The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1889-08-20

The people of the United States use
annually about seven postal cards for
every man, woman and child; that is
to say, their total consumption for a
year reaches 400, 600, 900.
A sea captain reports that he shot the
sea serpent off the Galapago Islands.
It was eighty feet long and ..3-ea feet
thick. The reason why he didn't bring
it along was because he didn't have q
bottle big enough to hold it.
President Carnot, of France, is a lit
erary man by inheritance and habit.
He is the author of a good deal of poet
ry which has never been printed, and
has receiued but declined numerous of
fers from foreign publishers.
Landscape gardeners from New York
are laying off the grounds near Asheyille
for the $500 O0 house George Wander
bilt is going to build on his place there,
containing 4, 300 acres of land.
The Parke Opera House, at Living
stone, Mont, and three dwelling houses
and a portion of Gordon Bros lumber
yard were destroyed by fire Saturday.
Loss $4,000, insurance S 5000.
A Spanish steamer has landed at Glen
fuegos, Cuba, the captain and seven
sailors of the British schooner Nellie
Pickup, which fouudered while on a
voyage from Cienfnegos to jamaica,
AUG. 6, 1889.
MEssRs. RoYsTER & SrRUDw1oK, Sirs:-
We have been selling your High Grade
Phosphate for three past seasons and find
that it, gives good satisfaction to our cus-
toners. Our sales have continually in
creased. Yours. &c.
Cox & PUeH,
MiHboro, n. G.
The Goldsboro Argus has been shown
a walking cane composed of 80 000
pieces of wood, there being three kinds
used, cherry, ash and holly. It was
made by Mr.. 81. A. Epting, a pattern
maker in the Goldsboro furniture fac
tory.
"Pratt's Sons" is the way the printers
had it last week, but "Pratt's GINS" are
what our people are more concerned about,
and they will be furnished with all infor-
nation about these celebrated machines
and all other standard farm machinery,
by applying to Williamson and Upchurch.
See their advertisement.
Attention is called to the double column
advertisement of "Hunterville High
School for Boys and Girls" to be found
in this issue of our paper. We would
call special attention to the proposition
made to Farmers Alliances. Write the
President, Rev. w. W. Orr, Huntersville,
Mecklenburg county, n. @.
The season is upon US when the farm
ers must provide themselves with the
necessary machinery for gathering and
preparing their crops, such as engines,
4boilers, grain fans, corn shelters, cotton,
gins, feeders and condensers, sugar cane
machinery, cider-mills, &C., and we
would call the attention of those in need
of this class of machinery to the adVer-
tisement of "The Raleigh Machinery
Agency" WAYNE ALLCoTT, manager, to
be found in to-day's issue of The Pro
GREss1vE FARMER. This agency is prepared
to furnish outfits for tobacco factories,
cotton seed oil mills, &. See ad. and COM
municate with them.
LIBERTY, N. c., Aug. 6, 1888.
MEssRs. RoYsTER & STRUDwIoK, Nor
folk, Va, Dear Sirs:-We have handled
Registers High Grade Acid Phosphate
and Farmers Friend Fertil ger for at least
eight seasons by the side of other brands
of guanos and acid phosphates, and we
can say that we handle nothing that gives
such universal satisfaction as does the
Register High Grade Acid Phosphate. We
consider Farmers Friend Fertilizer one
Of the best Guanos we sell.
Truly,
BRowER & PICKETT,
Liberty, N. @.
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