The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-03-06

handsome gowns of the finest blue and
royal purple silk velvet, the clerks wear
long robes of silk and the sergeants at
arms open and close the daily sessions
with the ancient mace and sword of State,
relics of colonial days. An exchange
relates the above as a truth.
Judge Phillips, through the columns
of the Tarboro Southermer, characterizes as
"an outrageous libel" the statement of
the Sanford Cypress that he (the judge
stayed all night and drank liquor to ex-
cess at. the house O ,defendant, Buchanan,
just previous to his trial and acquittal be-
fore Judge Phillips under Indictment for
the crime of fornication and adultery.
The matter is likely to assume a serious
aspect.
North Carolina can nc longer be de-
nominated the Rip Van Wrinkle State of
the Union. She now has more cotton
factories than any other Southern State,
three of her cities operate street railways
successfully, nine of her cities are lighted
with electricity, three cities manufacture
ice, and nine have splendid water-works
systems, not to mention our fine educa-
tional institutions, with their magnificent
backing in the way of endowment funds.
The Southern Yeoman, a "a page
monthly Agricultural and Mechanical
Journal, published at Ripley, Miss, has
been received at this Office. The initial
number is well filled with interesting and
valuable matter for. the farming and in
dustrial classes of the South, and, in ad-
dition, it contains many very handsome
illustrations. The editor %oun that
his purpose is to build up the South and
elevate the calling of the agriculturalist
and mechanic. To his motto, "The
Great Resources of the South must be
Developed" we respond with our most
hearty Amen! ]
BY rapid strides, perhaps unparalleled
in the business history Of this city, the
enterprising and wide awake firm of
Norris & Carter has stepped to the front,
and their house stands to-day the &C
knowledged peer of the Oldest and lead
ing dry goods houses of the State. Their
large and beautiful store'is a busy place.
With a corps of over twenty men and
women to attend to their customers, and
their large and varied and attractive stock,
their counters are crowded with custom
ers. We congratulate these live young
North Carolinians and commend them to
our patrons. Look at their advertisement
for some choice bargains they are now
offering.
The Biblical Recorder, the organ of
the Baptist denomination in North Caro-
lima is an uncommonly vital and vigorous
paper, besides its special work of fos-
tering and building up the interests of it's
church people, and always containing
something excellent for the edification
and benefit of Baptists. It has recently
acquired a special general value by the
introduction of a weekly essay or treatise
on some popular current subject, always
totally leaving out politics. These arti-
cles are either the work Of the editor or
are contributed by the most learned, able
and widely known writer's in this and
other States, and are as forceful,- discur-
sive and interesting as the articles that ap-
pear in the leading magazines Of the day.
Among the subjects recently treated are;
CA Proposition to Create another lot Of
Offices; "Arbitration of International
Disputes" "Roman Catholics-Their
Plan of Work in the United States"
"Evolution " and like matters. Among
the articles forthcoming are; "Insane
Asylum and Treatment Of the Insane -;
by DR.. Eugene Grissom, Superintendent
of the North Carolina Insane Asylum ;
"Prisons and Convicts;n by Capt. E., R.
Stamps, Chairman of the Board Of Direc-
tors of the North Carolina Penitentiary;
Education in Germany" by Geo. W.
Manly, Phi. D., of Lelpsic University;
"Female Education in North Carolina"
by Rev. G.. A. jenkins; Estate Educa-
ton" by Rev. DR.. G. 3. Taylor, President
of Wake Forest College, and other very
timely and interesting articles by learned
and distinguished gentlemen from this
and other States. Altogether it is a happy
combination of an excellent denomina-
tional and family paper and general maya
zine. It fosters thought and encourages
home literature. No Baptist can well