The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-06-05

AoNRNJ oSo WILL JILL
mence on the last Monday in September:
Under an amended rule, applicants for
license to practice law will be exam
ined o. Friday and Saturday next pre-
ceding the first day of each term. The
next examination of applicants will be
held on the 21st and 22d days of next
September.
The conviction and imprisonment of
the Chavalier Won Sohoenerer, leader of
the anti-Semitic party in the Austrian
Reichstag, for an attack on the office of
the Vienna Tagblat-a newspaper which
is owned and conducted by Hebrews
augurs a significant change in government
tai policy toward citizens of the Jewish
race and faith. The days of bigotry and
intolerance are fast drawing to a close
everywhere.
"A great wind, rain and hailstorm
visited the west last week and destroyed
vast quantities of property, such as the
unroofng and tearing down of barns,
houses, bridges, killing horses, mules, cat
tie and sheep, and doing great damage to
the growing crops. In some sections al
most the entire fruit crop was battered
from the trees by the hail. Even the foil
age was stripped from the trees. Many
lives were lost.
The Washington Progress says it was
during the Conference here last week that
they were to be made "one." The Bishop
was invited to perform the ceremony on
Friday evening which would consummate
their vows. Late in the afternoon another
fellow took her and left town, she send
ing the intended husband a note that she
was gone and perhaps he would never see
her again. The Bishop was notified of
her flight. The man who got left took
his disappointment like a man. $50 near
and yet so far"
Some people, not satisfied with be-
ing eccentric during their lives, make
such a disposal of their. property at their
death as to sustain the same character.
Such a man has just died in Kentucky,
who has made a will, bequeathing por-
tons of his body to near relatives. His
right hand and arm CO. to one brother,
his left hand and arm to another, and the
dissecting surgeon is authorized to &C
commodate other persons who may ask
for these CHASTITY souvenirs Of the doctor.
His estate, valued at $4,000, is given to
various charities.
The formal opening of "Headfore-
most" standard gauge railroad up the
Lookout mountain took place on Tuesday
last, and was a grand success. Over 10000
passengers were taken up and safely re-
turned during the day without jar or ac-
cident. This road is considered by rail-
road men to be a wonderful feat Of engi-
neering. From the foot Of the mountain
to the top by road is five and t~hree-quar-
tiers miles, and just seven hours after the
driving of the last spike, a full train was
run over it's entire length. The average
grade is 100 feet to the mile.
The second annual swimming contest
for the championship of the University
of Pennsylvania and the "Biddle cup"
took place May 28th, on the Schuylkill
river, above Flat Rock dam, near Phila-
delphia. The course was a half-mile
straight-away. There were thirteen en-
tries, but the race was virtually between
Rosengarten coz, Johnson COO, Davis
c89)-and Spaeth ('89). ~Rosengarten took
the lead at the start, but before 200 yards
had been swan Spaeth overlook him,
and increased his lead steadily, finishing
in 22m. 27s., Rosengarten and johnson
| crossing the line in % and 24m. respect
lively. There was a strong wind blowing
up the course.
The sun was shining brightly on
Friday afternoon, somewhere between
| five and six o'clock, as the writer sat at
his desk busily engaged in "proof-read-
ing" Suddenly, in the twinkling Of an
eye, a silvery, binding glare fell upon the
paper before nlLn, anu, simultaneously, q
sharp, ringing report, as if a rifed field
piece had been discharged at his back,
brought him up standing. CONSERVATION
was depicted upon every face in the room,
and the inquiry, "What's that?" was heard.
Five minutes later a boy ran in to say the
| 1876 foot water tower IN Morgan street
two blocks away-had been struck by
lightning. An electric bolt had leaped from