The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-18

witness Inc IOilOWlng from the JACKSON
vile, ella. Times Union: "To our out
side" patrons: Will you have your Times.
Union fumigated "rare" or "well done p
A grim sort of joke.
The Wilmington Star makes the an
~nouncement: Erred May is in South
America. When seen he had on a sailors
shirt, a SLOUGH hat, and said he was hav-
ing a good time" We hadn't even heard
that Fred had left town.
Mr.. Volney Pursell has just returned
from New York where he purchased a
large and varied stock of dry goods, no
tons, household goods, clothing, &c. See
new advertisement in this issue and when
in need of anything in his line give him a
call. ia.
A few days ago a negro working for
MI. J. B. Wiley, at Adams Park, while
getting out oak slaves was bitten by a
large rattlesnake. The snake, strange to
say, died almost instantly. The negro was
laid up for two days and then went to
work. w.
One reason that there are so many
mortgaged farms is because so many
farmers sell corn, oats and hay early, and
then have to buy the same class of arti-
Giles before the next crop is raised. Be
ure and save enough for home use when
selling a crop.
Our State University opens with l69
students, with an increase O. new students,
and a promise of others to come. We are
informed that our University has as many
students as Vanderbilt or the University
of Va, excluding the Law, Medical and
Theological Departments.
Miss Florence Nightingale is now a
confirmed invalid, and is a patient at ST
Thomas Hospital, London. Her services
during the Crimean war injured her
spine, and she has never recovered from
the effects thereof. This illustrious phil
anthropist is nearly SO years old.
The Statesville Advocate says the
Charlotte Chronicle is said to have $780, 900
under it, and that that amount will keep
it going for a time, but adds that it takes
more than money to run a daily paper.
Brains and patronage are necessary to
keep the money under it.
Western Prong Alliance, Columbus
county, has invited twelve other Alliances
to unite with it and give a grand picnic
on the 18th of October. We greatly re-
greet that our attendance on the National
Alliance at that time prevents us from &C.
cepting a most cordial invitation to be
with the brethren.
Trinity College opens with 100 stu
dents with fifteen more in the Freshman
Glass than last year. The prospects of
the college are hopeful and the introduce
ton of the elective feature into the organ
ization of the college, will, it is thought,
have a happy effect.
We are informed that the number of
old students at Chapel Hill and Trinity
has somewhat diminished, which, as we
think, is ascribed partly to the hard times.
But we are greatly encouraged to believe
that the question of a better education for
the masses is taking a deeper hold on the
minds of our people.
The Wilmington Star says: A roll of
pine fibre bagging for baling cotton was
On exhibition yesterday at the Produce
Exchange. 1t attracted considerable at
tention and much favorable comment. 1t
will probably remain at the Exchange for
several days, and is we'll worth inspection
by farmers and planters interested in the
matter.
The Philadelphia Record has a won
derful knack of saying a great deal in a
very few words. Read: "Men with the
upper part of their bodies stripped at
work with molten iron" are not the men
who get the benefit of the tax on the
American consumer. Men with the
lower part of their bodies stripped at
play with their toes in the sands of
French and English watering places are
the fellows who get all the benefit
On the LIST day Of September, at the
residence of his brother, in the city of
Petersburg, Joseph Jones, late Captain of
Co. K. (Raleigh Rifes), 18th N. G. Regi-
ment. breathed his last. The Observer
SAYS Capt. Jones was as brave a soldier
as ever carried a sword. The last two