The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-02-23

special fund TOR the education OF young
men in this State. ~"
A bill has passed the Mississippi
legislature making the State Printer cleo
tive by the people at the general election
of other State officers.
The Reidsville Times learns that Mr..
Jane w. Reid has been chosen attorney
for a large line of railroad, oat West, at a
salary of $4,000 a year.
Judge Clark sentenced two men to
Jail for ten days for appearing before the
grand jury inean intoxicated condition
during court at Winston. y .~.
I'VE. see that Mr.. John T. Patrick,
State Commissioner of immigration, has
announced himself as the Grange editor
of the North Carolina Farmer. ,..
The Religious Herald, of Richmond,
says: -"On COMMISSIONERS. of nine-tenths of
the preachers who fail may be written,
Died of too great a dose of SELF"
The Tarboro Southerner of last week
is after Immigration Commissioner Pat
rick with very sharp stick. The Com
missioner will doubtless make answer.
-Chas. Dickens, the son, of the great
English novelist, is in this country and
proposes to make, a tour of the South Civ
ing readings from his fathers writings.
Since the lynching of the three negro
murderers at Plymouth some days ago an
incendiary fire has destroyed a hotel and
the E~piscopalian parsonage Of that town.
Mary Maud Watkinson Vance, wife
of David NJ. Vance, second son of Sen
stor Vance of this State, died in New
Orleans, last week, of congestion of the
lungs.
The New Mississippian says the
Farmers Alliance is not a political Or
g~anization, but it is keeping all two of it's
eyes firmly focused on the political stu
alton"
The Danville Times says that if the
present legislature Of Virginia fails to
abolish the free pass to members of the
Assembly, the people will elect n that
will abolish it.
Much surprise was caused in Berlin
on the 18th inst, by Emperor William
ordering DR.. Boigmann to make a special
report on the condition of the Corwn
Princes larynx.
The wheat crop of the world is esti-
mated at 1900, 600, 900 bushels, $780,
600, 900 being consumed in the countries
producing it and 500, 600, 900 for countries
having to buy it.
Judge Schenck's history of North
Carolina, from 1870 to 1881, is now in the
hands of the printer, and will Don be
given to the public. It will make a book
of about 800 pages.
Col. James Fl. -Ruffn died at his
home at Demopolis, Ala. last week. Col.
Rufin was a brother of the late Chief
Justice Rufin and uncle Of Judge Thomas
Ruffn of this State.
We are glad to see that our articles
of about a month ago on the subject Of
farmers institutes has had the desired
effect and that Commissioner Robinson is
in the field and at work.
The Blair Educational Bill has again
passed the U. S. Senate, both Of North
Cardinals Senators voting in the affirma-
tive. The measure is .undoubtedly popu-
lar and will become a law. -~...,
Its a bad wind that blows nobody
any good" The Durham Recorder felici-
tates itself upon the fact that the cold
snap aided in putting the streets and pub
lie roads in better condition.
We call the attention of members of
the Alliance to the rulings Of President
Alexander under the head Of "Questions
and Answers" in this issue of The Pro
FARMER. See 9Th page.
President Cleveland and his wife, &C
c%ompanied by Secretary and Mrs Whit
ney and Colonel and Mrs. Lamont, will
visited the Jacksonville (Fla.) Exposition
yesterday, arriving there at 1:3O p. M. |
The annual spring races Of the Ma
Jockey Club, Washington, D. c.,
will ommence April 26 and continue
eight days There will be five races each
day and purses aggregating $23,6oo will
be offered.
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Hon. James 6. Blaine has written a