of Newark seemed
on the verge, of being rent asupder BY
political differences, till a new bomb in
the shape OF communication soliciting
countenance ard aid for the condemned
Chicago Anarchists, was exploded in their
midst at their meeting one night last
week. THE sentiment of the leaders in the
Assembly was that the communication!did
not properly come TO them, and motion
to throw il out altogether, without for
mally fling it, found many supporters.
There can be 10 question about the sensi-
bleness Of this view. There is nothing in
common between honest labor any where
in this country, and the detestable doctrine
preached by the blood thirsty loafers the
Chicago Anarchists rasresent; and an APP
peal 70 a Trades Assoc ,s sed palpably
on the assumption that laoo and murder
are Synonymous terms, should have found
no defenders in the assemblage. The
Newark Trades Assembly should have
sent the letter back to its writer's, but
other counsels prevailed and it was ordered
placed on file. The discussion evoked by
it showed however deep feeling OF revul-
sion against the encouragement of any
thing akin to anarchism and the differ
ences on this issue alone will, in their
ramifeation, go far towards imparing
unity and strength of the Assembly. Par
ticipaiion in politics had brought the As
sembly into disfavor that has induced
several trades unions to withdraw but as
one delegate said, the acceptance of the
Anarchists appeal, with the sympathy it
impEes for the Anarchists abominable
cause, will bring it into much more pro-
nounced disfavor.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-21
CHEERFUL NEWS ros TIE urrE.
Locked Out by the Mother-in-Gnsv and
Told Her Husband Had Deserted Her.

Locked Out by the Mother-in-LAs and
Told Her Husband Had Deserted Her.
Until week ago, Walter Low and his
wife Hannah, lived at No. "a Headley ave-
nue.. Yesterday Mrs. 5sow appeared be-
fore Judge Weed and complained that her
husband had deserted her. She said he
was painter, and earned good wages, but
gave her very little of it, spending nearly
everything in drink A week ago she said
he came home, with $50 in his pocket. He.
gave her only one dollar Of it. The nexK
day he got drunk, and the day after that Ne
told her he had a job in Newark, and took her
to his mothers house, where she remained
until Friday. About two o'clock Friday
afternoon she left the house to see her
mother, and returned about three. She
tried to enter the house, but found every
door locked. Her mother-in-law was sit
ting by the front window, but refused to
allow her to enter, telling her that her hus-
band had deserted her and they didn't
want her around. She went back to her
mothers home. She said she didn't
know where her husband was working.
and was of the opinion that he took her to
his mothers expecting her to get rid of
her at her earliest convenience. war
rant was issued for Mr.. Lows arrest, and
is now in the hands OF Constable Bad
den.
The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-11-21
WILE THE M1JoR FrGHTe
Or VIII He Draw His Pistol When Some
One Calls Him Names.

Or Will He Draw His Pistol When Some
One Calls Him Names.
Last Thursday an unreliable local sheet
published daily, accused certain officials of
falling to pay their taxes tothe city. Among
the number alleged to have been in arrears
was Assemblyman-slect Edward McLaugh-
lin. Yesterday afternoon Mr.. Mclaughlin
met Major Zebina Koskoo Pangborn, the
proprietor OF the aforesaid unreliable local
sheet and took him to task for the story.
The Major said it was all true, and Mr..
Mclaughlin wanted to know why the Ma
jor had not placed his own name on the
list. The more the men talked the more
angry they became.
'sYou are inconsistent" said the Assem-
blyman.
81 am not" was the Majors reply.
'sYou are liar; pay up your own taxes
before you talk to anybody else for not pay
ing theirs. Why, you -, you don't
even pay your checks -, said the excited
ASS emblyman.
s'You are excited, Ed. If you were not
you would apologize to nae for what you
have said, (" said the Major.
apologize to you? You internal -,
you, what will apologize for. Don't
tell the truth?" said the Assemblyman,
hauling off and preparing to strike his en-
envy.
The Majors hand went Jack to his hip
pocket like flash, and for a moment it
looked as though there would be big
shooting affair, with blood attachments.
Dick Onslow stepped between them, how
ever, and prevented the circus. A few
more words passed between the men and
then the Major marched up the street
to the Poat-otfice and the Assemblyman
into the Hudson County Bank. The unre-
liable local sheet was published IS usual
yesterday afternoon, but no mention was
made OF the affair, thus showing Tie unre-
liahle's iguoreace Of what genuine live
nerve is.